These folks thought pretending to be confused would get them off the hook, but the officers had already seen enough to know exactly what was going on. Here are five cases when shoplifters act innocent, but cameras don't lie. Number five. When getting caught isn't enough and the suspect keeps making the situation worse. In our first case, officers were dispatched to a Home Depot after an alleged theft. According to reports, the suspect attempted to steal two lawnmowers and left the scene. Officers immediately arrived to investigate and eventually found the alleged suspect at a nearby gas station. Here's what happened when they made contact. Is my name here? Yes, my name is sir. Okay. Here is what she is wearing. Hey there, buddy. Deputy Wood, Franklin County Sheriff's Office. Do you have an ID on you? No, sir. All right, do me a favor, keep your hands out of your pocket real quick. What's going on? I'll explain. I'll explain. Hey, friend. Same person. All right, put your hands behind your back. Which floor am I on? Hold on, I was I was in the bathroom. I was in the elevator when we went to the bathroom and scared me right now. It will hurt less if you put your knuckles together, all right? Okay. Okay. >> Where's the jacket you had on? I don't I don't know where the jacket is. Where's the jacket at? >> Put your palms together. I can't turn it back. Here, let me do it for you. With all due respect, with all due respect to you. What floor am I on here? Why don't you tell us what's going on? I'm talking about the shirt. Hold on. You good to go, buddy? Yeah, go ahead. For now, the man tries to play it cool. Unfortunately, acting dumb won't help him much with what the officer uncovers in the restroom next. Yeah, nice jacket. Do you want to do this questioning in here where it's warm or out there where it's cold? Because someone else has to come get you. What do you mean? For what? Outside it is cold. For what? Okay. Yeah. What do you mean by stuff? I probably have the economy lodge. Are you doing that? Mhm? Are you doing that? Why? Mhm. I have a wife. It's just stuff. Yeah. Yeah. Uh So so what? So? We are taking him back. So what? >> It depends All right. All right. Okay. on if they want to come come to us. Oh, but this is one of them and I >> Yeah, it's for sure. But he's the other guy is working on it, so Okay. Yeah. But I guess we can wait here. You want to wait in the car or do you want to wait out here? Um I would want to wait anywhere. Anywhere what? I could I could I could handle whatever my office is. Well, let's just wait over here. Do you have anything on you? No, no. Any knives? Guns? Grenades? Any needles? Okay. Are you checked in at the economy lodge? I'm not. All right. But there is um So they I did The economy lodge checked me in right now. Yeah. Now they can probably tell me I'm a liar. Well, as you know, actually we have somebody else working on it, so he'll probably do the questioning. Other officers arrive at the scene to continue the investigation regarding the incident. Moments later, the suspect tosses in a surprising proposition to the officers. You had no wallet on you and you made that up. Where's all the In the car? Huh? Everything is in the car, yes. Where is your car? No. Where is your car? No, no, in the in the in the car in the in the bathroom. They brought you here? They brought me here. They brought you here? And that car was what? BMW. BMW. Being driven by? Edward Butts. So you have your stuff right now? My stuff is in the in the economy lodge. Okay. Where is where where where Where is your Where is your hat? I don't know. You walked in with a hat. I'm 100% positive. And you can't cuz I looked at the footage. You saw the hat on me. Okay. Okay. Why you trying to do any good, buddy? I This is your time to be honest, okay? I'm not trying to lie to you. Okay. Actually actually I'm going to I'm I'm going to say present. I actually in my office right now. Your options right now is to listen to this deputy right here because he's got to read you something. I already read him Miranda. Oh, you already read him that? Okay. Yep. You want to talk to us? Okay. What's your name, boss? Edward Butts. Okay, we'll go over there, okay? Can I ask a question? You got to speak up, you're mumbling. Okay, can I ask you a a serious question? If I disclose information about a room at the economy lodge that at this point right now has numerous guns a lot of and stolen property what will I get you? What will I get? You're trying to bribe your way out of this right now? >> No, sir. I'm trying to I'm trying to help help me. I'm trying to help you help me. Okay. The suspect tries everything at his disposal to weasel out of the situation, but unfortunately for him, the officers quickly shut his attempts down. Well, that's not how the way the world works. We don't make, you know, stupid decisions, get caught, and then try to, you know, tip us some information to get out of the stupidity that we did. I'm not trying to tip you off. I'm trying to help myself out of this situation. Okay, well, that'll be discussed at a later time. Right now, everybody in your BMW that you came in with Well, we already talked to him and we know Well, yeah. Where is your stuff? Oh, he got out of the car. Yeah. Yeah, we have video of you getting out of the car, you know. Yeah. So Did you have the hat on when you With the receipt? No, sir. You passed all the questions. to sell. And then loaded them up and then you walked out. I went to the register. You want it back? Sure. Or I mean, do you want them swapped? Now is the time to be honest. I'm going to be honest. This video footage of everything. I know where you were. I know. Yeah, let's hear it. Are you sure about that? Okay, the jacket the jacket the jacket definitely. I think so, Frank. We I can see this guy a another guy got away with it. Another guy got away with it? >> Yeah, I know. A new another guy got out of the out of the room. I just seen him. Out the what? Out the room. Okay, you were in a BMW, weren't you? I I BMW Jeep, actually. BMW Jeep? >> Yes. Okay. I got out and then what I did, you know. No. It was just him that got out. They were watching the closer. We we just we just came from there. So there's no stuff there. I promise you. If I'm if I'm lying, okay, then then Buddy, you can't advertise like you're telling the truth. You walked in with the hat and you're telling me you weren't wearing a hat. Sure. Sure it was on me. And you expect me to As the investigation continues, the suspect dives into more detailed descriptions of his group's alleged MO. With that, the officers give him a chance to speak for himself. Do you have a phone on you? Did you