On July 29th, 2026, Nutley police officers responded to an auto parts store to confront a suspect recognized from a previous shoplifting incident. Here is what occurred. Hi, how are you? >> I think uh what's up your number? >> Harry 43 Sam Anthony Zoro. >> Okay, sir. If he if you guys are here, he might not take he take anything. >> He's aware not right now that you guys are here. So, he anything. >> Where is he? >> My eyes. >> Do you have a description? >> He's sure skin dark. >> I don't know what he's wearing right now. >> Um, so what exactly? Do you take something? Do you know? >> Just so you're wearing one. >> Yesterday he took something. >> Okay. My coworker saw that he but right now I don't know if he's taking something or he came back. >> All right. Is it Can you point in the direction >> that he's in? Let me let me call you back. Okay. >> Small. >> Hey, how are you, sir? Just so you're aware, we're doing an investigation. I'm just going to read you your Miranda rights real quick. You have the right to remain silent. Sir, can you stop for a minute? You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in accord. >> You have the right to talk to a lawyer and have the lawyer present while you are being questioned. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before questioning. Listen, >> you can decide at any time to exercise these rights and not answer any questions or make any statements. >> You want to say that? >> Do you understand what you're saying? >> Yes. >> You you understand it? >> All right. So, what are you saying? Do you want Do are you okay with speaking with us? >> All right. So, so what exactly occurred yesterday? >> He's got stuff on there. Let's Let's hand >> You have stuff on You have >> What else you got? >> What else do you have? Drop your bag. >> You have anything else? >> Nothing from here. >> You have nothing else? >> Not from here. No. >> Where else is it from? >> Yeah, it's from advance but not from here. >> Where the advanc is from? >> What advances? >> Bloomfield. >> In Bloomfield. >> Yeah, but I got these from >> Put on the floor. >> Drop them on the floor. >> I actually got [snorts] these though. >> You what? >> I bought these. >> You got them? You got a receipt for it? >> No. >> You're saying you got it from Bloomfield, right? >> Bloomfield pants. >> But you don't got to receive it. >> I didn't get it though. But like I got it with my man there. Yeah. >> With your what? >> With my friends. >> Okay. >> Just scared. I'm shaking. >> Why you scared? >> Cuz the way y'all approached me. >> I mean, you're stealing. It's like we just beat you out of nowhere. >> I understand. It's just, you know, put the stuff back up. I don't want no sauce. I just >> All right, >> let's walk to the counter. >> I got this stuff. >> Yep. >> Okay, just get grab that stuff. I got this stuff. Keep walk. Um, >> my daughter in the house. I just want to go back home. >> What's that? >> What's that? >> I have my my daughter in the house. I just want to go back home. >> All right. Is anyone home with your daughter? >> Yes. >> Someone's home with your daughter? >> Yes. Everything back. I don't want >> All right. >> What's your name? >> Where's he? >> Yeah. Do you have a driver's license on you? >> Mhm. >> Nothing. >> What's your name? >> Gabriel. >> G A B >> R I E L. >> What's your last name? >> E S P I N A L. >> E S P I N A L. What's your date of birth? So yesterday, did you take anything here >> and walk out? >> I walked in and walked out. >> You didn't take anything? >> What's the zip code of where you live? >> So, what we got on doing today? Just >> just going to walk out again today. Just walk in and walk out. [snorts] >> I guess not really, but I was seeing how I could have done it in the way >> you're seeing how you could have done it. >> Yeah. Like I I didn't >> So So you So you stuck the lock in this in your hands. You're saying this stuff is from a different >> advance auto receipt. >> No receipt. All right, hang on for start. >> What's that? Everybody getting Yeah. You've been here before. >> Besides yesterday, >> yes, it was the first time. >> Were you told you couldn't come back? No. You were trespass over at um was that tonight? >> Were you there today? When were you there? It >> was the day before yesterday. It was the day before yesterday. >> The day before yesterday. So it was uh Wednesday. It was uh Monday. >> Do you remember what time? >> All right. What's the matter? >> What do you mean? What you talking about? >> There's four things