On November 21st, 2025, officers were dispatched to a local mall following reports that a group of known shoplifters was inside the store and attempting to commit another theft. Hello. Hi. So, three of them still have stuff on. She says she doesn't have anything. She was in the dressing room and she put it I have the A bra. Okay. And then the other two have stuff on? Yeah, they have stuff on. Do you read Miranda to all of them? Yeah, we got to Uh I'm working on ID and everything, so I haven't talked to anyone yet. Huh? Hello. She She just took these off, so she says that's it. That is That is it. That's what we're talking. Let's read Miranda to everyone. Yeah, cool. We probably take one at a time into the other room. Yeah. You got a bra on, you too? Yeah, let's go. Hi. Has an officer talked to you yet? Um, no. Okay. Hey, officer, go ahead and read Miranda to them. I got my body camera on. Do you have your ID on you? No, I don't. Okay. Have you ever been arrested before? Okay. Here's the deal. We'll We'll Typically on these we don't go a criminal route, okay? But we do have like questions and stuff we got to ask. I know it's a lot right now, we'll work through it with you, okay? Not right now. No. You are detained. You are detained. No, it's that it it We have to talk to you guys first and figure out exactly what's going on. Um, there's a possibility you could be arrested, but that doesn't mean that's what we're going to do, okay? Do you have your ID on you? No. Okay. What's your first name? Um, Jada. How old are you? I'm 18. You're 18. This is what she had on. Do you go to school here? Mhm. Okay. You just What brought you here? Um, well, we came here to go Well, we came here to go shopping, but we didn't really go anywhere cuz we went to go eat Outback. Okay. Got you. You guys still working on an approximate value? Uh, yeah, she's getting that for her, so. All right. I'll have you hop up and we'll go chat over here, okay? Are you all done with her then? Yeah, does she have stuff on? Uh, do you have any of this property? No, but I have my shirt on, but this is my shirt. >> Okay, that's okay. I'm going to chat with you in here, okay? Okay, like I explained, you're just detained right now. We have to we have to read your rights before we're able to talk with you and figure out what happened, okay? Can you show me like the worst that's going to happen? Worst? It depends on the amount of property that was taken. So, yeah. So, if it's anything under $300, it's a misdemeanor. If >> know how much it was. We'll figure it out. >> Stupid stuffed animals. Like, this is like I don't know why. This is just like I promise you. Hear me out for a sec. I know a lot of people that have committed, you know, these thefts, and it doesn't affect I know it's a lot. It and it and it doesn't one of the candy bar from Dollar General, and then like six This is over stuffed animals, like, you know? I promise you, Jada, just hear me out. [snorts] It'll be just fine. About yes. >> Okay, okay. So, this is all the unrelated that just went out. This is total for everyone? No, this is total for her. Okay. Okay. Yeah. I want a lawyer now. So, I have to get a lawyer? No, it's you you have to write to a lawyer. Do you want me to read them again or do you understand them? >> No, it's okay. Do you understand the rights? >> Mhm. Okay, uh, that's a yes. I just need a yes or no. >> Yes. Okay, having these rights in mind, can I talk to you? Mhm. That's a yes. I need a verbal yes or no. Thank you. Okay, can you tell me the whole story about what happened? Just be honest about it. I promise that honesty goes a lot better. Okay, so, um, well, first, our friend told us that they had like Jelly Cats here. So, it's like a stuffed animal, and then like I gave me one, like, other people just like told me like that stealing's like easy. So, then like I don't know. And I didn't even think about like looking at the price tags cuz I just like wasn't really thinking about it. I didn't know how much those like stuffed animals were. Kind of my intention was like come here, cuz I didn't have any money. Is is that Is this like me saying this bad? >> No, just be honest. Yeah. >> Okay, I just don't want to go to jail. Yeah, no, that's okay. It's okay. >> this isn't going to happen, right? >> I I can't promise anything, right? Cuz I don't know all the details yet, but I just have to figure out what happened, okay? Okay. So, you did Did you have any money on you? Um well, yeah, I have my card my credit card, but only like $10. >> Okay, so not not very much. >> can pay for the things. All of it I can pay for all of it. We'll We'll talk about it later, okay? Yep. Did you So, you came here with the intent to steal then? Well, no, I was just going to see. Okay. >> actually