am I being held for something you are you were shop am I being you were shoplifting I was shoplifting you were are you serious you work for the Aden b y damn man what are you do over there vice president it's 700 p.m. at a Walmart in Rio Rancho New Mexico where one Trio has allegedly turned shoplifting into a family of Fair two children seen here were caught on surveillance cameras drinking energy drinks from the store and stashing the cans on a shelf before trying to leave according to police but after officers arrive they realize the Apple doesn't fall far from the tree when they find the boy's father is allegedly up to a scheme of his own the man is caught on surveillance cameras passing various grocery items through the register without scanning them it's not long until police confront the suspected shop lifters whatever you took minute you guys done paying you guys already finished paying officer so after you guys are done paying um we'll just go take a look at the videos and we just all watch them together see what did I take we're going to watch the video we find out I didn't take anything I picked something I didn't take anything I my pockets are clean aren't they we're going to watch the video and we'll see buddy all right I didn't take anything did you guys already finished no now I didn't take anything do you anything do you see anything on the video yeah watch the video right now standing you guys and then they started scan everything so we'll probably p in here in a second police identify the man seen here as 47-year-old Patrick Ethridge who was also allegedly trying for a five finger discount yeah both of them or I don't know boss we we we'll go watch it not trying to my grocery either what's up I'm not trying to let my groceries go to no I mean we're going to did you or when you guys can take to the cars police were called to the store after the two boys were allegedly being disorderly by knocking over displays and drinking energy drinks without paying furthermore loss prevention agents said Patrick was skip scanning by sliding some items through the register without scanning that let watch video let's go it's going to be this way I'll give you I here you to take a seat on the going to trespass him and then Nick's going to bring so we can get the 49 in here uh they skipped get some meat and stuff yeah kids they like I mean I don't know they were kind of properly concerned about the self check out that's clear as view another officer arrives to take over the investigation [Music] an on your bus take a look at it no no why not am I being help or something you are you were shoplifting being you were shoplifting I was shoplifting you were we have it on video you skips scam in those those meat items what meat item did I not pay for the ones right there let me have your ID let me pay for it nope it's already too far from [Music] that so this is about me it's about you your two kids drinking drinks run in the store causing some 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[Music] dog sheer German shepher next one officer realizes who who the suspect is and his profession might surprise you I think he's the are you serious we're going to get you guys here now okay you work for the journal bu y yeah man what are you do over there vice president R all right well they told you what's going to happen yeah going to get some kind of a citation in the mail I guess not really so yeah summons or something summons so mean that you're just going to get a set court date um just make sure you show up man I me just explaining what you did like what was going to your mind at the time like what what was going on bro just trying to get the hell out of here [Music] [Music] yeah grocy prices are high right now yeah I spend $400 yeah yeah not so much that no that's you heard that right Patrick says he works as is the vice president of the Albuquerque Journal New Mexico's largest newspaper that is until this incident when he reportedly parted ways with the company all right so here's what's going to happen okay as long as the total doesn't hit felony level which I don't think it's going to why juston level 500 bucks or I think it's 500 everybody's going home okay cuz you don't have any warrants or anything and then you'll end up being summonsed in the court okay right here I have the trespass notice so it's basically saying you can't come back here you do come back here you'll be arrested sit down according to a police report the trio racked up $104 worth of stolen merchandise including the energy drinks the suspects are issued a trespass warning from this Walmart I said last [Music] time we're good thanks shut the par sign for the [Music] kid so you guys can still go to like the neighborhood Walmart down the hill or down down Southern or the Walmart down just got this one now they used to have a policy if you got I'm not saying it's going to happen but you get C shop again you banned from all Walmarts neighborhood Walmart Sam's Clubs anything Walmart Affiliated okay so right now it's just for this one this property okay question way we can get this lifted so we can still come here it's just down street from our house that's going to be up to Walmart that's not us at that point um because they're asking us to do that so um it could happen at some point I don't know I've been here 13 years I've never seen one lifted they're pretty pretty strict about shoplifting um so before long it becomes clear the two kids are no strangers to law enforcement 71 I got it need just dou Che can they go unload groceries we're we're going to get you guys out here right now okay you guys good with them Tak it off as long as we got a trespass yes then I'm good are you [Music] [Music] good par SC the so the dad he had like one one okay I've dealt with those kids before too they don't care I the I thought the dad actually car too sh they opened up drink Dr them put on the sh so [Music] house should they keep taking the pride oh that's the kid he's one the suss I guess Chas down bik I to do okay I had two same thing they were with the kiddo I decided not to be contributing I wanted keep and they just got like right and there [Music] so this is ridiculous the right [Music] yeah those see those two cans so they drank them put them on the Shelf we didn't like them out of the store I'm [Music] like I probably just based on the P we have with them Hey listen these are known kids to be kind of oh they're painting yeah and there's one supect in that police say one of the kids is allegedly a suspect for another crime involving the theft of a pride flag yeah I turned around when I heard the name like wait a minute honestly the dad surprised me I thought I didn't think he would be doing that guess he surprised all the time I think it would have attack walk by and they were just they were like like where she is they were like standing right here and then they went around and they were like [Music] all right and then theyve been how many times have they been in theore sorry do you know how many I don't the quite a few according [Music] to good to go guys be careful I think it's still raining a little bit so you got your ID back I give that back to you so they remove the things I don't need to pay for anything nope n all the stuff in the in the cart is items you guys purchased everything that wasn't purchase is already taken out can I see you what it was they already took it back to get what was the total uh if you want to stick around for another minute or so I can let you know let me go find out find [Music] [Music] out I bu $93 93 yeah take that he just wanted to know yeah you could you could take that if you guys need that for just that that big chunk of me okay thank [Music] you it's $93 all right so before tax it was $91 22 looks like there a there a truck roast some other [Music] stuff some fajitas seasoning looks like R drink I don't know I don't know what some of this stuff was [Music] right all right Patrick and the two boys were issued a summons for shoplifting and sent on their way the 47-year-old later pleaded no contest to the charge