They thought they could pull it off, then the flashing lights said otherwise. Here are five cases when dumb thieves realize they've been caught. Number five, Dillard's theft turns into instant arrest. At a Dillard's department store, a man is confronted by police after being caught shoplifting. Officers recover a stolen item and escort him to the loss prevention office for questioning. All right, man. Come on. Give it up. Give it up, man. Come on. Give it up, man. All right. Come on. All right. All right. All right, man. Put this off. All right, bro. Come on, man. Better than that, man. Man, you right. I know. Can I go pay for this, bro? All right, we going to talk about that. Right now you're detained. All right. He had nothing to do with this. He free to go. Yeah. He go he gone by a minute right now. You right now. I need you to stay with me. We're going to go talk about this in the LP office. Okay. That's all right. All right. You going to go, man? Hold up. Hold up. Hold up. Hold up. Hold up. I ain't done with the stuff yet. That's his keys. Yeah, that's his keys. Have a good day. No. I mean, if you want to, you can. It's going to be a minute. Can you follow us? All right. Will that be released by today, sir? Uh, probably. Okay. I can't make Is it okay if you follow us or That's up to you. We going to the We going to We going upstairs to the loss prevention office uh to have this conversation. What is this? That is my good [ __ ] Okay. Do you want him to have this? Okay. There you go. Have a seat, my friend. We going to talk. We're going to handle some paperwork and then y'all going to do what y'all got to do. Yeah. In the loss prevention office, officers complete paperwork, confirm Desmond's ID, and discuss the next steps. All right, sir. Have a seat back there. One of these chairs one, please. Thank you. Okay. Excuse me. What is this? A some Thank you. All right. Okay. Yep. All right. So, you say you got your ID says in your in your shoulder bag. Yes, sir. All right. I'm going to go ahead and go in there and get that bunch of Do you want this to go with your friend? Yes, sir. Oh, these What are these? Do you ever fe that said fried on it? Usually that's lane on the road where she got $10 in your wallet. Oh my gosh, that guy just selling me. You all right? What's going on? My friend right over there. I'm just waiting for you. Your friend got in trouble. Go up. Hm. Yeah. What are we all doing here? Just get vital. Hate to get vital. The officer also questions his friend who came to the store with him. Dillards. Yeah, I know. Whose idea was that? I don't even [ __ ] remember. We're just shopping today just to pick up. Okay. What's your name? Desmond. Did you go in the store with him? Was the suspect subject alone or was he at an accomplice? [Applause] [Applause] Why don't you come with me? Not putting you in cuffs or anything, but you didn't do anything wrong, did you? Okay, cuz he's arrested right now. He's arrested for chop with him. No, it's just whenever Dillards has a thing where whenever somebody's Dillards has a thing where somebody shoplift they [Music] prosecute. Man, you're not in trouble because you're cooperating with me. I'm not. Desmond acknowledges the mistake and tries to distance his friend from the incident, clarifying that he acted alone. Hey, so his buddy is it was him by himself doing this stuff, right? Yeah, it was just me. I was the only one that took the one that took merchandise. His buddy was with him when he did it. He was just walking with me the whole time. He can check cameras, all that. He didn't have none in his pockets. That's it. Yeah, I was just uh I was just taking some vinyl cleaner. That's it. Some what? Vinyl cleaner or recorder. That's it. Recorder. LP. Why would you come to Well, I I came here. I didn't know where to go to buy cuz it was at a certain area. So, I was like, guess I'll just You heard Amazon? Google? I mean, yeah. You're right about that. Okay. We are going to take him to jail, right? I'm going to tell his friend he can go on. Do you have anything that you want to relinquish to your buddy? Can you just uh just give him my bag? I guess I don't need any of that. Yeah, I'll give it to him. Just Just my wallet, please. Just my wallet and phone, please. You just need your wallet and phone? Yes, sir. Take your money with you. Oh, no. No. I ain't going to be buying nothing in jail, but you might be able, but I need my ID just in case. You will be able to bond out. Bond out. So, um, you give me permission. Uh, yes, sir. Okay. So, you need this this and my wallet, please. You need that. That's it. I'll do that. So, you'll be able to find out you'll be able to call him. Okay. Okay. Um, as