Around 6:01 PM on August 9, 2025, Officer Michael Hyle with the Lacey Township Police Department was dispatched to a report of a female shoplifter at Walmart located at 580 Route 9. Officer Hyle arrived around 6:07 PM and walked over to the loss prevention office. He met with an employee who told them that a female had attempted to leave the store with unpaid items, including Tide laundry detergent and Downy dryer sheets. The alleged shoplifter, identified as Alissa Stanley, had been detained in the loss prevention office. The total value of items that Alissa attempted to steal was determined to be $142.20. After Officer Jack McKee arrived on scene, Alissa was placed under arrest. Officer McKee transported her to the Lacey Township Police Department for further processing. Alissa was charged with shoplifting $142.20 worth of items under 2C:20-11B(3). After she was photographed and fingerprinted, she was given a ride back to her car in the Walmart parking lot. Court records indicate that Alissa has a history of additional offenses. She had previously been arrested for stealing in Stafford Township, New Jersey on June 9, 2024. She was later charged again for shoplifting in Ship Bottom, New Jersey on March 12, 2025. ---------------------------------------------- Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and consider supporting this channel (email us for more information). Our content is shared for educational and news gathering purposes. We are in compliance with YouTube's Fair Use Policy because we edit several long clips into a concise story. This is similar to other law enforcement channels on YouTube. 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. 2024, c.16). Defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty. The New Jersey Supreme Court has previously affirmed in Salzano v. North Jersey Media Group, 993 A.2d 778 (2010) that “The fair-report privilege reflects the judgment that the need, in a self-governing society, for free-flowing information about matters of public interest outweighs concerns over the uncompensated injury to a person's reputation.” This video advances a compelling public interest. The summary of events was based on records that are “open to public view through open access to public records” as defined in the Salzano case. In Ramos v. Flowers, 429 N.J. Super. 13, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court has also affirmed the right to film law enforcement interactions.