Let me just pay for it and not >> That's That's not happening. So, you don't have any sort of Illinois ID, anything like that? >> I'm not from this country. Listen, I don't want to get into any trouble. >> Yeah, we're we're it's too late for that, girl. >> Pull up the passport. >> The best thing was to pay and finish it. >> The best thing to do would be not to steal in the first place. That would be the best thing to do. Some undocumented immigrants seem to think that being illegal gives them free reign to shoplift, not realizing that getting caught stealing is sometimes the fastest way to earn a one-way ticket back to where they came from. There are several moments when illegal immigrants think they can shoplift without consequences. Starting with the serial shoplifting duo of Carla and Jennese, whose aggressive yet carefully orchestrated spree finally landed them straight in the ready hands of ICE. >> So, hey, this was in her pocket. It's used to get through anti- theft devices. Oh, no. On June the 25th, 2024, Charlotte County deputies rolled up to a Burlington store after reports of two female shoplifterss running wild like they were invincible. These [music] weren't first timers. They were already on the deputy's radar. And they had built a clumsy little system to dodge accountability and confuse any investigation into their messy $1,000 spree. >> Hey, how you doing? >> Can I talk to you real quick? >> Can I talk to you real quick? All right. Are you here with someone else? >> Okay. All right. Okay. All right. All right. All right. Okay. >> You're saying the other one's inside the store? >> Yeah. The other vehicle is inside the store. But this is the correct vehicle. >> Okay. >> All right. Go ahead and put your hands behind your back. >> Put your hand behind your back. >> Stay right here. Stay right here. >> 224 one detained. Okay. >> 224. Copy a >> copy a California tag. >> Yeah. Don't tell them I'm not going to come with the car. >> All right. Stay right. Stay right here. >> What was that? >> Inside the car. >> You already seen it? >> I saw her wolf put the merchand. >> So, it's ju it's just the two right now. I just need someone to stay with that car because that's where all the merchandise is right now. >> The LP guy already confirmed he I guess he looked in the car while they were in Ross and then she hopped scooted it out over here and got into the car and that's where he um that's where he backed off and was sitting behind her. >> The officers knew that this was a twooman squad, but for the moment they held on to her while they arranged to nab the other one who was still inside. Shoplifting like her life depended on it. Reports later show that they already cleaned out Ross and Marshalls earlier that same day and probably would have gotten away with everything. >> I'm just going to She was texting someone. Probably the other person inside. >> Does she speak any English or not? >> Okay. I'm going to before she goes in the car. Um I'm just going to search as best as I can before she gets in the car. That's okay. >> So, hey, this was in her pocket. It's used to get through anti- theft devices, which there is a Florida state statue for being in >> Yeah. being in possession of an anti- theft device or whatever. >> Correct. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Let me just check her socks. Tell her to take off her shoes. You got your camera roll? >> I don't know. So, un moment. Okay. >> Now that they had one woman secured, the officers finally had time to pay a visit to the busy little bee still buzzing around the mall with sinister intention. >> I have no idea. He's somewhere in the >> Sorry. She said no originally, but >> you only have your number? No, you have IV. >> You have nothing. How about we empty out your purse? Do you have anything in here? >> Okay. Okay. How about you open it? >> Huh? >> How about you open open your purse? >> Okay. I understand you don't understand me, but you don't open it. Open. >> Okay. How about we see the transl? Do we have a counter or something over here? Or how about this cart? >> Is yours or from here? >> Yeah. >> From there. >> You have glove. >> Yeah. >> This yours? >> No. No. >> No. No. >> Uh last name. You have a a pad. >> Full name. Yeah, you're going to jail. >> You know I mean you know what jail is, right? It's going to go through jail. >> Females will slip out. [clears throat] >> What's up? >> That hurts. >> All right. Double lock. Yeah. The total hall cleared $6,000 with $3,134 from Ross and $2,74 from Marshalls as well as $417 from Burlington. [music] They thought they had it all figured out, but that confidence was about to be shattered as ICE had been notified. Because sisters who shoplift together often end up deported together, hand in [music] hand, side by side. >> [music] >> Oh, how