try to call him to come pick you up? I called him from the um from the store. Called your buddy to come pick you up from the store? What's your buddy's name? Edward Butts. Edward Butts? Okay. He has a statement that he's only probably not telling the truth. So the male that you got out of the car with, we stopped him. And he is at the economy lodge. So The okay, the driver or the or the or the other other passenger? The driver. Okay, Edward Butts. Was he What's the driver's name? Edward Butts. Okay, what's the other What's the name? Uh Uh Um Brandon. Brandon? Yes. And that's not made up? No, that's not Okay. I'm going to write my phone in If he If he wasn't in the car, then then he didn't He didn't do anything wrong, so So, you guys are like a trio that goes around and steals things? No, there's a bunch of Okay. 10 of you? Yes. Okay. And is it like Palm Coast, Daytona, or what's the plan? Palm Coast, Daytona, Champer Um And um Cocoa Beach. So, what's you guys' plan with all of these different stuff that Every day he Okay. Okay. Every day he sells all of the stuff at the And he he he Where does he sell it? He sells Daytona? >> He got stocks. Does he have a store? Does he go off like eBay? >> Flea market. Flea market? >> yeah, um Deland Flea Market in Port Orange. Say that again? Deland Deland Flea Market in Port Orange. Flea market, yes. And and he also out of his house and also Also out of his house. Out of the whole Every In the middle of their conversation, the suspect suddenly says something that quickly catches the attention of the officers. What's your phone number? What's that? That's my guy right here. Where? He's in the parking lot right What do you mean that's your guy? That's the other guy that was in the in the video with me in the Right there? Well, we we It was just you that got out of the car. Honestly, sir. That makes sense. Honestly, he got out of the car with me. Honestly What's his name? Brandon. Brandon? So, if you yell Brandon, he's going to look at us? Honestly, he will. He he he he don't he don't he he he He don't He probably got dropped off the border off. Now he's walking back to the other parking lot. No, no, we we we we got out of the car in the same parking lot. Uh I got a purse and a Yeah. Did he take Did he take anything? He went in Home Depot with you? Yes. And I I honestly if you go to him, he he he he he got stuff in the parking lot right here. Came out, can't find the car, the car is gone. Well, I'm 100% sure given that we have good relationship with loss prevention at Home Depot, if he caught you, he would have caught him. And both of you would have been called out. Sir. Sir. Um I'm I'm going to give you paperwork now. I'm telling you that man I was walking with him with that When did you have too much stuff in there? You drove up here with us? We walked in Daytona in the same car. I had a I I walked in the store with him right here. Okay. Bye. Bye, dude. You You're ready to go. And I'm being detained. Well, that still doesn't help the fact that you were going to jail. It took two of You know, this is this is this is This is just you that Honestly, you know that joke ain't I'm I'm I'm trying to get this over with. Uh uh $100,000 stolen stuff from from last night. May I name I name that While the suspect continues to plead his case, the officers decide that enough is enough. Also also got I I know at least three guys. Okay. They were bought yesterday at the Home Depot. I I know this guy from the hotel. Inside of the hotel. I know guys are stealing a brown Jeep, okay? I mean a brown truck, okay? That that that car seen Okay? Driving Driving right under the the Jeep over there at the hotel. Deputy, do you have any further questions? No, sir. You can come up here. Right now with all the information that you're giving to us, I recommend once you're done with jail time, to you email tips through the Flagler County Sheriff's Office to let us know through that way of every bit of information that you have that you're telling us here in person, okay? It's going to be a lot easier, okay? No, no, I ain't coming back. Check this off. There is no other option. You're going to jail. Evidence of property. He tried to dispose of it even though that's a felony. Dragging it in his underwear. He had property. All right. Um see you later. Um prior theft? Yes. I don't know about that, but I do know they changed the um days for retail theft. So, instead of 30 days, it's now 120. And if you If he's been caught stealing within the last 120 days, between two different locations. You look nice, dude. Play your number for previous convictions. Um I I don't think there's a timeline for previous conviction. As long as they're previously convicted. Same thing as a battery, basically. Same thing as a battery. And by conviction, it can be same thing as uh just an arrest. As they're taking the suspect away, the officers further discuss with one another. The suspect also casually reveals something that puts him in a tougher spot. Of course, I double-check everything on the website, so Well, that could be skeptical of this. If it is it if they did previous theft, The last time was Well, I was arrested Say that again? By conviction, there's a definition for conviction there on the state central website, and that's just any So, you go by Willie at all? Cuz I've I've gone through hiccups with that. So, that's your legal first name? People have been arrested for things and convicted on it. >> You know. You know. And what's your last name? And what's your date of birth? Write that Write that down real real quick. I got it. We good. Cadarius. Cadarius. Cadarius, spell your first name. Spell it slowly and understandably, okay? C a d d e u s. What's your middle initial? What's your last name? Date of birth? You're not lying. You wouldn't There's no reason to go by Willie. So, is your name Willie or Cadarius? Your name is Willie. So, why'd they So, why'd they say Cadarius? I was. You got So, so you got warrants, right? Let's Let's confirm his warrants real quick before we before we let him go. Put him in car, though. Him? Not yet. You know not that I'm not that I'm aware Huh? I don't know if this guy He doesn't >> Yeah, yeah, that's why I mean Cadarius. I mean, look at your Does that mean he's a After the whole incident, the man was charged with grand theft, trespassing, providing false information to law enforcement, and violation of probation. Number four. Serial shoplifter gets caught again and tries the same excuse. On May 29th, 2025, officers in Ohio responded to a call about a suspected shoplifting incident at [music] a local shopping center. Watch what happens as they arrive on the