On December 7th, 2024, while families were out shopping for gifts, officers were dispatched to a Baby Gap store after two women tried taking advantage of the holiday chaos. >> Two black females. One is wearing green leggings and a green patterned jacket. She has a black shopping bag that she is putting items into with the other female black female black outfit, white beanie. She is currently in the corner of the store. She also has a bag, a unknown description of that bag. They're both removing heart tags from items. You guys taking the the stuff off of the clothes? >> No, I have this already. I'm buy. >> Okay. So, they called and described you guys for nothing. >> We just got here. >> Yep. I know. Come here, ma'am. >> Come here. >> All right. Just set it down here. >> Okay. >> Stay here. >> Come here. >> We don't have anything, sir. >> Come here. >> We don't have anything. >> Okay. You're not leaving. >> Don't touch me. You're not leaving. >> You're being detained right now. >> Put it back. Put it back. >> I need IDs for both of you. >> We'll have IDs. >> Well, you're going to find something with your name on it. 79 PML with both of them. Code four. >> All right. What's your first name? >> Kia. K I A. >> Last name? >> Thompson. T H O M P S O N. >> Middle initial >> T. Date of birth? >> 82192. >> How old are you? >> 32. What's >> your current address? >> 5 8 22 North 71st Street. >> Where's that at? >> Milwaukee, Wisconsin. >> All right. What's your first name? >> J A Z M O Nie. R O B Y'all come getting us and these people running out the stores with stuff like let's be real. >> Okay, stay here. >> I am. I'm not going up. >> No, you're going to stay over here. >> Go ahead, Jasmine. She give you her name. >> What's your middle initial? >> N. >> N. >> Date of birth >> 7996. >> I'm my phone ringing. I'm not going away. >> Stop walking away >> cuz my phone is ringing. >> I don't care. You don't have to walk away to answer your phone. my business. Hello. >> Well, I am in your business because >> All right. What's your address over here? >> Street 555 >> North 62. No, 555 North 62nd. >> That's Milwaukee. >> Yes. >> All right. So, why did they call us? >> Um, I don't sure. >> We're not sure. We gave We had stuff. We put it back. So, why can't you let us go? >> Okay. Well, they said you're taking the the tags off of it. >> We didn't take >> the security things off. >> No, we didn't take no tags off. Sorry, wrong person. >> Hello. >> So, you guys just took everything out when I got here? >> Yes. >> But you guys work concealing it? >> No. >> Stay over here. I'm cold for >> Stop. >> Okay. Stand over here. >> Why is we still right here? We don't have anything. >> Stand over here because I'm still investigating it. I haven't I haven't talked to the the witnesses because every time I walk away from you, you start walking away. >> Stay there. >> Okay. >> Until the other officer gets here, I have to stay here and >> Okay. >> Hold you here. >> Okay. >> I don't know where your friend went. All right. Just stand over here till the other officer gets here. Once the other officer gets here, I can talk to the witness. Okay. >> And find out more. >> Okay. >> So, as of right now, we're just kind of at a standstill. >> Okay. >> 7 PD 229s. Just stay by with them. They're wanderers, so they're not going to stay here, but I'm going to talk with her and figure out what's going on. >> I think she just put a hard in her jacket in her boob area. >> What did you just put in your coat? >> Yes. My coat. My phone. My AirPods. I just my AirPods in my coat. >> Did you just put the magnet thing in your your coat? >> No, I have my AirPods that's in my coat, sir. >> I don't have no magnet thing. >> Okay. Stand over here so you're not hindering other customers that are paying for their stuff. >> Yeah. So, they she's removing our eggs. I can show you where they might be. >> Okay. Grab a handful of items. Here's one of them. >> Um, she grabbed a handful of items and then she came over here. She collected them on the other side of that wall. Came over here and was looking around and that's when she started taking the hard. >> And which one was taking the heart tags off? >> The