These folks thought acting innocent would be enough to fool the officers, but they've heard it all before. Here are five cases when shoplifters play dumb after trying to leave the store with stolen items. Number five. When being caught in the act doesn't stop someone from trying to bargain. On August 14th, 2024, officers responded to a Walmart after reports of a woman stacking multiple items together and scanning only one at the self-checkout. What she didn't know was that the store's loss prevention team had eyes on her the entire time. Unaware that her every move was being recorded, she didn't know loss prevention was already preparing to confront her. Hi. Have a seat. I didn't know I just paid for the stuff because I didn't understand how to work it. I know We'll verify first and then we'll see what happens. Cuz I just was like putting it through. Have a seat. We'll go through it all and once we figure out what ain't been paid for then we'll do it. All right. Do you have any ID on you at all for anything? I just looked at this. That's all. 0414 What's your first name? Tania. Gish is your last name? That's my middle name. Middle name, okay. It's fine. I thought it like because I didn't scan anything. misunderstanding misunderstanding I I had it I know that's a A misunderstanding is one, maybe two items, not 23. No, but About $211 worth. Cuz that's not a misunderstanding. That is called theft. No. No. >> Yes. But see what happened is like holding it up, I just scanned it like I but I didn't see the tag or I just scanned it like that. >> One or two items >> said the one was helping me, but I want to go back and pay for it because I'm not that type of person. I don't get in no trouble. Y'all want my name. I don't get in no trouble. I'm not that type That's that's what everybody says when they get caught stealing. No, you you want my name, right? You want the name. I I don't get in no trouble. No, that's not what happened. Everything It just was a misunderstanding. It wasn't intentional or nothing. >> A misunderstanding is one or two items, not 23. Officer, I didn't About $211 It's just I got two small kids, officer. Please, just let me just pay for it, please. >> You had that opportunity when you were doing the self-checkout. That was your opportunity to scan and pay for the items. I I told I didn't go through. I didn't I didn't I didn't mean to do what what happened. Officer, please. I can I just pay, please? I have two small children. Please, officer, please. Like it it wasn't a It wasn't serious, officer, please. The woman insists it was all a mistake, but the security footage tells a different story. The camera clearly shows her stacking up items, scanning just one, and placing more than 20 unpaid products into her cart, totaling over $200. She living over here? No, she's a tourist. I just on vacation. It just wasn't It just a mistake. When are you leaving? I'm leaving um on Friday. What's that? Friday. It's just a mistake, officer. Just please. I have two small kids, please. I'm not from here. Well, just because you're not from here doesn't mean that you can steal. No, I'm not stealing, officer. You didn't steal. No, it You didn't scan those items and No, probably because I was I was rushing cuz my cousin keep calling to see I was on the phone. My cousin keep calling. I was trying to hurry to scan everything. Like it wasn't it wasn't intentional, officer, please. Please. Can I just pay for the missed items, please? >> You had that opportunity, but beyond that Officer, it wasn't it wasn't It was just a misunderstanding. I didn't It's not a misunderstanding. Officer, please. I have two small kids, please. You should have thought about that. Officer, like it it wasn't intentional. Yes, it was very intentional. Watch the video. It was very intentional. I was on the phone. My cousin keep asking where we was where we was. I was trying to hurry to catch and some of the stuff I just kept missed. I thought that I was driving. Like please, miss. Please, ma'am. I It wasn't intentional. Thank you. Can I just pay for it? >> for that. Just stop saying the same thing. You're just not I can't do anything. I just want to pay for it, please. As the scene unfolds, the suspect's cousin arrives and the officer calmly fills her in on what just happened and why her family member is being detained. Hello. How are you? Yeah. You want to know what? Well, we're still working out that Yeah, cuz this There's a lot of items that she didn't pay for. It was over $200. So, it's I don't I'm not sure if you you know where the self-checkout is. Yeah. There's cameras right there and on the videos it shows her not scanning a lot of items. So, it was like $230, $250 worth. Walmart just wants her to pay for it. So, yeah, we're still kind of working it out. Yeah. Yeah, we're working it out. Where Where are you going to be at? I mean I'm from the Bahamas. Yeah, it's probably going to be like another 10, 15 minutes. Okay. Where are you going to be out? Outside or something? Okay. What she saying? Oh, they're still at the store. She just I don't know. One of your family members. Just want to know how long it's going to be. That's all. She doubles down saying she never meant to steal. However, the footage tells a different story and the store is standing firm on pressing charges. Hey, tell her Don't make me yank you up. Stand up. Officer, like I said, I'm not a problem person. Please, let me just pay for it. So, they don't want that. They want to proceed charges. Press charges. So, you're going to go to jail. You could be released today, but your family members have to go to the jail and get you out. Okay? So, yeah. It's about 45 minutes I can give you the address. Where Where you're staying at? You guys staying in Orlando? Yeah. Okay. We