just going to do it. >> Okay. And then uh do you remember which items you stole? Um Jelly Cats and then some Skims stuff. Do you remember the specific ones? Uh a bra and then I think underwear. Bra, [snorts] underwear and then a pajama Skim. Um and how did you like take them? Well, I put the top on. Mhm. And then the Jelly Cats I just like put right here. Mhm. And >> your pocket or something? Um well, like right here. Oh, okay, like on your pants. >> on the I think I actually [snorts] have the underwear on me. Okay, you can just set that down. >> Sorry, I didn't feel anything. No, you're okay. >> Like right here. Okay. I put it right there. When you left, do you know how far you made it? Like I'm assuming you didn't attempt to pay or anything like that. Um no. Well, well, my cousin was saying like let's go out that way, so we went out that way and then this guy stopped us and we just came in with them. Okay, so did you make it outside the store? Yeah, but the guy like stopped us and we didn't get far. Okay, but you never attempted to pay or anything. Mhm. That's yes, you never attempted to pay. Yeah. Okay. Is that worse? No, that's okay. I'm just like I said it's not a worse or better thing. It's just I have to understand the details of what happened, okay? Came here with These are all your friends, family, anything like that? Um one of them's my sister, and one of them's um my cousin, and then another one she's our friend. Have you ever been arrested for retail theft? No, absolutely not. Okay. With retail theft, um the felony amount is $300. I don't know what your amount is yet. They're They're pressing it up. >> $64. What do you think about that? Okay. So, with that, if you don't have any prior charges and it's $64, I'll write you an ordinance violation. Okay? An ordinance violation is like a speeding ticket, and it doesn't go on your record if it's paid or if you go to court. You got to You got to do one of those two things. If you neglect the ticket, you then get charged for >> Yeah, absolutely. for it, and you'll get a warrant out for your arrest, okay? Yeah. Let me find out the the price. Yeah. If it's, like you said, just the one item, and it's that price, and you don't come back, I'll write you an an OV, okay? Yes. So, I'll have you come back in here. This one is hers. She still had it on her. >> wearing our Uggs that you stole? No. I got you taking that off of your car. I just pulled it off. That was not my car. That was your car. I can show them right now. >> That's not my car. I drive a different car. >> Whatever white car it is, you were with your friend, and you guys both took Uggs, and you ran out. That's her car, not my car. Well, she's getting charged, but I think it was you that was with her. No. Mhm. I'm pulled up. Let's go. Something about Uggs? Did you take any Uggs? No. These ones are yours? Yeah, these are mine. She said it was her. Mhm. Your friend already said it was you and her. Don't lie. I got everything. We already filed a police claim. Okay, guys, I just don't want to know what's happening right now, and this is just retail theft. >> stuff that was Just Just be honest about it. It's not good to lie about it. Okay, I don't know what Can someone just please let me know what's happening? >> Did Did you take the Uggs? Yes or no? Yeah, this was like a long long time ago. >> I got it all there. We filed a police report. He just wasn't here when you did it. He was on lunch, but he hadn't looked for it. Yeah. Oh, so this is a pre- this is a They weren't our shoes cuz we hadn't waited for them to come back. I didn't know that was a theft, so. So, this isn't the first time that you've stolen? Well, from here because our friend told us that they had like all these things here. We wouldn't have just We didn't even know about this. >> Were these from here? Yeah. We didn't Sorry, I didn't I didn't know they were on me. That's okay. So, what Do you remember stealing those? Yeah, that was like a while ago, so that's why I haven't even like worn them or nothing. Okay. So, is September sound right? I don't know. Okay. That time when you took the other Uggs, was it just the Uggs or did you take more than one thing? Uh it was just the Uggs. Okay. Does this make it worse, too? Is everything making it worse? Well, I can tell you one thing, lying about it does not help it at all. >> Okay. >> So, just be honest about what happened. Okay. Right? That's that's really all we're looking for, okay? This it's I promise you that most of the time we're able to figure out, you know, like between your criminal history, all that things come into play. Once you lie about it, it gets tough. >> this criminal or something. >> I I get it. I get it. Okay. >> Sorry, I just turned 18 and now I'm like I'm probably getting arrested or charged. You're You're just a teen right now, okay? We still got to figure out the amount of value and stuff like that, okay? Okay, but that's that's why. What's that? If it's I don't know what the charge is. Can you tell me? >> going to go in and chat right now, okay? If you could just go back in here and we'll sit down with your friends, okay? What's that? If it's over $300, I'm getting arrested? Uh we still got to figure out the value. It's a possibility, yes. Do you have a total for I cur her her Which was? Just this is $34. 