scene. Hello. You were just in Aldi's? I was. Okay. I wasn't in Aldi's. I was just standing outside. Okay. There's a couple females with you that was at Aldi's? There was a female with me. She didn't win it. I don't think she went in Aldi's, but uh I was I'm on the phone. I I wasn't paying attention, man. Okay. Wearing a red sweater. Um yes, she's in a red sweater, yeah. Yeah. Okay. Well, the Aldi's called us about uh stealing in Aldi's. >> I have no idea about that, bro. >> Okay. Do you have anything from Aldi's in your backpack? Do you have any groceries in there from Aldi's? >> I do not. You do not? Okay. Um do you have an ID on you? I don't, but I'll give you my name and my social security number. Okay. Um cuz they're going to want you barred from there. Where'd the female go? >> at all. I don't Well, you know what I mean? They're private business, so >> outside, you know what I mean? I was on the phone, bro. Well, you know, you was with her. You're guilty by association, I guess, right? Ah, man, that sucks, man. I'm sorry. I didn't know she was doing that. Where Where'd she go? I I don't know. She said, "Follow me." and then she disappeared. I don't I came around the corner. Like I said, I'm on the phone and I wasn't paying attention. >> Yeah. What's your name, man? Uh Tommy. Uh what's the girl's name? Uh I think her name is uh either Leah or Cam. She goes by a couple different names. >> I [clears throat] know, but she goes by a couple different names. What do you call her? Uh I call her Cam. You call her Cam? Yeah. Okay. She's got to be around here somewhere. I mean, sure she's probably in one of these stores, man. >> Yeah, yeah. She's around here somewhere. >> I didn't see which one she went in. Like I said, I'm on the phone. >> Yeah. Yeah, you can see right here. My girlfriend's on the phone right here. Uh let me bring her camera right here. There we go. Come on down here. It isn't long before a woman who fits [music] the description from the original call shows up and approaches the man. The officer steps in right away to confront her about the alleged shoplifting. This is Maura Hand. How's it going? Good? Hi. I'm doing better. Yeah. Uh stuff from Aldi's. I already I ran out trying to catch the bus. I already handed it back to them. >> Already what? To get back in there to them. I handed it back to them. Okay, cuz they didn't tell me you gave it back to them. I did. I went straight back in there and gave it back to them. Okay. Yeah, I'm on the phone. I'm not saying you're not on the phone, but No. >> Okay. Do you have any groceries in your bag there? >> No. What did you have? Um it was like some honey buns, uh some meat things, um Oreos, um hot chocolate spoon. Yeah. Um maybe that's it. Okay. Uh let me make sure that they got their stuff back or whatever. Yeah, I mean And they they I believe they just want both of you barred, okay? >> Okay, yeah, the bus ran. I didn't know they weren't going to let us in there because he had what he had. You know what I mean? You know, it's >> know. Obviously. Yeah. Spear on me, knife. And they wouldn't let me on and I had to Spear? Yeah. Oh, okay. Yeah, but I took it straight I had to put my bag in and he had me put it up like I was Yeah. I took it straight back in there to them. >> Okay. Will you wait here with her with him for a second and I'm going to go run into Aldi's for just a split second and make sure Huh? Here's the driver. They're both different, right? He's got a worn out at pick up and I don't think she has anything. Hers uh Jackson is out of pick up. To my knowledge. With surveillance footage and the stolen items found in her bags, officers have more than enough to make an arrest. But even without that, she already has outstanding warrants in two different states. May I drop your stuff? You have a warrant for your arrest. She's got one out of out of pick up, too. Okay, she had one at Jackson. All right, come on. I [clears throat] know you had one. When did that come out? It was right there. No, I mean I I like wonder when our warrant came out. I usually don't I'm usually up on that list. Yeah, always on that list. Maybe come out today or something. May I have anything illegal on you, any kind of weapons like that? Will you wait here for a second? I'm going to talk to him. You been in trouble recently? At least here locally? Just a probation violation for not reporting. Okay. Last check it was February. Come on, February. It's almost February. You're slacking. Yeah. What's it for? Uh it's a probation. You're on probation. Then then you're right, probation violation warrant. I'll be right back, old house. Just have a seat for me. Anything illegal in the bags up there? What's your plan from uh from this point on? I'm heading that way. Yeah, I'm going to uh First Capital Recovery. Okay. I'm going to rehab today. You going to rehab today? 6:00. Well, that's good. Well, let's see here. You got about an hour and 5 minutes. Yeah, hopefully I can make it. I'm supposed to be on the bus, but He got mad at me. He He said he was going to call the police. He's had me all day, man. What now? Yeah, yeah, because of the knife in my bag, he's been He's been at me all all day. It's the third time he told me I couldn't get on the bus, man. Yeah, I mean I don't really I don't blame them cuz they have a big sign that says no weapons. Yeah, but I'm not I don't have I have nowhere to put it. You know what I mean? Like I got to Well, I get rules are rules, man. They don't have to give you a ride, I guess. Are you guys still missing anything or she give the stuff back or what? Yeah. Yes what? Yes, she gave it back or >> Yes, she gave it back. Okay, all right. She's arrested anyways, so she had a warrant. Um you guys want both of them trespassed or one of them or Both of them trespassed? In a last-ditch effort, the woman returned the stolen items when she knew police were coming. Still, both stores decided to trespass them from their premises, and it's hard to argue with that decision. So it was uh Kimberly um aka also Meadows, and then the male was Tommy Okay. Okay. Okay. So. Thank you. >> We We've got them both. They'll Let me get um your information for the report. Is Okay. All right, she gave everything back barred from the old Aldi's. Um what she want to do with his belongings? She want to She want to leave them with him? I would rather it go with us anyway. You know what I mean? Like I got to go and I'm not responsible for anything. I'm pretty it could it could come back on us as a liability issue, you know what I mean? He's barred. Yeah, he's barred, yep. They don't want you back at the Aldi. All right, man. I'm never going in there anyway. Well, you ain't