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On August 17th, 2026, officers responded to a Walmart after loss prevention reported a man and woman had run from the store with nearly $145 in unpaid merchandise. After reviewing the surveillance footage, officers went to the suspect's home. >> Door's open. Hey, do you have the the three girls that work here? Oh, we're going to knock on your Yeah, thanks. >> Let me know if you need anything. >> Hello, 1101 before >> Yeah. >> You want a third? >> Well No. >> I'll be here if you guys need me. >> Take one. Take one. 61, if you're not busy, can you stop by here? Zion police. Zion police. >> Zion police. >> Frank, call me back. >> No problem. >> [clears throat] >> 27, do you need me over there or are you good? >> Yeah, you can come. We're at 1101 before if they open the door. 27, we're in the back. You guys could go to the front. I need to speak with Brandon or Angelica. I know you can see me, man. Just open the door. So, what happened? Why are you taking the stuff from Walmart? Do you still have the stuff? >> I don't have nothing. >> All right. I have a photo of you, man. Okay? There's a photo of you and Angelica grabbing this item, and then you guys took off running. Okay. Where's the stuff? >> I don't have any stuff. >> So what do you mean you don't have the stuff? >> I don't have no stuff. >> So, where did Where did you put it? Where did you leave it? >> I left it over there. >> You didn't leave it over there. You On the camera, you you start running to the car. They took a picture of that car over there. >> I don't have a phone, so I don't have it. >> Where's Angelica? >> She's gone. >> Where's Angelica? >> She's uh in the back in the back. >> All right, let me talk to her too. >> Okay. >> Yeah, just come on. >> Okay. Here you go. >> Come on. >> So, we'll we'll talk to you right now. So, where's the stuff? Where did you leave it? >> It is gone. >> Huh? >> They got uh gave it up. >> All right, let's go over there. Let's go. And then we'll talk to her right now, okay? >> Yeah, we're going to >> You want to leave your vape here? >> Yeah, you can leave it. >> You wait for her to come out. Let's go straight. All right. >> I need to follow information. Holding a crash property damage delayed at the 5114 next available. >> this is this is the thing. I saw you on the video. You're stealing the stuff. You grab You and Angelica went over there and grabbed the stuff. Loss prevention, they tried to stop you and you then you kept You grabbed the stuff. >> She said she had a receipt for it. >> No, there's no receipt. You both know that you guys grabbed the stuff and walked around the grocery and then just took off, right? Because of that, you're going to be under arrest for a retail theft. >> 21 in custody. >> Shoplifter. >> That's going to be Brandon. >> Yeah, it's Brandon. >> Uh-huh, where's he at? >> He's in the cell side. I'll hang out with him for a little while. Yeah. >> 10-22 27 18 get your license. I have you a traffic preview so I can copy it. >> Brandon is in 1101. >> Shoplifter. >> Yeah. >> Come on. >> We're We're going to go and talk to him back, okay? So, where's the items that you guys took? Where is the items? >> Yes. >> Yeah, we have it on the I have an Affirm account where we could pay later. >> Do you have that? >> Yeah, I can have um I need a phone, though. My phone is >> Where's the phone? >> I can borrow my friend's phone I can get >> I need to see the receipt, okay? Can you show me? >> Um it has a $100 balance on it and it tells me that I can go ahead and pay with >> So, why you guys took off running? >> We didn't take off running. >> Yeah, there's a there's a video. There's a stop. >> stairs. >> Down the stairs? >> Yeah, that's where our ride was at. >> No, no you didn't. >> Yes, we did. >> The vi- the video shows that you grabbed the the plate. And then he grabbed the other big box. You guys put it in the car. You guys walked away and then from there the loss prevention kind of stopped you. And then from there somebody oh, they I have the receipt but the guy Brandon grabbed the big box and took off running and then you grabbed the little one and you start running. >> Yeah, he told me I can come back and show him the receipt. >> Where is the receipt? If you have the receipt I could we we could release him, okay? But I need to see the receipt now. >> I got to get a phone. >> Where's the phone? >> I got to ask my friend to borrow her phone. >> Whose friend? Here. What's it called? >> Affirm. >> Affirm? >> Yeah. >> Hey, I have a question. Do you guys know anything about Affirm? Yeah. So, supposedly you could pay online and they could grab it and like to leave. >> Yeah, so it's Affirm, it's an app and it has my >> Is it a scan and go or what's it called? >> Yeah, it's a scan. You got to take They do. It's on the app, too. >> You got to log in if you know. >> Yeah, I know but I'm using a login with my email. Cuz nobody will log in with my email. I think. >> Okay. All right. All right, thank you. All right. Uh where's the items at? If you have if you bought it, where they at? >> Um well, we we already have >> Telephone. Where's Where's the item? >> We had um bought them we bought the items for a gift. >> So, where they at? >> Um a friend has them. >> What friend? >> Our friend that we got them for. >> Where does he live at? >> Um I don't know where he stays at but >> So, he just I need a receipt now, okay? If you don't show me I have to take you You got to check your email. >> I know. I don't hold on. You still have my stuff though. >> So, the loss prevention cuz I just called them, they said they don't have a firm app, okay? >> They It's only >> It's online. >> On