34? You can just step in and hold it here, okay? Has an officer spoken to you yet? >> No. Okay. Just got your name. Okay. Okay, so here's the deal. Um here you can have that back. Here's the deal with this. I got to You're technically detained right now, okay? I have to I have to read you your rights before I'm able to talk with you, okay? Um So, let me just do that. Okay. Realizing that you want to talk with me. That's a yes? Okay. How old are you? 24. So, the biggest thing I just expect honesty. Like I said, I We have to investigate the whole thing fully, but if I come back to it later and hey, they left out this part, this part, this part, you know, to me that shows that even though you're caught, you're not really going to change your actions after, right? Um so, can you just explain to me what What exactly did you steal today? Um some Skims stuff, I think, like three Skims bras, the Skims pajamas and Ugg pajamas. Okay. Um and then how did you steal those? Um I put a bra in my bag and then I put um the other stuff on. Okay. Um and did you have intent Like did you ever go up and try to pay for anything or you just left? I just left. Okay. How far did you make it past the last point of sale? Um well, the dressing room was just right by the door, so I didn't even walk. So, you left out the door to like the outside you made it outside? That's a yes? Yeah. Okay. Did you return all of the items? Okay. 100% you have no Okay. Cuz Jade had still had one on her, so I was like making sure. What's that, doc? I would say just more or less all separate Leopolds for all four of them. Okay. And that's What are you planning on doing? OV or Um I still got to look at the I still got to still got to look at the values. Okay. I wrote the one value of that the first girl. >> Yeah. Um I don't know her value. >> Okay. It's going to be the most. The most value? Yeah. Okay. All right. Um okay, I think this >> still the same like what you said before? Yeah, like I said, it totally depends. Regardless, even if you stole >> scenario? Worst case scenario >> getting out tonight no matter what. still get out tonight. That's correct. So 300 is a felony amount for retail theft. Which is super low. And we know that. It's not hard. Well, potentially yes. Okay. All right. Um, if you can go ahead back in there and then we'll chat with you some more and figure out what we're going to do, okay? Okay, so basically what's what's going on, okay? So we're going to finish up some paperwork. We have paperwork for all of you before we leave, okay? You guys are going to be good to go. You guys have to get processed before you're released. You and her. We're going to be taking you down to a jail, but you'll be released from there. You're not going to be staying, no. You have to go to get processed, okay? It's basically like fingerprints, photographs. There'll be a court date assigned to you, yep. Yes, it is possible if you got sentenced that. Remember that you have no criminal history, right? Okay. Um, so what'll happen is you guys will come with us. I was explaining this, but She explained it. Yep, come get you guys. It it takes typically like an hour or two hours to get processed in, okay? We're just talking about the values cuz you're getting uh a non-criminal ticket for the first Ugg thing. Think of it like a speeding ticket. You pay it, it goes away. Yeah. Are we like going to have to get arrested to go there? Yeah, you have to be placed in the custody. I'm sorry. It's our policy. Are we in different cars? Yep. Okay. We got to do it, so I'll take this. Just put your hands on the wall. Sorry, just want to make sure it's big. Do you have your paperwork still? It's in your pocket. Okay, cool. I know it sucks being put in handcuffs. Understand it's only temporary, okay? We'll get down there, uh, transport you down there. It's like less than 10-minute drive. You'll be released from there, okay? It's just a process that we have to go through, okay? And I'll explain everything. If you have any questions, seriously, just talk to me. We'll get through it together. Both individuals were charged with felony theft as each possessed over $1,000 in stolen merchandise. They were booked and released with a scheduled court date.