On September 21st, 2023 at 5:05 p.m., Cherry Hill police officers Matthew Tilton and David James respond to Dick's sporting goods for a report of a shoplifter. Store staff said Danielle was in the fitting room ripping off security sensors like it was an Olympic sport and hiding clothes in a tote bag. They recovered over $800 in items, but she still had nearly $580 worth stashed away. All right. >> Thank you so much. I appreciate it. >> Hi. How are you? >> Good. We got to talk to you about something. >> All right. We know you're uh >> shopping. >> No. Take them sensors off. Shit. All right. No. We know. >> I have stuff that I'm buying all year. >> So, listen. Don't miss turn around. >> We're going to take the >> I didn't even Not even my jacket. >> No. No. No. You can leave this one out. I didn't even leave this store. >> I didn't I can understand if I left the store to be charged, but I didn't leave the store. >> Yeah, >> you can't pull sensors off merchandise even if you didn't leave the store yet. >> It was the the couple of them were in the way and some of them didn't have it. >> Yeah, you're not allowed to do that for a security purpose. >> But I didn't leave and it's in my bag to check out with. This is crazy. >> Yeah. >> What's your name? >> Danielle. I mean, this is nuts. Can Can you clip what's not >> This is nuts. I didn't even leave this store up there. This has nothing to do with that. Unless >> I was going to buy it. >> So, >> I was going to buy it. >> You're going to buy it? Okay. >> Yeah. Can I go pay? I mean, >> I mean, yeah. I mean, right now, I mean, we're not going to let you pay, but uh we're going to take all your personal stuff and if you they want to hold this on the side. >> Is this theirs or yours? >> I was going to get that for my son. >> Okay. So, this is theirs. >> See, this is my thing. Like, I feel like this is illegal because >> I didn't leave the store. I'm >> You don't have to leave the store in order for us to help me. >> I didn't explain. Hold on. >> Danielle, Danielle, listen. Listen, >> hold on. Listen. So, yeah. >> I don't want to go to jail. I mean, >> listen. I'm not saying anything like >> I'm handcuffed. >> Hold on. >> Yeah, you're right. If you walk out of a store with merchandise you didn't pay for, >> you get arrested. Right. Also, if you remove sensors without leaving the store, if you literally remove a sensor from a product, that's considered a shoplifting charge. >> But I didn't shoplift. I was going to go front. >> It's still the part of the statute, removing a sensor or any type of security device. >> I couldn't put them on properly without it. You can't. I mean, look at my butt. Trying to get an extra. No offense, but trying to get extra small. >> Look at my butt. Try getting in these. All right. So, listen. I get it. All right. Seriously, I got you. >> Some of them didn't even have them on. >> They're on there. You can get anything on. And if you can't get them on, you're supposed to go to the associate tag. >> You can't remove them. Yeah. Listen. Tag. No. No. >> Look. >> This is yours. >> Yes. Let me >> And this is your jacket, sir. Can I show you something? >> Yeah. >> Grab this. I want to show you something. >> We can see it. >> Or Hold on. >> All right. Normally there's a tag in a shirt. >> There's always an electronic thing inside of there. >> Okay. >> So whether a tag is off or not, it's still going to go off from that. >> Well, you're not allowed to remove tags. You understand that? >> That's the That's the end deal. >> I thought if I left, that's stuff I was going to buy. >> Look. So the tags are not a suggestion. All right. You can't remove them. >> Uh but not all of them have. >> Do you have anything on you? It's the old bank that's in your shoes. >> My phone is I got your phone I put in here. Your personal products here. >> Do you have anything else that's yours in this? This is your bag. >> I don't know. Empty it out. I was going to buy that stuff. I don't think I have Did you grab my jacket? It was a Puma one. >> Puma one's right inside with your phone. >> This is ridiculous. Like I don't want to get in trouble for this. Like I I understand if I walk out of the store. You know what I mean? >> It's I didn't walk out. >> Yeah, but that's not why we're That's not why we're in this situation. >> Yeah. It doesn't matter if you walk out or not is what we're saying. >> Most of them didn't have it on it anyway. >> They all like >> No, I promise you not all >> anything that had it was removed. And then the pockets of the item that was removed. >> Not by me. I didn't all I removed two. >> Oh, you removed two. Okay. >> Yeah. Lost the pants so I could fit them. >> Okay. Okay. Uh, >> can you check through over there? >> Just check the bag over there. >> You're grabbing me a little tank. >> Can I just I I saw you. I saw you. >> I'm not I swear I'm hanging. Yeah. Just let it You can let it hang. It's fine. Can't go nowhere. >> Can you >> lift all that up? Make sure that's mine. >> Well, this is all hasn't been purchased yet. This is all >> Yeah, I was going to >> Yeah, I know. I know. >> I mean, that's the freaking craziest part. I was going to pay for this shit. I didn't leave the store. So what? I'm getting a I can't charge my charge. >> It's not Yeah. I I don't I think you're missing like what I'm saying. >> Do I have to get down to the station? Like >> and I'm going to get a charge. >> It's not cuz you like physically remove the product out of the store. You didn't do that in my life. >> It's cuz you remove sensors off a product. You can't >> to buy you to buy. That's not your That's not for you to determine and for you to do. That's for them to take. >> There's even stuff in the tags in inside the tag of a shirt. >> So, I was this inside your bag. >> Oh, I forgot about that