just come last night. Yeah. So, I don't know Y'all from the Bahamas? So, I don't know how it is in the Bahamas. When you go to jail, you have to pay to get them out. That's how it is here. Yeah. So, if she doesn't pay, then she has to stay in jail until she until tomorrow when she sees the judge. She have to go to court or jail? Jail. What? So, how much you have to pay? $500. That's to get her out of jail. Correct. To get her out. So, a lot of A lot of people that come and steal from Walmart here, they always have a lot of money on them. I don't know why they don't pay. I arrested someone last week and they they didn't scan like $100 and then he had a a whole thing of cash. He just paid for it. You're going to spend more money getting her out of jail. So, Yeah. So, I can give you the address. I think um and everything that she did purchase, I can give it to you so you can take She's in handcuffs now, but that doesn't stop her from making one last attempt to talk her way out of trouble. Yeah, you can go. Okay. Please, don't press charges on me, please. Uh-oh. Don't move. All right, where do you want to go? Just here? Can I get my ID before I leave? I have your ID. No. That's my thing. You want to go get Stand still. Black female, 5'10, female, 5'10, 5'15. Please, guys. Please, just give me a kiss and don't press charges, please. I will pay for it. I'm very sorry. I have two kids. Look at this. Please. Please, guys. Ma'am. I I already told you that we cannot go back. Once you're here, you passed point of sales. We cannot go back. I didn't I didn't mean to. I just thought everything get canceled It's Walmart's rules. It's not our rules. So, >> I thought everything get canceled on one thing. But you you came in and I I'll come back to you. You copy and paste. Yeah, that's what I'm going to try to do right now. I'm going to see if it lets me cuz sometimes >> I thought everything get canceled on one thing. Now, you're okay? You guys are going to do something mean to me? No. >> So you're going to be going to jail for retail petty theft. You will have a $500 bond, which means after you're booked in you have the opportunity to bond out for $500. You can either pay $500 cash or you can get with the bondsman and they do the typically do two uh 10%. Um so it'd be nothing less than $100 with the bondsman. Could be more, could be less. All that remains is to gather the necessary details before heading out with the suspect in custody. Uh what about this um your family is here? To get the items you paid? The items that I paid. Huh? There? One of my items I didn't get because I told them I paid cash. >> No, that's the stuff you paid for. The stuff that you paid for. No, some of them didn't get I paid on my card. I paid for everything. No, you paid for everything on that receipt. You want to uh return you want to give it to the your family. The items you paid. I paid on card so I can't return it. Right? You can. Oh, wait. Just let me know. You want to give it to your family or return. Where's your phone at? I don't have it. Where is it at? It's in my bag. Okay. I'm in the store. I'm not this type of person. I live in the Bahamas. No, from what I saw you are a thief. I just watched you steal. No, I'm not. I'm getting no problem. Nothing like that. So the items that you paid for, this receipt right here which is the items behind you. Do you want to leave it with whoever you came with? Those items or you want us to return it to the car that this was purchased Those are your items. I will I will return to pay for this too because I No, no, no, no, that's what we're beyond that. What you owe. Yes, I understand what you're saying. Where do you want those to go? You want them so they're going with your family members. Do you still want to return? No, but I'm worried about what you stole. You're not paying for what you stole. Yeah. First off. Yeah. That's hers. Yeah, I already Bonds bond is 500. Yeah, I already told them. What started as a $200 theft is now costing her much more. Her bond is set even higher than the value of what she attempted to steal. So they want to know they want to know if they can get your card because you got to pay $500 to get out. I don't know if they won't accept this. They don't accept credit or debit cards. Or they got to take out money. Yeah. Do you want to know want her to know your Card number. You can't but you got to pay it to get out. If you don't pay you stay here till tomorrow until you see the judge and the judge will determine if you can you get out or not. Yeah, so you got to pay cash or they got to go to a bondsman. But he can't pay with Uh you have the receipt. I do. If you want to know. You want [clears throat] to talk to her Let's go out there in the parking lot. Okay. Oh, you already called it? Oh. My bad. Yeah, we're going there now. Yep. So you could go there or drop things off. It's about 45 minutes to an hour drive with all the traffic. And then it takes about 45 minutes to an hour for them to process her. Ultimately, the woman was booked for shoplifting. Number four. Serial shoplifters finally get caught and realize there's no talking their way out this time. On May 31st, 2024, officers in Cocoa Beach, Florida attempted to stop a vehicle linked to multiple shoplifting cases in the area. Here's what happened after the authorities made contact. Hello. Hey, can you stay in the car for me? Yes. Ma'am, do you have your driver's license? She have hers. Yep, that's who I was talking to. STOP! STOP! THEY'RE FLEEING. THEY'RE FLEEING. THE suspects took off ignoring commands to stop. Officers quickly radioed for backup and the vehicle was later found abandoned in a nearby neighborhood. That's when the foot chase began ending with one suspect in GET ON THE GROUND. 