long? No. No. No. Argentina perch. The first woman had a child born on American soil while she was undocumented. Still, that alone wouldn't protect her [music] this time. She was about to find out. [music] No more [music] detainer. Okay. foreign. No. No. Okay. Jack. >> [music] [music] [music] >> Yeah. Oh no. So felony misdemeanor misdemeanor Okay. >> [music] >> Noiginal [music] [music] immigration. In the end, the two suspects, Carla Stephanie Sto Aronita and Jennese Michael Flores [music] Reyes were charged with felony retail theft and possession of anti- theft removal tools. As of the time of making this video, there have been no reports of their deportation. Carla and Jennese's greed was bold, but they were nothing compared to this undocumented man who took land of opportunity way too literally by running a rolling gift card scam across town, hitting stores back to back like it was an open buffet for fraudsters. >> He placed gift cards in the store. >> Yeah. >> Where were you right before this? As in within the last hour. >> Cool. >> This back one's full full, too. No, I don't. >> On November the 7th, 2024, an adult male walked into [music] a Walgreens with a plan so shady that if anyone knew what he was up to, they might have called SWAT. His move was simple. Swap out gift cards for tampered ones right under the noses of the store employees. He had already pulled off a huge hit at another Walgreens in the area, but this time he wanted to make it a patent. [music] While he was at it, the first store called ahead, warning the second Walgreens, which quickly realized they had a seasoned scammer in their midst. They didn't wait long, but cops were called. >> Were you just inside? Were you inside the store? No. >> Hey, question for you. Was that guy in the store? >> Yeah. >> Where was he in the store? >> That's where we're going. We're checking it right now. We just started looking. But >> so he was by the parts. >> Okay. >> They told me he walked around the whole store. >> Yeah. >> Like a whole >> coworker Greg just like stared at him while he was looking at them. He said didn't see him do anything to get first, but then the guy just walked out. >> Okay. So, uh, we have the guy detained outside right now. >> Yeah. >> He went to the garage in Walgreens. >> I I was on the phone with the manager and he's like describing what he looks like and I'm like, "Wait, he's >> he placed gift cards in the store." >> Yeah. So, that's why I was checking my cameras to see. >> Yeah. That's been the new thing lately apparently is people putting gift cards in the store. customers come back as obviously. >> Yeah, >> cuz they do such a good job. >> You never catch anyone, so this is so exciting. >> Yeah. >> Are you able to see on the cameras? >> Uh, that's what >> if he puts any gift cards out. >> Um, it's going to be hard. I can ask my front cashier, too. >> Okay. >> I was just >> So, cuz that's what they had on camera in crafting is that he's like taking gift cards and putting them out. Yeah, [music] he was definitely down that aisle when >> I said people looking cuz [music] he I think he thought I was suspicious. >> He's outside right now. I stopped before he left. So >> I know. I s we were watching the camera and I saw you pull up here and so I called Graphs and I'm like we got him. >> Yeah. All right, we'll get figured out. Is there any way to know what [music] like numbers you guys already have here? >> No. And they're sneak. Like they do such a good job. I can call Grain and see which ones were tampered with. No, >> but they do such a great job. It's >> a testament to his schemes. The store employees couldn't tell the tampered gift cards from the real ones. Even then, they had no idea just what kind of criminal mastermind this unknown man really was. >> Do you have any Do you know what kind of cards they tampered with before I tear these all up? I checked out. >> Can you send me a picture of which kind so I can look at mine? >> No. They're just tampering with the ones that are already here or they putting new ones out. >> So, I'm hoping he has some in his cart cuz they take them home, tamper them, and then bring them back. Tampered with >> and then we just get the fallout from the customer. So, they take a razor blade and they slice them open and then they Yeah. pull it back. Interesting. >> Explain this to me. >> Okay. So, I come in, I put a tampered gift card. You come in as a customer. You buy this gift card. >> Yeah. >> This $100 is now in my pocket and you are out $100. >> How do you get Do you just steal the gift card to start? >> Yeah. They come and they steal the gift cards. >> They go [music] home. They tamper them. >> Okay. So, these aren't loadable amounts. There's already money. Like there's are these if you buy them there's only one value with these