Put your hands behind your back. Hands behind your I tried and have my other credit card. Okay. Okay. I mean No family. Hm? No family. No family? There's something undeniably satisfying about seeing the panic wash over a criminal's face that split second when they realize they didn't actually get away with it. One moment they're smug and overconfident thinking they've pulled it off. The next their whole demeanor shifts to pure regret as the cops come out of nowhere and shut it all down. No family. Hm? No family. No family? On July 18th, 2025, officers responded to a Burlington Coat Factory for a shoplifting complaint. Police respond to a shoplifting call at Burlington. When confronted, the suspects flee across the lot toward Target. Wow. Get on the ground. Get on the ground. You got my number? Get on the ground. I was just walking by. Come here. Come here. I was just walking Don't get hurt. Come here. Get on the ground. Tomorrow, so there's a black female blue over blue headed toward the Target parking lot. Come here. Come here. You know 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 going to put it in Please put it in my pocket. Here. Get in the car. Come on. Okay. Oh. I'm going to put it in my bag. You already did. Get in the car. Talking to charges. It's going to be 65. Get in the car. Officers detain a woman identified as Rashika Williams who immediately denies being with the other suspects. She claims she only ran because she panicked when she saw police. >> I'm tired of this. What's your hands on the I'm tired of this. Black female black over black and another black female green over black. I'm tired of >> What's the girl What's the girl's name? I don't really know her name. I just know her name is Shaw. Of course not. Of course not. All right. So I just want to confirm that you want to press charges for it cuz they walked out of the store carrying all of this stuff. They dropped it as soon as they saw me. Sure. Okay. Um Miss, why are you out of breath? Sure. Huh? What you say? Why are you out of breath? I just came from right there. Okay. Were you at the Burlington? Sure. I'm tired. Me and 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 and over here? Because I came from over there. When I was at the store when I was in I seen the police pull up and you said hey stop running. Those other two girls >> Rashika later admits she was inside Burlington but continues to insist she wasn't with the minors involved. Officers press her about her connections to the group. >> You running that way and I ran this way. Yeah. Okay. Miss, can you come over here and sit down? Just sit down for a second. Just for 1 second until I confirm everything. 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 charge 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 must read you your rights as a formality before I can actually talk to you. Um you got any cash? So who are they to you? No family. Hm? No family. No family? No family. They're friends? I don't know them. They look like minors. How how are you friends with minors? How old are they? I'm not friends with minors. All right, the girls that were with you Then 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 the girl with the white shirt? It's a boy. Okay. I saw three girls. It's a boy. He look like a girl. >> I saw three girls. So I wasn't with them. I was with a boy. He's All right. That's why I was with All right. So just take take a take a seat for me. 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. She explains she went to Burlington to look for school uniforms but bolted when officers showed up. She admits she gave it a shot running even though she knew escape wasn't realistic. You want to do that. All right. What happened today? Um you said I came in the Burlington um to look for uniforms. For who for who? For myself. Yourself? >> Yes. Uniforms for what? >> For 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 dad right now. You got five kids? Four. You got four kids. All right. All right. So Miss Williams, what happened? So I understand why you were here. You came here to look for uniforms. Yeah. What happened next? Um I was in there. I came with um a guy friend that stays in the neighborhood where I'm at. And we all came in inside the store. And um he walked out before us. Mhm. He walked out before us and um when those two ladies came out I came out with them. And when you said hey I took off running. Mhm. They said stop but you didn't stop. No. Why didn't you stop? Because you said hey. All right. You thought you could outrun us? No. I knew I couldn't. You still gave it a shot? Yeah. Okay. Well you get an A for effort, all 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 bag out. But I didn't have Oh, I don't know. It was your bag, all right? Oh, there was nothing in my bag. Nothing but my cell phone. Cell phone? Yes. Officers identify the other suspects as minors, Elijah 18 and Phoebe 15. Rashika claims she didn't know their ages saying she only recognized them as kids from her neighborhood. Okay. So so you So you didn't take You didn't take anything. No, sir. I just helped her get bag out. I did that much. You know you're an adult, right? Yes, sir. So you had no intent to deprive that store of any merchandise. I didn't go in Be honest with you, but I didn't go in that store to do that. You know what I'm saying? Right. 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 in my kids' size. If they did, yes I would have took it. I'm not even lying. Okay. But they had nothing that you wanted. No, I didn't Not Not for my kids. So all the merch So all the merchandise that we recovered, none of that was stolen by you. No, I just helped them get out of the store. So what did you help them take out of the store? Um the bag. I helped them 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 did I Like a tote bag or something. I don't remember what I know it was black. She further admits the group had traveled together from Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach County with a male acquaintance. She maintains she assumed the girls were adults. >> Something black and gold exactly. Black and gold, ma'am? I think so. Guess? Not sure? I don't know. Okay. So you're 35. Elijah's 18. And Phoebe is 15 years old. I didn't know their age. Okay. How do you know them? I In the neighborhood. What neighborhood? Up there in Lauderhill. So Elijah and Phoebe live in Lauderhill? 