an agent of Dillards, you are no longer allowed to go into any Dillards anywhere in the United States. If you do, you can be arrested for trespassing. Okay. Okay. No questions asked. You're just arrested. Done. So, don't go in any Dillards anywhere. Okay. Meanwhile, Desmond learns that Dillards has a strict zero tolerance policy and that anyone caught shoplifting is prosecuted. Um, do you understand that? No. Crystal clear. You seem like you're in awfully good mood for going to jail. I mean, it's not really You have to copy one of Should I be Well, I didn't mean that in a I know. You're I'm not I'm not busting your chops or anything. Like, I mean, realistically, I came here. I tried to attempt to steal some record cleaner and I got caught. So, I faced the repercussions. They sell record cleaner. That's what I was thinking. I was like, why is there record cleaner up in a Dillards like in a in a clothes store? I ain't trying to be all friendly phony with you, F, but I was just Same question here. I do not know why the have any business selling vinyl cleaner here. Just do that like vinyl records. Yeah. Like like Yeah. Like music. You didn't have a use of force or after running down or anything? No. He was pretty compliant the entire time. It doesn't seem like a typical shoplifter. No, I'm telling you this is the first time I've attempted to shoplift. Like I don't really steal like that. Back to 2020. Are you all right? Back to 2020. It's 2023, man. Come on. There you go. You've been working too much, man. You need to take Are you going You going to You going to lend me some money? My wife just came in here and How much money is How much money? She's You pleased the f? Yeah. She must hit me across the head with that much. All right, folks. During the exchange, officers discuss bond procedures, estimating how much Desmond will need to secure release if no judge intervenes. Bond amount for shoplifting is $500. I mean $1,000. Oh, wow. It's a lot. Yeah. Yeah. There. That's what we're doing now. We're doing that where we have to uh just set the bond amounts minimum. So 10 you have to come out with 10% plus the processing fee. So, it's like 135 bucks you got to come out with to get out of jail tonight. Oh, if you talk to a judge or whatever what they're going to release on his own because they released there. There is no possible way they are taking me in for the but I understand what I they released Vanessa Thomas. Yes. All right. Yes. All right. If if you don't mind me being a little nosy, who's Vanessa Thomas, don't don't even worry about it. You don't want that. You don't want that. All right, let's go. I got you. Hey, I'll change out my cuffs for yours and I'll transport them for you cuz I am here to serve you and the people of Dillards while I'm out. You need Holly to copy, please. You need her to copy something? You want to try to do anything? No, sir. That's just another added charge. Let's be for real. Yeah. No, you're But you uh But hey, I I understand people. I normally do. Yeah. I put my belongings in my pocket after I do what I put my Nope. I will carry it for you cuz I have to carry it in the jail. your arms out a little bit. Do that so you don't go stiff. Turn them. Yeah, it's more comfortable for you this way. Trust me on that. Officers search him, explain the procedures, and prepare him for transport to jail. That's like got to patch you down real quick. Okay, have a seat. Yes, sir. Stand in front of the door. You don't have to relax your lights. Relax. just in over here and then somebody will come in here and they're going to patch you down. He's ultimately charged for shoplifting and banned from entering Dillards across the US. Number four, tip jar theft goes sideways fast. At a New Jersey restaurant, a man is caught grabbing the tip jar after ordering food. A nearby police officer is flagged down by a restaurant employee who witnessed the act. Absolutely. [Music] [Music] [Music] No way. [Music] I think he's still need right there. Come on. Come on. Let's go. Let's go. All right. Come on. Several units are on scene. You have them underneath the truck. Come out. Nice and easy. Let me see your hands. Let me see your hands. Hey, let me see your hands. Let me see your hands. You trying to get down? Okay. You should have never went up. That's it. That's it. I I just saw you touch the but I just saw a button in your hand. Button? Your no money? No. After some delay, the man complies and is pulled from beneath the truck. Pull your hands down on the ground. On the ground. On the ground. All right. Turn around. Put your hands behind your back. MC5. We're going to have one in custody. The money's underneath the truck. And then I