43 I WILL TASE YOU. GET ON THE GROUND. DON'T TASE ME. GET ON THE GROUND. GET ON THE GROUND. >> ON THE GROUND. I get on the ground. One in custody, the other one still running eastbound from this 10-20. Get up. Face down. Face down. Put your hands Roll on your face and put your hands behind your back. We're on the west side. All right, get my purses. Correction, we're on the south side of the street and they're running eastbound. Shut up. You're not in charge. I know. Okay, then walk. You want to make this worse, we can make this worse. Yeah, you're the one that's fled from cops. You were when I tried pulling you. Yep. We'll get all that here in a second. 10-4, it was the last house on the dead end. They got out and ran eastbound from that house's backyards. Wait, wait. Hold on. One second. My feet bleeding and all that. >> Okay, well don't run from the police. I would never run from the officer. I would never run from the cop. What? It doesn't matter. You got out and ran from the vehicle. Not at all. You did. I told you to stop and kept running through the backyard. How? How? With your feet. I even tased you and told you to stop. Did you stop? >> There's everything on the camera. Yep. Stand right here. Stand right here. You already did. She's already in cuffs and facing charges. But she's still giving the officer a hard time. What she doesn't realize is that it's already over. Her accomplice has been caught as well. All right, we're going to walk. We're going to walk around the other side and you can sit down. Hold on. I don't even want to get in the car right now. But let me see right quick. All right. Hold on. Let me catch my breath and catch my breath too. Stand right there. I'm standing. No, you're not. You're turning. Stop. I'm not. Turning. I'm not resisting. The the body camera is right there. She with you? Who? Ooh. No, that's them people. Get in the back seat. >> I'm going to get in the back seat right now. You're going to get in now. We're not playing this game. Get in. Give me a second. I'm I'm getting in. I'm not resisting you. Get in the back seat. I'm getting in. But I'm standing I have to I have to I can't breathe. Let me catch my breath a little bit. Get in. You can catch your breath while sitting down. Put your foot in. I'm talking to you, but >> Put your foot in. Three, two. Who else was with you? Anybody else running back there? Let me talk to them real quick. Did you see any other than them two? Just those two. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, they fled from us in the vehicle after committing a retail theft. Oh, really? Yeah. Thank you for going after them and doing your job. That's what we're here for. The other one's in his car. One's in my car, one's in and she's the second one. She's the one that kept kept taking off running. She's the one. The other one's in the other car? Yeah. $200 ain't a lot of money. It is in my world. That's a phone bill. That's true. Especially when you got Verizon. Yeah. Especially when you got auto pay you don't think of it. The money just disappears. My stuff is not coming with me? Yes, it'll come With both suspects searched and secured, officers load them into the cruiser for transport. All right. I'm going to have you guys stay stay seated for now. I'm going to read you your Miranda right. Ma'am, I'm going to need you to listen to, okay? You have the right to remain silent. You do not have to make any statements or answer any questions. Anything you say can and will be used against you in court. You have the right to talk to a lawyer now and any time during this interview. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you without cost to you. If you decide to answer questions now without a lawyer present, you will still have the right to stop answering at any time. You also have the right to stop answering at any time until you talk to a lawyer. Do you understand each of these rights I've explained to you? Ma'am? Do you understand each of these rights I've explained to you? Do you understand each of these rights I've explained to you? What did you say? I don't understand. Ma'am, did you understand the rights I explained to you? >> I was zoned out. Okay. I'm going to need you to pay attention, all right? You have the right to remain silent. You do not have to make any statements or answer any questions. Anything you say can and will now and at any time during this interview. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you without cost to you. If you decide to answer questions now without a lawyer present, you will still have the right to stop answering at any time. You also have the right to stop answering at any time until you talk to a lawyer. Do you understand each of these rights I've explained to you? Yes, no, maybe so. Okay, cool. I know I'm pretty loud. So, if you guys want to play me like a fool, then we could just go to jail. No, I'm not Wait, wait, Put your foot in the car. I'm sorry. I'm going to I'm going to put my foot in the car, but I'm Are you able to give me like >> foot in the car. something to some kind of liquid, please? I don't have What you see in this car is what I have. I don't have any water in here. Because I literally feel nauseous, like I'm going to Okay. All right. Well, let let's get some wind in your face. With the first suspect refusing to talk, officers decide it's time to see what the second might reveal. All right. Ma'am, come on out. Real quick. Are my knees hurt having it back like that? Oh, well, it's a good thing those bones are straight. What? Those bones are straight. So, that wouldn't affect them. Yeah, it does affect it. It hurts. Okay. 165 Georgia 28 Go ahead. 