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 them from around the way. Yes. All right. I don't know what they said. Do you know their parents? No. I don't. I honestly don't know. You got their phone numbers? No, I don't. So y'all didn't have a conversation on the phone? No. You're lying to me? I'm serious. I don't All right. So I'm going to >> I think you can get my phone call my lawyer. 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, the one I was telling you about. Oh, and you all rode together? Yes. Um So, what makes you come to the store with two girls half your age? What's What's the Okay. I'm trying to I'm trying to understand how that works. How did y'all go together? 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 Lauderhill. Okay. That's it. I don't So, you know probably it's coming. Yes. Do you often go places with girls Lance Weatherspoon? 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 name. 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 any I seen their mom 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 purpose. I'm close close out to you. I appreciate you. Okay. Yeah, but um I know the mom from the complex that we lived in in Lauderhill, 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. So, y'all are Police challenge her credibility pointing out that one of the girls was clearly a minor. Rashika insists she thought they were grown. >> So, y'all rode from Lauder Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale. Yes. All of y'all rode from Fort Lauderdale to here in a car together? Yes. What made you drive across two two counties over to come to a Burlington? What What made y'all do that? >> drive. I'm sorry. What made you guys travel across county lines to a Burlington Coat Factory halfway through Palm Beach County? Well, I don't What made y'all do that? Well, first of all, the the guy friend came up here to see See who? And Okay. 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? Um One of his male friends. Okay. And I just sat in the backseat. So, you don't see these 15, right? I didn't know. All right. I promise you I didn't know. It's 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 TV you can tell she's a child that she's not over 18, right? I mean, I didn't >> 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 and >> thought she was an adult, right? Yeah. Okay. All of them They all look grown and big over there in the in the projects. Okay. Okay. Honestly, yeah. I've known them for This This is very strange coming from a mom of four, but okay. If it was in there, yes, I'm not lying. I would have put it in my bag. Okay. All right. I appreciate you cooperating. Do you swear in front of me everything you said is the truth, so help you God? Yes. Let's conclude this interview. The time is 10:46 Rashika Williams is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and misdemeanor shoplifting. Bad choices don't just hurt you. They can drag others, even kids, into trouble. What seems like a quick escape always ends worse when the truth comes out. If you like this video, please sign up for Law Zone to receive more. Look out for the next shoplifter who will react even more aggressively. Hands behind your back. Hands behind your back. On April 11th, 2025, South Florida police rush to a Target parking lot after reports of a man and woman stealing merchandise. Both suspects try to make a run for it. Yo. Get down. Get down. Get down. Get down. Get down. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. She's running. She's running. Go get her. The female suspect resists hard. Officers order her to get on her stomach, but she kicks, squirms, and refuses. After a tense struggle, they finally restrain her. Get on the ground. Get on the ground. Get on the ground. All right. Hands behind your back. Stop fighting. Stop fighting. Stop fighting. Stop fighting. Stop fighting. Stop fighting before you get tased again. Turn around. Get on your back. All right. Stop fighting. Raise your hands behind your back. Hands behind your back. Hands behind your back. Stop fighting. Stop fighting. Get on your back before I tase you again. Get on your back. Get on your back. Get on your back. Get on your back. Yes. Need a unit in front of 400 comparator. Get on your back. Get on your back before I tase you again. Get on your stomach. Get on your stomach before I tase you again. Get on your stomach. Get on your stomach. Turn around. Turn around. Turn around. You're making it worse. Okay. Turn around and get on your stomach. Get on your stomach. You're about to if you don't get on your stomach. Get on your stomach. Get on your stomach. Turn around on your stomach. Lay down on your stomach. Place your hands behind your back. You know that. She's warned more charges are coming if she keeps fighting. Once in cuffs, she breaks down admitting she's terrified of going to jail. >> I'm playing. I'm not playing with you. Get on your Get on your stomach. Get on your stomach. I put 11 female still fighting. You got my taser. You're about to be tased. Stop fighting. Stand up. I got it. Don't do that. You're going to get another charge. Let me get my probe remover. All right. If you cannot afford a lawyer, Meanwhile, the male suspect is caught and searched. Police find marijuana on him. He swears that's all he has and claims he was just picking her up. Can you guys interview her for me? Got one male detained. I'm not moving, sir. Give me your [ __ ] hands. >> 10-4 10-4 Alpha 6, Alpha 7, 51. Deploy period to deploy. Oh, [ __ ] Officer Period to deploy. Delta unit copy. Oh, [ __ ] Turn around. 