What's your name? I'm Teresa. You got your license in here? >> Yeah, it should be in there. >> On July 10th, 2025, officers responded to a reported retail theft [music] in the Powder Springs area of Georgia. According to store employees, a man and a woman were involved in the incident before leaving the scene. While the male suspect fled, officers quickly located the female suspect in a nearby shopping center parking lot. >> What's your name? I'm Teresa. You got your license in here? >> Yeah, it should be in there. I'm just saying >> You got that on you? >> That's what I have on >> Yeah. >> I might have been with someone that steals, sir. I don't have time for this. >> Who were you with? >> My husband. >> All right. He was coming back here. You was with your husband? >> Huh? >> Your husband was stealing? >> Yeah, he steals. >> All right, hold on. Hold on. All right, so you got a right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have a right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you. You have a right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have a right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you. You have a right to remain silent. So, what happened? >> About what? I don't know what you're talking about. >> for you. They said you might be with your husband. What happened? >> I'm always with my husband. I'm always with him. I just dropped him off because he's always on some messy messy like that. I Well, I'm I I'm in Mableton. >> where is he at? >> He's somewhere up in Mableton. I dropped him off in Mableton. I was >> So, what happened at the liquor store? >> I don't know, sir. When and what are you talking about? >> In Powder Springs, by the Publix. >> Powder Springs by the Publix. Powder Springs Powder Springs is big. You got to tell me, sir. I'm I'm always everywhere. >> The map on the road. >> Sir, I don't know. >> The 30 3721 on the map on the road. >> What What do you have? >> My car? >> Uh if I'm not mistaken, he's the lead detective on this one. >> I don't steal, sir. >> Well, you said you might be with your husband that steals. So, did he steal something? >> I don't know, sir. >> Well, why would you say that, then? >> Cuz I know what he does on to get money sometimes. I know that. >> All right. >> Whether he's I'm in the car with him or not. That's why I wanted to get away from him. That's exactly why. I knew he was going to get me in trouble. >> How long you been with him? >> Almost 2 years, and it ain't nothing of it >> you ain't got away from it at all. You're still around him. >> Right. I'm I've been trying to work it out. That's it. Cuz I love him. >> You can't work nothing out when somebody get you in trouble. You got to think about it just like this. >> got me in trouble, but we always be in situations. >> That's the fourth case twice. >> What do you mean doing what? I didn't steal anything. >> They got me stealing. >> Yeah, that's you. We can show you right now. Yeah, that's you right there. With that bottle in your hand. That's you. That's why you going to >> How do you figure I stole that? If I go to the bottom of it >> filed a police report saying you stole. >> They give you a bag >> I bought stuff in there. >> You got um a receipt? >> Everything's on my phone. >> You got a receipt on your phone? >> If you brought it, you're supposed to leave the store with a bag. >> So, you got a receipt on your phone? >> Possibly. >> Possibly. I mean, it's yes or no. I know what I brought and I know what I got receipts, so What do you want to do with your car? >> I can give it to my friend who's in the store. And can I give him my purse and everything, too? >> And just do the um >> How y'all get me, but didn't get him? That's as hell. man. >> So, it's both of y'all? >> He That's his That's what he do. I'm involved I mean I'm his [ __ ] wife. I'm It's my car. Like the >> The front of the pants and the the bra and stuff like that. >> have nothing on me. I'm just coming out the store. >> We're just making sure cuz we got no female officers. >> to wear for today. I cannot afford it. My friend's in jail. I'm trying to get her out. Crazy. Hold on. I need to see my keys. Can you put my stuff on the car? >> So, what do you You What do you want to take with you? Your phone? >> to take with me. I need my stuff on the car and he can get it. >> You don't want your phone? >> What am I going to do with my phone? It's It's off. He's got to pay for it. >> When you call When you um get out. >> Y'all don't have to do this. Y'all can get me another time. >> What do you say give you another time? >> Meaning like give me time. >> No, you stole. >> Okay, can you put it on the car for me, please? >> Yeah, we'll get it on. >> I think y'all need to go after the person who really who going to >> Did he do Did he steal anything, too? Cuz we can get both of y'all. >> Man, y'all didn't get him on camera. How did you get me on camera? >> They We don't control their cameras. They They They called and then that's what we um >> guy, Guy, he's in there. He's light-skinned. Can you just give him my stuff, please, and tell him >> Yeah. All right. We're good. And what's your friend's name? >> He's not involved in >> Huh? >> He's not involved in anything. >> It sound like he is. >> I promise you. I'm going to be honest with you. This guy got out of jail. He's not involved in anything. >> All right. >> I just picked him up. >> All right. Still. Do you work here? You what? Do you work here or no? Does she work here? Neither one of them? Y'all got video footage in here that