girl that's giving you problems. >> Okay. Stay right here. Come here. >> What? Cuz I'm moving. Stop thing. Okay. >> We're not playing these games. >> Okay. I'm sorry, sir. Stop. Okay. Okay. Okay. I'm not going to move. I promise. I promise. >> Just put your hand behind your back. >> No. Come on. Please don't do that. Please don't put my hand behind my back. I will stop moving. I promise. >> Stop. We're not playing. >> Okay. Let me just stand still. >> 2079. Just come back. We're go 95. >> Okay. No, I'm going to stay still. Please. Just I'm going to >> We're going to go You're going to go in cuffs. >> Okay. I'm sorry. >> No, you're going in cuffs. >> No, I promise I'm not going to move. I promise. Please just give me one more chance. >> Do you understand that you're both detained, right? So, if I give you a lawful order? >> Yes. I'm going to stand still. I'm standing still. I'm standing still. She's her son has on her. Earlier, as the officer began jotting down their information, watch as the other woman create a distraction that may have opened a small window of opportunity. Was that split second all it took to stash the magnet? >> Girl, put your hand back. >> Why are we under arrest? >> Why are we under arrest? >> Right now, you're being detained. I told you you're not doing all this. >> Put your hand on your back. >> Okay. >> Stop right here. >> Okay. Wait. My coat. Wait. I'M NOT GOING TO GO NOWHERE. >> THEN STOP. Put your hands behind your back. Stop playing these games. I told you. >> Let me go. Okay. Y'all got to go. >> Let go. Drop it. >> Okay. Dropping. >> Why are we going arrest? Getting arrested. We don't have anything. >> I said you're detained. I said don't do anything. >> Okay. But why is we getting arrested when we don't have anything? >> Because you're taking the sensors off and I caught you before you walked out. She's going to have a magnet on her somewhere. Unless she stashed that somewhere, too. >> Then how are you taking the sensors off? I didn't take anything. >> Not you. that one. >> All right, let's go through it. >> Security's going to stand there and watch your stuff. We'll grab it before we go. >> I think if she doesn't have a magnet or something on her, it's going to be you right there in the >> Yeah, that's why I told her a magnet, sir. >> No, it's Kia. I have two names, sir. Both of them will pull up. And you said you said 81. It's 9. >> No, I'm sorry. I I said 91. I think he got 82192. I said 91 92. >> Date of birth. >> 821 92. >> 821 of 92. That didn't even close. >> That's 91 92. >> 91 of 92. All right. You're under under arrest or obstruction. >> No. No. I didn't give you no fake information, sir. >> Do you have anything in your shirt? >> No, I Y'all, please don't take me the rest. Please. I gave him Y'all got my ID. I said Shakia Thompson 9192. I never gave you guys a fake name. >> Have a seat in here for now. >> Can I Can I Can I make a phone call, please? >> Not right now. >> My kids is at home. Can I please? >> That's fine. >> Just have a seat, man. >> All the way in. >> Am I going to jail? You can be honest with me >> right now. Yes. >> Why? >> Okay. >> I don't know if it's going to be for retail theft right now, possession of the theft device. I will get that to you. Okay. >> Right now, you just got to cooperate with me. Okay. >> Okay. One second before I sit down. Can I please just make one call off my phone right now? >> Please. Because my my daughter is at work and I just want her to know what's going on. Please. >> I promise you this. If I take you to jail, I'll give you that call. Okay. No, >> I don't want to go to jail. >> I said if I'll give you >> Please don't take me to jail. >> I know. Have a seat. Okay. You have nothing in your bra? >> No. >> Hey, Connor. >> Check by these the racks here. She was >> she was she was ditching [ __ ] So, >> officers never located the missing magnet and employee suspects it could possibly be hidden in her bra. But officers believed it may be stashed somewhere near the front of the store. And that's what makes this case so interesting. Did she really outsmart everyone with that split-second distraction? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.