think my size. You think you won? Oh, he vanished. Someone's got to go in there and grab it. He left it underneath. Oh yeah. Somehow he climbed into the truck. Come on. The truck still. No. One just flew away. Yeah. I got one of you. Got it. Yeah. I got stand up. Put your legs in. Checking good. Yeah. Yeah. Got it. Set up. I got almost got us, man. That guy didn't keep on saying he's not eat the truck. I'm like, how? He climbed up. You got to check. Hey, what's up? What's up? [Music] Thank you. [Music] As officers proceed with the arrest, they search the suspect thoroughly to ensure safety, checking for any weapons or sharp items. You need anything sharp with the um what you got in here? Yeah. What do you got? Needles. Anything? No. No. I know. What? What do you got? Something do you? Huh? I just need to know so I don't want to get hurt. Does that just Hey, you want to just grab this? Causes more problems. This brown pocket has what? You don't feel it? Oh, nothing in there. What's that? What's going on? Transit makes money. Yeah. Somehow we climbed into the truck. Whatever that is. I just somehow was holding on. You couldn't see [Music] it. Anybody has a bag? Joe, you don't you have a bag in the car? You don't What is this? Come over here. What is this? It's a New Jersey inside. You're not going to fight. That's me giving me shelter. Why would I fight you? During the interaction, police confirmed the suspect's identity through a witness, a delivery worker who had pursued the suspect on a bike after the theft. I was homeless. All right. Give me what I want. That's fine. Hey, we're doing our job now. Okay. Yeah. So, like you assuming I got No, you assuming we're checking. All right. Like, what's that? Needle. Needle. You got to make sure he doesn't want to get hurt. You know, we don't know what you have. I'm telling you, it's not even your safeties, too. Damn. Open your legs. Where's the guys on the bike? Not yet. Broken. Got a B. You were chasing him, right? Yeah. So, he's the one. Okay. You work for the store? Yeah. The lady called the restaurant. All right. No problem. We'll get somebody. But I just want to make sure that that was him, right? Yeah. 22492. Sorry. 2249. [Music] Good. Good. I'm going to take this off. The man tries to deny any wrongdoing beyond the theft and officers work to document the recovery of the stolen tip money and finalize witness statements. Sorry, I didn't. We're here with the 25. What do you got? [Music] All right, received. Just uh they're going to have to document that as well. 10 to check underneath. We got to check. We got to check. I went down. I'll give you a check. Got to check. I lost my phone. I was using my card and I'm like, "Oh, thank you guys. [Music] What's your name, sir? What is it? We got um um the kid that was chasing him on the bike. We did ID him. So, we just got to get him show sign. Yeah. Yeah. Cuz he came back around and I was like, "That's definitely." He goes, "Yeah, that's him." So, we got to just, you know, make sure and confirm. I know the description is the T, but might as well get the guy that, you know, he came on his own, too. Yeah. Yeah, he was chasing him on the bike on his own, but then he left because we like he's not under the car. But then he came back around once we got him. So MC5. [Music] All right, they're going to be coming up with 11025 in our radio call 114. and he also was positively identified by the guy chasing officers confirmed that this was the same individual seen fleeing with the tip jar which he also reportedly threw it at employee during the chase. Yeah, whatever. We don't have anybody see if anybody's going to double if they would have honestly never in a mill that for 18 hours my my skin would have melted off. Just um I'm gonna follow Ryan. Give me a second. I'll follow you up. I'll follow him up. Drop that Vine form and then make a 12. Okay. Where's the Where's the um the victim? It's the store. Okay. Is the store. He's the delivery guy. So, we're going to have to go back over there, get the show off so they can sign and stuff like that. They have the address to something on Fourth Street, but it was the store that's the victim. All right. Um Okay. At this time, be deactivated. We have 1125. uh being transported in 114 by Detective Hton and I'll be following behind uh deactivating. The suspect is charged with robbery, resisting arrest through flight and unlawful possession of a weapon. He's transported first to Hoboken Police Headquarters and then to Hudson County Correctional Facility. Number three, man apprehended while stealing beer from store. A man is caught trying to steal a case of beer and is swiftly confronted by an officer near an Enterprise