we can look at right quick? Light skin, heavy set? I mean, you think he's involved or not? She said he just got out of jail. >> Unless he just sitting out in the diner or I mean, I don't know why he'd be running out. >> Yeah. >> All right, that's fine. We were just trying to see what he looked like for sure, but nah, it's good. >> I'd say white t-shirt, blue shorts, uh white and blue >> All right, appreciate it. Who's your dude, friend? Who is it? Why are you running? >> He ain't running. He's not in the store. >> He ran. Why are you running? >> I'm telling you, I just left I just picked him up from jail yesterday. So, that's probably why. >> He's not the one that was with you that was >> No, I just met him and just I'm helping him out. That's it. >> So, you got a boyfriend? >> I have a husband. >> You have a husband? >> Yeah. >> So, who's this dude just >> That's just a friend. He's a friend of my girlfriend. >> So, what are you running for then? >> I don't know. Maybe he's just scared because >> Yeah. >> So, that's why >> Maybe he's just scared because he just got out of jail yesterday. >> All right. Well, we're probably about to tow your car then. >> Why are you going to tow my car? I can get somebody to come and get it. >> You ain't got nobody to come get it? >> Yes, I do. I just got to call somebody. I can call my husband. I can call you. >> How long is it going to take? >> Like 10 minutes. >> What do you What do you say your husband is in what? Mabelton? >> He's in Mabelton, but I can He can probably get a cab, Uber, or something over here. I can get somebody over. I got my sister up the street, my godmomma up the street. Please don't tow my car, sir. I'm homeless. >> You're homeless? Thought you said you live in Douglasville. >> I live with my friend right now. She's in jail, too. >> You You her to come Somebody come get the car? >> If she can get somebody here by the time he's done filling out the paperwork. Yeah, I'm homeless. >> I need her phone. Her phone. >> Yeah, I can call my mom and my sister to come. >> Is somebody that could be here in 5 or 10 minutes? >> I got to pee anyway. >> What's your password? >> I ain't telling my password. Put my password >> I can't It doesn't have no password. >> Clear it. Cancel. >> It ain't going to do it. I don't No, it won't. >> What's your password? You know a good one. I'm not giving you I'm not giving you my password. >> What can I do with your password? >> Listen, sir, please. >> This is the only way you can call somebody. What's your password? >> No, I can put the phone right Maybe cuz you tried getting in it already. >> I have no reason to be on your phone. If I want to get on your phone, I'll just take it. >> Mhm. >> All right. I got Who are we calling? >> God mama. You got to clear it out. No, go to my call I mean my Yeah, my God mama. >> Ain't no God mama in here. What's her name? >> mom. Best mom. Best mom forever. Yeah. No, yeah. My phone off. I got to um FaceTime her. That's why I was trying to get Rig up and pay my phone bill. >> No. >> I don't know. That's the only thing I can think of is cuz he just got out of jail. I ain't I promise you. He had nothing to do with This was a surprise. Okay, um call my same Um it's Mike. Dog for life. My It's my sister. My dog for life. My dog for life. Yes. FaceTime her. I'm on the phone now. Can I text her cuz she's working on on on at home? >> No, one more person and we're going to have to tow the car. Or we can leave it here, but we ain't leaving your stuff inside. >> Okay, that's fine. Um let me So, I can't text her? >> No. >> Um I It'll help if I can hold my phone, sir. I can't >> No, who else you need to call? Just think of a name. >> Um >> Yeah. Um >> Hey, listen. If you want to leave the car here, we can leave the car here. >> It'll be fine. I got a what a Mr. Shoplifting >> Yeah. >> I should be out soon. It's fine. I just don't want it towed, sir. >> We leave it here. Um >> Uh when I make my call, I can get someone to come over and get it cuz I got a extra key. I'm not worried about that. >> Go for it. >> All right. I just got to do inventory real quick. You put it over there. Um do an inventory of this car. Hm? No, just look through it, see what it is, and we'll put it in the computer. Just make sure there's nothing valuable or anything in there. >> No, I don't do an impound. I just >> Just do like a like a impound like inventory. Just look through the car. >> Oh. >> Yeah. Look through the car and then we'll add it to the report if there's anything of value since we're just going to leave it here. You open it. You're doing an inventory. I'm just making basically making sure nothing of value is in the car so we can leave it. >> This is the button for your trunk. >> Hey, give me your um give me that key. >> Is it Is it there tag? >> This is a tag Nike, I'm guessing. >> Is that it? >> I was taking it out of this. >> Okay. Hey, she just bought these from y'all? Are these y'alls? I don't know if they're y'alls or not. I just want to make sure. >> No, that's not mine. Cuz I don't I don't have that type of >> All right, just want to make sure. Appreciate it. >> According to the information presented in this case, the individual could potentially face charges related to theft by shoplifting. The final charges, if any, depend on the evidence reviewed by prosecutors and the outcome of court proceedings. This video contains narration, captions, and contextual commentary for educational and documentary purposes. All individuals are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.