On March 12th, 2024, deputies in Flaggler County, Florida, received multiple 911 calls of a retail theft in progress at TJ Maxx in Bath and Body Works. One male wearing a mask with pink fingernails and two females wearing masks entered the stores and began stealing hundreds of dollars in merchandise. A deputy happened to be in the area as the suspects tried to make a desperate escape. >> Ron, you're getting more trouble. >> These two girls, you try to hit me. Did you just try to hit me? Fox 64. They're taking a 1031 in the white Toyota. Stand by for tag. They just about hit me. Fox 64. They got the tag covered with a uh medical same as what we just had. >> 100, but we're not 100% sure. >> 104. We're landing with somebody that has eyes on >> 6134. I think I have the vehicle, but over by BJ's construction site now. Heading eastbound. [Music] >> I need you guys to stay off the radio. We're about to go south onto seminal woods. >> Southbound on turning. Make a U-turn now. Going back towards 100. First character is a Bravo. Last is a Sierra. Coming back out on 100. Going to be make going east. >> Going to be going east on 100. >> Got six at Dodge dealership. I got six of the Dodge dealership. >> Just coming up in the right lane right now. Coming up to Dodge now. The speed's 75. [Music] All right. Vehicle wrecked out to AMO. >> Vehicle crashed to AMO. >> Moving the board to AMO. Give me the C now. >> Show me your hands. Show your hands now. Show me your hands. >> Lay down on the ground now. On the ground. >> Down on the ground. >> On the ground. Get down on the ground. >> They're getting ready to launch. >> Stay there. Don't [ __ ] move. one running towards 95 southbound. >> We need a perimeter unit at the southbound onramp and then stage along 95. Stop moving. >> Come on. >> Who else is that? >> I'm going to call her up to you. >> Okay, man. Keep coming. >> Put your phone down. Put your phone down. Put it down. Turn around. Turn around. Turn around. Shouldn't have ran from me. >> I saw you run. Really? I'm the guy that you >> else in the car. >> Put your hands together. Put your hands together. >> Yeah. There's three. >> Are you hurt? >> Let's give some more commands to inside of the first >> fire county sheriff's office. >> All right. Step back with me. Step back with me. Step down behind cover. >> I got the merchandise that she dropped. >> Oh, that's our driver right there. Yeah. She shouldn't have tried to hit me. >> What happened? >> Oh, no. What happened? I got you on my video when I pulled up to you. >> Be very careful. You sell the tr You tell the truth. >> I didn't try to hit you, sir. >> No, but you dropped that bag. Took off running. Up up up up against the car. You have anything on your person? Spread your feet, please. Anything on your person? >> No, sir. >> What were you guys thinking? You know you're in Flagger County, right? >> Well, obviously you're going to learn now. We don't play like this. It's not even close. Yeah. It's going to be pretty bad for you. All right. Lean right up here cuz I got all the stuff you just stole that you threw on the ground. >> I didn't throw that on the ground. >> Yeah. It's funny. I got it all on my camera. >> Yeah, you do. That way. >> That's what I need to say. >> I'll get on this out of your way shortly. >> All right. Have a seat. Big room. You have plenty of room to get in. All right. I'll get all that out of your way. I got one. Clear. >> See you in there, dude. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, it's clear. >> Clear. I'm sorry. It ain't nobody else over there. >> Okay. Well, we have to do our job. >> Can you help me get up, sir? >> You want to get up? >> Yes, sir. This is my leg. >> All right. Roll to your knees first. You're going to roll to your knees. Okay. There you go. >> All right. Let's get in shade. I wait for you. Yep. We'll get it. I'm going in this one. >> Yeah. >> Can I put her in your car? >> Yep. >> Anything on you? >> Tell her just not home. >> Nothing in your pockets or anything like that. >> I was relieved by the traffic. >> Oh, you just open it. No, I'm trying to take it off of you. >> Oh, okay. >> Pilot de lean up against the car for me right now. >> Yeah, I'm fine. >> Forward. >> Be on foot or they own vehicle. >> I don't see you down the back of my head. >> You may or may not. >> Well, he wrecked that car. I kept telling him stomp. >> Yeah. >> I jumped in the car cuz it was going to leave me. >> Okay. When I jumped in the car, I had like I had like um cuz they went in TJ Maxx first. >> Yeah. >> And I sat in the car cuz I was on the phone with my aunt. >> Who's they? Who? >> Um my people that I came with. >> Huh? >> My people that I came with, we was at we was at different stores, but not I didn't I didn't you know what I'm saying? I didn't know because I was hitting the car. >> So, what we need to do is we need to get a total of everything. So, here's what happened. 