rental lot. Here's how it all unfolds. Stop. Temper. That's uh in front of us. Negative. I'm by the Enterprise. Come here. Put your hands on the car. Put your hands on the car. No. You know what? You stole this. No. Yeah, you did. Amigo, huh? Amigo. Amigo. What? Yeah. Come here. Go over here. No. No. No. No. What? No. No. What? You're not walking away. Come here. Stop. Stop. Don't fight me. Don't fight me. What's in your hand? You know, sir, what's in your hand? Come here. 71. He's resisting. He's resisting. Come on. Put your hands behind your back. Put your hands behind your back. You're under arrest. You are under arrest. Do not resist me. 21. Do not resist me. Put your hands behind your back. Put your hands behind your back. Do you understand me? Put your hand behind your back. You want to rest. Stop. Stop. No. No. Stop. Stop. Come west. Stop. What's happening? Stop. Put your hands behind your back. You are under arrest. Come on. Stop. Things escalate fast. Stop. 7141, you have a better location. [Music] Stop. No, no, no. I got him in cuffs. Go to the uh west side parking lot by the Enterprise rental trucks. I'm close to the reclex. Close to the reclex. Going to be the Enterprise trucks. They have men cups. Enterprise trucks west side of Why fight me? Huh? Why? No complaining. Yeah, you understood me. 10 41. Where do you need me? 71. Everything's 104. Anybody coming? Slow it down. I got him in cuffs. 41,000 right there. Yeah, I'm good. I'm good. That's more. All right. Up. Let's go up. Despite his repeated protests and brief resistance, officers managed to get him under control and into custody. Why you got to fight me? Huh? No complaint. Yeah, you were you're speaking English a minute ago. Looks like that beer run just turned into a jail run. Parties officially cancelled. Number two, suspect claims mother's illness drove her to steal. A woman is detained at Target for shoplifting after loss prevention staff catch her switching barcodes and concealing merchandise in her purse. The stolen items total over $100, triggering an immediate response from the police. Here's what happens when the officers arrive. I thought she had a lot less than she did in her purse. So, um, typically for us, it's the first time I've seen her stealing anything over $100. We have lots of cute. So, that's where we're at now. be like 15, 120, something like that. Okay. Um, so she might freak out a little bit cuz she didn't know coming, but yeah, she Yeah. Yeah, she's in there. Everything too for the date of birth and all that. Okay. [Music] So, some of the stuff like this these jeans and like this plastic thing she changed the barcode on. All these small things we're literally just inside of reverse. Okay. Is she like homeless or something or No, she said she's traveling to Philadelphia. She got her evil Super Bowl shirt on. She's taking her old mom up there to the family. You said you got a name. Yeah. Yeah. It's written down in there, but that's Kimberly something that [Music] What was the copy if you want? Uh 1157 here by herself. She's not with anybody. Sorry. Then comes the confrontation. Will she come clean or start spinning excuses? Let's find out. Please stupid. Please, please, please. Have you ever been arrested? It's been a while. What about for chocolate? Never. Please. Please, God. So, listen. This is way more than just a couple things that I thought. Please, God. This is How much do you think this is? I don't know. I'll pay for it. I'll leave it. Please. Can I tell you to take Mr. And I'm better than this. And I This look this look this look. She did not raise me this way. I am ashamed. Let me let me just pay for it. I'll never [ __ ] again. Please, please. Let I'm so ashamed. This is not me. I won't do it. I will never come back in here. Please, please, please. I don't really I swear. face. I will never do this again. Please just give me one chance to never do come back in here again. Um, he's gone. You had like 30 chances. I'm sorry. All those registers out there, those are the chances. I mean, Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Listen, I don't think you're some kind of hardened criminal, but this is this is Let me This is over $100. Let me give you $100. I don't I don't want to take all my stuff, please. Yeah. God, help please. For the love of God. Please. That's why I recommend you just take a seat. No. Please. Please. Please. I understand that. What's going to happen to me? Well, at this point, that's why I ask if you have any kind of arrest history or anything because depending on the situation, which at this point is my hands now, it's up to She pleads with the officers not to arrest her. But at this point, the damage is done and now she has to face the consequences. This is not the end of the road. What's going to happen to me today? I I can't tell you what's going to happen today. What do I have to do? I can I can tell you what I can tell you for sure is Target is prosecuting. So Target is pressing charges for the theft today. Target will also be Can you please give me a chance to just please don't do this to me? No. So Target will also be trespassing today. Okay. So on my end, I can guarantee you that's what will happen today. God right to talk to a lawyer and have hammer up her present with you while you're being questioned. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before any questioning if you wish. You can decide at any time to exercise these rights and not answer any questions or make any statements. Do you understand each of these rights as I've explained to you? What's going on today? What what happened? I made a huge mistake. Okay. Oh, no. This is not who I am. Promise you. I'm ashamed. My mommy raised me this way. This is killer. This is Okay. So, what what did you do that got you in this position tonight? Stole. Okay. Did you I mean, how did you go about that? Cuz I'm being told that you concealed some things. I'm being told that you ticket, switch some items. Like, what what's the deal? Yeah. Yes. Both. I put a few dollar sticker on it. And I Despite her emotional appeals, the officers stay calm and professional, explaining the target is pressing charges and outlining what happens next. Yes, sir. I don't know if I should swim. I don't know for a lawyer. I don't know what's going to happen to me. Please, I don't know. I'm very scared. Please tell me what's going to happen to me. I don't I don't know. I haven't made that decision yet. Okay. Okay. But what I will say is nobody put you in this position. I know. I'm so ashamed. I am so ashamed. Trust me, sir. So, I I'll give you kind of the the the two pretty much the two options that we have here. Okay. The first option is you end up going to county jail and you get booked. Okay. The second option is that we issue you what's called a notice to appear. Okay. Basically what that is is it's a charging affidavit. You're still getting charged and you would be released from here. You would be given a court date. Okay. And you would have to appear in court. Okay. That decision is made on a variety of factors. Okay. Depends on your previous history. It depends on your cooperation with us. Okay. It's ultimately it's not at my partner's discretion if we choose to do that or not. Okay. Have you ever been arrested before? Not for anything like this. What were you arrested for? Um years ago fighting with my boyfriend and domestic I believe the charges were dropped. Um just have you ever failed to appear for court? No. Okay. Do you live in Palm Coast? Yes, sir. I'm so ashamed. Well, listen, what's done is done. I don't know. Like I said, better than this, I'm so ashamed. She continues to cry and plead, saying she doesn't deserve sympathy, but is desperate to avoid jail. What can I do? What's like the what's like the reason for I mean, like there's no Do you have money or what? I have I I live in Palm Coast. I live alone. Um my roommate moved out a few weeks ago by leaving me a note on a napkin. Um my rent has gone up through the roof in the last couple years. Um I work as much as I can. However, um I just it's expensive. It's like none of this stuff is like it's hard for me to have any sympathy at all. Like wrinkle wrinkle releasers, socks, pants. My my mother um is very sick. She has heart problems. She's a heart condition. She's 78 years old and um she was going to fly home to Pennsylvania to see family. Um but she asked me to she can't fly because of going to the doctor said better. So she asked me to if I would drive with her. So I'm driving her. We're going it's travel things is why so that's quiet and other things and this for traveling no and pants and organiz organizer I know I was for work terrible thing I know it was so I'm very scared. What can I do? It's already done. There's nothing else to do. What? Can you tell me what's going to happen to me? We're reading the rest of your history, but I don't feel bad at all for you. I You shouldn't I don't deserve sympathy, sir. I don't It's not like this is food or something. Absolutely. You're absolutely right. Absolutely. She insists the items she took were meant for travel or for work, not for luxury, and continually apologizes. I don't know. I don't know if it's going to end in an arrest. I don't know if it's going to end in Oh, boy. end in a You're absolutely right. I don't know. That's for me and my partner to talk about. You're