On June 24th, 2023, officers responded to a Kohl's for a call of three individuals actively stealing over $5,000 worth of merchandise in a retail theft attempt. >> OVER. HEY. WHERE'S THE OTHER ONE? YOU GOT HER? Where'd she go? OH, [ __ ] DROP THE BAG. DROP THE BAG. Turn around. Hands behind your back. Right now you're being detained. If you have anything on you that can poke or stick you. You have an ID in your purse? You said no? All right, stay still for a second. Okay, we're going to sit in this car. We're going on this side. What's your name? >> Finishing up. >> Where's your car? >> That's the car. >> Where's the car? >> It's down there. >> What kind of car is it? >> Oh, it's a black one. I don't know. >> It's a black car? >> Yeah, I just got >> SUV? You just got in it? >> Yeah, I just got in it. I just got picked up. >> You don't know these guys? >> Yeah, I know them. They're my cousins. I just got >> Oh, they're they're cousins, so you know what they drive. >> It is the car down >> What car is it? A 90 cars. Which one? >> You want me to show it to you? >> Just point it out. >> It is that black car over there? >> Which one? The one that was in the handicap spot? >> Yeah, by by the handicap spot. >> Huh? >> By the handicap spot. >> Is it a Kia? >> No, it's not a Kia. >> Or is it an SUV behind it? >> It's a I don't know. It's over there. >> I believe so. 214, do you have yours? CI1, she's pointing out a black car by the handicap on the left by PetSmart. Is it the SUV or the Kia as their vehicle? >> I wouldn't want to judge a book by its cover. >> Yep. >> For what? >> Reach out there. >> What I What I told them? >> David Adam Victor Ida Sam. First name is Tamisha. Tom Adam Mike Edward Sam Henry Adam. Middle D for Denise 21192. What part of the purse for one? >> Huh? >> Probably the purse for one. >> I walked in there with that purse. >> bring that in. >> Yes, I did. You can watch the cameras. I walked in there with that purse. >> Well, you got nothing in it. No ID. >> Okay. >> Why? >> I walked in there with >> Why did you bring a purse in there? >> That's my purse. >> Why did you bring a purse? It's empty. >> It's nothing in that purse either. >> I know. Why'd you bring a purse in? >> Cuz I can bring a purse in. I can bring >> Uh-huh. Cuz you're stealing stuff with it. >> never put nothing in the purse. >> That's okay. You're all You're all together. You're all together. >> didn't even get nothing. So, what's the problem? >> Oh, really? >> No. >> You sure about that? >> Yeah. They I seen them when they walked out. They They never got nothing. >> That's okay. Don't worry. I guess you don't know the law too much. When you start hiding stuff throughout the store, it's called stealing. And it's all on camera. So, it's gone. >> Okay. All right. >> What? Hey, you didn't touch anything in the store? Nothing? Find out if I can believe you. >> They got the other one back there. Back. Yeah. Okay. Grab my body camera right away like I showed you again. I'll [ __ ] whoop your ass. >> Do you understand me? Where'd her Where'd her [ __ ] bag go? >> I didn't want it to get lost. It's with the other officer. I didn't want it to get lost, dude. I'm sorry. >> Wait, why he grab y'all? What the [ __ ] >> Get your [ __ ] over there before I yell at you. Do that [ __ ] again to me. The last time you [ __ ] here. >> He grabbed my body down? >> They [ __ ] on the ground. He was trying to take it with him. >> Why would he do that? >> No kidding. >> What the [ __ ] >> So it's no surprise while we're out here. Listen, it's all on video inside. I'm going to be straight up with you. I don't like gray. I'm black and white with people. >> Uh-huh. >> Everything you guys were doing inside was on video camera. >> Well, we didn't walk out with nothing. >> I know, but you guys were putting all your [ __ ] suitcases and bags and It's still in the statute to read. You can't temporarily deprive somebody of their property. You guys concealing this [ __ ] They're still temporarily depriving somebody of their >> nothing. It was in a shopping bag. >> Okay. >> Shopping bag. >> All right. >> Mine. I didn't put [ __ ] in no way. >> All right. Which y'all Which car out here is your guys's? >> Huh? >> Which car out here is your guys's? >> I don't have We don't have a car. We live here. >> Okay, how did you guys get here? >> We live here. >> You like What do you mean live? Like an Uber? Like a Lyft? >> All right, whose phone did you use to do that? >> Mine. >> Mine yours? >> Yeah. >> All right. Do you want to walk out and let me stand up for >> No, I'm straight. >> All right. >> I don't feel like they can take us to Well, take me to jail cuz I didn't steal [ __ ] >> Okay. >> I put it in the shopping the shopping bag. I swear to God on my kids. >> Okay. Where you working at? >> Huh? >> You working somewhere right now? >> Yeah, I do hair. >> Where do you work at? >> I do hair. I don't work at >> hair? >> Yeah. >> Man, that's How are you going to do this [ __ ] though? Too young to be doing this stuff, man. 317, copy one. Is your license out of Florida or somewhere else? >> It's in Florida. >> It's in Florida. I just want to know why you tried to run away like >> You need me for something? >> No, you're good. >> Okay. >> Sorry about that. >> So I didn't have [ __ ] So like why why is I'm getting detained if I didn't walk out the store with nothing? >> Yeah, but you let me get have a second to discuss it with you, tell you, and and you were on your way, right? But now I'm telling you right now, that's probably going to be a charge right there. You was trying to run. You have an all black one? Which purse is yours? All black with like gold? >> No. All black. It was a purse on the floor. >> She had a black and all black one, right? Well, did