On January 17th, 2023, police officers were called to a Home Depot following a report of an employee theft in progress. >> So, we have two situations. Which one are you here for? >> Uh, the money. >> Yes, you're with me. >> The parking lot. >> Okay. >> So, she admitted sign an affidav $3,000. You guys had the video footage of it >> taking every single >> Yeah, they did all the transactions. We actually thought it was more about five, but she admitted to three. But I we have her back here. Um we I have to notify her we're terminating her and I would like to prosecute and I would like to walk around and cuss. >> I don't know. We'll see what we we're going to do here. I'm uh but most likely she's going to leave and cuss. We're going to go through this door so you're not glittering my whole place where >> these rights I just explained to you. >> Okay. So >> when when did this start taking place? Do you remember? >> If you had to take an educated guess like was it like a month ago, couple weeks ago? >> Few weeks ago. >> Few weeks ago. Okay. And So, what what were we doing a few weeks ago? >> How much? Okay. >> Are you a cashier or >> customer service? >> Customer service. So, you're around the cashier area. So, you do take returns and take people, you check people out, stuff like that. Okay. It's been going on for a few weeks now. How How are we doing this? like explain to me so I can better better understand how how we went from working here to slightly taking some cash out at at a time. >> It was a thought process. I just did it. >> How How were we doing it though? >> I register. Were we checking someone out when we were doing it or were you just randomly go to the register, open it up, take out Were you taking out like $20 at a time or $100 at You were taking $100 out at a time every single time. Okay. So, every single time you did it, you were taking money $100 out every single time. Okay. And how much would you say you you took from >> the tills? >> Over 2,000. >> Have you ever What did you do with the cash after you took the every time you took the hundred out? >> What were you using it on? Just going to use it for >> what are we going to buy buy her? >> She's just bought processors. >> I got you. So, you're taking the money for your grandma so you can spend it on her. >> Does your grandma take care of you? >> And you thought it'd be nice to kind of treat her. >> It wasn't a treat. She was just sick. >> She's sick. So, you're helping pay for medical bills or something or Yeah. Okay. Is there anything else that you can remember about when you took these took the $100 at a time? Were you taking them Let's Let's focus on the money now. Were you taking like 20s or were you taking a $100 bill? So, it was a $100 bill every time. Okay. And you said it's up to 2,000. and you took over $2,000. I know this is hard for you, Destiny, but I I need a verbal. Okay. Or headshake or something. Okay. >> New message. >> Is there anything that you want to add to what you told me? >> No. And was it Let me ask you this. When you were taking the money from the tills, was it only at the cashiers area? Did you go to any other tills and take them or >> I was just but where the department I work in? >> So just at customer service then? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Can I can I add something? Can I ask her a question? >> Absolutely. >> Okay. So we just talked a few minutes ago, right? We talked about you taking the cash from the registers. It was more than $100 each time, right? So last night we you talked about yesterday what you took from the registers, right? Was over $1,000, right? Okay. He needs to know that. >> Oh, I I >> know you didn't understand when he said hundreds. >> Oh, so you were taking So, >> yes, sorry. >> Let me let me break it down for you. So, let's say this is my my till, right? Up at customer service. I open it up and I took I'm just taking $100 out. >> No, I took more than >> You took more. Did you Now, it was happening every time you did it. >> Yes. >> So, you took up to you took all the hundreds out of the tills. Are you telling me? And that would add up to whatever amount that you took out of there. Do you remember what the fir the first time you did it? Do you remember what the total amount was that you took out? >> No. >> What do you remember any at any time how much you took out every time you went to the till? >> There usually is hundreds of two to four. >> Two to four. So, we're talking couple hundred dollars every time we took money out from the cashiers. Okay. >> So, in our discussion, we always we talked about the dollar amount, right? And she wrote a written statement of $3,000, right? >> Okay. That's important to tell them. Okay. >> Do we have any of this money? Did it go into your bank account? Anything like that? You just kept all the cash. Do you still have any of that cash left? Anything that you've taken from Home Depot, >> you spent all of it. >> I would give it back if I had it. >> I got you. And to be more descriptive, what were we spending it on for grandma? >> She I was just paying some of her stuff. >> I'm sorry. What? >> Just paying some of her things off my >> What kind of What kind of things were you paying off? >> I don't know what bills specifically. I with her and my uncle and my uncle doesn't do anything for >> okay >> and some of it some of it bills and then we've been waiting my uncle my grandfather passed away a year ago but I've also wanted to help with the headstone for that too. >> Okay. They were helping pay for the headston medical bills >> the bills and headston. >> Okay. >> But mostly the bills. So, this has been going on for a while. >> Um, she's been taking copious amounts of money. >> We have statements for you. We have video for you. Um, we have, you know, just a packet for you that CI puts together. So, once we get um two or three hits on this, we'll send it to the central investigation team. >> They go in, they pull all the video, they pull everything that they need, and they send you a package. And then we go in and we um investigated a little bit more. >> So, she is young. Um, >> she was 19, >> so she's not a minor. Um, do you do the diversion program >> uh for stuff like this? No. >> Okay. >> This is this is a felony amount. I'll be honest. >> I just >> She's going to probably leave in handcuffs. >> Well, that's what she should leave in. >> Yeah. Absolutely. No, that's what happens when you you steal cash from your business, >> you know, >> and and her not being truthful. She was truthful with us and not truthful with you. That's why. and I'll read all statements. I put your hand down. All right. So, go ahead and from the best without looking through the folder and