absolutely right. But guys, honest truth. Um it's travel things. My mother has a very She's 70 years old. the heart um congestive heart failure um AIB. She just got a implant, a um defibrator put in. Um we love our football team and we're going to be in the Super Bowl. She's wanted to go home to see her family, my cousins, her niece, my godmother, godaughter, babies that were born in in Pennsylvania. Um, she asked me if I would drive her and that's why she said it might be the last time she sees her family. And I'm so ashamed to wake up and I'm not trying to dean with you, but it's the guns on this trip. Officers search her belongings and prepare her for transport. She's cooperative throughout the process, though clearly devastated by the situation. I don't want you to me. I know. I know. Well, then you just got to handle the consequences. I mean, I don't know. Yes, sir. If I have to go to jail, does that mean I have to be there all day? All right. Does that work? No, you can post bond if um I don't know what the bond would be set. So, you'd have to It's determined there. You'd have to get booked into the jail. Oh my god. Please go. [Music] Muting for discussion. So we can we can we can stop the the games. Okay. Oh my god. [Music] Like either way that I'm telling you that that act is not going to sway our decision one way or the other. No act, sir. I'm so ashamed. She's I'm going to be the one. She's a wonderful person. not available. All right. Can you just stand up and face away from me, please? Can you just put your hands behind your back? Don't worry about it first. Can you tell me what happens to it? We're going to take it. Can you I promise I I won't run or anything. I know. I'm not saying you're going to. Oh my god. Unfortunately, neither her mother's illness nor her tears are enough to keep her out of jail. [Music] You want to go with you? I don't know what else to do with it. Sorry. You going to leave it in the car? I was going to put it in my car. We could put it in if you want to leave it in there. That's probably not smart, but if you want to leave it there. If you have your personal belongings and stuff in there, I'd recommend taking it with you. Taking my purse with me. You have anything in here? Any weapons, nar or any other stolen merchandise? Okay. All right. Anything else on you at all? No, sir. Where'd you put the the cash and stuff? I put I believe I put in my purse. All right. I'm going to go here, right? Yeah. Is this stuff? Yeah. [Music] But first, That car right there right there real quick. [Music] 220. Oh my god. Before she's placed in the patrol car, officers conduct a thorough search to ensure she has no weapons or prohibited items. Okay. Do you have anything else on you at all? No, sir. Nothing at all? No, sir. Okay. I'm going to patch you down using the back of my hand to avoid any groping or anything of that nature. Okay. Yes, sir. Nothing in your shoes or nothing? No. You have any necklaces or jewelry on? No, sir. here. The woman was ultimately charged with lararseny shoplifting. Number one, attempted vehicle theft at LA Fitness leads to students arrest. A man at LA Fitness notices someone taking his MercedesBenz car keys from his locker. The suspect hands them back when confronted, claiming he was just looking for something. Suspicious, the gymgoer alerts staff, who then contact the police in my locker, unlocked. Uh I saw him take keys out and I thought, "Oh, maybe it's a locker next to mine." But then I noticed my car keys and he quickly went around the corner. I said, "Hey, man. What do you got in your hand?" He said, "Oh, just keys." I said, "They're my keys." And he handed them back over to me and he said, "Oh, I was looking for something." He said, "No, you were trying to take my keys." So then I came up here and told these guys and then I went and I looked at the pictures over here and then I went down to leave and he's waiting down there and he ran over to me and said, "Hey, I look I didn't touch your car." Kind of not very bright and kind of weird. Do we know who he is? No, but my manager just called and she left and she saw him just sitting downstairs and she and the guy who he or the guy who she saw matches the description and she just told me where he is. So if you want to go look. Yeah. Where is he? He's downstairs. 