your did your Who is that? Your cousin or your your friend? >> That was my cousin. >> Did she have a purse with her, too, or no? >> No, all black. >> All right. So, we're going to go around to the other side, passenger side. >> Uh-huh. >> All right. Come on. Let's not get wet. Come on. You don't want to spend the whole day in wet clothes. Come here. I don't want to spend the whole night and day in wet clothes, either. >> Are you going to be detained or >> He's going to >> The officer's going to stand here and watch. >> All right. >> This case the act of folly, you can get in trouble. >> Yeah, we're going to go have a good talk with the Matthew. Her body cam fell off, and he decided to take it with me after the purse with my body cam in her bag. Okay. >> So, this is the whole freaking dribble, so. >> Yeah. So, we haven't found the car yet. >> No. >> Cuz the girl that she pointed out was the black >> Probably what you said it was a >> It was an older white female. Okay, I watched her get out and go into >> Yeah, Petco. >> And then PetSmart, and she came back out and got in there. Now, the girl that I took, Divaja, she's saying that they came here in a Lyft. And I'm like, "Whose phone did the Lyft run on?" Well, mine. I'm like, "Okay, well, maybe you want to pull up your phone and we'll see." >> Here. We're taking all the phones then. >> Yeah, so I have her phone. Yeah, I took her phone cuz she was starting to text this kid. >> Katie? Does she have a phone? >> I don't >> That's right. That's her phone. >> All right. So, yeah. her Who's going to give me her total? >> Yeah, I told him that we need to get pictures and stuff before we start towing her. So, if you have some way Yeah, I can handle that. I can >> It's fine. >> No, I can do it. I put um you're going to take you and Booker go to District 2 with them. >> Okay. >> Uh so, Baltimore can do his interviews if they want to >> Where do you >> like take me to jail. And mine my iPhone is gone. And she's a VOP. >> There's three. How do you want us to >> Warm up? >> Uh Warm up's good. Jail anyways. >> She's not wanting to talk at all. >> She goes ask for a lawyer. >> No, she's like if he goes well, she just put me in a and you got to take me to jail just put me in handcuffs and put me in a car and let's go. So, No, she didn't ask for a lawyer. >> All right. I'll ask her. >> Yeah. No. >> Um >> But uh >> But her, sh- when you take her, tell Bo- it's on. Tell her it's a she's a VOP. >> Also. >> She just want information. Two days and she doesn't know how long she's on probation for. >> She doesn't know? >> No. And she knows the law. She says she didn't pass She didn't steal anything and she didn't go past all points of sale. >> Well, actually she did. I don't know what I >> Did she have a purse out there, too? The brown one or was it gray and white? >> Yeah. >> Yeah, she said she brought that in and it's on the camera. You can see. So, she stole it from some place else. But it's empty. >> All right. >> So, and I said and I told her >> They all work So, I was talking to him and he said they all worked together. They brought all their stuff to one spot, put it in the bags, and then walked out. Not all of them made it all the way out. It doesn't matter. One of them made it out and then turned around >> It's a long enforcement. >> Who did Who did she say? You? >> She must have. >> I never saw anyone come out from my side. I had a pretty good open view. I was parked behind a truck. >> Yeah, and I was I was down that way. So, if they get out of those doors, I don't know who they seen. >> I don't know if it's I was freaking hauling ass when you said >> Yeah. >> Yeah, you had one in custody. I I was I started sped up. So, what could it she started running. >> Yeah. >> She started >> Both Both girls that I had both started running. >> Yeah, well, they both split up. I grabbed one, threw her down, and then the other one took off. I couldn't catch her. >> We have one. We have one that's still >> No, we got all three. >> Oh, we got >> Yeah, but two two booked it out. >> Booker got the other one. >> Booker got that one. This one ran towards me. I got her. And Booker went around the building, got her on the backside of the building. So, no, we got everybody. >> All right. >> We just I'm trying to figure out what car they're in. And she says it's her cousin's car. Davis says it's her cousin's car. >> Are they looking up camera to see who they came in? >> Yeah, they're going Well, right now they're looking >> for her in the station, so we need to photograph her. >> Go ahead and go ahead and you take the two that are going to talk. Take all three of them to District 2. >> Okay. >> Um separate them, put two in an interview room each interview room, and one can sit and sit by the roll call desk or put her in a freaking corner. I don't care. >> You can put her in the Make sure there's nothing in the Corporal CIU office. >> Yeah, they can put her in an empty room. Okay. >> Yeah, you can put her in there. >> Yeah, just make sure there's nothing on the desk. They should be good. >> Okay. >> Yeah, I don't know. Kyle's been in there. I don't know what he's what he's putting in there. >> All right. I don't know if he put his stuff in there. >> Yeah, I don't know. >> All three individuals were taken into custody and faced significant charges for the coordinated theft. Devaja Ford was charged with third-degree felony grand theft and resisting an officer without violence. Tamisha Davis was also charged with grand theft and was held without bond due to being on felony probation at the time. Finally, Dontavious Thomas was charged with grand theft and possession of an anti-theft device removal tool. With over $5,700 in merchandise recovered, the group's plans were completely dismantled.