everything like that cuz I'll look through that. We'll go through that together in a little bit. But from the best of your knowledge, just tell me from the the start dates >> and till what led up today. >> Okay. So, about I'd say a week and a half ago, I received an email from the central investigation team in regard to Destiny. We had cash shortages. um competitor, you know, can every other day we had cash shortages. So once they did their investigation, they determined that Destiny could be seen clearly be seen um on camera popping open the register with a cash strip boy and removing cash, placing it in her right pocket. Um at that point um they put the packet together. Um we made an appointment to come and see her today. We sat down with her, discussed exactly what happened. She admitted to taking $3,000 worth of money from the registers, stated it was for her grandmother. Um she's written a statement. Um I've witnessed I have a statement and so does um the other witness. And that's what happened. >> Okay. And you've never witnessed her or anything like that. Her taking actual money? >> No, not in not live, just on video. >> Just on the video. Okay. And to your knowledge, she's been taking large sums of cash cash every time. >> Yes, sir. Yesterday we had a $1,200 shortage. And when I spoke to her about that today, she said yes, she did indeed. >> Whatever information that you can provide from the beginning to the end up to today, uh, just go ahead with it. >> Absolutely. So, I was I proceeded to start looking at video to start seeing what was going on. Um, and then I was able to observe today um, yesterday's transactions. So yesterday's transactions um um basically was the individual in question was at the register, she would start facing back and forth, look around, look left, look right, then proceed to start um accessing the register without having a customer present. That's automatically red flag because there's no reason to touch the register if there's no one in front of you. >> Correct. Uh she proceeded to then uh with no explanation open the register uh reach in gra um several uh high dollar bills, place them in her palm and put it into the pocket of her apron or her front right pocket. Um this happened twice yesterday. Now uh part of that journal that that register gives you gives you an unexplained total dollar amount of how much money is missing from the registers. She impacted two different registers in the a in her uh yesterday shift. Um one of them was $533 I believe and the second one was $1,2 change. >> So roughly yesterday she took about $1,800. >> If I had to guess, I would say approximation yes north of 1500 less than 2,000. So, let me I'm just going to ask you a couple more questions and then I'm going to make a phone call, okay? I'm going to look at some footage and then we're going to proceed from there. Okay? So, you on multiple occasions, okay, it seems like at least five different days, okay, you were seen on camera taking multiple Yeah. plethora of money from the tills. Okay. And I'm just I need to get an exact dollar amount. And someone who takes cash, they go home and count it. Okay. I know you went home and counted it. That's there's no ifs or buts about that. >> You did? >> Cuz you just didn't take the money and then go, "Oh, I'm just going to spend this." So, I need you with your to the best of your knowledge to just give me the best estimated number of how much money that you took. Are we talking like $3,000? >> How much? >> Three. >> Three. >> Cuz from what I'm seeing, we're talking more than that. >> I mean, alone yesterday, you took about $1,800. Okay. I think you know that she went home and counted it probably last night, right? Okay. So, every other night, how much? And I know it's been months, but if you had to take the best guess possible, I mean, cuz one in one time, one one shift, you took 1,800. >> Okay. So, how much money are we talking about here? >> That was just the one. That was the first time it was under $1,000. And >> that was the first time you ever took it over a thousand? >> Yes. That's the Cuz there's never been that much in the toe before. >> Okay. But if again, give me a ballpark number other than 3,000. I >> over four. >> Over four. Are we maybe more towards five? Possibly. >> Probably. >> Probably. Okay. Is it over five? Are you sure? You're 100% sure you did not take over $5,000? >> I'm I'm pretty sure. >> Okay. I'm not trying to push it, but >> but you know I you know that I know the you know the amount. Okay, I know that kind of sound a little bit confusing, >> but >> I know you know the amount of money that you took. It might not be to the exact dollar, but so we're we're talking about five you took over well up to $5,000. >> Is that correct? >> Okay. Um um do you want to say anything to them about what you did about you know >> can I have her amend her statement written statement? >> There was three but I I really didn't count it to the dollar. >> You want to amend your statement and add five in there instead? >> Yes. >> Yeah, it's fine. I know you're not going to know the exact date, but do you remember like what day of the week it was when you did it at least or anything like that? No, >> no. Just whenever you were working. >> Not every shift. >> Not every shift, >> but just when you when you thought the clo the coast was clear and you were able to get into the till without anyone seeing. >> Okay. So, if you haven't figured it out already, you are going to be placed under arrest. Okay. So, we are going to head down to the jail. You will be able to bond out. Okay. I'm um So, what I'm going to have you do is you're going to walk out to my car with me. Okay? I won't cuff you in front of everybody out of respect. Okay? I'll save you the hum humil humidity or humidity humiliation. Okay? Because you're being pretty honest with me from the beginning. And I take that I take that with a great amount of respect. Okay? So, you respect me, I respect you. Now, we try to run or get funny or do anything. >> I I have I have this cool Batman utility belt where I can use a lot of things that I don't want to use. Okay. >> So, it's fine. >> So, what we're going to do is I'm going to have you were going to walk in front of me. Okay. >> All right. You have nothing else in your pockets, right? >> No. >> Okay. >> Oh, I hope. >> What's up? >> All right. Leave that in your pocket. I'm talking like knives or anything like that. Nothing in your bra, anything like that. >> All right. Easiest way in is to sit down butt first and then pull your feet in. Okay. >> Well, I'm big, so >> I understand. I'm I'm a big guy, too. The employee was charged with grand theft involving an amount exceeding $5,000.