Today we got a video from Street Law, and the title of the video is "Police Confront Shoplifter Over an Active Warrant Ends Badly". >> On October 25th, [music] 2025, officers responded to a Michael's store after reports of a wanted shoplifting suspect being spotted inside. >> Yes, sir. >> What's your name? >> Um, Stephanie. >> Stephanie, okay. We were looking for somebody. I didn't know if maybe you saw her or anything like that. >> No, sir. >> No? >> Okay. Do you have an ID on you? Or you're just saying I may have it? >> Check with you. >> Oh, no. I didn't I don't have an ID on me. I have a picture of my ID in my phone, though. >> That's cool. Okay, I'll see you. >> Um, my phone is in the actual in the vehicle. >> What What car is it? >> Um, my It's my boyfriend's car. And I don't know if I have that exact um actual phone that has a picture in it. But you're You're more than welcome to >> It's cool. Could you put Could you put the uh purse down? >> Yeah, that's fine. There's nothing in here, sir. >> All right. Put Put that bag down, too. >> Okay. There's nothing in there. >> Okay. Okay. You don't have any weapons on you, right? >> I don't. I don't have anything on me, and I didn't take anything out of the store. Stephanie >> Okay. As long as everything checks out, you won't be in trouble, okay? >> Yes, sir. >> Yeah, that's what I thought. >> Yeah, that's what I thought, too. What's your real name? >> What's my name? >> Just be Just be straight up with me. >> I'm looking at [ __ ] right now. >> Yeah. What's your real name? Okay. Turn around. Put your hands >> Please don't put me in handcuffs. I didn't steal anything. But I didn't steal anything. But I didn't take anything, sir. >> But you can't hurt no you know that you stole them, right? >> No, I didn't, sir. I didn't take anything. I know, but look at my bag, sir. >> Stop. Stop. Stop. What's your name? >> My name is Stephanie Clark. >> This is got a warrant. >> Oh, I don't, but I don't, sir. That's been taken care of. I went to court for that already. >> [laughter] >> Look what you're doing. >> I didn't take anything, sir. >> But look how you Look how you started off, though. You started off lying, right? >> Yeah, but I didn't take anything. >> Okay. Well, now maybe >> No, I didn't, but I don't have anything, sir. >> You got other issues. You You stole But I don't. You stole them off We got two cases open on you. >> Why, though? >> Cuz you stole before. >> What do you mean, sir? >> You know what's going on. Don't play dumb. There's nothing in here. Out of where? What do you mean by I don't have a warrant, SIR? BUT I DON'T HAVE I PROMISE YOU I know, BUT I TOOK care of that this morning. I was in the courthouse this morning. >> Her body language is so off. Like you knew she was lying right from the get-go, man. When they started asking her questions about "Oh, you got your ID or whatever?" Uh yeah. Uh I don't have it on me, but it's in my car. Uh I got a photo of it on my car. Okay. All right. Yeah. Could you go get it for me or whatever whatever [ __ ] that. >> [laughter] >> And she like, "Well, I don't know if I actually have it on a picture on my phone or whatever." And then the heavy breathing starts. And then the the bouncing up and down. The what she's doing now. You're done. You got caught. It's over. >> Okay, then we'll get that figured out, right? Take a deep breath. This ain't your first rodeo, right? >> It's not. >> Where we at? >> Right here, sir. >> Okay, what's going on here? >> I just I I forgot that that must have fell in my bag. Those two were on top of my cart. They must have fell in. I promise >> The belt fell in your bag? Oh, no. >> Where's the cart? >> The cart's over there by the main stuff. I have my stuff in the back of my >> go. We're going to start walking this way. >> Yes, sir. Look, sir. I promise you I took care of that warrant this morning. I went to court. I don't have a car, sir. I don't have no car, sir. >> How'd you get here? Don't stop lying. Don't start lying. >> I don't have a car. You can check me. I don't have a car. I don't have a car. What car? I don't have a car, sir. What cases do you have, officer? Okay, can you tell me what cases you have open on me, sir? >> I will. >> Yes, sir. >> All right, >> all take a breath. >> Yes, sir. There's a lot of ways this can go. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay, we don't need it to go all crazy where you're you're compounding situations, okay? >> Mhm. >> The key to the Nissan that you always drive now >> I don't. Okay. >> Listen, let's please don't I've been on the job for a minute, okay? I know you have a probably a habit and that's how you support it, okay? I know there's a hustle out there. Take a breath. You're talking to someone who's worked out my whole life, okay? >> Mhm. >> We're not trying to make this any worse. It's shoplifting in Cook County, okay? It's not murder, which is pretty much the only thing they enforce here, okay? So, you might have a bad night, but then we get you in front of a judge, you go to court for your cases, >> When do I go to court though? >> Tomorrow morning. >> But I'm going to see a judge in jail tonight. >> to take two breaths and let me see, maybe we sign notice you, okay? If this warrant isn't good anymore and there's two retail cases, guess what? It's a site notice. Welcome to Cook County. >> What do you mean? Like