On July 18th, 2025, officers responded to a Burlington coat factory for a call of a shoplifting complaint. >> Yo yo, >> get on the ground. Get on the ground. >> Get down now. >> Get on the ground. >> Come here. Come here. >> Come here. Get on the ground. tomorrow. So, there's a black female, blue over blue, headed towards the Target parking lot. >> Come here. Come here. >> You You're not going to need this. You're not going to need this. >> I'm going to put it in my in my pocket. >> You're not going to need this. >> I'm put it in my pocket. Can you please? >> Get in the car. Come on. >> Okay. Oh. I need to keep >> you already did. >> Get in the car. It's >> 20 charges. >> Hey, I do. >> It's going to be 65. Get in the car. >> I'm trying to >> put your hands on the >> I'm trying to >> black female. Black over black. And another black female. Green over black. >> All right. What's the girl? What's the girl's name? >> I don't really know her name. I just know her name is Sha. >> Of course not. Of course not. anything because our values, you know, towards the register right there. >> All right. So, I just want to confirm that you want to press charges for it cuz they walked out the store carrying all of this stuff. They dropped it as soon as they saw me. >> Sure. >> Okay. >> Uh, [Music] miss, >> why are you out of breath? >> Sir, >> huh? >> What' you say? >> Why are you out of breath? >> I just came from right answer. Were you at the Burlington, >> sir? I'm sorry. We have >> Were you at the Burlington? >> I did go in there. >> Huh? >> I said I did go in there. >> Hey, were you with anybody at Burlington? >> Huh? >> Were you with anybody at Burlington? >> No. >> Why are you out of breath in over here? Because I came from over there when I was at the store when I was in and I seen the police pulled up and he said, "Hey, start running." Those other two girls went to run that way and I ran this way. >> My car. Can y'all walk over there? >> Miss, can you come over here and sit down? Just sit down for a second just for one second until I confirm everything. >> Okay. >> Is that your bag? >> Yes. >> Okay. What's your name? >> Rashika. >> Rashika. Mhm. >> Okay. What's your last name? All right, ma'am. Uh, so you ma'am? >> Yes. >> All right. So, I'm going to talk to you now. This is your opportunity >> to clear some things up. Okay. >> Yes, sir. >> I'm going to read you your rights, though. Okay. >> Well, yeah. I'm going have to read your rights as formality before I can actually talk to you. Um, you got any questions? Who are they to you? They're nothing. >> Hm. >> No family. >> They're family. >> No family. >> Just friends. >> They look like minors. How How do you friends with minors? How old are they? >> I'm not friends with minor. >> Are the girls that were with you? >> I wasn't with them. I was with the one with the um white shirt. I wasn't with them >> and I walked out. >> So, who's going with the white shirt? It's a boy. >> Okay. >> I saw three girls. >> It's a boy. They look like a girl. >> Boy in a white shirt. I saw three girls. So, >> I wasn't with them. I was with a boy. He's a >> All right. >> That's who I was with. >> All right. So, just take take a take a seat. So, obviously, I saw y'all doing what you were doing. >> This is your opportunity. This is your opportunity to tell me your side of the story. Okay. All right. You want to do that? >> All right. What happened today? >> Um, okay. I came in um to look for uniforms. >> For for who? >> For myself. >> Yourself? >> Yes. >> Uniforms for what? >> They're my children. >> Okay. How old are your kids? >> Um, I have a 13-year-old, seven, uh, five and four. >> Where are they at right now? >> With my grandmother. >> You have five kids? >> Four. Got four of those. All right. All right. So, Miss Williams, what happened? So, I understand why you here. You came here to look for uniforms. >> Yeah. >> What happened next? >> Um, I was in here. I came with um a girlfriend that stays in the neighborhood where I'm at and we all came in beside the store and um he walked out before us. They walked out before us and um when those two ladies came out, I came out with them. And when you said, "Hey," I took out running. >> They stopped. But you didn't stop. >> No. >> All right. Why didn't you stop? >> Because you said hey. >> All right. You thought you were not runners? >> No, I knew I couldn't. >> Just gave it a shot. >> Yeah. Okay. Well, you get an A for effort, right? >> What did you take what what did you have with you when you came out the store? >> Um, I didn't have nothing. I helped her I helped one of the young ladies get the bag out, >> but I didn't have bag. >> Oh, I don't know. >> The guest bag, right? >> Oh, there was nothing in my bag. >> Okay. >> Nothing but my cell phone. >> Your cell phone? >> Yes. >> Okay. So, so you so you didn't take you didn't take anything? >> No, sir. I just have to get back out. I did do that much. >> You know you're adult, right? >> Yes, sir. >> So, you had no intent to deprive that store of any merch, guys. >> I didn't go. And be honest with you, I didn't go in that store to do that. You get what I'm saying? >> I just went in. We went in to look. You know what I'm saying? See if they had uniforms. They didn't have uniforms of my kid size. If they did, yes, I would have to look. Yes. I'm not even lying. >> Okay. But they had nothing that you wanted. >> No, I didn't. Not Not for my business. >> So, all the merchants So, all the merchandise that we