On July 3rd, 2025, officers were dispatched to a call about a shoplifter at a local Target. But what happened inside the security office was anything but routine. See the moment a simple theft escalates into a violent physical struggle with police. >> Afternoon. >> Good afternoon. >> Um, we do have a subject in custody right now. She's abandoned in the office. If I can I can take you over that way. >> Okay. >> This is the >> Is this all this stuff? >> It's all of this. Yeah. >> All of this. >> It's a total of 1053 casino. >> 1053. 1,000. >> Yeah. 53. >> Jesus. >> Okay. >> The last one was 700. >> Hello. What's up? What's up? >> So, what do we got? >> So, pretty much all that. >> Okay. >> Senior selected all and then walk out without pain. >> What's that? >> Senior selected all and just walk out without pain. >> Okay. What's going on with all this stuff here? >> I'm really homeless. I try to walk out just to at least have something to my name and be able to chill out. And I don't know. My phone just got broke. My wallet just got stolen. I came from a situation at my boyfriend's house. I tried to go to my mom's house. She ended up having everyone come to my room and steal from me. So, I headed down to Chicago with an old friend. Me and them ended up getting into a fight. So, now I'm here. I'm trying to make ends meet. I stink. All I wanted was panties and socks to begin with this [ __ ] But um I was I was going to put all that into suitcase and make my way. >> Okay. Do you have ID? >> No, sir. Like I said, my wallet was just stolen from me. >> Wallet was stolen. Did you report that? >> Uh somewhere what phone? >> Don't need a phone. You could walk into a police station. >> It's a photocopy ID. I wish I wish I had more to my name to have my wallet be valuable, honestly. >> Okay, so it's a female. Um, down on her luck. Uh, had a bunch of stuff stolen from her, fighting whatever with the boyfriend. I'm sorry. This is locked. You work here. Sorry. Cool. Thanks. Um, down on her luck. Uh, they got a receipt of over $1,000 worth, but it's like uh All right. What? Uh, you guys seen her before? >> No, separate seen her. >> Okay. Um, I just called my sergeant and just wanted to make sure. Uh, >> do you guys are you guys okay with a local ordinance? >> Um, I would be just the fact that whenever a huge amount like this, they want us to press charges like the amount. Okay. >> Isn't it 300 bucks? >> Uh, yeah. Depending on the circumstances, it should be um my sergeant's pushing for given the circumstances. I'm homeless. You guys got the stuff back. Uh just given the circumstances. >> That's what I told him over the phone. >> Okay. >> She's cooperative. But obviously up to you guys. I'm just letting you know what what he's suggesting we do. >> A lot of times we deal with it. It >> goes to court. Cook County and nothing happens. They don't even show up, you know. Um, so we go through all these hoops to charge and she won't even show up to court, you know. >> Okay. >> Uh, we charge her locally. We've kind of got more uh more say in in what happens as far as, you know, restitution if it's needed or whatever. Obviously, in this case, it's not since you guys got everything back. >> But just let >> No, because at the end of the day, >> don't get loud. All right. Listen to what he has to say. >> Trying to push authority on them. I'm not pushing authority. >> You don't try to make your voice louder than mine when you try to assert dominance. You don't you're not I'm not in your Okay. >> I'm talking the same tone as I did when I first came in here. Okay. >> I'm literally reading off this receipt that they have. >> Everything is categorized. apparel, electronics, three items. Groceries, health and beauty, home, stationary, and office supplies, and toys. Okay, that's all I'm reading to you. I'm just trying to talk to you. All right, I talked to my sergeant. >> He is more than willing to [clears throat] just charge with a local ordinance. >> Illinois. >> It's a local ordinance. I don't even know what y'all are talking about. >> I'll explain it to you. Okay. >> No need to get on the way. All right. >> Local ordinance is a ticket basically in Rosemont as opposed to you being charged criminally through