You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can or will be used against you in the court of law. >> You guys understand? >> Yes. >> Both. Okay. >> On August 5th, 2025, officers responded to a reported shoplifting incident at a Walmart in Bloomington, Illinois. Store loss prevention had detained the women and provided officers with surveillance footage from the selfch checkout. Officers then reviewed the footage and questioned both suspects separately. >> You got to see over here. >> Where do you need to be? That would be all right. Yeah. Um, do either one of you guys have IDs on you? >> Yes. I'm I'm not going like the machine the thing. >> How old are you guys? >> I'm 21. We have I can already tell you that we have no criminal records. >> Just Yeah. One second. All right. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. >> You guys understand? >> Yeah. >> Both. Okay. Yeah. We're here investigating a retail theft. >> The retail theft? >> Yes. >> What's your name? >> My name is Mia. >> Okay. Yeah. Well, let me step outside. We'll talk to you. >> You scanning the items? Who Who is scanning? Who was bagging? >> I was scanning. She was bagging cuz we had two different carts. >> So, you were responsible for making sure all the items were scanned. Yes. >> Why would there not be items that Why are there Why would there be items that are in here that are not scanned? >> I don't know. Because once again, you can ask the young gentleman that was helping us. Every single time I scan, it will alert him that it wasn't being scanned and I would rescan it. >> That's because it has a it has something on the scanners that can pick up if there's if there's two items going at once. So, were you scanning two trying to scan two items at once? >> No, I would like sometimes I would pick up like a cereal box and it says cereal box under my arm, but I would scan scan. >> No, I'll be I'll be straight with you if you're out here every day pretty much. We This is not the first time we've questioned somebody like me like this. We do this every day. I can tell when people are not being truthful with us. I don't think you're being truthful with us. Here's our other issue. It's all on camera. We've already saved money. So, now is your opportunity to tell us what's really going on. >> Like I said once again, I'm a college student. I'm just now getting back into school. I live down here. I'm not trying to mess up anything >> because we have you on video taking items, giving it to your friend, and you can send some snitches. >> Actually, yes, I was. Once again, you can ask a young gentleman right here. He even stood next to me while I was scanning items. You can ask the young gentleman that was at selfch checkout. I was scanning items and I was I'm not trying to steal. I'm not trying. First of all, the last thing I want to do is go to jail. I I understand that like you may hear the same story almost every single day, every other day, every week. I understand that. But I'm telling you right now, >> I was not purposely unscanning like not scanning items. I was scanning items, giving it to her. I would literally sit there scan items. Yes. And if there are some stuff that is not scanned, we are so sorry. But >> why would there be stuff that's not submitted? I don't understand. >> It is because you guys stopped. Stopped us. >> We didn't see get to see the receipt. He just he was holding the receipt with >> also in the end because before that I did not have enough. So I took item like I took items off and I gave it to I took one item off and I gave it to the young gentleman. It was people. >> Okay. Um do you have your receipt bank purchased? Is that what you're asking? >> Yeah. >> Where's your receipt bank? I can see if it went to my phone. >> Did you get a printed out receipt? I saw >> He has the print out receipt and I also have the receipt. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Trying to see this. >> So, these scratched stuff ones are the ones that have been paid for. >> Yeah. >> And that's what I I have accounted for. So, like the cereal's right there. >> Okay. Where are the ones that's like the This is the ground beef. >> Yeah. That's one of the ground beefs right there. Uh, how would the shrimp have been scanned if it went straight from the bag the cart into your bag when you were bagging it? >> Okay. There's at least shrimp and ground beef that's not scanned. So, >> I'll still tallying everything up. At very least, there's no shrimp that was bought. There was no ground beef or there was only one of the two ground beefs that were scanned. So when you pass the last point of sale, it's a retail theft that you that you guys committed because you guys were scanning, bagging items together. Okay. >> I will pay for things, but if there's anything that's not on the receipt, you can put it back. We don't need >> Okay. So produce and goods like that can't go back. The stuff like the shrimp, the beef, all that stuff, especially can't be resold. It's contaminated by it being loose. So that's not something that they can do. >> Okay. So we'll pay for it. >> Huh? >> We'll pay for it. >> You mean paying for additional stuff that I wasn't paid for? >> Yes. Anything that wasn't paid for to my knowledge. >> Once that's typically not how we operate. >> Yep. All right. So, I'm going to have you stand up. We're going to put your hands behind your back. >> Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. We have people out there. Like, okay. First of all, once again, you think that we knew, but I'm telling you right now, we did not know. >> My you went past without paying for these items. This is a retail theft. I need you to stand up. Put your hands behind your back. All right. >> So, you're arrested. So, >> how do you pronounce your first name? >> Mayana. >> Mayana. So, what's going on? >> I don't know. >> I don't know. Are we scanning all the items, paying for everything or what? Um, >> so when you were scanning, was it one item at a time or were you all >> I mean, >> grabbing? Okay. So, friend was scanning and you were bagging. >> Yeah. But the scanner was risky. >> What was the plan to purchase everything? Was it all going to be on the link or separate? >> Per card or your card? >> Your card. >> So, what did you guys end up doing? >> Um, we paid I think like 28 or $30 on my car and the rest. >> Have you ever done anything like this before? Ever been stopped before suspected retail theft? Okay. Remember which card you used? That one. >> That one. Okay. If you just want to stand up real quick, I'll just check your pockets and everything. Can you face the bench for me? Thank you. >> Okay. Appreciate it. So, are you working anywhere or you go to school? >> Trying to work here. >> Trying to work. Okay. So, you just got hired here? >> Yeah. >> So, you're under the assumption that she was scanning everything and you were just bagging it. She said nothing about >> we're going to steal this stuff or has she ever done that around you before or talk about it? Okay. So, we're going to bam over you guys from this location. So, I didn't see the full video footage. I'm going to have them ask you some more questions cuz I saw more than than what I saw, but you're you guys are being watched the entire time that you me that you're checking out. So, so if I look at the video footage, it's going to show every single time she either scanned it across the top >> or told you >> or told you it was scanned or took it from her and you put it in a bag. Have you ever been arrested before for anything? No. Clean. If that's the case, they'll most likely be writing tickets, citations for retail theft, and you guys want a court gate that you got to show up to, and then they'll be released from here and banned from from this location. But depending on the value, right? >> Yes. >> Depending on the value cuz it could reach felony amount which would mean we'd have to go to the county jail. All right. We're going to have you stand up. We got to go through the process of the whole motion on all that. So you can stand up for us and turn around. Please place your own car on your back. >> You're going to be placed under arrest for retail. >> Yeah. >> We're going to put you in too cuz she had no idea. She believed that everything was being scanned and that they paid for some of the link and paid for some on her. She's saying that she didn't even make her the room. She bagged it. She had no idea that it wasn't scanned and the scanner was not working. We'll go ahead and go out to my phone. We're going to go out here to the left and ask out. So, you just got to get your fingerprints photo. They'll give you a piece of paper with the court date and then you'll be released from the jail. Okay? you'll be able to make phone calls, but it can be as quick as 45 minutes or as long as a couple hours, unfortunately. >> Okay, we'll start on the beta and stuff. You want to come with us? >> I can't wait tomorrow. >> No. >> Okay, >> we're going to go right here over. Oh my god, this is my first time. >> In the end, after reviewing the surveillance footage and comparing it with the receipt, officers concluded there was probable cause to arrest both women for retail theft. They were taken into custody, processed, and later released with notices to appear in court. 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 suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of