got nothing to worry about then. Okay. Yep, thank you. Yeah, he's good to go. I haven't gone through anything yet. There's some other like food items on the top of the bag. They're like ice cream and something else, but All right, it's a pain in the ass, but I'd rather >> anybody we can she got anybody we can leave the stuff with? We can ask her. We can ask her. You got anybody that'll take some of this stuff at all or No. Outstanding. You originally from here? No, she's been here for a little while, though. All right, well, we're going to move up to uh old car 18. The jail doesn't keep uh bags and stuff anymore. What's up? Hold on, hold on. Relax. You got your stuff turned. Little tight. No, she's twisted or something right now. Turn your wrists together like you're praying. There you go. That should be better. Yeah. Hold on, hold on, hold on. She's got double locked them. Yeah, but keep moving and when you sit back, they'll just go tighter on you. Won't be able to uh guarantee you that when you get your stuff you're going to have ice cream. Can you throw that Can we throw that away like right now? Yeah. The ice cream's up there. Yeah, I'm doing it. Sorry. Coffee. This time she's not resisting, clearly in pain and far more cooperative than during her last run-in with these same officers for the exact same issue. Given her condition, they're willing to show a little leniency. I don't know what kind of ice cream you got. It's coffee Oh, coffee ice cream? I don't like that kind. Really? So So we need to have like cookies and cream or something like that. I get like a snack. I'm going to I'm going to leave you a couple in front. Okay. You didn't like give me a fake name this time, although I knew it cuz I'm pretty sure you've done that to me once before. Mhm. Big yeah. That's how I remember. Yeah. I don't remember what you gave me the last time. Magnets? I don't know what these things Little magnets. Do we need these? >> no. Tommy said he didn't even know you. Well, I mean you told me your name. You told me your name was Kim and I was thinking like Kim Kim Kim that I seen you walk out of Kimble. Yeah, but no, he told me he didn't know you. So I don't even know you like that. Mhm. He said he didn't even know So he So he does know you like that? That's what you're saying? Yeah. Uh anything like that in here? Needles, nothing like that? The jail won't take this stuff. So we had to put all of it in our property room. So that means when you get out, you have to come to us and get your stuff. They don't keep their They don't keep bags anymore. They want to inconvenience us. It is literally coffee, it says. Yeah. That That is a thing. I've never heard of it. What you got there? Yeah, they just say that it's nice. Um let's see here. What is this? Four-in-one stylus pen. Let's put it all Put Put all everything I'm just putting everything in this bag. And then I'll put it in your like pockets or something. You go through that like Well, I could. I don't know what you mean. Let's make sure nothing's going to blow up in the uh Golly. Probably get rid of the chips, too. Eat all the Doritos. Some clothing. I don't know if you want to dive into that or not. No. Some Gabe's clothing. Gabe's? Yeah, they got the got the tags on it. Got some shoes. Inside her bags, the officers spot multiple items still with tags, prompting them to ask the woman if the items were stolen. However, whether she'll admit it is anyone's guess. Oh, yeah. It's all all good. Nice nice new stuff. >> You want to do a good deed and tell me where all this stuff comes from? I'm pretty sure you didn't buy it all. And I can take it back to them. Huh? I bought it half price off somebody. >> Oh, you did buy it? Off off some off of a person. Off another person? Yeah. Okay. All this all got tags and stuff on it, you know what I mean? >> Cuz I don't have anything. I'm going out and people keep stealing everything. >> Yeah. Lots of sunglasses, too. I don't have any sunglasses on now. How much it cost for all this stuff? Cost me 125. Huh. I would have figured it'd be a little bit more than that. Half price. How much the bag cost? Or I guess bags. They're half price. That wasn't the question. I don't know. Half I don't know what it is. What So it'd be 250? Huh? Well, this one's just $7.99. It's not on sale. No, she bought it on sale from somebody else. Oh. So my What is this thing? It was It's a scratchy. Somebody else had it and she bought them. Somebody else stole them and she bought them from them. Flip tray. TJ Maxx. >> TJ Maxx. All right, that's probably where actually where they came from, except the Gabe's stuff. but You want to dive down in it or what? No. TJ Maxx again. Yours is not that way. When did you buy this? That's what I would I come up here and I bought it. Who'd you meet? I can't tell you that. Oh, okay. With questions still unanswered, officers head to the nearest TJ Maxx to confirm whether any recent shoplifting reports match the woman they just detained. Hello. How are you? Uh super weird question. >> Uh-huh. Do you know if you had any kind of thievery going on with a female that's probably about all red long sleeve shirt like a hoodie and then black shorts. She's got a whole bunch of TJ Maxx stuff. Stuff. Francy? Hey Francy, could you come up front real quick? Just get Paul, manager. Yeah, probably too, but I don't know if you guys She'll She'll definitely know. She watches them like a hawk. Yeah. So yeah, she'll probably Everything everything she has is You guys have any like half off sales? Not half off. Not half off. We got clearance items with red tags. You can get those. No, she she had like a bunch of I don't know some $12.99 stuff and >> Yeah. I thought you were asking for you. They said she bought everything half off. I'm like, okay. Did the bag come from there, too? Did you buy the bag, too? It looks pretty new, also. Did it all come like a kit? Huh? I bought it all in whole. Like the bag and all? Yeah. Yeah. That's what I'm saying, the bag looks new to me, too. Hello. Hi. Here quick. Um weird question, but we have a female has a warrant got arrested. Anyway, she had a whole bunch of Gabe stuff and TJ Maxx stuff. Oh, she did? Yeah, but She's probably about like yay tall, red hoodie and black shorts. Yeah, I don't know when she was in the store, but she claims that she got everything and everything was half off. I'm like, that's that's flag on the field. That is >> Half off? Yeah, that that is incorrect, so Okay. Uh but if [snorts] you want, we can gather the items cuz we haven't found a receipt for the stuff. We can turn them to you or So, I need to get like a receipt showing how much. That would be great. Yeah. Um