44. Can you show me one more time? I'll meet you by your car. Okay. Um, this is if you want to just take a look at it. Make sure nothing's been tampered with. Okay. Yeah. Here's what happens when the responding officer approaches the suspect. Hold on, man. I'm going to visit with this man car. Uh-huh. And I come in my locker, right? It's It's a Mercedes carbs key in the locker. Uhhuh. So I walk out my wallet going and my phone and I'm hitting and it's that car and my phone sitting right there in that car seat on that car seat. You got ID on you by any chance? I have no idea. I'm going to put you in pull up. Hey my man. Do not resist. Hey, what happened? Do not do this. What happened? Do not do this. What happened? Your hands behind your back. What happened though, boss? I just My man. My man. Boss, I'm disappointed. Boss. Hey, do not do this. I'm not. Do not on your Get on your stomach. Yes, sir. I will. Get on your stomach, boss. Get on your stomach. I'm not trying to do something. Bro, my my took Bro, you can slow him down. One detained. Why you doing this? Doing what? I'm trying to stay still as possible. I just explained it to you and you cuffed me. had asked why would I give you because I won't like you got ID on you or no no sir my wallet just got toothpaste I promise you and my phone I go there the car key the man claims he found the Mercedes keys in his locker after a workout must be some kind of locker room magic I see my phone sitting on this man's car there there's kids running on out in that locker room bro and his keys are on my locker so you came here by yourself the only one I'm the only one boss I'm going to sit you on this curb Please, bro. I'm not trying to run away from me. Listen. Kick your knees out to your chest. Whatever you want me to do. Kick your knees out to your chest. Kick my knees in my chest. Like, yeah. So, you can get up. Okay. Sit on this curve. There's There's like just sit down. But there's like eight 14 year olds in that freaking locker room, dude. I go in my phone's gone and my wallet's gone, bro. And he he asked you paramedics or anything? You hurt? No, sir. Okay. He seen me. He asked me. I said, "I believe one of my items are gone. That's it. And I gave him his What? What time did you get here? I What time is it now, boss? 9:14. Probably 6:00. So, you got here So, you got here at 6:00 and then what happened? I worked out like I just everything I just told you. I worked out. I shot played basketball. When it was about time for me to leave, all the doors are open on the the third the third latch. I mean, the third side of the locker room, all the doors are open. My phone and my my wallet is gone with my key and some I don't even have a car. His car keys are in my locker. Literally, I go down there. I see my phone on that front seat before I I'm thinking it's a kid. So So his his keys are in your locker. Did you ever come down here to the car? Yeah. I came to the car. I seen my phone. I'm thinking it's a kid. I go back up and I see a a grown man. He asked for his keys and I hand it to him. He said, "What am I doing?" I I said, "Sir, I believe an item is in my in your car." And he ran and went to go get the cop. So, I went and sat right in front of his car for what he came cuz I knew. He insists it was all a mixup and says he was simply trying to retrieve what he thought was his own property. Watch. I wouldn't even run from you or nothing. I I seen my phone. So, why'd you pull away from me? What do you mean pull away? When I handcuffed your one arm, cuz No, I was explaining to you what happened. I didn't know why the cuffed, honestly. Because when he came down, I swear to God, when he came down, I I'm trying to I'm trying to tell tell him in the locker room. I I don't even know what the going on. You got eight You have eight 12-year-olds in the grown adult locker room running back and forth in the sauna. I go back to get my all the doors open. I check my my wallet and my phone's gone. I see a key that has says Mercedes-Benz. I walked around this and hit my bad. My bad, boss. My bad. I I walked around and hit until I seen a light come on and I I didn't even touch any. All right. So, just so I can ask you more specific questions, I'm going to read you something. Okay. You're not in any You're not in any trouble. I just need to figure out what's going on. Yes, sir. I'm required to warn you before you make any statement that you have the f following constitutional rights. You have the right to remain silent and not answer any questions. Any statement you make must be freely and voluntarily given. You have a right to the presence and representation of a lawyer of your choice before you make any statement and during any questioning. If you cannot afford a lawyer, you are entitled to the presence and representation of a courtappointed lawyer before you make any statement and during any questioning. If at any time during the interview you do not wish to answer any questions, you are privileged to remain silent. I can make no threats or promises to induce you to make a