11-40 You got any weapons on you? No, sir. 10-50 10-50 Oh. Am I going to find anything in that car? What the [ __ ] were you running back in there for? No, I was trying to call my dad. She pulled me out of my car, dude. Get out. Control, 10-97 A stop. All right, all right. We got to do it right here, man. Please be reasonable, man. 10-4 We got to be reasonable. Don't reach for it. I'm being reasonable. Don't do me like that, dude. 10-43 10-43 You got nothing else on you, cuz I'm telling you I'm going to search the [ __ ] out of you. I ain't got nothing on me. I ain't got [ __ ] on me, bro. I just left my house, bro. She just called me to come pick her up over here, bro. All right. Um evidence bags, let's start getting the stuff. >> Officers explain how the chase went down. She bolted on foot while he doubled back to the car, reaching suspiciously toward the back seat. That move got him yanked out fast. Sort it out, separate. We chased her down and got her over by uh Congress. 27593 >> back in the car. Wouldn't be surprised if we find a [ __ ] gun in here. I had to yank him out of the car. Did he have a gun, sir? I don't know if he had a gun. Oh, you're saying He was He went here and then started reaching in the back. 10-50 So, Clint, so did you pull him out of the car? Oh, yeah. Yanked his ass out cuz he was reaching in the back. Why did you yank him out the Huh? Why? Yeah, he was in He They saw us. He tried to dip that way. Once he saw us pull up, yeah. She took off running. As soon as Hughes walked that way, he tried to run back in the car and started reaching back here. So, I grabbed his ass and yanked him out. Put him Put him in the car. Phil, you going to go over there? You need another unit? I'm good here. I'd be willing to bet this is all stolen. Okay. Um Do you guys need somebody to go to Target? >> Yes. Let's go. What do you need? Uh we need to find just everything like what they stole. We need a statement and uh a receipt. 10-50 10-50 Did you Mirandize him? No, I will. Police team up with Target staff, checking receipts, reviewing footage, and logging the stolen merchandise. Then you can slide it Come on. Set up. Set up. The officers ended up finding some other substances in the vehicle, where the suspects start to play the blame game of who it belongs to. You awake? Okay. So, who was that that you were with today? Was that your boyfriend? Who is he? Just a friend? All right, I need your eyes open. Open your >> Questioned separately, the woman quickly distances herself. She blames the man for everything, especially the drugs, insisting nothing illegal is hers. >> Your eyes, come on. Now, listen. I'm going to be honest with you. There was more meth found in the car. Is that yours or is that his? Huh? His? Okay, do you know where he got it from? No? Were you with him when he got it? Or did he have it on him before? Had him on before? Okay, where did he pick you up at? Hey. Stay with me now. Don't go back to sleep yet. You hear me now? Pills? Cuz she's pointing at you. Okay, so none of that stuff is yours. Okay. They were both charged with retail theft, resisting arrest, and drug possession. I feel there's a possible >> Both are charged with retail theft, resisting arrest, and drug possession. Crime may seem like a quick escape, but it always leads to bigger consequences. Running or resisting only makes the situation worse in the end. But this is still not the worst case. Just wait until you see this next one. If there are no other cards in there, then you don't need to be searching around in there. No, I was just making sure I didn't have my other credit card. Okay. An officer was dispatched to a gas station following reports that an employee had allegedly stolen a customer's credit card and used it to buy dinner. Upon arrival, the manager immediately briefed the officer on the situation. This game, she's got another online purchase. It's $48.12 at the Sunoco. Okay. What's uh what's your name, bud? It's Robert Hussey. I'm the seller. Robert what? H U S S E Y. What's the third he said? Yes, sir. What's your middle initial, man? I T. T? Theodore. All right. Um What's uh what's your date of birth? 11/23/91 And then what's uh did they say a name that the person's using? Not yet. I didn't Okay. That's all right. What's your What's your phone number, bud? Uh 727 Um and then what um what What bank is it that you're talking about? Uh Fifth Third Bank. Fifth Third Bank? Yeah. It's going to be a little uh Buccaneers debit card. It's a red one, but Okay, it says Bucs on like Buccaneers on it? >> Yeah. And then the last four digits are super easy. It's just 22. And then you uh you left it like you accidentally left it at the Speedway? >> on the counter. So, they'll have her on the video. It was last night in the evening when she did it. Um And that was a $52 purchase. I'm sure they don't have it on the $52 purchase. Okay. And that was last night you said? Yes, sir. Okay. All right. I appreciate it. Thank you. All right, let's see what we can find out, okay? About an hour later, officers arrived at the restaurant where the stolen credit card had been used. There, they located the gas station employee and confronted her about the alleged transaction. Hi, are you doing? Yes. Hi. I'm Officer Waters. This is Officer Myers. Hi, how are you doing? Hi, how are you? You want to know who I actually spoke on the phone with? Yep. Okay. So, you work at Speedway? I do. Did somebody come in there yesterday making a purchase, leave their credit card? I don't know. What was the card he used to purchase his his uh food with? Um it was mine. Okay. Do you have it? I think I have my credit card. Huh? Speedway Yep. These are the ones I used. And count. Although the employee handed over several credit cards, the stolen one was not among them. >> We go in there and we talk to the people at Sonny's and they give us the receipt for this order and they give us the last four it's going to match one of these. Yes, that's the one my boyfriend should have used. Okay, which one which one are they going to which one is it going to show us? >> Should be the white one. Which white one? This one? Yeah, that white one. That's my card. Cuz that's the one we use on the app most of the time. Okay. Can I have my chime but I don't ever use that anymore. Okay. And then You mind checking your Other than that Okay. I have a few of these cards. If there's no other cards in there then you don't need to be searching around in there. No, I was just making sure I didn't have my other credit card. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay, what are those cards in the front pocket? These? These are not cards. These are Okay. coupons. Okay, what's that Visa that was in there? What Visa? >> There's a Visa in the front pocket. Something said Visa on it. It looked kind of purplish. Uh-uh, this is my grandma's debit card. And what's that other card? Not that one, that one. Oh, that's not that's my boyfriend's. Is it? card. Rosalyn? Who's Rosalyn? That's not a boyfriend? No, it's my boyfriend's card. He just Your boyfriend's name Rosalyn? No, my boyfriend's name is not Rosalyn. My boyfriend's name is Isaiah but he has it's it's his sister's. But it's a it's not a Okay. Watch as the suspect scrambles to explain herself trying to steer suspicion away while the officer directly confronts her about her actions. card. It wasn't even used. Okay. It's only it's a prepaid card. It's a what? >> It's a prepaid card. They're all prepaid cards. They get loaded money onto through apps. They're all card ending in So it's not any of these. Right, I don't have any other >> the card that was used for this? I don't have any other cards. So she had this one. But I don't have any >> Who's this? She said it was her boyfriend's. So my boyfriend's sister We have a whole we have obviously I have three Yeah. Yeah, I got it right here. All right. All right, so at this point Okay. I'm going to advise you of your Miranda rights, okay? Are you familiar with Miranda rights? Yeah. Okay, so this is what I'm going to do is I'm going to advise you of your Miranda rights. At the end of it I'll ask I'll ask you if you understand and if you want to talk to us, okay? So let me get through all of them and then we'll go from there, okay? So am I just to Am I being arrested? >> You're being detained at this point. Okay, so you can't aren't free to leave. You're not free to leave right now. Okay, so actually let's just go over here. I'm going to show you the door. >> Yeah. All right, just stand over here. Can I get my phone? No, let's go have a talk real quick. All right. So 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 talk to a lawyer. >> just that receipt. Oh. You have the right to talk to a lawyer and have him or her present with you while you are being questioned. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer one will be appointed to represent you. You can decide at any time to exercise these rights and not answer any questions or statements. Do you understand each of these rights as I explained them to you? Yes. Having these rights in mind, do you wish to talk to us now? Sure. Okay. After reading the suspect her Miranda rights, the officer proceeded with questioning. Still, the employee stuck to her story firmly denying that she had ever stolen the credit card. What is the the card that's on there the last four, what is that card? Um it's a It has to be a debit card but it's only Who All right, who placed the order? Uh my boyfriend. Your boyfriend? Yeah and I was just coming to pick it up after donating. Okay, so who's that the card that's on there? Who's it registered to? It should be um one of ours. It should be? Yeah. Okay, so So if it's yours it's on it. If it's yours then where is it? It has to be with him. Has to be with him? Yes. Okay. So what So all right, so let me ask you this, where do you work at? I work at CVS. Which one? The one over here. The one right over here? Yeah. Okay. So All right, so if that card was that card used last night in your store? Um I don't know. Okay, so if we go back over there and we were run we were to run that that card against anything that was purchased in your store last night or any transaction in the store would it be something? I don't know. Okay. So what does that card look like then? If that's one of yours or your boyfriend's what does it look like? Um it would be red I believe. Red and what would be on it? Um It's a Florida card. Okay. Um it I believe it has I believe it has the Bucks football team on it. Okay, what would what would be the name on it? If it's you or your boyfriend's it would have one of your names on it? Yeah, it should be it should be mine. It should be yours? It should have your name on it? Yeah. Okay. I always use my my chime debit. Okay. Okay, my phone You can stand by the phone. Yeah. Since the woman continued to deny any wrongdoing despite the evidence, the officers ultimately took decisive action and secured her in handcuffs. Can you hold it under that phone? Surely, thank you. They always have the best deals at my local store. I know, I really like them. >> favor, this time you're being placed under arrest for identity theft. Can you just put your hands behind your back? Okay, do you have no credit cards? No, no these. All right, we'll figure all that out, okay? Make that a little more comfortable. You want to walk over to the car, okay? Okay. All right, come on everybody we're going to take a walk over here and we're going to sit uh back of the police car, okay? So where is that card at? I don't know. Who made the order? Right now I need you to be honest with me, where is that card? Um there's a lot of them. Mine's right over there. I got a half cage in it but You can do either one. My arm We'll put her in here since it's cold. All right, so when So you placed the order then where is the card? Where is it? Showing no resistance, the suspect cooperated as officers patted her down and escorted her to the patrol car. Before I uh pat you down is there anything on you? We'll get to all that, don't worry, okay? Um is there anything on you that I should know about? Any contraband? What What knives, weapons? >> no. Any that you shouldn't have on you? Okay. I should ask if you do have something on you up in you it'll it's an extra charge if you get arrested. Do you understand? Yeah. Okay, all right. What kind of bra do you have on? Like a wire bra? >> Yeah, it's a wire bra. All right. Perfect. Can you back up a little bit for me and just bend at your waist? Perfect. Sorry, my hair is like 80 ft long. That's fine. I have very very long hair so Will you understand for me? Oh, sure. All right, slide your foot out. Make sure there's nothing else in your underneath your feet. Okay. Just hop in for me. All right. >> It's easier if you step up and then go butt first. >> Yeah. Okay, so So step up, turn