Okay. >> Okay. Thank you. >> No, you are not free to go. >> Why? >> Because hang on. I got to talk to them. I just got here. I know you've been here a while, but I'm I'm the investigating officer here, young lady. Come on. Bear with me. >> On September 13th, 2025, officers responded to a reported retail theft at a Walmart Super Center in Villa Park, Illinois, after loss prevention reported that a customer had attempted to leave the store with unpaid merchandise. According to store personnel, she initially refused to cooperate when confronted. >> How are you? >> Good. Is he Are they in there? >> Uh, so she's right here. Um, but yeah, I was actually getting video for suspect. Good to see you, by the way. >> Hey, nice place. How are you? >> Yeah. So, >> hello. >> Hi, miss. How are you? >> I'm pretty boyfriend. >> Boyfriend. Okay, cool. We get her identified yet or no. >> What's your name, young lady? >> Oh, he already wrote everything down. >> Oh, you have to do it, too? >> I got Yeah. This is my town. My town. >> Hair. >> I don't want to go all the way in there. I'm like claustrophobic. I I don't want to be in the way. >> All right. So, I got to talk to them, but right now you're not free to leave. So, I'm going to need you for my report. That's why. >> I'm Thank you. Okay. So, because you are not free to go. Okay. >> Okay. Thank you. >> No, you are not free to go. >> Why? >> Because Hang on. I got to talk to them. I just got here. I know you've been here a while, but I'm I'm the investigating officer here, young lady. Come on. They're with me. I got to find out what what happened. >> Nothing happened to me. They're saying I didn't pay for all of my items. >> Okay. And that's why I'm here. All right. All right. Having these rights of mind, you wish to talk to me? No. >> No. Okay. What's going on? >> Um, so I was alerted by the selfch checkout host that she had all the food that was scanned >> and she was beginning to pay. There was a whole bunch of stuff that was not on the receipt. >> Okay. >> And she didn't even attempt to scan. >> Then we watched the I had him run it back and she ain't attempt to scan nothing. >> Okay. She paid $94 in out of a $100 bill and um $5 on her debit card. >> $5 on her debit. Okay, how much stuff is it over there? >> It's probably like a If not 100, a little bit. >> What is is that also food or not? >> No, it's not. General merchandise like shoes, clothes, sippy cups, paper towels. >> And who alerted you? >> Uh a worker that works at the subject line. >> Okay. What do you guys want done? >> Prosecute. Okay. >> And trespass. >> Okay. >> Cuz she was not cooperative at all. She tried to snatch the car away from me and asked her to come out and point of sale. >> Yeah. When I stopped her in the best of side, I asked her for her receipt. She gave me this one. I looked at it, glanced at it. I said, "Do you have another one?" She told me no. I said, "Do you want to come? Can you come back with me so we can talk about the um tape for merchandise?" She told no. I'm trying to bring her back around this way. She got like five, six kids with her, so I'm not trying to, you know, >> sure. Make it seem. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Then when she seen um her PD, then she was like, "Oh, you want to go over here?" Like, "Yeah, I've been asking you to do that." >> Sure. Okay. >> And she want to argue with me about paying for it. Well, you could I could pay for it. I could pay for it. You could, but you didn't. >> It's not like nobody else run you up. You made this choice. >> Perfect. >> All right. So, obviously you don't want to talk to me. Um, so we got to hammer out some things. We're waiting on the receipt and that's going to determine what happens with you next. Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. Anything in that purse? >> No. >> Okay. >> Oh my gosh. What's going to be in the purse? >> I don't know. And everything for this. >> All right. Just put your hand really quick and put it right here. Okay. >> Okay. >> Can you just turn around? Put your hand put your in handcuffs really quick. >> Oh, wait. You're able to touch me? >> Yeah. Put your hands behind your back. Put your hands behind your back. You guys don't have to be all right. >> So, what's going on now? >> Let me take a look. Yeah. >> Why am I in a handcuff? >> Is this all the stuff? >> Actually, you mind taking her to my car? >> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> Two mark one female custody. >> So, this is all the stuff that she didn't pay for, >> correct? Okay. Hey, you did you observe any of this or you pulled up? >> When I walked up, I observed that she had all this stuff underneath >> underneath the car. So she had stuff that she had paid for on top