ones, right? >> Yeah. I mean I don't I don't know if they've tampered the ones. I don't think they do those cuz it would be low money. >> So we're looking like $1,500 each if we can figure out which ones are tampered with. >> Yeah. But like I've had two cases in my store in the last month >> of tampered gift cards. >> By now they knew enough to corner him and figure out what he was really up to. But when they approached him, his demeanor was [music] unreadable, just like his language. Where were you right before this? As in within the last hour. >> Did you make any of their stops >> at any of their businesses recently? >> Never. >> No. Where was the last place that you stopped? [music] Okay. >> Who said >> I asked him if like he went anywhere else besides here? He said he was in Chicago. And then he said that uh asked did you stop anywhere else in the last hour? He said I went somewhere. I don't know where it was. >> Armed with what they knew, they went for a look inside his car and what they saw had the officers staring in [music] disbelief. There's >> a duffel bag there and a duffel bag there. He stuffed that down in there just now, too. >> Oh, perfect. That wasn't >> all of you still don't face vehicle. We'll hang on to this. >> Yep. That's okay. We'll put it right here just for a minute. You can put your hands up. >> All right, ma'am. Thank you so much for your service. >> The uh >> plain deal. Oh, any stuff that duffel bag down since we got here. >> All of you. Come over with me to my car. >> Nice. >> Good work. >> We'll get [music] it. >> Right over here, sir. >> Would you be able to add him to the please? >> Thank you. John, >> here. >> Come here. >> You got your phone yet? >> Yeah. >> Want to take a picture of his ID? Just dump the bag. >> Go look in that bag. Pick it up. >> Just fold it. >> Yeah. There's like hundreds. Thousands in there. >> Yep. Let's call DHS. Can I Wait. Can we go over and open it up and go? >> You didn't do anything. >> You didn't do anything. And then just close it and walk away. No. Nothing. That's a pretty good scam. >> This back one's full full, too. >> How did this start to come out of grafting? >> Yeah. >> Yeah, they had them on. >> They saw him doing it in grafting. contacts. >> Yeah, I know. >> I was trying to do photos where everything is. >> Craft is taking all the evidence from the car. >> Okay. Suspecting. >> All right, step out. All right. Come on over here with me. I have your property here. Okay. In the end, reports showed that officers counted 1,887 gift cards on him, ranging anywhere from 10 bucks to 500 a piece. And once they ran the numbers, he was charged with three counts of uttering a forgery, three counts of using someone else's identifying information, and one count of financial transaction card [music] forgery. Next up is a gang of undocumented shoplifterss who nearly emptied a Lululemon to feed their unholy cravings. >> What language you speak? >> She says she does have it on her. >> She does. She said that she has items. Commander, >> on October the 7th, 2024, police responded to a Lululemon after reports of a group of shoplifterss who were actively treating the store like their personal shoplifting playground. Officers got there just in time, but the situation quickly turned tricky as the suspects had planned from the onset. >> Come stand over here for me, guys. >> Okay. What's going on? >> What's that? You speak any English? Little >> little. What language? >> What language do you speak? >> Do you have ID? >> Driver's license? No. >> Do you have a driver's license? >> Where's your ID? >> How'd you get here? >> Do you know what, ma'am? What language? How did you get here? Huh? >> What do you speak? >> Where's your car? >> What do you speak? >> What's your main language? >> Spanish. >> Spanish. Okay. >> All Spanish. >> You have a number on your phone? >> Not with them. >> The report indicated that they had all gone into the store together and were about to leave as a unit when the officers showed up. Denying each other seemed like a smart little tactic to shift the focus, but that was only the beginning. Can you get a little Spanish? Okay. >> Can you try and >> communicate? It's underneath her skirt right now. Oh, but she's saying Spanish as her main language. >> I'm not getting any communication right now. She can try. >> We need We need >> No. >> Where you from? >> No. >> My father. I'm going to go talk with them and see what happened. Can you guys get out here? >> Okay. I'm going to go figure out what's going on with them if you guys want to hang out here. >> Seeing how messy things were, one officer went inside to figure out what had actually happened while the others hung back searching for someone who could speak some Spanish. >> Is she in route here? She's going to sus here. >> Susex. >> We need her