yeah, it sounds like the other officer has everything separated, so I'll go grab that, bring it in. Are you guys in the business of pursuing charges or just want to Um so that I would have to See if she wants to I'm not giving you that bag of TJ Maxx stuff. That entire bag of stuff is stolen. I know it, you know it. Whether you bought it for 125 bucks or not, the entire thing is stolen. The entire bag. TJ Maxx staff confirmed the theft and security footage seals the case. The officers now have everything they need and they don't hesitate to lay out what's ahead. You have paying a price for something. You have one. You know what that's also called? Receiving stolen property. I'm not giving you that stuff. Right? I'm not giving you that stuff. So, it's all going to go back to them. I'm not going to charge you for that, but it's going back to them. It's obviously stolen. It's a huge problem up here is people stealing. So. Yeah, if if they can bring in the merchandise, I can do like a fake receipt. Okay. Sorry, old bud. No, no, you're good. We're just going to work with me me and um Kim here group, we're going to get this entire bag back. That the bag and everything >> and everything's brand new. I mean, she under I mean, there is yeah, there used to be a tag. >> Well, oh. Yeah, she didn't she didn't steal it, but she knows that the purpose of buying a half price is the fact that it is stolen. Yeah, also they said they don't have They're already discount stores, so they don't do half price. No, no, no, no, no. No, it's half price because it was taken. I thought it was a five finger discount. Well, that's the same thing, but that's why it's half price. >> it's half price, you would pay something. She paid 125. All right. Well, we'll return it. They don't really know if they They have to make some calls. >> I don't really care. Just give them the bag back and let them do what they I gave them my contact info, but I doubt it'll go anywhere, so Anything else? No, I don't think so. We're going to There's like a few minor things in Gabe's stuff. No, like I ain't worried about that. There's That that there's a bunch of stuff. All right. Look. Don't you dare throw up in my car. I thought of my car. The woman was ultimately charged with theft on top of her outstanding warrants. Number three. Woman learns that first time shoplifting still comes with real consequences. On January 15th, 2025, police officers responded to an active shoplifting call. Here's what happened when the officers managed to intercept the fleeing shoplifter. She saw me and stopped. What's up, dude? She just stopped. Hold on. Okay, there she was. She's going out. She's going out. Yep, going. Stop. Stop right now. Please stop. How are you? I'm good. How are you? I'm good. I'm good. I'm good. I'm good. Put the phone down for me. I'm sorry. Stop. Don't reach for the bag. Put your hands behind your back. What's your name, dear? Put your hands behind your back. Interlace your fingers for me. Interlace your fingers like you're praying. Just hands out. You're being detained right now, okay? We're good. Robert 21, I got one detained on the grocery side. I'm sorry. What's that? I wasn't running nothing. Okay. It looked like it for a minute. That's why I yelled. No worries. You said your name's Carissa? Okay. All right, why don't you have a seat, Carissa? Everything's right in here. That's you guys and your stuff. I figured it'd be easier to take her to the office. All right, do you have anything in your pockets? No, sir. I have nothing on me. Can I search you? Do you even have pockets? >> No, I don't. I don't even have pockets. This your phone? I'm going to just I'm going to take that out. I'm going to put it in your bag, okay? Can I pay for it? I'm going to use the back of my hand to check your uh I don't know that. I'm just socks. This bag is ours, too, isn't it? No, that's my bag. That's your bag? That's my bag. I can't do with that, sir. Let me get your ID. This is an outfit. Is your ID in the purse? I don't have an ID. You don't have an ID? Before we go back there, let me get your information so we can we can give you a warning. Have you been arrested for shoplifting before? All right, let's go back with this these guys. The shoplifter tries to downplay the incident and even claims that this is her first time. However, that's not an excuse and the officers still need to investigate further. I'm sorry. Are you with anyone today? No, I wasn't with How'd you get here? Um I I mean, I rode with somebody, yes. Where are they at? Uh I have no idea. They were shopping as well. >> in solo. We were I did come in solo, yeah, but What kind of car is it? Um I I don't know where he is. He I know he just wanted to grab a drink and come back. I don't know. What kind of car is he in? I don't know what kind of car it is. It's a black car. I don't know. There's a male associated with her in a black car outside. Is anyone sitting out there? Sir, I please I I'm so sorry. I know. I might be a cop. That's her That's her property. It's not mine. I'm not going to promise you anything right now yet, okay? I'll just be honest with you. Okay. So, before I we talk anymore, I'm going to read you your rights, okay? You have I just said you're in handcuffs, so I got to read you your rights, okay? I'm not going to say you're not going to jail, but I don't You're not 100% going to jail, okay? Let's just take some deep breaths. We'll go back here. We'll do what we got to do on their end and then we'll do deal with what I got, okay? I'm sorry. I've never done this before. I know, but I just This is why I don't have a receipt. Where are you living at? I'm homeless right now. I literally live in a tent right now, but I'm waiting on a bed at um St. Mary's. Okay. Yes. So, who's dude that you met? Um he's a really really good friend of mine. Okay. I've known him since like childhood. That's all. Now at the store's main office, the staff and the officer take a look at the items the shoplifter tried to pick up. They also probe about the shoplifter's possible accomplice. So, no matter what, you are going to be trespassed from Meijer. Anywhere where our Meijer logo's at, you're not welcome. Gas station included all across country. We want to report ourselves just for our database. Um if you are caught even if you just walked on property and they recognize you, they will call you. Any Meijer. This is just our process. I'm so sorry. I understand. She's trying to together. This is my list. The stuff you were going to steal? No, I wasn't going to steal. These are things I need. Have you noticed none of that's in my my car? Thank you, Brett. These are just things I needed, that's