to your right. There you go. All right, do you want to relocate or do you want to stay here? Let's relocate. Okay. We can go We can probably go back around the side. There's not much on the back. You want to go behind the car? Yeah. Okay. Yeah, we'll go over there and then we'll go we'll figure it out from My phone and everything? Okay. The officers informed the woman of standard protocol and prepared to escort her to jail. Until the very end, she continued to deny having any involvement with the transaction. You can say What do you need from your car? We can grab it for you. It was originally freaking It's me who makes the I need to make a phone call for my phone. For food it's on my phone. that I'm going to jail. Okay, you can do that when you get up to jail. >> Is there like the only reason I'm saying that is cuz it's an internet phone. Uh-huh. I don't know the phone number to it. And he's sitting with me at the police station right now. Okay, so how about this? Yeah, I can write the phone number down for you so when you get up to jail you'll have it. Do you have your phone? You can take all that with you. Yeah, it's a And they'll let you go through your phone to to get phone numbers to make phone calls. So what Let me ask you this. What do you need from your car? Obviously car keys. Yeah, this is your this is your This is your Yeah. This is your Yeah. No, it's not. This is my purse. Hey. I think you but when you search her you can pull that out and look in it. I knew that I watched you put it in there before you even got here. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, is this Yeah, I was saying you can write it off as a mistake. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I just I just don't Yeah. Yeah. Oh, yeah. I'm sorry. Yeah, you're fine. You're fine. Oh, it's Here you go. I'm going to see I'm going to search the bag for but I'm going to see if we can find Can I keep this? I'll get the number on that and see what you can do with that. I'll send you what I'll send you the statute for it cuz I already have it. Uh yeah, I appreciate it. Yeah. Okay, you're back. You have your phone. The suspect was initially charged with fraudulent use of personal information and illegal possession of personal identification. However, all charges were later dropped. Even if charges don't stick, the damage to your reputation can last. Dishonesty may delay consequences, but it rarely erases them. But this is still not the worst case. Just wait until you see this next one. Stop. On June 10th, 2023 in Florida, officers responded to a call from Goodwill regarding a woman who was being aggressive with employees after she had been confronted about shoplifting clothes. Wait, I'm just You weren't You know that, ma'am. Here's the customer service department. Let me talk to him. About You're going to catch an additional charge you fight with me. You understand? Stop. Please don't grab me. Don't grab my pocketbook. Let go of the purse. >> Please. Let go of the purse. Please unhand me. Let go of the purse. >> Please unhand me. You're hurting me. Listen to him. I'll Stop. You're going to catch a felony charge you keep fighting with me. You understand? Stop. I'm not going to tolerate the crap. You understand? You're hurting me. You're hurting me. Yeah, stop. Please you're hurting me. >> Stop. You're hurting me. Just give Give us the camera for a second. Relax. Stop. Stop. Stop. >> Please. Please stop. Please. Stop. Please. Please. You're hurting me. Yep, and if you didn't resist you wouldn't be hurt. Please. Stop. Oh my god. Please. Please. Please. Please stop. Stop. Please stop. Please. I'm so scared. Can't you see that? Please. Oh my god. Oh, you're hurting me. You done? Yes, I am. Okay, we're going to stand you up. I'm going to sit you in the car so I can do my investigation. Double lock The suspect continues resisting physically and emotionally, crying and pleading, saying she's scared and in pain. Officers attempt to calm her while securing her in custody. One, two, three. Is this hers? Yeah, just leave it out here. Goes right here in the car. You can't. That way. Walk. Walk please. Did you release the channel already? Yeah. I don't know. I'm not sure where her [ __ ] too. I clipped all of that. The burner there? Store staff explained she took several items into the fitting room, returned empty hangers, and attempted to leave. Most stolen items were recovered from her purse. >> I have empty hangers. Um they're in here. Everything's in here? >> Yes. Yes. Okay. Oh my god. Do you have anything on you that you shouldn't have? Yeah, wait till I dump it out. Yeah, I really didn't want to call you guys but she she was uh She is what it is so she's going to catch the retail theft and the resisting. This is hers. All of this is paid for? That's uh that's paid. Yeah, it's one dress. See there's a pocket on that side. Go and sit in the car. Have a seat. Butt first. Have a seat. Inside the car on the seat. >> get inside the car. All the way watch your foot. Get up. All the way watch your foot. >> All the way watch your foot. The reason Loss prevention confirmed she resisted when confronted and chest bumped a staff member. She tried to flee but was blocked at the door. >> Resisting she grabbed my badge, my loss prevention badge. Okay, here's here's the charge. Okay. The the charge would be resisting a merchant. Do you feel that she was resisting like >> absolutely. Absolutely. She She was attempting to leave when you said, "Hey, I'm loss prevention. I work for Goodwill." When we had when we were back here she she she's like, "I'm leaving. I'm I'm you're going to go to jail. We're going to get your license plate number." So yeah, she very very violent, man. But she did not hit me. Can't say she did, you know. Okay, I'll relook at the statute in reference to resisting merchant to see if it fits. Um but yeah, video of her walking in, coming out with empty hangers, a statement from you in reference to what you watched. >> I don't know what to do now. My My other hand's going to be Hold on one second, ma'am. Relax. I Just take a breath. Just stay in the car. Stay in the car. I didn't know We'll talk about everything in just a second, okay? As long as you're not