here for um translation. >> 304 from 303. Are you available in translation? >> Thank you. You got anything in your pockets? >> Come here. Step up. >> Okay. You're talking to somebody who can translate, sir. >> No, he's my mom. >> Your mom? >> She speaking. >> I'm going to have her spell your name. >> Lululemon. See, >> what's your name? >> Okay. No. >> The deputy wasn't recording when he spoke to the callers, but while assessing the security footage, the deputy saw more than enough to set the ball rolling. >> Do they want to press charges? >> Okay. >> She said she does have it on her. She does. She does. She said that she has items. She admitted to having some items on her, but then out of nowhere, she pulled out another way to impede the investigation. But her confession was [music] all the officers needed. Romanian. >> We have a Romanian speaker. just ID. >> I got his ID. >> I don't know. >> This one right here. >> Hold on. a little bit. Do you mind holding that >> per person? All from her. >> Commander, get in the bag for separate. >> We'll go over here. We can put that stuff down here. She stand by right now. Sorry, I'm just throwing this up. I said, "Okay, hold on." Just making sure this is empty. >> Nothing else. >> You want to throw in a car? >> Uh, I'm right there. if we just have someone standing over there. If you want to wait over there, >> let's go right there. >> Huh? >> Which side? >> Nothing in there. Anything in there? >> Okay. >> Okay. >> You speak Romanian. Romanian. >> I could do my >> spell your last name. Spell last name. >> Hidden in her dress. Officers found over 30 stolen clothing items, each worth $80 to $200. That discovery led them to detain the other suspects. And from the look of things, perhaps a bit more digging might reveal if anything else was out of place. >> All right, listen. Listen. You're being detained. >> Not under arrest right now. >> You understand? >> Not under arrest. Walk with me over here. We'll get you in the back of my car. I'm going to give you a ride back to the station. >> Okay. You want to come with me? >> We're going to have three detain. >> I don't know where your phone's at. >> Someone might have your phone. It's fine. We'll get it. Yeah. >> Okay. Listen. Everything's being video and audio recording. Okay. I got to put your seat belt on. Okay. Please be in the window. >> Yeah, I'll open the window. Sure. >> Hey, it's non custodial right now, right? With him. You guys want to talk to him or what? >> Yeah. >> So, so just to be clear, the witness in there said that these guys were like actively blocking like they were holding up. >> Sure. >> Cool. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> All right. Thanks. >> Yep. >> So, you're going to be going >> What language do you see over there? >> Romanian. >> Romanian. Just translate that just to >> Okay. I'm just going to check cuz I didn't check your your >> Where's your purse at? >> You got it. >> Eventually, the suspect was arrested on multiple counts of retail theft. According to reports, she had entered the country illegally along with three [music] other detainees who were subsequently charged after admitting at the station that they had assisted in the crime. The last illegal immigrant was wild, but he had nothing on Jamisha. We somehow thought that calling a failed shoplifting attempt a prank would get her out of trouble. >> Let me just pay for it and not >> That's That's not happening. You don't have any sort of Illinois ID, anything like that. >> I'm not from this country. >> Please, please don't do this. >> Don't resist. It's not going to go well for you. >> But why? Just we explained it to you. Okay. >> What do I tell the family people? Please. I have a daughter who's 20. >> Well, we should have be a better role model, right? >> On May the 1st, 2025, officers headed to a Target after reports of a woman who had been hanging around for hours, piling merchandise into her cart [music] like she was gearing up for a heist. Her suspicious movement already had store employees on high alert. And when she finally tried to make her big break, it fell apart fast. Nothing like the movie version she had in her head. >> Are they back there still? No, they're right here. >> Okay. Are they in the office still? >> Yes. >> How much are we looking at? >> More than 300. >> Okay. >> She left all the tags. >> $4,000. >> Hello. How are you? >> Hi. >> Thank you. So, this is Annayia. This is the info she gave me. Um, she said she does not have an ID on her. She's been in the store about 7 hours or so. She said she's waiting for someone to pick her up. She's visiting here. >> Okay. >> Um she said she doesn't live here. She's from India. She's with family. They're coming to pick her up still [music] a few times. Um so basically she's been in the store. We've been