65 Adam Uniform Echo 9327 All right. Step on out, please. I was sweating back here. Back to K1 All right. We're going to walk over to the passenger side of this car. We're going to have you sit in the back seat, okay? Uh it's going to take as long as it takes. So, I can't really give you an exact time. You put this one way too tight. >> But, how long? Let me 1 second, please. Because I have to urinate. I don't want to urinate in your car. Okay. She said she's got to pee. Do you want to let her go inside first? All right, yeah. You can go and walk her in real quick. I'll Go on in. Good. All right. Here's the bathroom on the other side of that half wall. All right. Go ahead and turn around. Here. Come here. Oops. Sorry. Didn't mean to push you. The suspects are now separated, so officers can get their accounts independently. Yeah, whoever put them on you before had them too loose. That's why your other friend was able to Ma'am, come over here. Can I get a drink of water, please? All right. Go ahead and take a seat. So, you won't let me wipe my face? No. Why not? Why not? Go ahead and swing your feet in the car. Go ahead and swing your feet in the car. Okay. Well, the door is closing. Please swing your feet in the car. So, you're going to slam my feet in the door? I'm not. I'm asking you a question. All right, miss. Could you step out for me? Oh. I was just about to ask you if you could turn the AC back on. It's hot. We're going to walk over here, okay? All right, Miss Richards. So, I'm going to read you Miranda again, all right? You have the right to remain silent. You do not have to make any statements or answer any questions. Anything you say can and will be used against you in court. You have the right to talk to a lawyer now at any time during this interview. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you without cost to you. If you decide to answer questions now without a lawyer present, you will still have the right to stop answering at any time. You also have the right to stop answering at any time until you talk to a lawyer. Do you understand each of these rights I've explained to you? I have the right to remain silent. Yeah, but do you understand the rights I've explained to you? That I have the right to remain silent. That's one of them, yeah. I understand that. Okay. With these rights in mind, do you wish to talk to me now? Nope. Okay. Come on over. The officer circles back to the first suspect, giving her another chance to talk. But, she's made up her mind. Cooperation isn't part of her plan. All right, ma'am. I'm going to read you something, okay? Okay. I'm going to read you your Miranda rights again, all right? Do you want to sit there or you want to stand? Okay. All right. So, you have the right to remain silent. You do not have to make any statements or answer any questions. Anything you say can and will be used against you in court. You have the right to talk to a lawyer now at any time during this interview. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you without cost to you. If you decide to answer questions now without a lawyer present, you still have the right to stop answering at any time. You also have the right to stop answering at any time until you talk to a lawyer. Do you understand each of these rights I've explained to you? Okay. With these rights in mind, do you wish to talk to me now? Um no. Okay. All right. Well, then we're going to walk around the car and we're going to go to my car. I was in a vehicle that Okay. left Hang on. Do you want to talk to me or not? I'm not ready. All I'm saying is I was in a vehicle that left. I had no control of what was going on. I'm willing to cooperate until we do whatever we have to do. Okay. Well, this is what we have to do. I'm I'm trying to get down to it. But, if you don't want to talk to me, I'm not going to ask you questions. I'm talking to you. Okay. So, do you Do you want to talk to me? I'm talking to you now. Okay, but I need a yes or no. You got to You got to be very clear. I'm talking to you. Okay. So, yes or no? I am talking to you right now. Okay. Cuz if you don't give me a yes or no, I have to assume it's no, cuz I'm not going to violate your rights. No, I'm talking to Okay. All right. Well, we're going to go sit in my car. This one right here. I put your windows down. There's something you trying to It'll be okay. I can't breathe. No, I won't. I'm claustrophobic. It's At a minimum, both suspects are facing resisting and fleeing charges. >> [music] >> But, the real weight could come from a grand theft charge if officers can prove their case. Number three. Tourist learns the hard way that being on vacation doesn't mean you're above the law. On December 3rd, 2024, [music] officers were dispatched to a JCPenney after reports of two women fleeing the store with stolen merchandise. When police arrived, both suspects tried to get away. Here's what happened when the chase began. Come here. RIGHT HERE. COME HERE. Where's your friend? Over there. Where? In that car? In this car right Which car? This car? Stop running. Please. You're going TO GET TASED. HEY, I DIDN'T DO NOTHING. TURN AROUND. TURN AROUND. TURN AROUND. Drop the items. Drop the items. Drop it. Drop it. Drop it or you're going to get tased. These are my things. Turn around. Hands behind your back. Hands behind your back. These are my things. >> [clears throat] >> Hey, these are my things. Stop it. Okay, but these are my things. Go home. I don't do nothing with them. Hey, this is mine. I don't got nothing. You can check. I don't got nothing. Ma'am. I got her saying I don't got nothing, ma'am. >> JC Penney exit. Only two, right? Ma'am, I don't got nothing. What do you mean? My my phone. >> 23 were all >> My phone and my cell. Put them in the tank. Okay, listen. My cell. Now both women are in custody and like the other, this one's also quick to claim she did nothing wrong. I didn't take