one. >> Oh, you forgot about it. Okay. >> Yeah. So, even in here there's stuff. >> Yeah. >> That'll go off. >> I know. >> You have anything sharp in your bag I can pull? No. You been arrested before? >> No. That's >> Never been arrested. So, your history is crystal clear. Yes. >> Where you from? >> I'm from Manula originally. >> What are you doing up here? >> Well, I was taking my uh CNA test. Did the CNA fab um CMA. >> You living up here now? >> No. I was going to uh take the PSI test right over in those buildings down there. Real confusing. Uh I it's in my phone. I don't know what it's called. You know the buildings right down there? >> There's like a whole bunch of them. There was a treatment center there, a law firm, a whole bunch of stuff. I'm not trying to get it from charge. And yeah, when I was trying stuff on, I put stuff on top of my bag in that bag. >> That No, that's my Nu. That's my daughter's. I'm giving it to the gas attendant at the Waw Wa who helps me out a lot. >> That's your daughter's and you're giving it to gas? >> Yeah, his name is Terren. He He gives me free gas sometimes. He helps me out. He's a good guy. >> Look at the brand of them. Where where are you going to come from? Dick Sporting Goods >> in another store. >> No. No. >> You say so. >> Good. >> Can you push him in there? Cuz he want really wanted them. >> He did. >> I mean, I can't move my career. Hold up. My >> officers found her in the boy section. Danielle claims she only removed two tags to try clothes on. Sure, because most people leave behind a fitting room floor covered in broken sensors when they're just trying things on. And yes, this all happened inside Dick's sporting goods. Not what you're thinking, folks. Just a store with an unfortunate name. >> He's got to walk you out. >> I swear to God, I'm not This is embarrassing. This is mortifying. I mean, you got >> Listen, we didn't put you in a spot, right? >> I didn't put myself in the spot either. I didn't leave the store. >> Didn't you just say that >> you popped off tags? You just said you did. >> Yeah, but I didn't know. You don't have to leave the store. >> I didn't leave the store. >> Okay. Just cuz you don't know something's a crime doesn't mean it's not a crime. You still being punished for it. All right. >> Well, is there a rule book? Does it say it on there? >> There is. Yes. >> Where does it say? Does it say it on there? >> Where does it say on >> that you can't pop tags? I want to see it written on here. >> You can do that as soon as you get released. Oh, you can go over here. >> Well, when will I be released? Once >> you get everything situated. We'll talk about it when we get to the station. All right. ID in there. >> Fucking nuts. >> I've never heard of this shit in my life. >> You ever been arrested before? >> No. No. >> That's why I'm right over here. I'm not one of them died. So I already know. >> We're not saying you're a bad person. >> All right. Can you have me get off me? Because I >> I'm going to go right here. >> So hold on. So just move here right here so I can open the door. Open the door. >> I don't want anybody. >> Do you want to >> Do you want She's You don't have anything sealed? >> No. Why would I? >> Cuz people can seal all types of stuff on them on themselves. >> No. You got to wear underwear if you want to check. >> No, I don't want to check. >> All right. Just going to pat down your shoes. >> Take them off. >> Take them off. >> Ain't nothing in there. >> All right. You got a car here? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. There's no like there's no kids in your car or anything. >> Nope. >> Oh shit. How am I going to put them back on? >> I told you not to take them off. >> No, we got to put them back on. >> Yeah, I'll be good. >> We're going to go inside and handle whatever. >> Yeah. Can you like talk to him? Because I was going to pay for it. I even The guy was helping me. Shock. >> Well, we're not. >> They all were helping me. Shock. >> You're not being charged with whatever was in your bag like over here. >> That's whatever you were looking at. Whatever is in your cart. We're not We're not concerned about that. You haven't done You didn't do anything at that for that. >> I All right. I mean, it's it's all the stuff that has sensors removed and that you physically hand it to the associate that had sensors off of it in the pockets that went in with stuff on that you actually told him on camera that yeah, at least moved two. >> So, if there's two, there's three and three >> on the pants to move so I can so I can get them off. >> Yeah, but where does it say I can't do that? >> I'm not going to argue. >> No, I know. We'll go down. >> I've never heard that in my life. >> I'll even read you a statue and we'll get down there. >> Yeah, but like nobody gets a statue. sent in the mail. You know what I mean? >> Oh, just take just take a seat. What? >> Get a statue sent in the mail. >> What's your name? >> Your name? >> Daniel. >> Please take a seat. >> All right. Just study it. Come on. >> All right. Can I get my drink? >> No. No, you cannot. >> We'll give you some water when you get inside. >> All right. How does this work? >> Just sit right down. >> Sit down and we'll buck it back in. And then swing your leg in. >> Okay. Here you go. >> I get these off. >> Yeah, you'll get them off inside. >> Inside, right? Inside >> inside what? >> Danielle was arrested, charged with shoplifting, and transported to headquarters. Then, in a surprisingly polite twist, an officer even gave her a ride back to her car in the Dick's parking lot. Her charge was later downgraded to disturbing the peace, and she paid $530 in fines, more than some of the sneakers she tried to steal. So on that September evening, a trip to Dick's sporting goods didn't end with new clothes.