all. Needles? Is that what it says? No, that's all it says, needle and thread. Is there Are you a user? No, this needle and thread in there is all what it says, needle and thread. I'm not going to get poked by anything in here? No, sir. No, sir. We already have a black car out here, is there somebody else I should be looking for? She arrived with a male. She thinks it was a black car, but I don't have any further description. That's really all I saw was a black car. All right, man. Can you give me slowly Is he a white guy or a black guy? Black guy? K A R I Okay. Black male. Can I get you more? Older car or newer car? Uh older car. I don't know. Is it his car? Uh no, I think it's his sister's car. All right, man. You're detained. I didn't steal anything that wasn't mine. Black sedan, possibly registered to a female. Was he wearing a hat or anything? I don't know. Actually, I'm out here looking now. I think he bounced. I don't have any water. If I did, I would. Yeah, I'm sure the cruiser scooped him. Oh, office 10. The officers and the store staff are close to wrapping up the investigation. Both of them lay out to the shoplifter the heavy consequences of her actions today. What have you been to the justice center for? Um I mean a long a long list of things, sir. I mean um I've been struggling with addiction for a long time, but um I've been in a mental health clinic since I got out of jail since I got out I got out in November. And um I've been doing well but I mean I'm I'm just homeless and I just started working and I got Where are you working at? I'm working for a construction company and it's like under the table for like um but it sucks because I can't go back to school or anything. It's financial things, I guess. I got you. You guys have an affidavit back here? Yeah, sweet. I'll let you know in a second. 107.97 Okay. What's that mean? That's the total amount that you stole. I know. I will pay it back. Once you're in our doors, you can't >> I know, no, I know, but I'm just saying like I will pay it back to you guys if I need to like Martin, do you have a dollar amount? 107.97? They're filling out an affidavit now. Copy. I'd say this is going to be a physical. I walked on you. Did she have any 30s? No wants, no warrants. It'll be a physical. Yep. Okay. Yeah, yeah. So, like I stated before, you are going to be trespassed >> Yes, is this for life? Um as of right now it's just for a year. Okay. >> When this goes to court Okay. and seeing how cooperative you are and everything, we're still going to ask for a stay away order. Okay. That's just my book, but it will be up to my and his discretion on how long. Okay. She's now headed to the cruiser and despite all that's happened, the suspect still tries one last time to plead her case. Well, my boss is out here. He's doing some of our paperwork to try to expedite this and I don't know what his decision is going to be, honestly. So, we'll go from there. I don't I'm I'm not going to be like, "Oh, yeah, no." and then we have to go. So, I don't want to lie to you. I'm sorry. I don't want to lie to you if he says we got to go to the jail. You just really screwed up so much. I got you. Chris said that you got to go to jail. Stay in there. Oh, sir, please please talk. It's where we're at, okay? Why is that? It's what the boss said. Can I please talk to him, please? I'll see if he wants to talk to you, but that's where we're at, okay? I'll see what he says. Come on, this isn't your first rodeo. You got other thefts. No, those were not those weren't minor, sir. Those were illegal drug situations. It was with my stepmother. Oh, I got you. Um various clothing? Yes. She wants to talk to you. Please. He said just a minute. The way that it works in Green Township is if you're arrested for shoplifting, you go to jail. It's a low level property crime offense, you're going to be processed out. It's not like you're going to stay down there. I don't see any any cases for you. You'll probably get out today. You'll go down, you'll get processed through, you'll talk to Yeah. The woman was charged with theft and was banned from All Myer's. Number two. Woman switch tag scheme gets busted at Target. On May 12th, 2025, officers responded to a report from a local Target. According to the store's loss prevention team, a woman was changing the price tags on high cost items so she could buy them at a lower price. Here's what happened when the officers confronted the suspect. She doesn't speak English so I don't My daughter's coming. Your daughter's coming? Yeah. Okay. The daughter is insisting on coming. So, she comes here and what she does is she switches the um the tags of the items. The tags? Oh, the tags. >> The tags of the tags. Yep, yep, yep. And then um that's pretty much what she does. So, I told them to bring me one of these. How many items? Two. Two or three. Three. Oh, it's Is this an ongoing thing? Yeah. At this location or other locations? This one. All of them here. Um has she been trespassed from here before? They didn't know. Have you guys asked for the trespass? Um Or do you guys usually just do the trespasses? Yeah. Two or three, sorry. Say that again. All the incidents we had on her before, this one she just straight up pushed out with the small appliance. Um Oh, she Those ones she didn't switch the tags. She just took them. She just took it. Um sorry. Okay, okay. Yeah, I know she's coming. She told me. Are you talking to his daughter? Yeah, she The daughter is coming. Um Should You guys have You have the trespass form? So, once the daughter comes, I explain to the daughter in English what is So, thank you so much. So, we'll we'll trespass her in our system. So, then that way that's not just It's not just an arrest for the theft, it's an arrest for the trespass. Okay, okay. She's never been trespassed before, you think? No, not from here. Um what language? Punjabi. My daughter coming. I'll explain it to her just so we can say we verbally did to her and then we can also do it to daughter. Just because then it marks boxes for future arrests. You know what I mean? >> Okay. Just because it's you're already doing that. I need somebody to do it. 40 minutes. 