Right now you're under arrest for theft. >> For what? >> For theft. I just >> August 16, 2023. Officers responded to a call at a local Target store regarding a known habitual shoplifter. The suspect had previously stolen from the location eight times. On this day, she was seen concealing multiple items and attempting to leave the store without paying. Officers waited outside and made contact as she exited. Body cam footage shows what happened next. So you're identifying as somebody from this store who has had history of checkup in here today. You received for a while possibly concealing items to include clothing, jewelry, some other items to stop self check out and they wanted to get you identified so that they can prose you for the other incidents and they wanted to know if you concealed any other items. >> Would you be willing to to open up your purse just so I can see you didn't conceal anything? So, there's items with Target tags on those. >> I came in here with that. >> What's that? >> I came in here with that. >> And just so you know, our body cams are on, off, so you're being recorded. >> She has what looks like underwear or some sort of >> Yeah. So, looking underwear, jewelry, and like a pair of shoes. >> I don't have no shoes. >> Shoes about the jewelry. >> This is jewelry. So, every single one of those things has tags on them. >> And when they go back through, that's a lot of jewelry. >> Well, you can have those. >> Have it. >> That's what I saw. That's all right. >> I'm not going to let him go. Please. >> So, right now you're under arrest for theft. >> For what? >> For theft. I just >> stop me. >> No. Stop. >> No. Get off. Stop. Stop. You don't have to talk to me. >> You don't have to absolutely do not have to. You broke my watch. >> Oh my gosh. Please get off me. >> Hey, put your hands behind your back. You're under arrest. >> Get off for what? >> You're under arrest for theft. Just like I told you before. Okay. Let me get up. Take her in. >> Let me get up. >> No. Lay down. >> Can I get up? >> Put your hands behind your back. >> Can I get up? >> Hands behind your back. >> Can I get up, please? >> Hey, stop pulling your hands away. >> Hey, let me get up. Can I please get up? >> No. >> No. >> Why? >> Can I please get up? Listen, the more you resist, the more things I do that's going to hurt. Stop. >> Stop. >> Stop resisting. >> As soon as you stop resisting, we can get you in handcuffs. >> Oh my god. >> Come bring the low back. >> I'm not trying to go to jail. >> Well, you just chose it today. >> One king, two five one custody. We'll take six king and fire to do an evo. >> [ __ ] my leg. >> Sit up. >> No. Keep your feet out, >> sir. I'm not trying to go to jail. I'm sorry. I'm not trying to go to jail, though. >> I should have thought about that before you run. >> I'm reasonable. >> I could have cited you and released you. >> You started this. >> I'm so sorry. >> Now you're under arrest for obstruction as well for trying to run from us. >> I'm so sorry. >> Take a step to your left. Separate your feet. >> I don't want you to kick my partner. If you do, you're going to get an assault on officer charge, too. >> I'm not going to kick. Please. Oh, please. >> All right, let's walk to the police car. >> I apologize. I'm so sorry. >> I think the throwing of the Pepsi on me is not necessary. >> I'm so sorry. I really do apologize. Like, can you please let me go? >> No. >> I just got out of jail. Oh my god. >> Oh my god. Put that on my >> fly out of jail. >> Go to your deal. >> Drive out of jail. >> All right. Slipper your feet. Look at the car. >> You want to grab my API scanner, too? >> Are you going to give us a good name? >> You sure? >> All right. So, everything is being recorded on my body cam as well as my partner's body cam. So, what I'm going to do is first we're going to grab your index fingers just to make sure you provide us a real name. Okay. >> What were you in jail for before? >> Cuz I had two old warrants that I just squashed. >> And what were those for? >> Um, a DUI and um a trespassing motel stick. >> Okay. All right. So, this is going to be the back of my hand. I'm going to pat you down. Make sure you have any weapons on you. Before I do that, can you tell me if you have any sharp, dangerous picture, hazardous needles, bazookas, guns? Okay. Back of my hand. >> I'm trying to go to jail. >> Yeah, you you have tried to establish that. >> Oh my god. >> I have here. >> Anything else secreted on you? What's your first name? >> Tuahua. >> Tuah. >> Mhm. Okay. >> Tuahua. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in the court of law. You have the right at this time to talk to a lawyer. Have him present with you while you're being questioned. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, won't be appointed to represent you before questioning if you wish. You can decide at any time to exercise these rights and answer any questions or make any statements. Do you understand each of the rights I've explained to you? >> Can you say it louder, please? >> Yes, I understand. >> Having your rights in mind, you want to talk to me now? >> Yes. I don't want to go to jail. >> What was going on inside? You concealed all of those items that you offered to get back. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Why? >> Oh, because I don't want to go to jail. >> No, I'm saying you concealed them in the store, did you have any intention of paying for them? >> I was at first, but then at then I didn't cuz I didn't have enough money for them. >> Okay. So, when you when you put all of those items in the bag, you were knowingly concealing them. And when you walked out the door with those items in your bag, you knew you didn't pay for them. You knew you stole them. Is that about right? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> So, why come in here to steal? >> Cuz I don't have the money for it. I don't know. I don't have the money for it. >> Do you have a job? >> No. >> Can you get a job? >> Yes. >> Okay. Why don't you do that? Instead of coming into Target trying to steal. Why don't you come into Target and ask for work? >> Okay. Yeah. >> I know it's not always that easy, but sometimes it is. >> All these businesses around here are trying to recover from CO. So, everybody's got a hiring sign up. Do you have a drug problem you're maybe paying for with these drugs or with these with these stolen items? >> Yes. >> Okay. What's the going rate now for like underwear and jewelry and stuff? Or was that for your own personal use? >> The underwear was my own personal use. >> And then what are you getting for jewelry these days? >> Jewelry. I was going to sell it to somebody to for them to buy it for my drug habits. >> How many blues are you getting for like a piece of jewelry? >> Like what? One. >> Just one? >> Yeah. Where you getting that at? >> From somebody that I know. >> Please, I use that at the gym. I don't want to go back to jail. You guys can. >> So, when I was standing there talking to you about it, >> and you're like, I don't want to go back to jail. And I say, "Yeah, you you are under arrest. I can always arrest you." And then you and I have this conversation. And then I say, "Hey, I'm going to let you go since you were cooperative and this that, but you showed you weren't going to be cooperative when you ran and then you threw a soda at me." >> I'm sorry. I apologize. >> Now I have I literally washed my uniform last night. Now I have soda all over. I'm so sorry. I'm not trying to go to jail. Please. >> You guys can trespass me for here. I want to come back here. I'm like, >> "Yeah." Well, so you're getting that, too. You're trespassing target for life. Can never come back. >> They also have eight other cases that I'm going to look at the footage of. So far, what they said was the total that you have stolen from this store is between $1,500 and $2,000. So, if that's the case, then we're looking at possible felony charges for organized retail theft, depending on how the prosecutor wants to handle it, or each one of those days is a separate theft charge. Okay. >> The suspect was taken into custody after a brief struggle. She was charged with shoplifting, assault, possession of stolen property, resisting arrest, and drug possession. She was also permanently trespassed from all target locations nationwide. Additional charges may follow pending investigation into the eight prior incidents with the total estimated theft exceeding $1500, potentially qualifying for felony level organized retail theft.