there. >> So, where's the other stuff from? >> There's four things there. >> Which one? What's from here? >> Okay. This is from where? >> This is from where? >> From here. >> From here. Okay. >> Here. >> This is from from here. >> All right. All right. >> What's matter? >> It doesn't matter. I don't have the receipts unless I have >> I will call them to see like you know if they had shot I'm I mean let's be honest it's probably stolen right >> you have a receipt for it >> so if we call that advanced auto they're going to say they didn't have any of these pliers missing or >> no they'll have a sale for that >> most likely >> okay most likely say I want my friend >> who bought it You or your friend? >> My friend. >> He bought it. Yeah, I >> Why you got it in? >> Cuz he gave it to >> for what? You working cars or something like that? >> Yeah, I work construction on cars. >> Yeah. Where at? >> I got my own construction company, handyman company, and I just work on cars. I had a bad car accident. That's why I flew out the window and [ __ ] cuz he said that's where the other items are from. >> Yeah. >> So I had them contact waiting to get back so they pay to go to see again. >> Okay. I hear he didn't he just had the stuff right >> in his pockets. Yeah. >> So I didn't check if anything was taken. Um, they're still waiting to say. >> Okay. >> Um, as far >> you going to do for this? >> As far as this goes, he >> he's what? No, it's concealing it. Concealing it. See what else do you >> I mean can if you want on your own even if he doesn't want to it's your fault What's that? >> Well, this stuff. Why would you put back? You said you bought it. other stuff. We're little past that this trying to figure out. Yeah. >> Okay. Uh, this one or a different one? Okay. >> I still got to open. >> Okay. Yeah. He's just uh we're just waiting on the manager. See what he wants to >> take in the bucket. >> Okay. He's got a open case with us from August at this. So from last August, >> I guess I guess they probably keep pushing it for court dates or whatever. I'm guessing he says something's going to do it for that. >> Yeah. What do you have back there? You're just in the shelves. Just like just in pack. >> Yeah. I'm Who's from this place? What's this? This is nothing. No. Place your hands behind your back. >> Can Can I speak to the owner, please? Can I speak to the owner trespass to so >> you're trespass? Sir, I'm not going to ask you again. Put your hands behind your back. >> Hospital. I can't. >> All right. >> All right. All right. All right. I just need to go to the hospital. I'm sorry. >> Drop back. >> Drop your bag. I need to go to the hospital. >> All right. Why Why you keep walking away? >> I'm trying to please your hand. Put your hand behind your back behind your back. >> Put your hand behind your back. >> Put your hand behind your back. Bend your elbow. Bend your elbow. Listen. My kids in the house. Sir, sir, you're resisting. I have kids in the house. No, I need to get in the hospital. I don't feel right. Please, I can call in. We're going in. >> Please. Stop. Resisting. All right. All right. I'm not doing nothing. All right. >> I'm going to ask you one more time. We're just going to get put on the ground. All right. It's shoplifting, dude. You're going to be there. >> I'm not even shoplifting right now. Like the one I put in my back. >> You basically said you were trying to Why is it not? >> All right, bring him in the car. >> Real quick, search real quick. >> Nothing. I just put IT IN MY BAG. >> You don't have to say anything. >> Why? >> No, I didn't. Come on, man. I ain't stop with nothing. >> All right. I didn't stop with anything. It's not right. >> Do you have anything on you? Poke. Respect me. >> All right. Respect your legs. Okay. I got spread your leg. >> Can I get the endless, please? Come on. >> He's got push right on him. So pretty good. >> Yep. >> [laughter] >> I wasn't even shot. That's not good enough. [music] You know what I'm doing? >> I'm not going to ask you again to stop moving. I haven't, bro. I I like I have car accident. My head stay here. We have >> All right. All right. I holding you head like I'm not going anywhere. You keep moving around. All right. Why are we in Cuz I told you I have health is I actually had a car accident. My head is [ __ ] up. All right. >> What are you going to do? You were fine for the last 20 minutes. >> Cuz I was literally thinking like what I was going to do. Like I don't got [ __ ] on me, bro. Like I didn't do anything. I ain't shopping