40 minutes. My daughter coming. Perfect. Okay. We'll talk to her also, okay? Wait, but she's getting arrested for the trespass, but she was never [music] trespassed No, no, no, I'm just going to tell her. The officer decides that she can no longer wait for the suspect's daughter, so she takes it upon herself to work her way around the language barrier. Sorry, I my bad. It's totally I meant to call language line and I totally clicked your ID on accident. No worries. Okay, I'll talk to you later. Thanks. Bye. Oops. Welcome to Language Line Solutions. Please enter your six-digit client ID. What is your phone number? Or Spanish. Please speak the name of the desired language. Punjabi. I'm going to send you a link so you can send me the video. Yeah. Let me just ask you the elements of charging Punjabi. I understood. Yeah, no, she switched the tags of the items and put her the ticket switched items and then she left. But she didn't pay for the items that So, these items is what happened? Yeah. Yes. Hi there, this is Officer Bazan with the Kent Police Department and I'm here present with the client. She paid for these, but these is not the items that she got. The items that she got were like Thanks to the officer's quick-witted thinking, she manages to communicate the harsh penalties that the suspect is facing. So, due to the incident that happened today and the incidents in the past, you are going to be trespassed from this Target. That means if you come back inside this Target or even in the parking lot around the Target, you can be arrested for the trespass, okay? So, even if you don't enter the store and you haven't committed the shoplift at that time, just trespassing on the property you can be arrested, okay? And the trespass is going to be for life, so you are never allowed to to step foot inside the Target or even in the parking lot. Do you understand? Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. So, today you won't be arrested for trespass, You will just be warned on the trespass, but you will be arrested for the theft that occurred. Is that your current address? You're ready? Yeah, yeah, that's it. Okay, and I just want to go over it with you. Do you understand that you can't come back to Target? I'm not coming. You're not coming back? Okay, so you understand? Yeah. Okay, thank you so much interpreter for your time. I really do appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you for speaking with us. Thank you. Bye-bye. All right. Just so we can say she was told. This. No. Not taking nothing. After the investigation wraps up, the officer escorts the woman out of the store. Thank you so much. >> the case number for you, could you remind me of it? Wait, wait, wait, wait. So rash. You're like running. 5398. Oh, you're going to walk? Okay, I'm just going to talk to her for a second. Both. You cannot do that, you know? Anyway. So yeah, so um She's getting cited. She's going to have to go to court. It's the same thing that an arrest. But it is we don't have the physical space to take Yeah. Welcome to Washington. You know how it works. Mhm. And uh unfortunately I cannot take her physically, but she's been trespassing. She cannot come back here, okay? Okay, thank you. Uh if you guys have a photo taken from the video surveillance, you can use it to Okay. We'll do that. I will do it. I will put it in a file with all the people that is trespassing here cuz you might not be here forever. But somebody might come. All right. And thank you. And be safe. All right. Thank you. Appreciate it. You're welcome, sir. How you been? I'm good. So since we told her and used the interpreter and everything, Yeah. um she said she's not coming back. She understood. >> Yeah. Even if she is about to enter the store, you can call us for the trespass and we can arrest her. Okay. Um because and I told her that. I mean, it may just like how you know with the mandates and everything and even though we may be not be able to take her in handcuffs, we still can cite her even just for the trespass on your property. Um that's the big thing. I'm glad we got that taken care of because the fact that she's continuing to come back >> Yeah. Yeah, and being a problem. In the end, the woman was cited with theft. And on top of that, she's now banned from all Target locations. Number one. Shoplifter thought a few excuses would change everything. They didn't. In our final case, officers in Atlanta respond to a shoplifting call at a local Walmart. Here's what happened. All right. Hey bro, so obviously if it's a felony, I'm going to take her. But if it's a misdemeanor, do you guys want to just CC her and then drop the warrant tell her to turn herself in or do you Yeah, we we can take take that. How is she acting in there? She being cooperative? Yeah, she's she's chill. Okay. So as long as she stay that way, if it's under a felony amount, I can do the warrant Monday. We'll let her go today. Okay. You know. Okay, so she's going to be on it. All right. Yeah, so Yeah. We just figure out what it is. What are these coupons for? She got a bunch of times to scan in the receipt. Yeah. >> [laughter] >> Hey man, it was like buy four and you know But I didn't I didn't get that memo on that deal. She normally normally is either all the food and the and the merchandise is not paid for or the other way around, you know what I mean? But she got I mean she's just randomly throwing stuff in the cart. Bro, can we get somebody to go check the price on this because I'm sure she stole it because she couldn't scan it. Stole it but If you could bring this to the Bring me Bring me the spring me a little one with a barcode on it. As store employees compile an itemized list and receipt of what was taken, officers begin gathering more details, pressing staff for a complete account of the incident and suspect. Maybe she was living on her app and just thought maybe the app You know, it's like when you buy like this, man. >> glad that you here to kind of let her know that's not how it Yeah, that's how it works, man. >> [laughter] >> Not how we do it here. See, most times it'll be food is paid for and non-food is not. But she got a little bit of everything. Yeah. Cuz I was thinking maybe she paid for the food cuz maybe she had food stamps. She just needed a little discount. That's all. The thing is it's If she buys it here, you might as well let her I ain't give her time to talk cuz I'm not in that kind of mood today. You go to court and you tell them that. You got no life these days. You might go to jail. She paid physically. She didn't scan it. So what's the name calling her a scammer for? No, she didn't. No, she didn't pay for it. >> [laughter] >> Don't lie to get everything in the bag. All right. You thought she scanned it. Mhm. You must have been Because uh uh Isaac helped her with it. But it's a scanner thing. I'm there. So what's the issue? >> He must have removed it and then she's tossed it back in the bag. Right. Mhm. And was MoneyGram Western That wasn't Junior Western Union that was it? Customer service like that. Thank you, bro. Then he said is your Western Union working? Have to give her the benefit of the He said Western Union is