injured. That's what I wanted to make sure of, okay? I don't I hurt from where he knocked me on the table. He didn't even Who knocked you on the table? You, officer. That's not true, ma'am. I didn't do anything to make you laugh. Do you need medical attention? Ma'am, do you need any medical attention? It's a yes or no question. >> No, no. Okay. Officers request medical aid as a precaution due to her complaints of being hurt. She has a previous trespass for theft and now faces multiple charges. I don't know what any of that means. Uh you're going to jail. One for resisting a police officer uh and two Yes, you did. You obstructed our investigation. Therefore, it's called resisting an arrest without violence. Uh and then for the for the theft of whatever you took. Cuz that's why we're out here. Allegedly you took something. But I'm not the one doing that investigation. That's Officer Asbury. Cuz you're in custody I have to ask you some direct questions. I need to read you your rights, okay? You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You understand any of these rights as they've been presented? With these rights in mind do you want to talk to me? Ma'am. I don't I don't know. It depends on what you ask me. I'm going to ask you in reference I'm going to ask you questions about what happened today, why I got called to the Goodwill. So it's it's a yes or no. Go ahead. It's a yes or no. Do you want to talk to me or not? I need to call my lawyer first. You're not going to call anybody. You're currently in police custody. Okay. So it's a yes or no. It's a yes or no, ma'am. You're an adult. You can make this decision. If it's a no I won't ask you anything else. If it's a yes then we'll have a conversation of why why I'm here and why you're in handcuffs. I'm going to ask you one more time. I'm not sure what to do, sir. Do you Do you want to Do you want to talk to me knowing that you can have a lawyer present or not? That's basically the question. Do you need to talk to me now or not at all? And what happens to me if I want a lawyer present? Then I stop my questioning. Then what happens to me? Mhm? What happens to me? >> I go with everything that I've already seen transpire and what the loss prevention manager stated. I I basically I won't be able to collect your side of the story. So yes or no? Fire department's here to check on your injuries. I have to complete my investigation. So yes or no? It depends on what you're going to ask me, sir. About what happened today. I don't know what I will or will not answer until I hear the question. Okay, you can decide that but you have to say yes or no for me to even ask you a question first. If I ask you a question you don't want to answer you can tell me that you don't want to answer it. At any point you can tell me I'm done talking. I don't want to talk to you anymore. I'm not sure how to answer. Well, you're not sure how to answer. All right. Well, I'm going to let the fire department check you out to document any injuries or lack thereof and then after you stay in the car and then after they're done, all we are we will readdress this one time and one time only. Okay? Officers inform her she's being charged with resisting arrest without violence and retail theft. They read her Miranda rights, but she hesitates to cooperate or fully respond. First time she went in, she stole two dresses and second time two dresses again. Okay. Once she crossed point of sale Yep. I apprehended her ran at the door. Um I didn't wait for her to get to the parking lot because Yeah. run on me here, you know? >> It's revealed this is her second time stealing from the same store. In both instances, she used the same method, taking items into the fitting room and leaving hangers behind. >> Still under the protection of the Miranda rights, you understand that you've already acknowledged you understand your Miranda rights. My question is do you wish to continue to speak to me in reference to what happened? Sure. Okay. What happened today? You have more than enough money to pay for those dresses. I do. I know. You have cash and a debit card. So, why did we go in the dressing room twice and take stuff off and put it in your purse and and stash the empty hanger What's going on? You don't know? Have you done anything like this before? Oh my god. Okay, so we acknowledge the fact that you went into the dressing room with a bunch of clothes. >> I need I need to get an attorney. I need to get an >> Okay, so you don't want to ask any No, I I need to get an >> enough. Because of That's fine. I'm not going to ask any more questions. I'm going to just explain to you you're being charged with misdemeanor retail theft and resisting an officer without violence. I didn't resist. >> You did, too. >> resist. You sure did. When you pull away from me and tell me that I can't take purse because it has stolen items in it and I have to take you to the ground because you're fighting with two officers in full uniform and it's recorded. I didn't fight you. I didn't do anything. I didn't do anything. Miss Burr, I'm not saying that you swung at me. That would be a different charge and it would be a felony. But when I go to detain you so I can do an investigation where me, you, and all staff >> afraid. >> is safe. Why were you afraid? I'm a police officer in a marked uniform. The fact of the matter is I was afraid of the whole thing. Miss Burr, the fact of the matter is is if you just allowed me to do my job, you would have walked away from here. It's a misdemeanor charge and you have no criminal history. I I didn't But because you decided to resist with me, >> resist you. >> I didn't. You sure did. >> No, I didn't resist you. >> Yes, you did. You told me I couldn't touch you. You told me that I couldn't put my hands on you. You told me I couldn't take your purse from you. You told me a lot of things that I couldn't do, which legally I sure could. So, that's why you're being charged with resisting. Okay? You're also going to be trespassed from the entire plaza. You're not going to be able to shop at the Goodwill, the Family Dollar, or whatever. I'm just letting you know so you don't come back by accident. In reference to anybody that I arrested commits crimes in