watching for at least 4 hours. She's [music] taken a ton of merchandise, different kinds. We're getting a total right now for you. It'll be well over 500, I'm sure. >> No, it'll be more. >> You're right. >> Yeah. >> Um and she put them all into big three reusable bags. And then she kept getting really close to the door. She'd stand there, she'd set her phone about three times she did that and then she came back into the store, kept shopping, and then eventually we just stopped her because she passed the first set of doors, went into the vestibule, stopped her in the vestibule, brought her back here. She's saying that she was still planning to pay for it. Um, >> okay. What do you guys want done? >> We're going to [music] prosecute and trespass. >> Okay. >> But let me just pay for it and not >> That's not happening. So, you don't have any sort of Illinois ID, anything like that? I'm not from this country. >> Okay. Okay. Well, there's a lot of people who aren't from this country that still have to stop. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Do you have a middle name? >> No. I can only do is I don't mind paying for it, everything, and then leaving. >> No, that's not happening. >> Can't do that. We lost that opportunity. >> Why don't I just pay for it? >> We're We're way way way past that. >> You flew here from India to America. >> Exactly. But the passport is not with me in this bag. >> Do you have Do you have a picture of it? >> Listen, I don't want to get into any trouble. Yeah, we're we're it's too late for that. Girl, pull up your passport. >> No, but then what am I supposed to do? >> That's none of my business. I don't know. You shouldn't have been stealing stuff. >> I've not yet done anything. >> Oh, you have. Pull up your passport. >> For what? What do I do? >> Okay. So, you can pull up your passport now or we're going to take you back to the station and you can pull up your passport there. >> Please don't. I'm really >> It's really It's too late. Can you please just pull up your passport? >> You just You promised me that nothing is going to happen. >> I did not promise you anything. >> Of course, you said that nothing. You'll once we do the system, you can leave. >> I No, I said as soon as we're done with our reporting, we'll try to get you out of here as soon as we can. >> Yeah. You said you did not >> You won't be allowed to. We're not going to fight with him. We're not arguing. >> We're not going to fight with him. >> It's too late. >> So, what do you want me to do? >> I need you to pull up your passport. I need to see valid identification for you >> and then >> and then you will be going back to the station with us. I need to see your identification. >> Please don't take me. >> That's that's simply not going to happen. You don't get to have that choice anymore. You made you made lots of poor choices today and now you have to pay for the >> He said he's all going to put me in the station. >> Well, that's not He doesn't work for us. I don't know who this man is. >> I can show you my license here. >> Your license. >> Okay. >> So, who's what's who's who's Jamisha? >> Me. And this is my >> So, who is who? So, who's Ana? >> This is my name also. >> But this is my Jamisha. You can see my picture. >> Okay. >> I'm really sorry. >> I understand that you're sorry. >> I'm not from this country. I'm not going to be staying here. >> Okay. How far? Okay. Are you allowed to steal things in India? >> No. I didn't think so. >> Okay. The minute he came, the minute the door opened, he came, I returned back. I said, "I was just waiting. >> I've not gone away. How would I even run with bags? It's m humanly impossible. I'm really sorry. >> It's I I understand that you're sorry. What do I go to the police station and do?" >> Ma'am, you're going to be criminally charged. >> I'm really sorry. >> Okay. >> I don't mind paying for the merchandise. >> Okay. I'm I'm done talking to you because you just keep repeating the same things over and over again and I keep telling you that that's not an option. We can't do that. So, I'm not going to be acknowledging that anymore because I'm already determined and we're not doing that. >> Damisha heard the officer loud and clear, but she still had on to the fantasy that a few excuses and watery sobs could magically erase the mess that she had created out of greed. >> Let me explain this. Okay. >> At the 71 had the stuff. Did you go past the double doors? So, >> no, not once only. >> Okay. He mean not even completely. I know you all are being very helpful but I just need to you all to help me first of all not from this country. If I'm not carrying money or something it's a different thing. I have money to pay all this work. >> Okay. Can he explain that to you? I'm sorry that you're from a different country but like you said you're