recovered, none of that was stolen by you. >> No, I just helped him get it out of the store. >> So, what did you help him take out the store? >> Um, the bag. I helped to push the bag out the store. >> The bag? The bag? What type of bag? Describe the bag. >> Um, I just know it was black. I don't remember. It was a backpack. >> Um, what is it? Like a tote bag or something? >> I don't remember. I know it was black and something, but I don't know exactly. >> Black and gold maybe. >> I think so. >> Guess. Not sure. >> I don't know. >> Okay. So, you're 35. Elijah is 18. And Phoebe is 15 years old. >> I didn't know their age. >> Okay. How do you know that? >> I in the neighborhood. >> What neighborhood? >> Up there in Lauderdale. >> So Nigel and Phoebe live in Lauder Hill. >> No, that's where that's where they hang at. >> But they live up here. >> I don't know where they live at either. I swear to God, I don't know where they live at. >> So you just know from around the way? >> Yes. >> All right. >> I don't know where it's at. All right. Do you know their parents? >> No, >> I don't. Honestly, I don't. >> You got their phone numbers? >> No, I don't. >> So, y'all didn't have a conversation on the phone? >> No. >> You lying to me? >> I'm serious. I don't. >> All right. So, I'm >> I can You could get my phone call. My law. >> I'm going to look through the phone records. >> Yeah. >> So, y'all didn't have a conversation on the phone? >> No. >> How did you guys end up here at the same time? because we rode in the car with my guy friend when I was telling you about >> We all roll together. >> Yes. >> Um, >> so what made you come to the store with two girls half your age? What's What's the >> I'm trying to I'm trying to understand how that works. >> First of all, I didn't know we in the neighborhood. I didn't know their ages. I just know of them and seeing them when we all used to live in the same complex in Lauder. Okay. That's it. Palm Beach County. >> Yes. Do you often go places with girls speaking children? >> I didn't know their age. I just know that we all live in the same complex and I seen her mother, but I don't know her mother. You get what I'm saying? When we all used to go to the pools and stuff like that, I didn't I never seen I seen their mama like a couple of times, but not physically to have a conversation. >> So, you're acquainted with the kids, but not their parents. >> I know her parents when I see, hey, how you doing? You get what I'm saying? But it's not >> purple. >> Not the one I have. >> Close close out to you. I appreciate you. >> Okay. >> Yeah. But um I know the mom from the complex that we lived in in Lauder Hill, but I don't physically like like, "Hey, what's up?" Like, you get what I'm saying? I don't know them like that, but I just know that we all live in the same complex. >> Y All y'all rolled from Lauder Lauderdale. >> Fort Lauderdale. >> Fort Lauderdale. >> Yes. All of y'all rolled from Waladell to here in a car together. >> Yes. >> What made you drive across two two counties over to come to Burlington? What what made you >> I didn't drive >> I'm sorry. What made you guys travel across county lines to Burlington coactory halfway through Palm Beach County? >> Well, what made y'all do that? >> Well, first of all, the the guy friend came up here to see someone >> and while they was up here seeing someone, they was like, "Y'all want to go to the store?" So, I said yes. Who did the the punk friend, as you described, come to see? >> Uh, one of his male friends, >> and I just sat in the back seat. >> So, you know, Phoebe's 15, right? >> I didn't know. >> All right. >> I promise you, I didn't know. >> It's very obvious that she's a minor. She's not an adult, right? >> What do you mean? >> It's very obvious by looking at Phoebe, you can tell she's a child and she's not over 18, right? I mean, I >> She looks like a kid, right? >> I didn't know. I was just >> So, so you have kids of your own? You got four of them? >> Yes, sir. >> But you didn't recognize Phoebe was also a child. >> No, we just got in the car. >> So, you thought she was an adult, right? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> All they all look grown and big over there in the in the projects. >> Okay. Okay. >> Honestly, yeah. I known them for >> That's just very strange coming from a mom before, but Okay. So, you getting into nefarious things with with children? I guess now that I know that they are children, I didn't know that. You know what I'm saying? I thought they was up an age of Okay. >> my around my age. >> Some of this just seems unbelievable. I'm not going to lie to you. >> So, you just helped them take stuff out. You You stole nothing. >> My bad. >> They their their criminal records are clean. >> All right. They never been so much as detained before, let alone arrested. All right. >> I have >> But they came to the store with you and you need to tell me they the only ones that stole something. You didn't say nothing, right? >> I helped them get it out because what I needed wasn't in the store. >> If it was in there, yes, I'm not lying. I would have put it in my bag. >> Okay. I appreciate you partnering with me. Do you swear from that everything you say the truth you got? >> Yes. >> This concludes this interview. The time is 246 hours. The woman was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and misdemeanor shoplifting. Thanks for watching today's video. If you haven't already, please like and subscribe for more of our content.