Around 3:52 PM on September 22, 2023, Eatontown Police responded to a report of shoplifting at the Target located at 56 State Highway 36. Target Asset Protection reported that a woman wearing a denim jacket left the store with a cart after paying for only some items at self-checkout. Officers checked the nearby TJ Maxx and located the suspect in under a minute. Police observed her pushing a Target shopping cart inside TJ Maxx and escorted her outside to inventory the merchandise. Recovered merchandise (approx. $499.99 total): Elvie Stride Plus hospital-grade breast pump — $319.99 Additional female cosmetic products — approx. $180 Based on witness accounts from Target Asset Protection and surveillance footage, 25-year-old Maryeris Ernestina Velasquez Joya was arrested for shoplifting (2C:20-11B(1)) and transported to the Eatontown Police Department for processing. She was photographed and fingerprinted, then released at 5:20 PM with a summons to appear in court on November 14, 2023. Records also indicate she had a prior shoplifting arrest at the same Target about two weeks earlier on September 7, 2023. Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and consider supporting this channel (email us for more information). Donations are used to acquire more public footage related to law enforcement activities. Our content is educational and compliant with YouTube’s Fair Use principles because we edit longer clips into a concise story format. All videos and case documents were obtained pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (P.L. 2001, c. 404). Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed in Salzano v. North Jersey Media Group, 993 A.2d 778 (2010) that the fair-report privilege protects reporting of matters of public interest. This video advances a compelling public interest based on records open to public view. In Ramos v. Flowers, 429 N.J. Super. 13, the Appellate Division also affirmed the right to film law enforcement interactions. #bodycam #police #shoplifting #target #newjersey

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