a site notice I get to go home? >> If it's if it's just the retail theft warrants, okay? That we have for Mason. >> they didn't put the information in the system? What if they didn't >> to find out. I'm going to have to call the police to figure that out, but you need to work with me a little bit, okay? So, the Nissan that you're driving over there, did you come here by yourself today? >> Um no. Um no, sir. My friend dropped me off. He drops me off. >> The Nissan's right there. I have it locked in. Okay, it's locked in. I have it I I don't want to drag it. I don't want to tow your car, >> Right. >> okay? So, what I'm telling you is where's the key fob for the car? >> I don't I promise you I don't have it. >> your phone inside the car? >> Yeah, that um it should be my friend's but that's my friend's car and he went into a different He doesn't know what I'm doing. >> Okay, he does know what you're doing. >> No, he doesn't. I promise you he doesn't know what I'm doing. >> No. >> What's who's with you? >> Uh I don't know his last name. I know his first name is P. >> Okay. >> But I don't I don't know like his last name. >> I I I've I've circled down the tornado of [ __ ] >> Okay. >> okay? I'm going to give you one more opportunity. >> But I promise you I don't have a key, sir. That I promise you I don't. >> Okay. Do you want to wait? We're taking the car and it's going to get towed. >> Why Why are you Why are you towing the car? >> We're taking the car. >> Why? >> Give us the key >> Just give up the keys. It's easier to give up the key. >> Why? >> Because you don't want to be charged with receiving >> Why? >> We're taking it because we believe it's it's it's been involved in two robberies. >> Yes, sir. I promise. >> Harry 452 >> I don't have them. Look, there's a car WITH A DENT. >> 578 >> NO, BUT I'M TELLING YOU, DOES THE CAR HAVE A DENT ON THE front end, sir? Does the car have a dent on the front end? Where? >> Come on now. >> Can I make a quick phone call? >> Nope. >> Oh, okay. >> You could give us the keys so we don't have to drag it. >> You don't have to drag it. >> You don't have a key? >> I'm trying to make a phone call. That's why I'm trying to make a phone call for you, sir. That's why I'm trying to I'm trying to make the phone call because I don't have the keys, sir. >> Okay. >> I don't have anything on me. I promise. >> Well, he's not wanted. We don't want him. We just want you to open up the car. That's all we want. >> Don't take his car, please. It's not his car. Please don't take his car. >> Lela, get in the car. >> Please don't take his car. Please I'm begging you not to take his car because he doesn't know what I'm doing. >> He thinks >> no, I'm being faced that I come up here and I exchange items. That's what he thinks. I promise you, he does not know. >> Lela >> Please don't take his car, sir. >> Okay, get in the car. >> Will you please not take his car? >> She She This is the one thing that like the circuit like the consequences of it may be shitty like in [clears throat] your case it may be thrown out. >> But right But what I have to Right, what what I'm telling you is that he doesn't know what I promise you he doesn't know what I do. He thinks that I come here and I exchange items. He doesn't know. >> Here's the thing, we'll get you more stuff at a time, okay? >> Okay, but please don't take his car. >> We're we're still going to go in in that car. We got to make sure that the stolen proceeds from previous things are not in that car. >> From where though? Where did I go? >> All right, Lela, let's go. Let's get in the car. >> I have the keys, sir. >> Get in the car. He can open the car for you, sir. Get in the car. >> No, but I'm saying he can call you and I can have him open the car for you. Sir, I can call him and he can open the car for you. He I can call him. I promise you I won't lie. I'm I'm telling you I can call him and he can open the car for you. >> She sucks at lying, too. Oh my goodness. Honestly, she would piss me off because the the one officer that you know, was pretty much reading her the riot act and everything. I've been on the job, you know, yada yada. Who is it? This that. That guy he seems pretty he's pretty reasonable. You know, he seems like a chill cop. Honestly, he listen. I already know the jig is up. What Drake say? We know how you OG's rocking. The jig is up. She's known. She been stealing or whatever. She's a regular. She's a OG in the game. The jig is up. You caught. So just be up front so we don't got to do all this all that, you know. And she's still spinning the wheel. Like it's just like damn. >> You can look in there. There's nothing in there, sir. Please, sir. >> This spot I don't know how you did it cuz she sure as hell does not look like the eyebrows. >> Huh? Eyebrows. >> She does not look like this. >> Yeah. >> At all. >> So who walked out on >> This. >> You walked out and then Forain like went to the right and she literally she I think she was in line and she popped out. >> And I was like, "Oh." >> Good. >> Sir, can I please talk to you? >> Sit back down and buckle yourself back up. >> Okay, but can I please talk to you? >> No, we're going to talk at the station. Sit sit in the >> Can I please TALK TO >> I'M LISTENING TO YOU. >> Um what's it called? Um golden thing. He doesn't know what I'm doing here. >> I don't know who he is. >> I exchanged