the go. You got to go on the go. Do you have on the go? >> It's a firm, yeah. I have the credit card, and I have my >> So, on your credit card, does it show that it charged you? >> It's a $100 >> see the charge? >> I have to log in to show this on my phone. >> 61 from 27. Did you leave already? >> Or do you want to hear the I >> I need the receipt that you paid. >> Yeah, 10-4. >> It's all right. >> Or do you want to hear >> a minute. She's saying that she has the receipt from the app. I'm just going to check with her. I'll let you know. I need to see the receipt, okay? If you don't I'll give you like 10 minutes, okay? >> Okay. >> 10-4. >> Can you log in to your account? >> That's what I'm trying to do right now. >> Who's your bank? >> No, this is a firm app. It's just a base off your credit. >> I'm going to make a phone call. What if she doesn't find a receipt with it? >> What's that? >> What happens if she can't find a receipt? >> No, she uh I think she has it. >> Yeah. >> And she's showing it my partner right now. >> And what if she can't what if she or whatever. >> My partner will come back and talk to you. I just like I said, I just got here. I I don't even know what's going on. >> You got it? >> Yeah, I'm just sitting right here. >> All right, so the Affirm app, does it show anything there uh that they could pay online? Cuz supposedly she said that Affirm is a credit app that you could pay and they use the on the go, too. Can you guys check that or no? It's a you guys You guys only work for on the go? Is that the name of the app? Hold on, let me double check before I Hold on. Is that the app you said? Is that the app you said? On the go? Okay, hold on. But it's on the Amazon uh Walmart app, right? It has It's only on Walmart's app. Nothing else that you know of, or is that it? How So, here's the thing. So, the guy said the lady who told her like the lady Angelica told him like, "Hey, I have the I have Hold on, somebody's calling. Hold on, I have the app. One second. Yo, just give me a second. I'm confirming. Supposedly, she has the app to pay for it, and she said she paid for it. So, she's going to show me a a proof that she paid. If she did, I'm going to let them go. Yeah, you don't mind. All right. All Okay. So, she's saying that he took it because she told him that, "Hey, I already paid the item through the web through the website." And they That's what they were looking That's what I'm looking for. I'm waiting for that tomorrow. I'm I feel take them in, but I'm just making sure we don't have You guys do not have a firm app over Did you find it? >> No, it I have to swap it to his number. We look My phone is literally literally just broke. >> So, Walmart said that they they already talked to many managers. They only have Walmart's app. We have the property crashing. >> You don't even use my phone anymore. I have the um credit card that goes go in the >> So, what was the phone that you used? >> Um I used my friend's phone, but >> Cuz you didn't use the phone on the on the uh >> Cuz we already did I already had did it. That's what I'm saying. >> No, it's supposed to scan. You got to scan the the stuff. You didn't You didn't even scan it. >> it. I thought you could just buy it. >> No, no, I thought you could just buy it because we have the I have the >> So, I saw the video. I didn't see you grabbing no phone, okay? You just grabbed the item and put it in the cart, and you guys walked away, okay? >> I already did it. >> his his phone. You're going to be under arrest for retail theft, okay? 27, the female's in custody. 61, you can take him. >> Dispatch, just have a car. >> And there's no way we can have our friend just bring the items? Cuz we got to get everything to get >> Well, at this time you could try. >> And that's what I was saying. They were calling the >> You shouldn't have run away when the loss prevention told you to stop. >> You told me I could bring the receipt. >> All right, let me fix this plate. But you guys never showed up back. >> I mean, we just got back. >> I mean, if you have the app, you could have just give it to them right there. >> I know, but I don't >> Yeah. >> I don't have the phone. >> All right. Well, we got them in custody, so I'll let you know what happened. >> And were they willing to get the merchandise back? >> All right. She's asking if you guys want the stuff back. >> And not press charges? >> Yeah. All right. Well, All right. Uh yeah, so they're going to call someone because they bought it as a gift. So, they I'll let you know when. So, this is how it works. Affirm, the one you have, >> Mhm. >> Affirm, you could use it so you could order it online and they will bring it up to you. But you got a designated spot that you have to go and they'll give they'll go and give it to you. The other one, on the go, you have to scan the items and then from after you scan the items, you got to scan it and then go to the register and then you can go. >> Oh, okay. >> Okay, cuz I yeah, I have the on the go credit card. >> have the the phone on you on you at all at all times. >> Cuz I thought that >> But if you had the phone and they told you to stop, you should have just showed it to them instead of running away. Does it make sense? >> Yeah. >> All right. >> The woman was charged with retail theft and obstructing identification while the man was charged with retail theft. Fingerprints later revealed that the woman had used her cousin's identity and was wanted in Wisconsin for failing to appear, so she was taken to jail on the warrant. Her Wisconsin felony case remains open and no final disposition could be verified for the Illinois charges.
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