business, I trespass them from the entire plaza. Okay? So, you can't be here anymore. Fair enough? All right. The van's already in route. As long as you stay cooperative, we'll get those cuffs moved to the front and we'll make you a little bit more comfortable. Okay? I'm sorry. It's all right. It's nothing personal. I don't know you, you don't know me. This is just a job for me. >> resist you. You did. Unfortunately, you did. Okay? But She was charged with resisting without violence, resisting a merchant, and petty theft. A small shoplifting incident can escalate quickly when you resist or obstruct officers even verbally. Cooperation matters. Cops spring trap on pair of clueless shoplifters. I didn't see anything that looked terribly new. Was it here or there? There's not nothing in there. Yeah. On April 8th, 2024, officers were dispatched to the local Walmart in Athens, Georgia after loss prevention alerted them about a repeat offender. According to staff, the woman had a history of returning to steal from the store and this time they caught her in the act. Everything has been done. Okay. You You are the one I trust the most. Yeah. What? Mhm. Hi. Do you have your ID on you, ma'am? I don't. Okay. What's your name? Khadija. Khadija is a Yes. Okay. I'm going to put your hands behind your back with ones, okay? Okay. And once I have that done for me. Here. I'm going to put that in your pocket, okay? Um here. You want to take your phone real quick? Like Here we go. If 1095 were there in the clothing section. Okay. So, is that your buggy over there, ma'am? Do you have your purse or anything over there? Yeah. With the baby apparel, uh looks like aisle 28. I didn't fight you. She did the same thing three times. Okay. I didn't steal anything. Yeah, you did not this time. I can't charge you with it, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to put it in my computer system. All right. I'm back to your office. Yeah, I'm going to take this to service desk and bring it up. 3750, we'll head back to the service desk and washroom. She's on 76, come over here to the LP office on the right entrance. Officers escort her to the LP office for a search. She's found with an ankle monitor and is on probation confirming multiple past legal issues. Hey, we got her. Let's get the HP She didn't actually steal anything yet, but they stopped her I didn't fight them. And these were from These are right there. Do you have anything on you that will stick you, poke you, anything like that? I mean, we got Okay. So, I'm going to pull this off real quick, make sure nothing's underneath here. I'm going to put this back on. I'm going to put this back on. Can I ask him about the ones I got? Already. Uh I guess you have probation warrants or anything? I'm on probation. Well, you're on ankle monitor, right? Although she hadn't stolen anything this time, she had a buggy full of items. LP confirms she was recognized immediately by her ankle monitor and bonnet. Hey. All right. Do you mind putting my wallet back on my waist? Like that right there. Okay, hold on. So, what we got, sir? Uh he She didn't actually get a chance to steal anything. I got her laying out the buggy just to see how much it was going to be, but she had these with her. Uh got other cases on her. My partner has case on her. Um we've been talking to to Franco about it for a while. I was scared to hurt me like you can Uh well, um I just They called I was at lunch. They called me, said, "Hey, girl in the bonnet, ankle monitor." I was like, "Yeah, it's probably her. I'm on my way back." Called Franco on the way down road, told him she was here, and he went ahead and sent LP this way or Okay. And then he's like, It's uh not going to be any charge on us this time other than what he'll he's taking from the warrants he got from the past. But uh I can't charge her with anything today cuz she didn't steal anything. Or she's just got the barring, too, as well. You guys all right, man? All right. How you doing, people? How you doing? Living the dream. Talking about you living it. Sorry. So, I set off your alarm coming out of here. Okay, I mean The two things that didn't look used were this and this. I'm going to reset them to you real quick. This is But something set off the alarm, so Same camera angle. It looks like it's been used a little bit. And still has some little um Is it toilet washing? Some old dirt in there, so I don't think this is ours in here. Cuz we wouldn't care. I don't know what's Yeah, that's a real thing. Yeah. Um yeah. We still have the alarm as well on her, too. Unless she has like a magnet or something maybe in there. Having these rights in mind, do you wish or are you wanting to answer my questions now? Okay. I didn't see anything that looked terribly new. Was it here or there? There's not nothing in there. Yeah. All right. So, what's going on today? Uh I don't know. I don't know. What What happened with the the plastic bags that she got? I didn't see anything. Can you keep her sheet off of her real quick so I can check inside of there? With no my cell phone. Do you have anything that belongs to me in your hand? I don't. Okay. Here. You can put that back on. Okay. What would you people guess about What the plastic bags were that she had? Nothing? Have you been arrested here before? Yeah, that's my address. Have you been trespassed from here? Um They're saying you have been. I was saying you said I got arrested for trespassing here. They're saying you've been trespassed. Like you weren't allowed to come back here. Oh, yeah. Oh, uh barred. >> Yeah. What? So, how come you came back if you knew you were barred? Stupid. Stupid. Okay. Well, as far as that previous barring we had put the case somewhere in the catalog for us. Did you know you had any a warrant for your arrest? No. No, I figured it. Okay. Uh what's your phone number? I don't know about that. All right, that's fine. Let's go. Katie admits she returned despite being banned, calling her actions stupid. Officers note she has existing warrants and no money or wallet. Like you can pay with a phone. You can pay with a phone or something. So, you're saying there was nothing in the bag? No, I didn't check. All right. So, you had all the money to pay for