15 cars later in a helicopter, we caught them. We caught them because they can't really drive very well and they drove the car off into a pond on the other side of BP. So, they all had to swim to us. So, whatever else I I the way I understood it from the call, there was more stuff. They'd been coming in and out. So, more than one trip. >> So, if it's the group that we are thinking of, I don't know if our loss prevention has been in contact with Flaggler County. >> Not that I'm aware of. I'm new to this call. >> Okay. Um, >> I just happen to be right here and >> as it happened, >> they're like, "Hey, they're walking out of the store and I'm like, "Hey, I see him." And as soon as I turn >> Who called? >> Uh, some some gentleman had seen it. And he even tried to help me stop the car. >> Yes. He I saw him in the parking lot. Yes. Yes. >> Okay. So, I will try to find out who he is and get a hold of him. I tried to call thinking it was y'all's loss prevention. >> So, good Samaritan. >> Yeah. >> Wow. Okay. So, there's definitely been a group. We've got we've got large lots and lots of groups and there's one particular group in particular I guess that's been coming weekly and I I wasn't out there to confirm if this was the same group or not >> but our loss prevention was we were told if they come it doesn't matter the dollar because we have to call only when it's a certain dollar amount to report it so that way time >> um >> between that and and if they did make several trips in and out like was being said >> then there's a bunch more in the car. It's going to get towed and taken to when they get it out of the pond. It's going to get towed and taken to Yeah, you'll see the back of my car. One of the ladies I I cuffed and put her in the back of my car. My car's underwater, soaked just from her drenched. So, the biggest thing is right now what we need to do is do start our statements. I guess most important to start off with, we need a value. >> So, how many candles fit in one basket? Figure out how many candles fit in one basket. Times it by two. >> 13. >> 13. You think it's only 13? >> I'm thinking 13. 14 in. >> So 28 candles, right? >> And then there was half a basket. >> 28 candles, we'll say. >> Yeah. >> 28. >> No, 28 * 26.95 is $755. >> That was just one basket. And then there was another basket filled half. >> I'm doing two baskets. I'm guesstimating. If you said 13 and 13, I I put 14 and 14. So 28 times 26.95. So, can you do me a favor? >> Wait, so they took two baskets and a tote? >> Yes. And this bag? >> Yeah, that bag. And >> so they filled this bag. >> Mhm. >> Okay. So, two shopping totes plus this. So, 2 4 6 eight. Let's say 10. Let's do 10. So, they took 38 candles. >> Yeah. >> So, >> can you ring that up? And then >> $1,000. It's over with. Damn, man. I'm about to go. I just started talking. Shut up. I hope you don't leave me. Thank God. Dang. Getting greedy. My stuff in storage. I'm going to have to start all over. [Music] Man, the car through the spike trip. I tried to yank lift and shake it. Could you see if I dropped my phone in the car for me? >> Listen, man. I'm not >> I mean, yeah, when when you get a chance, I got I just want to call my mom at least let her know what's going on. >> I should have thought about that before you went on your little grand stealing spree. >> We wasn't on a grand stealing. >> Oh, okay. So, what's the point of the co mask on the tag? You think I'm stupid? Bro, you guys got to come up with new ways. You guys are terrible. >> The 911 caller was indeed correct, and Gerald's fingernails were actually pink as described, and he was taken to jail along with Tiara and Amanda. Gerald was charged with felony retail theft, fleeing to elude an officer, the use of anti-shoplifting countermeasure device, driving on a suspended license, and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, and he also had three fugitive warrants from surrounding counties. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison. Tiara was charged with felony retail theft, resisting an officer without violence in the use of anti-shoplifting countermeasure device. She was sentenced to 83 days in jail and given credit for time served. Amanda was charged with the same charges as Tiara and was sentenced to 1 and a half years of probation. [Music]