not allowed to steal in India either. Most places do not really appreciate thieves. >> Of course you don't. you if you walk out and if you if I walked out and I ran away yet I'm just coming. He came running. I was like what's happening? I was on a call. Where are these people? I don't mind paying for it. You can see the video. I don't mind paying for it and finishing it off. I need to take these articles for as gifting. I [music] promise. >> Nope. Just kidding. Pick up the receipt. >> Take the bag off and put it right there. I told you what's going to happen. Stand up. >> The suitcase. I think so. >> No, no, nothing like that. >> Oh, nothing. [music] >> Just face me. >> Don't move. Just stay where you're at. >> She has a personal luggage, too. >> Yeah, it's an empty bag. >> Okay. >> So, she brought something into the store. >> It's an empty luggage. Yeah. >> Trans, please. >> Hey, please. Please don't do this. Don't >> Don't resist. It's not going to go well for you. What do >> I just We explained it to you. Okay. [music] When you take things without permission, that's a crime. >> But what do I what do I do now? For how long is it going to be? >> Hang on. >> Huh? >> Just hang on. Okay. It's probably going to be one maybe 2 hours. Okay. It depends on how [music] quick the paper process works. >> Please, I'm requesting you. >> See from 511. >> But my bag, >> your bag will come with Don't worry. Well, your bag. >> What do I tell the family people? [clears throat] Okay. Do >> you have the trespass or no? >> I have it all. >> Okay. >> What do I tell the family? >> I don't I don't know what to tell you. >> From here. >> Yeah. Do not resist. You're going to catch an extra charge. Don't do that. Just keep walking. >> What charges? >> 6041 641. >> This is This is yours. >> Yeah. >> Yep. >> Great. >> Yep. >> It's going to be very embarrassing. Please, ma'am. >> I I understand that it's embarrassing. I wouldn't steal either. It's very very embarrassing. >> But at least let me know. Do I need to call somebody? >> You You need to call somebody later when we're done with all the paperwork. >> But what do those people do to me? Like what do you want me to do? I I need to go back home. >> Well, you should have thought about that. >> Then but I don't if you keep me forever or something. >> No, we're not going to keep you forever. >> Please. I have a daughter who's 20. >> Well, we should have be a better role model, right? >> Yeah, but then please help me. >> I'm not going to help you. Why would I help you? >> Huh? I'm not going to run away. Why are you keeping this? keeping watch this going to run away for $1,300. >> The dye was already cast, her fate practically carved in stone. So Jamisha over the self-appointed negotiator decided to repitch her entire situation at the station, hoping maybe that this time the universe would hand her a different ending. >> Best thing was to pay and finish it. >> The best thing to do would be not to steal in the first place. That would be the best thing to do. >> Of course, this if I would have run away, it was a different thing. The minute the guy came back, I turned. He was like, "Target, Target, security." I said, "What happened?" He's like, "You have to You've not paid." I said, "I don't mind paying for the items." >> But why did you walk through the doors then? >> Because I was on call with them. They said you >> you're going to walk past the last point of all the cash registers with the with the security things. >> No, if the security if it if the security bars over there, okay, I I know that if I pass that, it's going to beep. >> It only beeps if you have certain items. Yeah, I don't. And after that the second door was there also. I didn't pass. Tell me with this heavy luggage I could have taken the things and put it in my bag also. The bane bag. [music] >> You you passed all of the points of >> not all of the points. The first half point. >> No. No. You passed all of the cash registers. >> No. Cash registers were different. And this is this side was there. >> So I'm trying to explain to I'm trying to explain something to you. So what we call the last point or the last point of final sale, right? If you pass if you take the cart full of the stuff, okay, and which which is you had you had $1,300 worth of stuff and you push the cart past all of the po all of the places that you could have paid for it >> and then you start to leave, >> we have a problem. >> I know. I know. I understand. I don't mind paying for it right now. I'm going to have to do the procedure now. Get target stuff again online and do ask somebody to do it. It was the simplest thing for him to tell me that next time don't come to the store and tell him that listen pay for this and then >> at the time that this video was made updates on her charges were not available.