statement. This must be of your own free will. Any statement can be and will be used against you in the court of law. Do you understand these rights as I read them to you and do you wish to speak to me? You understand what I said? Okay. So, you want to talk? Yes, sir. Okay. So, again, so you came here to work out? Yes, sir. You worked out. You went to your locker. Yes, sir. And someone else's keys were in your locker. All my I'm trying to explain this as best to you as possible. Please do. If you go in that locker room. Yes. My stuff was closest to the sauna. There's a sign in. When officers inquire further, the suspect continues to provide a convoluted timeline. I'm not going to tell you the exact age of the kids or I don't I'm not blaming anyone. Okay, so just numerous kids are just running around the locker room. They're not running around. They're in and out the sauna. They're in and out the sauna. When I go in, I just put I put my in there in the locker and I go out and and when I come back, there's like there's several doors open. So, I'm already like, "All right, I open my bag feel is heavy, but my wallet and my phone's gone. So, I you can't even not even going to know, bro. If I just picked my and left, I would have been. So your wallet and your phone are gone. Gone. Okay. I don't My phone's right there. Only I found my phone from the grave from If So what's the deal with his keys? I don't know. I I promise you I don't know. Okay. But you said you came down here looking for the car. Yeah. And then Yeah. I had So you So his keys were in your locker. In my locker. His keys were actually in my locker. I don't even own them yet. So you took the keys. You came down here. Yes, sir. You were looking for the car. Yes, sir. And I found it right there. And then then what happened after that? I check I seen my phone and I went upstairs. I'm thinking it's a kid. I don't know who the Did you go inside the car? Yes, I did. I went right inside the car. I seen my phone in there. Okay. So, where's your phone now? It's right there in the car. Yes. So, why would you why would you leave the phone in the car, though? Why would I Why would I take it? It's yours, right? But why would I take it? I got to figure out who put my there. So, when I go back in the locker, he comes and it's a I'm thinking it's a kid. Okay. So, so you bring the keys down, you you you're looking for the car. You find the car. You see your phone in the car. You go inside the car, then what? You leave the car. Leave your phone in there. I I was about to go back upstairs and let them know what happened, what the situation, whose vehicle this is, who's the owner of this vehicle. Did you take anything else out of the car? I didn't He can go check. He didn't even get boss. I knew a He told me he was calling the cops. I waited right at his car with How did you get here? I What you mean? I have a bicycle. Where's your bicycle at? It's over here. Despite his explanations, inconsistencies arise. Officers pieced together the event, including how the keys got into his possession and how he tried to access the vehicle running around. Uh there was probably 10 people in the locker room. Okay, so he's saying his story is the bunch of lockers are open to include his. He looked in. He looks at his bag. His phone and wallet are missing. Your keys are in his locker. So he takes the keys, comes down here looking for whose car it was. Um finds your car, goes into your car, sees his cell phone in your car. um leaves his phone in there and goes back up and I guess that's when that whole thing happened. Well, he had to go in here in the zipper to get my keys, right? But he's saying the keys were in his locker. So whether that's the case, I don't there's no obviously no cameras in the locker. I want to go to your car and see what's wrong. Is this all in order? This is normal. Just I have my computer. Yeah, that's cool. Okay. Can we take a look inside and see? Is that his phone? You know what? It's not my phone. Okay. So, let me hold on to that. So, how could that happen? What is that in the Is that not a credit card? Is it a name tag? Your My phone's still in there. That's good. So, all your stuff is still here. You don't have a gym membership here? Yeah, I I don't. So So, why are you here working out? Because I just work out. How you just walk in the front? No, I scan in. I just scan in. Like there's still a way you can scan in. You scan in what though? Like what do you use to scan in? A QR code. It's like a random Two burglary charges, one for resisting. That's what Mr. Maloney walks away with. Turns out crime doesn't pay, but it does get you a ride in the back of a squad car. Sound off in the comments.