nothing. I didn't take nothing. No, nothing from Saks Fifth Avenue. I didn't take nothing. I didn't take nothing. I didn't take nothing. That's my purse. I didn't take nothing. I didn't even take nothing. They were last seen running northbound through the >> take nothing. JC Penney parking lot. We didn't take nothing. On the east side of the mall. >> We didn't take nothing, sir. Sir. Sir, we didn't take nothing. Last seen running northbound through the JC Penney parking lot. >> We didn't take nothing. Sir, we didn't take nothing. I got her saying I don't got nothing. >> JC Penney exit. Sir, we didn't take nothing. Okay. Sir, we didn't take nothing. Sir, we didn't take nothing. Two to team. No more outstanding. Sir, we didn't take nothing. I didn't take nothing, sir. No more outstanding. I didn't take nothing. I didn't take nothing. Sorry. Just want to confirm you're saying no more outstanding. Yes. We got that. We're all set. I didn't take nothing. Copy. Probably a living sheet for a living sheet tank. I don't know yet. >> That's what I said. Did they get my friend? Yeah. Have a seat. >> Am I going to jail? >> Have a seat. I don't want to go to jail. Get in the car. Sir, am I going to jail? I don't know. I'll talk to you in a minute. Get in the car. I don't want to go to jail. Okay, come on. Get in the car. Please, sir. I running because they follow me, but I don't got nothing. Hey, we we got one of the colognes that they they chucked here. This is not mine. This is not mine. Go grab her. She dropped that. She The girl You can check the cameras. I don't That girl The girl who I don't know that girl. She dropped She dropped that the the that that cologne. I Everything is mine. The weather. I live in Union. Follow me with me. Why you saying nothing? You can You can check me. I don't got nothing. I didn't take nothing. I don't got nothing. This is my bag. Before returning to the store, officers inspect the dropped items. You can check me, ma'am. It's mine. Everything this is mine. I don't got nothing. I don't know. This is mine. Okay. Where? Yeah, but in my cell, please. Grab her. Okay, you can key up and just let me know you have one of the female subjects here. We're going to Sir, what you What you stole me? You're going to be taking her to the LP office. The bag What you stole me in there? Huh? What you stole me? You You You selected merchandise with her also. You were with her. But I don't got nothing, sir. What? You helped her. You helped her select the merchandise. >> No, because What? Yes, you did. Yes, you did. >> But you don't say what you going to do nothing, sir. I I don't know. >> Come on. You two were together. We were together. Here, just Make sure she doesn't Bro, I'm fine. I'm fine. Copy. I don't know if I can help you. Yeah, I think I'm going to leave this sheet here. Okay. I don't know what she What she stole. >> this We don't know which one had this. I'm sure. This was in the parking lot. They both were selecting merchandise. They both did have stepping out of cars, but they were passing each other merchandise. >> Yeah, but I don't know what she >> You can put her stuff down. Yes, you did. You took her perfume. Yeah. But what What What? You took her Take this paper off her now. Can you check her out here? Yeah. Yeah, you can have her You have to ring up the Saks stuff. >> Yeah, but I don't know she She That's the one who She was stealing the stuff. That's the one, right? >> Yeah. Yeah, but it's not mine. She dropped it. You can check the cameras. She dropped it with the car. She dropped it with the car. It's right there. No, it's right there. Sir. She dropped it with She dropped it with the with the I got my money over there to pay. I don't got nothing. As the suspect continues to dodge questions by claiming a language barrier, officers turn to the store staff to get a clear sworn statement on what happened. Catch my breath, man. baby spread right there. Raise your right hand, please. Huh? Uh first line of duty I'm a loss prevention. Is this in the store? Loss prevention associate. And give me your swear affirmation Give me Give me a spiel to the best of your ability. Yes. All right. Just give me a rundown, sir. Uh I had witnessed the two unknown females to me. She said they both came in. They They quickly selected shopping carts. They both split up. Met up several times. They passed merchandise amongst each other. Mhm. All right. But in the end they um they went towards the south exit. Where they took most of the merchandise out of one cart, putting them in one cart. One pushed it out and the other one had walked out with her also. Passed all points of sale. Okay, they had two carts or one cart? Two carts, but pushed out one. Pushed out one? Yes. They passed all points of sale, failed to render payment? Yes. It was JC Penney wish to press criminal charges? >> Yes. And the two females that we detained in the parking lot, they're the females you observed? >> Yes. Did you observe video surveillance or on floor? Both. All right. That should be everything I need. I got my money over there. I got money. And And this purse The little purse is not mine. The little purse is hers. The The little purse cologne is not mine. It's hers. She just said you you have Where's your Where's your ID? Is it there? No, it's not in there. You don't have ID? I don't have it here. Get Get her information, please. You don't have any ID? This here. Have you ever had a driver's license? Yeah, but I don't have one. What is it? No, she's moving. Pipe? Um well, there might be something in that ashtray. Yeah, I didn't open it. Cool. Be careful, obviously. But you have gloves on, so you can unwrap that and see what's in there. The search of the suspect's bag reveals illicit paraphernalia, adding another charge to