the courts. Not trying to insert dominance. Okay. I think everybody here would agree. I'm talking to you with respect. Not raising my tone. All right. suggestion is that you cooperate and continue to because you have so far >> and again >> with the store's approval and my sergeant's approval we can just charge you given the circumstances homeless >> down on your luck we're not trying to [ __ ] you excuse my language if I go in those streets without some of those supplies guess what's going to happen to me on that CTA I'm going to be snatched up and left in a ditch and then you're going to be the one discovering my body how are you going to like that on. Young Grace slit open in the middle of a ditch. You don't even recognize my face because of how [ __ ] up I am. Cuz that's what happens to young girls in the middle of the night in Chicago. Tell me I'm wrong. >> All right. Do you want to talk yourself into a felony? >> Not talking myself into anything. I'm being honest. If you don't want to hear the truth, if you want to be brainwashed, >> I'm being straightforward with you. Okay. All right. I'm going to go out to the car, start this uh check on the DL image. Mhm. >> Uh, can we cuff her to the bench? >> Uh, and then I will be back. >> Chris, are you right-handed or left-handed? >> Am [laughter] I left-handed or right-handed? >> Correct. >> I am right-handed. >> Is there any way we can put it on my left though, so I can have these to cushion the [ __ ] cups? Ready, please? We can do it. >> Okay, we're not going to put them on that tight. Trust me. Okay, I'm going to put them on your left because you're right-handed. I'm going to go back to the car, wait for the positive ID based on picture. Um, >> and then as long as everything's still the same route, I'm okay with that. All right, I'll be back. >> Kind of cornered and you're kind of standing above me. So, this is a little bit of an intimidating situation. So, if you could please step step back a little bit, that would make me more comfortable between us. >> Well, actually, CO distance is six. >> Okay. Well, >> sir, >> you're going to have to be in close proximity. >> I might have pneumonia and you're making me unfucking comfortable. >> And that's assault. You haven't assaulted opposite. >> I'm not assaulting nobody because he's coming close. He's Why are you moved? >> Why can't you stand back there? >> Would you like me to step back? >> Okay. >> All right. All right. Grace, still trying to confirm your identity. All right. How old are you? >> 25. >> 25. Okay. All right. So, what's going to happen is uh we're going to take you back to the station. >> We have to fingerprint you to confirm your identity. All right. Are there going to be any issues when we get your fingerprints back? You're not wanted. You're a different name. What's that? >> Not counting on it. not counting on it. >> Like, are you positive or it's it's a maybe? >> All right. You guys need anything else from us right now? So, >> we just got to confirm. >> Is there Would you mind patting me down instead of >> as a female? >> Okay, then y'all legally can't pat me down. >> Yeah, we can. >> No, that's an invasion of my privacy. >> I'm a woman. You could touch me, grop me, and hurt me in the >> There's multiple witnesses. Cameras are on. All right. Okay. >> I I just I don't necessarily feel comfortable with a grown man's hands on top of me. >> All right. Well, there's a lot of other people present. Obviously, I'm not going to do anything. >> It would just make me feel more comfortable if you got a female deputy on scene. >> All right. Well, we don't run now. We're going to run you back. >> Well, sir, I really don't feel comfortable in this position without a female. >> You're going to have to be >> Well, so you're going to assault me. You're going to touch me without my permission. >> That's what that is. >> Legally do my job. Okay. >> You are legally going to assault me and touch me without my permission. Can you stand up for me? >> Stand up. >> Stand up. >> Stand up. >> Are you going to make us make you stand up? >> Stand up. >> Stand up. >> Don't touch me. You about to grop my [ __ ] >> Don't you touch >> Stop it. Stop it. >> HEY, YOU'RE TOUCHING MY TOE. HE'S