MoneyGram Western Union working? Yes, thank you. Western Union. I guess she said these two some other people. She kept paying them in her hand with these. Paying them sending them down here. The initial report claims the suspect swapped price tags at the self-checkout, placing cheaper labels on more expensive items to score a considerable and illegal discount. Most of these things they paid for cuz she was doing it. I've seen them scan it. Okay. Hi. That condensed milk. Mhm. She got them placed randomly throughout the cart. >> Right. It just made the made the receipt longer. Right. Come to the front counter with all the food and the drinks. Mhm. >> [laughter] >> Make you look like you got a receipt this long. They had them too. Then these little ones find out when they went to court and we can see what they doing. So they had to do it a little bit different. So I find out. I know. >> [laughter] >> Hey man, you can't you can't you can't blame her for that. As a man as a get your blood pressure up. That hurts, though. Yeah, but the food tastes so good. >> Mhm. It's my >> [laughter] >> Nobody in their right mind eats this much condensed milk. Uh she might make a lot of cakes, bro. All right. I ain't seen no other ingredients yet. >> [laughter] >> I can't remember what it is. It's kind of like you make like a you make like a plain like sugar cake or like sugar like like crushed it like edible or something like that. And it took your time to do all this. Yeah. It probably worked before. It It It must have worked before, yeah. That's why they do it. They'd be trying to wait us out. We'll get tired of watching. Mhm. But she showed up to the wrong time. >> Mhm. And even when we paused, she just stayed there. >> She just stood there. She didn't even ask for help. She just stood there. Yeah. That's all we got here. But when when it got to the cash register and then they look around like I need some help, you know. That should be your hint. We watching you. We see what you doing. >> Right. But they keep doing it anyway. Cuz when you paused, if I knew I was stealing Mhm. and you paused mine, I'm just leaving cuz you already I'm already called the police. Leaving the staff for now, officers head to the store security office to speak with the suspect who's already being held for questioning. You want to go with George from I'm good here. Yeah, so it's it's It looks like it's going to be under felony amount, so he just wants her CC and then he wants to prosecute. He's going to drop the warrant later. So just let her go? Yeah, so he's going to tell her to turn You want me to take this for you? I got it, bro. You sure? Yeah. You know how many you got? 20 Just one. Caller is saying that the father is saying that he doesn't trust them. They went to a house and then he tried to drive them Ma'am. What happened from your from your knowledge? What took place today? Okay. What happened from your knowledge? Like what happened? What were you doing here? She say um I pass. What did you say? Like what do you What were you doing? Okay. She say I pass I I I let it stop. I pass something like this. I pass everything. I don't know what happened. Check. Okay. Maybe I I I forgot maybe something. I forgot something in the bottom in the bottom in the car maybe. Okay. Yeah. I try to pay everything. I don't know. Because we have a lot of stuff. My English is a little bit Yeah, a lot of stuff. Maybe I pass by mistake maybe. She have something wrong. I try to try to pay. Okay. Ma'am, you're being issued what's called a criminal trespass warning. Okay? It means after today you're not allowed to return to this Walmart. Okay? And she's probably going to issue a paper telling you you can't return to any Walmart whatsoever. Okay? But I'm telling you if I catch you back here this Walmart or any officer catch you back in this Walmart, you will go to jail. You understand? I'm not coming to the Walmart again? You You You cannot return back to this Walmart. Okay? Or else you will go to jail. You understand? Okay. You understand? Yeah. Okay. Okay. You have something not paid? Sign. You have something not paid? $177 worth. With both video evidence and staff statements pointing to her, the case seems clear. But instead of coming clean, she keeps acting like nothing happened. Even the officer is surprised by the excuse she'll come up with next. What I check? $177 worth. Of stuff not paid for. If you'll sign your name just right here for me, please. It's not Give me 1 second. I'm supposed to pay all of Because maybe by mistake I try to put some a water and toothpaste. Maybe by mistake. I try to pay everything. Now I I buy it? I try to buy it. You can pass the card. No, there's Once you pass the exit, they don't let you buy it no more. I'm sorry. Under your name. Yep, this this line right here. Mhm. What I check? How much How much? All of this stuff right here. All of them. All of this stuff right here on this camera. All of this. Where? Um and then I just got to get you a picture of you holding this for our purposes and then 1 2 3, if you'll hold the paper up. Oh. Thank you. 1 2 3, thank you. And then that's your paper to keep, okay? I'm going to the court? Yes. Um hey, so they're going to apply for a warrant um sometime Monday, so you may want to turn yourself in Tuesday or sometime after. Okay? What if they can't find me? What if I Normally whenever we file the warrant, they uh they'll send a letter out to the address to let them know when to appear in court. Oh, okay. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. Yeah. So, it might be a just a tad bit longer, but she'll get received notification in mail on when to appear to her warrant court day. The stolen value is under $200 and officers settled the matter with a summons before clearing the scene. The incident ends with a woman walking away without cuffs and just a summons in hand. Ma'am. Uh the the other gentleman um he's going to be on Yeah, he's going to be on the report. So, Yeah. if you want a copy of this, put it in your name, okay? Perfect. Bruce, that's your name. Bruce, that's my name. Thank you, guys. So, we'll take her in tow. Thank you, brother. Okay. Thank you. And now we're holding 241 171 at 30 or 5350 Clover Road at the racetrack. And there's going to be at 4125 also road at the TJ Maxx. Mhm. All right. All right. The car is helping out since they can't hold. All right. Thank you. All right. 2217 10-8 clear on case code 8 to the highest priority call. 10-4 2213. The woman was ultimately charged with shoplifting and was trespassed from the location. What do you think? Did they get what they deserved? Let me know in the comments and I'll catch you in the next video.