all this stuff? That's all right. I didn't see a wallet. I'll buy one. She doesn't have I mean, this is going to be a lot. Like there's a lot of junk in there. They worry about the the secret shoppers, they call us, but they don't worry about the regular associates who are watching just as hard as they can. I got good people in here. While I hate being interrupted on lunch, I know that if I have to run back, that they know what they're talking about. Mhm. So, I'm not being charged like with battery and theft here? What? Oh, you're getting a charge for a criminal trespass. You've been barred from here before. You also have outstanding warrants. Misdemeanors. Everything. So, you are going to jail. Oh, I know that I was saying about the other you know, still like here. Like as far as the Well, they got to go through the check machine and all that. We're about to go out to the car in a second. Okay, that's fine. In fact, let me pull my car up cuz it's on the other side. Yeah, we're right here. But yeah, it's very suspicious that you have all these items or anything got, but uh Does she have a wallet? I didn't see a wallet. But all that she had on her was her phone. I don't know if I put it in there. Despite her claims of intending to pay via phone app, officers emphasize her long shoplifting history and confirm multiple warrants for theft. >> Also, given your past history Mhm? You know what you said the second thing in your phone. Okay. And there's also your past history, lots of past history of shoplifting up here. Uh and we've actually been looking for you for a while. Here's like a photo of you and pictures of you shoplifting from here before. And all that. So, which is actually some of your other warrants. Mhm. You have warrants for shoplifting? I believe you have some other warrants for shoplifting. Come here, he's going to tell you again pretty much you've been barred. Please listen. Please. Walmart got like a zillion dollars. Like it's damn near impossible. You're probably better off doing crime like the secret service than to than to come here after you've been barred. Like there's cameras everywhere. Please please like you just setting yourself up. And I've been doing this police like 10 years. It's security is so sophisticated, it's impossible. I wouldn't do crime and I I know where all the stuff is. It's it's Walmart got like a billion dollars. A billion. Please just don't do this to yourself in the future. Just just anywhere. Or if you got to go to Walmart, just go to another Walmart. You don't go here. Cuz cuz when they bar people like they are actively looking. They're not even looking for new people. They're looking for the people that they've already barred. Just so they don't have to come up. And and and you look like a very smart person. You know what I'm saying? Okay. So, here's the plan. I'm going to come by and they're going to rebar you for 2 years and I'm going to take you to jail. And we're going to also going to go get a life shot to get your car with them. Okay. Officers lecture her saying Walmart surveillance is too advanced to risk returning after being banned. They rebar her for 2 more years. For 2026 this month. So, I literally just dropped it. I mean, I know who you are now, especially I know your tattoos now. I know you have your ankle monitor, you have a fancy thing for these bonnets, but just stay out of the store and you stay out of trouble. Go somewhere else and try it, but don't do it here. So, I'm going to say let me get over here. All right, yeah, if you want to transport her All right, I'm going to get your bag and then we're going to head out to my car, okay? You like it peaceful in your car? Man. If you want to stand by here, William. LP recounts catching her before with suspicious behavior. They estimate she selected $2,500 to $3,000 worth of merchandise. Can you get out, Elka? Yes, sir. All right. Go on. Put the shades back on me. Yeah. Back up? Yeah. Yeah, there you go. Yeah. All right. Go. Uh sounds like you want to have fun tonight. No. Well, it sounds like I've been having fun. All day. Must be the eclipse. No. Probably. At least we can put it on the right. Yeah. She was charged with criminal trespass and theft by shoplifting, both of which she pled guilty to. An additional count of criminal trespass was also included in the charges. As a result, she was sentenced to 240 days of confinement on August 9th, 2024. Even seasoned shoplifters can't outsmart persistent surveillance and prior bans. Returning to a store you're barred from almost guarantees arrest and added charges. All right, let's move to this next case where things might get even messier. When porch pirates get caught in the act. So, this months. So, I literally just dropped it. I mean, I know who you are now, especially I know your tattoos now. I know you have your ankle monitor, you have a fancy thing for these bonnets, but just stay out of the store and you stay out of trouble. Go somewhere else and try it, but don't do it here. So, I'm going to say let me get over here. All right, yeah, if you want to transport her All right, I'm going to get your bag and then we're going to head out to my car, okay? You like it peaceful in your car? Man. If you want to stand by here, William. LP recounts catching her before with suspicious behavior. They estimate she selected $2,500 to $3,000 worth of merchandise. Can you get out, Elka? Yes, sir. All right. Go on. Put the shades back on me. Yeah. Back up? Yeah. Yeah, there you go. Yeah. All right. Go. Uh sounds like you want to have fun tonight. No. Well, it sounds like I've been having fun. All day. Must be the eclipse. No. Probably. At least we can put it on the right. Yeah. She was charged with criminal trespass and theft by shoplifting, both of which she pled guilty to. An additional count of criminal trespass was also included in the charges. As a result, she was sentenced to 240 days of confinement on August 9th, 2024. Even seasoned shoplifters can't outsmart persistent surveillance and prior bans. Returning to a store you're barred from almost guarantees arrest and added charges. All right, let's move to this next case where things might get even messier. When porch pirates get caught in the act.