in bags. Was this stuff bagged or no? >> No. >> No, not bagged. >> Wasn't bagged. So basically, just picture all this stuff on top of >> it. Got it. Makes sense. Okay. So then you stop, you ask for another receipt. She's like, "Nah, she's kind of giving you a hard time. She's kind of being uncooperative. Sees Elmer's starts out, >> freaks out a little bit, and then you guys call us and then she told her kids to get to some van or something." >> Yeah, there's a van right there. Okay, I'll be right back. Okay. Thanks, guys. >> You're welcome. You guys have a female working or no? >> Uh, we do. You want me to? >> You're under arrest. Okay. For retail theft. >> Wow. >> Yeah. >> It's just a little too high. Okay. It was like $184 worth of stuff. So, little too high for for a ticket. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. We go back to the station. As long as you got no other record, you got no record. If you're saying you got no record, then uh you'll be cut loose within an hour. >> Okay. God, these are still tight. >> I put them real real loose. Now >> they're really tight. The on my wrist. You loosen the wrist part. That's what's tight. >> Thank you. >> We're not too far from the >> Can I need to fix my clothes? My My shirt is falling. >> Um, so what she kept saying, >> what did she say? She's like, "Man, I'll pay for whatever I didn't take." Uh, blah blah blah. So >> So that's what she kept saying to you into them. >> Yep. >> Okay. With your present. >> Yeah. Okay, cool. Thank you. So I'll pay for whatever I didn't pay for essentially. Exactly. And she said, "Um, the boyfriend was like, "Oh, you trying to like help her along?" >> It was like, "Oh, you might have done that by accident, right?" She's like, "Yeah, cuz I have all the kids." >> Okay. Yeah. >> So, let me go take a picture of the stuff and receipts and um Yeah. You mind staying with her till I come back? Thank you, sir. >> Please. All right. Let me take this the receipt. >> Did she pay? >> Yeah. She paid for this. >> Can she come back and get it or how do you guys want to do that? Then her man left already. >> I own my credit card. >> She paid EBT >> and she's trespassed. >> How is that possible? >> I guess we just got free sh >> Thank you. Yeah, please. And then uh my email I'll send you guys an Axon link too >> just to double it up so we can get it to work. Okay. >> We also got a way to send the whole report through [music] you to Aura. So we'll check that out too. >> Okay. I'm all new to this. I'm new to Dayshift. So, if you guys know the the shindig, I'm all in. >> Let's all work together. Thanks, guys. Appreciate you guys. >> Okay, cool. >> Thank you. >> Oh, this is the receipt. Should they take Do they take food back? Sure. >> Thanks. Uh, thank you. >> Yeah. >> What's up? You're going to the PD. Get a char one charge, one count of retail, and we're going to keep it moving. Okay. All right. >> What about everything that doesn't come back to my car? >> No, we just gave it to your uh to your man. >> No, the stuff that >> you paid for it. >> It's refunded back to the car. >> No, no, no. He just picked it up. >> Oh, >> yeah. So, you don't want to waste that. You know what I mean? You paid for that. >> You know what I mean? So, and they can't I don't think they can refund EBT. You know what I mean? What the hell is wrong with this thing? There it is. >> I know. I know. But it's just protocol. You know what I mean, young lady? So, the total for the stuff I'm just telling you is uh $171 >> for the stuff that you didn't pay for. It's a little bit above the threshold here. Doesn't mean felony, but I do have to check your priors. And uh if you're saying you got none, then then we shouldn't have any issues. >> All right, let me uh >> Can I pull my shirt up? >> Well, this female officer will help you out with that. >> Sorry, Jun. Here, move your seat belt out of the way. I didn't see it. >> Get your balance. >> Uhhuh. >> You got it. >> Where'd you put it? >> You put in the back by any chance? >> I give it to uh your man. Okay. Okay, cool. You can walk up the ramp. >> Thank you. >> Right this ramp right here. Your man uh what's your dude's name? Do >> you have to know his name? >> No, I'm just going to address him. I'll just call him dude. >> Yeah, that's fine. [laughter] After completing their investigation at the scene, officers placed the suspect under arrest and transported her to the police station for processing. Based on the conduct observed in this body camera footage, the following charge could apply. Retail theft. Potential charges are presented forformational purposes only and may differ from the final charges filed by prosecutors. All individuals are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of