TRYING TO GRAB IT. HE'S TRYING TO GRAB IT. STOP. STOP. [laughter] LET ME OUT. LET [screaming] ME OUT. LET ME OUT. LET ME OUT. Any injuries? >> I'm good. >> You slap ME IN MY FACE WITH YOUR [ __ ] COPS, YOU PIGS. >> GRACE, are you injured at all? >> Yes. >> All right, we'll call the medics. >> Your your wrist back to bruise me. Grace, >> stop. >> He's going to adjust it. Stop moving. >> I got two grown men on top of ME AS A YOUNG GIRL. YOU ARE HURTING ME. >> You good? [screaming] >> Stop. Stop moving. Calm down. >> Calm down. >> Calm down, YOU [ __ ] [ __ ] CALM DOWN, YOU BUNCH OF [ __ ] >> CALM DOWN. Calm down. >> YOU GOT MY ONE CUFF. >> Calm down. >> That's a prank. >> I can't adjust [laughter] MY >> WHEN YOU CALM DOWN [ __ ] PIGS. >> WHEN YOU CALM DOWN, I can adjust on you. I wish you literally. I wish death on you. >> I can adjust it. >> All right. STOP. [screaming] [laughter] >> NO. 301 [screaming] WAS A 515 [ __ ] IT'S A 501 [ __ ] ARE YOU ABOUT TO GET THE [ __ ] SMACK OUT OF YOUR ASS? >> OKAY. Are you going to calm down? >> Are you going to calm down? >> So, you're threatening me? >> Are you going to calm down? It's a question. Are you going to calm down? >> Are you going to calm down? We're not going to get you up until we're comfortable that you can remain calm. Okay. No, just head over to Target 7,000 >> in the I >> refuse to speak to you. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Which is fine. You >> still got a job to do? >> You good? >> Is that from her? >> I think that's from her. >> Okay. >> You bleeding anywhere? >> Yeah. She's [clears throat] got a cut on her face. >> On her face? >> Yeah. Okay. By your eyebrows. >> All right. Nor 301. Do we have medics in row? We have medics in row. 10. You can advise for a psyche val >> and a female offender bleeding from the face. >> That's why my tarot card. Oh my god. >> [laughter] >> Grace, breathe. Grace, >> calm down. Calm down through your nose and out your mouth. Grace, my [laughter] >> calm down. We'll grab them. We'll grab them. OKAY. LORD, take a deep breath. Please, please strike these evil men down. Lord, please. Please help me. [laughter] [ __ ] [laughter] Please help me. Okay, take a look. >> You got to calm down. Okay, you have to calm down. >> I got them. I got them. I got them ready. >> He took He took [laughter] them in there. >> Stop. Stop. >> Okay. All right. Take a deep Grace, you have to try to calm down. OKAY, [laughter] >> GRACE, take a deep breath. >> Focus on [clears throat] your breathing. All right. I know. How are you today? >> I'm a busy day. >> Sorry. You got to deal with this pettiness. >> You know, that's that's what we do. >> Thank you. [snorts] >> Can Can we clear the door? No. We're going to we're going to put you on a cop. You have to stand up. Okay. >> When we stand you up, are you going to cooperate? >> Okay, we'll take care of it. We'll get him. >> Grace, >> we need your cooperation. Okay. >> Grace, we're going to have to stand you up so we can sit down. >> I need a girl. I need a girl. I need a girl. Listen. >> Listen to him. >> We got the pair of mics. You can listen to us. >> Yeah. One arm at a time. >> Lift up. Lift up. >> Roll over. There you go. Okay. Relax for one second. Just relax for one second. Okay. Just relax. >> All right. Can you walk over to the cut? Oh my god. Just take a seat right here. Okay. >> All right. Can you stretch out your legs for me? >> Thank you. >> Okay. Sit back. >> It's okay, baby girl. >> Here. I'm going to borrow that leg really quick. I don't like >> Just relax a little bit. Okay. >> Here. Just Just some straps for safety. I need a girl. I need a girl. >> We don't We don't have a woman paramedic available right now. Okay. >> Hey, what's your name? >> I need a girl. I need a girl. >> We don't have a female paramedic. >> I don't feel com. >> Let's go under. >> So, where did Who got struck where? >> Uh, didn't really I I don't think I really got struck. >> She just kind of swam me backwards. She pushed her leg up against the wall, but >> I don't think she really struck me or anything. >> I'm just trying to see if we need to challenge her. That's why I >> Yeah, if anything, I'm I would think resisting at most didn'tly break. All right.