the list. Now, officers just need the itemized breakdown of what was stolen before heading to the station. Just checking that bag. Make sure she doesn't have anything else. What She doesn't have any ID or anything. Do you have her ID or anything? No, she She's going to be like Oh, it's just going to be like probably a thousand bucks. What What does it have? I had like a shopping cart full of clothes. >> Colognes and stuff, too. Just clothes. They hadn't even got to the cart. Oh, like they punched it out and then No, they're still scanning. Oh, I see what you're saying. Okay. How did you get the seat belt off? >> [crying] >> Officers charged both individuals with obstruction, illegal paraphernalia possession, use of anti-theft devices, and grand theft by the end of the investigation. Number two. Walmart shoplifters resist arrest and pretend to be innocent. It doesn't end well. On October 10th, 2025, Secaucus police responded to a call from Walmart after receiving a report about two suspects fleeing with stolen items on an electric bike. Here's how the chase unfolded. >> They just rolled out on the bike toward the Got them on a bike. Got one male, African-American female. They won't stop for me. Yeah, they left on the bike. 14 right behind them. Female is wearing a uh gray jacket, purse, black pants. They're running the other way in traffic. All right, they're going the other way in traffic on a bike. Um cause to drive. Male is wearing a Yankee hat. White male. Stop, you're under arrest. For what? Stop. All right, 14 male on stop. All right, in front of the Harbor. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. >> 14 by the hopper. Stop. Get off the bike. Get off the bike. Get off the bike. Get off the bike. Get off the bike. Get off the bike. Get off the Stop. Stop it. Stop it. Get off. Stop. Say that again. Stop resisting, okay? Okay, we understand that. We gave the stuff back. They said that we can go. Yeah, why you here? They said that we could go. You guys are not, okay? They said that we could go. We gave the stuff back. All right, you're going to be identified. Identified by what? So, you can be questioned. Now in custody, both suspects begin to resist loudly, denying any wrongdoing and claiming they never stole a thing. But with their description matching the staff's statement, >> [music] >> cooperating now would be in their best interest. So, why you arresting him, though? Why you arresting him? Stop it. Well, I want to call a cop. Stop. Stop it. STOP. YO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING, BRO? She's a girl. Dude, that's what Yo, you can't do that to a girl, bro. You can't do that to a girl, bro. Officer now. I want a girl officer right now. Yo, you can't do that to a woman, bro. What's wrong with you, bro? Stop. Yo, he can't do that to a girl, bro. You going to let him do that to a female? Huh? What's up? You going to let him do that to a female? Don't worry about it. What do you mean, "Don't worry about it"? 28, I'm going to have two things. Are you going to let him slam a girl on the floor like that, bro? I told you to stop. All right, you were resisting arrest. That's why. All right. All right, continue investigation. You were resisting arrest. You understand? I told you to stop, you didn't stop. You understand that or no? All right. You hear my lights and sirens? Dude, leave leave around me, bro. I'm not stupid, dog. I'm not stupid. I'm doing this 10 years, dog. You understand? We're going to figure this out, all right? Just want you identified, that's all. There we go. 38, what's the location on Castle, okay? You just threw me on the You got to do Castle. 2438, both parties possibly left the area. The caller did receive her keys back. The Uber driver threw it on the floor. I see. Yes, right. Drive around and see if anybody on Castle Way is still down. 14. You have a business name? Yeah, but you on your bike? >> Negative, it's just in the parking lot. Yeah, but you on your With one suspect detained, officers now take the time to walk the male suspect through why they're being detained. Again, I just want to reiterate. I had my lights on at Walmart. You turned your lights off to me. I hit my siren. You proceeded to elude in the traffic. You drove You drove this way on your bicycle against traffic to elude me. I told you to stop in the court, you still didn't stop. I came over here. I went to grab you off the bike. You slightly resisted. I don't know who that is. My partner grabbed her. She was just She got slammed on her face. That's what happens when you resist. Do you understand that or no? You got that, boss? All right, straight, man. Fantastic. What you doing, bro? Huh? Yeah, he dropped it when he Once I pulled up, he dropped it. That's why I'm dropping it. Not yet, no. Okay. All right, good job. Do you have any weapons on you? I have a box All right. No drugs, no. All right, uh what's your address? I already got the address. I'm homeless. You're homeless? Yeah. What's uh your last known address? What? He just dropped it once he stopped on the bike. They always send you mail, and you need to get some. You said Do you have an address? I was just waiting for you to ask me to get an address. What do you mean, you don't Are you in the re-entry program? Yes, sir. The re-entry is a program that you go to when you're homeless. Okay. Um they're going to address there with address there. Do you have any family members? Any what? Family members that that you keep in touch with? Okay. Yeah. 30 feet. You said you have a box cutter on you? In my red back pocket, and I have my phone in my front pocket. Okay. You ever been arrested before? Yeah. Okay. Do you have a New Jersey DL or no? Huh? Do you have a New Jersey DL? Uh yeah, it's 444. You don't need to give me the whole number. Just want to know if you have one or not. Yeah, I do. All right. You know your social or no? As protocol requires, the male suspect is read his Miranda rights before officers begin formal questioning. >> You understand you're under arrest, right? Okay. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to have an attorney. If you can't afford an attorney, the court will provide one. The court will appoint you one. You have the right to have an attorney with you during questioning. You have the right to end questioning any time you want. You understand your Okay. Do you understand what's going on here? I'm being arrested for what? >> This is what happened. All right, I'm going to I was in Walmart. All right, you gave this You gave the produce back to Walmart. You gave the stuff back to Walmart. Okay. They wanted you identified. I was in Walmart. They wanted me to be identified. All right, that's all. 3781. Yeah. 28. 28. Male negative on warrants. 14. He's negative. Yeah. 28, do you have anything on the female yet? Say that again. Do we have the female yet? Is she negative or no? Yeah, she's negative. I'm going to have to forward her over to Metro to confirm. 14. Metro. You get a photo? I gave you a good description today, right? I did. When was the last time you were arrested? Uh Do you have anything pending, anything? I think I do, but uh Okay. When was the last time you were arrested, do you remember? Uh about a month or two ago. Where was that? In Jersey or It was in West New York for a warrant in 2022. 14. Headquarters, 14. No Castle. 14 for the first shoplifting. Was that reported or is that going to be a first-time offense? All right, sir. In the end, the 44-year-old male suspect was charged with shoplifting and resisting arrest. Meanwhile, the 24-year-old female was charged with shoplifting, hindering apprehension, resisting arrest, and eluding. With a male criminal's history, however, he was transported to the Hudson County Jail, while the woman was issued a complaint summons before being released from police custody. Number one. Shoplifters get caught red-handed and somehow have the nerve to be angry about it. On July 25th, 2025, officers in New Jersey responded to a Lululemon store after staff reported two individuals concealing merchandise in their bags. Officers quickly positioned themselves near the exit, staying out of view as they waited for the suspects to make their move, ready to act the moment they stepped outside. Hey, sir, did you stop for the signal? No, I'm doing the follow up. You didn't stop. Oh, yeah. Why are you stopping him now? No, you just walked out. Check the ramp for ramp foreman. Cancel that. For what? What did you do, sir? Obviously, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be against you, right? None of this is paid for. There you go. Your own body cam is being recorded. You accused me of doing something I didn't do. The employee told us you didn't pay for that. Both cases are somebody else. I don't know what that means. You're under arrest. Just so you guys know, your body Our body cams are on and recording, all right? All right. So, when you go to court, make sure the case is in the middle fingers. You can explain why you guys hold with these magic You just harassed me. That's why. Who's harassing you? I don't know. Your body cams are recording, all right? Search him. He's under arrest. Huh? All right, one holds him, another one puts the gloves on, all right? You got to hurt me. I hurt you. Take it easy, tough guy. >> I'm just telling you All right, just so you know, our body What are you telling me? You're under arrest. I didn't touch you. You're under arrest. Just so you know, making threats may work against other people. I just said, "If you hurt me >> You are under arrest. >> hurt me at any >> Any action that you do against us is going to be considered you trying to commit something against us. I never touched you. I just said, "If you touch me at any point, I'm going to touch you." >> letting you know that's not going to happen. He's under arrest. You spread his legs. Sir, I need you to spread your legs. Thank you. See what I'm saying? Cuz if they hurt me You got anything that's going to poke me, stick me, or me in your pockets? Listen to the officer. Yeah, I'm I'm under arrest, I understand. Okay, what are you going to Nothing else? No, bro. I promise you I'm not I'm not that evil, man. He's on the right side. Everything Mark, do you have a bag on you? Any Anybody have any evidence bags so we can start putting all his personal property Authorities later identified the suspects as 44-year-old Firmin Taveras and 31-year-old Shayna Beard, both originally from New York City. It's all the key notes. As if you're just curious or wondering. No, I'm just saying. Just making sure. Just in case you're wondering. No, I don't wonder. All right. I just keep wondering. I know. Everything comes out of the pockets. Everything. They're all mine. They're they're everything to me. I don't know what that means, but okay. You know exactly. Okay. What's your name? You're going to find out. Okay. You don't know my name. What's up? I said you're going to be a problem. Is it a problem? Yeah, cuz I'm I'm just As far as this, is it going to be a problem? I hope you're ready. Hope you're ready to handle whatever problems you think you're going to bring. Yeah, I know. Swinging what? I'm swinging with victory. Like you I don't know what any of that means. Don't worry, man. I know. But like I said, right? You're under arrest. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law, right? Everything that you're saying is being recorded. Everything you're doing is being recorded. That's what it means. What does that mean to you? I got you. I know. What's her name? I would have treated you with respect, but you're a hoe. I know. Time to do me. No, stop doing Mikey's under arrest, right? Aggressively, right? Make sure that you can control him, right? Absolutely. Taking everything. Yes, cuz you're moving around way too much. That's why. With the suspect becoming increasingly combative, the officer cautions his newer colleagues to stay first, knowing the man could easily try to break free. Unfortunately, that warning only agitates the suspect further. Relax. Take your hat Don't touch me. Don't touch me. >> Take your hat off. You're under arrest. I don't know why you think you're tough, right? You're a boss. Why are you doing that? Why are you doing that for? Why you Because you're the one that is acting like you're everything. We're trying to tell you you're under arrest, okay? Stop playing [clears throat] with me, all right? I'm a man, right? All right. I got Don't touch me. Don't touch me. You're under arrest. You don't tell us what's going to happen. We're telling you how it's going to happen. If you touch me the way you're not supposed to touch me, it's a problem. Like I said, it's on body cam, buddy. I'm just telling you. Don't touch me the way you're not supposed to touch me, cuz I will punch you if you punch Make sure you punch me hard enough, all right? Make sure you punch me where I go to sleep. >> Nobody's punching you. I I'm just saying, make sure you punch me cuz you threatened me. What did I say? On the low. I heard you. On the low. You're speaking to like a man who's in control here. You're not. We're in control here. You're not, all right? Guys in control here. Okay, I know. Like I said You control me. Make sure, right? He's We control him, right? He's not going to tell us what to I told you. You don't control me. He ain't going to keep on You don't control me. You don't control me. You don't control me. You want to control that banner? Make sure he doesn't have any Right there. Doesn't have anything in between, right? All this good? Yeah, I know. All right. Does he have anything in his pockets? Everything's out? All right, we'll bring him to the radio car. I'll just grab his stuff. Make sure he goes to the radio car. Hold him on his hand, Mike, not the cuffs. Should I put the hat in here? >> Yeah. Wait, guys. You don't need this bag, right? >> Male has to go in a different car than the female, okay? All right. Walk him. Uh me and uh Me and Naz have a 119. All right, go in 119. All right, love you. Love you. Where's Nazir? All right, let's put him in the back in here. So you know the male in the car. When the inventory is totaled, officers find that the stolen merchandise amounts to an astonishing $2,249. Yeah, yeah, you're good. Sit him. We got to put the belt on him. >> All right, the belt, no problem. Yeah, we just got to get the belt on you, all right? It's not a far drive. No, that's cool. You got to do it how you do it. Yeah, you just take it. Scooch over a little bit to the left. Yeah, whoever's going to go in the Scooch over a little bit to the left. Thank you. Yeah, thank you. Thank you. You're good. You're good. You're all right? Yeah, I'm cool. I'm cool. All right. All right. Thanks. We're going to transport him. It's me and Nazir. I think he's inside still. Oh, there he is. So if you want to give that to them, just whoever's going Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. All right. Naz, we got one male 10-2 We're going to transport. Okay. All right. What's up? All right. All your stuff's right here, all right? Coming up with you. The one that the female took. They got the male with Sergeant Milney. And he got the email for the video footage. >> Get them up there. We'll uh Just stand by till we get up there and we're going to handle all of that. Got you, Sergeant. We did? All right, cool. Yeah, we're going to have Lombardi and Wiley transport him. And then we're just going to go up there and we'll handle all of that. Her stuff was No, yeah, her stuff was not 10-1 10-2 at the headquarters. Starting mileage 12726.7. 12726. Even at the station, Firmin won't stop pushing back, challenging the officers and arguing at every turn. Things only spiral when they discover he has an active warrant out of Georgia. Stop, man. Nobody's acting tough. Nobody's acting tough. One second, Naz. I'm just saying, as far as this then bring it. I got to protect myself as a Nazir We just got to search you one more time. That's it, man. You do this to everybody that comes in here. I would never do nothing to officers like We're showing you respect. We're showing you respect, man. Listen, we're just trying to do our job. That's it, man. The last one was just that that my tool clip I I have on my house. You got no pants underneath here with pockets? No, I have just some boxers. Boxers. That's all. That's it. I had old shorts. It was hot. I wasn't going to bring everything You got to take your shoes off so I can check inside. Yeah, no problem. Thank you. This one right here. You're good, man. What happened to your knee? Um I had a fight. You want an ambulance? No, no, no. It was It was yesterday. It was a drunk night. You got a fight? You know that? Yeah, it was a drunk night. He took No, no, no. Oh my goodness. What happened? Where where's where's you want? Right or left? Um I got That's okay with the left. All right. All right. No, the right one. You got it. All right. This one You got water in here or something? >> Yeah, we'll see what we can do. Yeah, we'll see. In the end, both suspects were officially charged with shoplifting and conspiracy to shoplift. After being processed, they were released with summonses to appear in court. What's your verdict? Let me know in the comments, and I'll see you in the next video. As always, stay safe out there, folks.