items. Please don't take your car. >> Okay. >> I'm serious. >> All right. >> call him for you and he can come to the car, sir. >> Okay. >> Seriously. >> Buckle yourself back in. >> Okay, but can you please let me make a phone call for him so he can come to the car for you. >> Absolutely not. >> Why? Why, sir? People take a car. Are you really going to take a car? >> Yep. >> Sir, please don't do that. >> We are. >> Please, sir. Please don't do that, sir. >> We are. >> I'm begging you, sir. >> I'm telling you, we have to do it, all right? >> Why? There's nothing in the car. >> Okay. >> ALL I HAVE IS TOILET PAPER FROM MY from my house. >> Okay, sounds good. >> There's nothing else in the car, sir. >> Sounds good. >> Okay, but I promise you, he doesn't know what's going on. >> Sounds good. >> Can I please talk to the other officer, please? >> No. >> Can I please talk, please, sir? >> No. >> Please, sir. >> Absolutely not. >> I'm begging you, sir. Please. I'm begging you, sir. Please. Can I please talk to him? Can I please talk to him? >> Hi. >> Sir, can I talk to you, please? Sir. >> Hi. >> Sir. >> Sounds fun. >> Can I talk to you, please, sir? >> Is this your car? I'll just take it. >> Sir, can I please talk to you? Sir, please. Sir. >> Yeah, they didn't complain. >> Please. >> No complaints on this. >> Sir. >> Yeah, I was just doing >> OH MY GOD, PLEASE, SIR. >> SHE UH she unbuckled herself. >> Sir. >> What's not safe? >> please talk to you? >> We can talk at the station, honey. >> But what I'm telling you is No, just listen to me. Please don't take the car because he doesn't know. He thinks I came to exchange some item. >> Okay. >> know that I was stealing, sir. >> I I got it. >> look in the car. Sir, I'll let He can let you look in the car, sir. >> How are we going to get in the car without a key fob? >> got the key. I can call him. >> Where's he at? >> I don't know. I can call him. He'll answer the phone and he'll come to the car for you. >> He's going to take you in. We'll talk there. >> Please, sir. Please. Please, sir. I'm begging you, sir. >> Central 2910. >> Please, he'll come to the car, sir. He'll come to the car. Please, sir. Please, sir. Sir, please. >> Lela, we're going to start We're going to start over when we get to the station, okay? We'll talk there. >> Please. Don't treat me this way. I'm still a human being. >> I am I believe you, okay? >> Okay. >> But we're >> How are they not treating you like a human being? These people just be making up the most ridiculous things. Do they even listen before they speak? >> to >> at the station. >> Huh? I don't understand that, but please stop. >> Maybe I don't listen before I speak. I meant to say do they think before they speak? Whatever. Little tired. >> I'm begging you, sir, talk to me, please. >> I'm talking to you. >> How much was it something I took from Ross? >> It's not about the stuff that you took at Ross. We told you that already. >> Okay, but I thought that's what you guys were going to say before. >> No. >> What? >> You have a warrant out for your arrest. >> Okay, I understand it, but I took care of that this morning. I was at Ridgewood Courthouse this morning. >> Well, as of >> And they rescheduled my court date, sir. >> Okay. >> That's what they did for me. I have to go to court >> I have a few calls >> on November 3rd. >> Holding I have a >> Okay. Well, I'll let you know as of now it says you have an active warrant. >> What does that mean? >> That means that you have a warrant out for your arrest. >> Okay, so what happens? >> Well, you go to the station, we figure it out, make sure that you don't have a warrant. And if you have a warrant Well, we'll handle it then, but if you don't then you're going to be good. You know, you get what I'm saying? >> What if it still pops up? >> That's what >> How do we figure that out in another way? >> That's how we're going to figure it out. >> All right, but if it pops up then what do we do? AND IT'S NOT IN >> OKAY, WELL, IF THAT'S THE CASE THEN YOU WON'T have a warrant. And you'll be released. >> paperwork in yet, sir. >> Okay, well, we're going to figure that out. >> The woman was arrested [music] on an outstanding retail theft warrant and was also charged with felony retail theft. Let me know your thoughts in the comments [music] and if you >> Yeah, I mean we see these types of situations all the time just because nothing ever happens. So, they continue to do, you know, these these uh thefts, you know? There's really no punishment or whatever. I mean, if you see it as a revolving door how many tickets and this and that are you going to give them? Eventually, you going to have to sit them down for Listen, if you got I feel like if you got like three, four retail thefts you got to sit down for three to five, man. Cuz you not going to learn. We can't just keep giving you site and release and probation and oh, if you just pay it back and they're like, "No, no, no, no, no." You're never going to learn. You got to sit down for short time. Short time is a three to five. Yeah. Sit down. Go to prison. Not jail, not the county jail. Go to prison for a good three years. We going to catch you. You know what I'm saying? We going to catch you later, you know? That's how I got to go, but as long as, you know, these guys still get slaps on the wrist, you're going to continue to see it. >> [music] [music]