for anything. It's not [ __ ] fair, bro. No, it's not fair. I need shop or anything. All right. Handle handle. That's it. Yep. I shop with I don't shop with nothing. You got everything. You just have two more of these. Those are paid for though. >> In your in your waistband. >> Huh? >> In your waistband. >> No, that was in my pocket. >> That was in your waistband. >> Cuz that was too big. >> You paid for those. Is that what you're saying? >> I had >> Come on, bro. I had >> We pulled up and he had he had all stuff stuffed in his uh bag. [ __ ] Like, I ain't shopping anything. >> Like, it wasn't my Just listen. Just stop talking. >> Pay for it. I could have it back. Like, come on. Come on, man. Uh, say got in a car accident uh not that long ago, so you got it. I didn't shoplift anything. >> Can you stop moving, sir? >> Stop moving. Stop moving. We keep moving. >> We keep asking you. You keep right now. Like I'm not okay right now cuz that's not I ain't shoplift nothing. That's not okay. >> Like how you expect me to like go? >> Yeah, sir. Sir. All right. All right. I'm not going anywhere though. What about my handcuffs? Like come on. I'm not going anywhere, man. Like chill. Why you listen? I can't I can't I can't >> stop moving around. >> Like I'm not doing anything. Like what y'all want me to do? Like I'm getting charged with something I ain't even doing. >> What are you talking about? Stop it. >> What you mean stop it? No, I ain't stopping [ __ ] >> You're just making it worse. >> How? >> What are you doing? >> How? >> The the ambulance is coming. >> All right, but yeah. I'm telling you. I'm feel like what? What's your name? Gabriel. Yes. >> All right, Gabriel, relax. The ambulance is coming. They're going to check you out. All right. All right. I'll stop. Like, come on, man. >> We're We're just holding you up pretty much. You keep moving around. If you If you stop moving around, bro, you're making me have a little panic attack. Like, come on. Chill. Like, chill. Like, stop holding me like that. Like, come on. Like, >> just come on. >> Take a couple breaths. All right. >> Come on. Like, I didn't even stop [ __ ] This is crazy. No. Like, no. Can y'all let me go? Like we can't let you go on. We have to We have to be in contact with you. Do not all right. Y all in contact with me. Y all around me. Like come on. Y'all need to chill. Like come on. I'm not doing anything. Like you're all right. I just feel like I'm about to pass the [ __ ] out. That's why you got like grabbing me and I'm I'm feeling worse, that's why. >> Do you want to sit down? >> No. >> You want her to sit you down? >> That's even worse. Like, >> how's that work? >> So, what do you want? What you want? >> Have a seat. Your ambulance is coming, right? >> No, no, no, no. >> All right, then you got to relax. >> Can't have it both ways. >> But I'm like dehydrated as [ __ ] too. Like, I can't just fine. >> I'm just going to You already got it. Yeah. Okay. [clears throat] They're pulling up in a second. All right. >> Check out. >> All right. You got to let me go. Like, >> no, we can't. We can't. >> Why? >> Because we can't. You're under arrest. >> How? I'll stop shoplift nothing. I really didn't. Like, I didn't even leave this for nothing. Like, come on. I didn't leave the store. No. That's not fair. >> All right. Here's the bus. >> And I ain't planning to leave. No. No. Like, >> come on. Walk this way. >> I ain't planning to leave or nothing. Like, that's [ __ ] up. Can y'all relax? I don't have to walk that fast. That made me fall. Like, relax. Like, I didn't shop anything. Like, it's not that's not okay. >> Yeah. >> Come on. Stop up. I didn't >> And you and you understand that you're trespassed from that place, right? >> Sitting here. You >> told me that last time. >> Well, we're telling you officially we're telling you come back here and get arrested again. >> Okay. So, you're telling me now. So, why am I GETTING ARRESTED NOW? >> SHOPLIFTING. >> I DIDN'T SHOPLIFT NOTHING. >> OH, STOP DUDE. >> I DIDN'T. HOW DO I SHOPLIFT? DID I LEAVE? NO, I didn't. >> Okay. I ain't shoplift anything, bro. >> Swing your leg out. >> I ain't shoplift anything. So I was like, what the [ __ ] Why am I getting arrested? >> Turn around. >> Turn around. Turn down your feet. >> Like, SHOW ME WHERE I LIVE. SHOW ME WHERE I SHOP. SHOW ME WHERE I LEFT. LIKE, NO. LIKE, WHAT? I LITERALLY COULD HAVE PAID FOR THAT. LIKE, come on. I literally could have paid for that. >> What am I doing? Why you still holding me down, bro? >> Put your feet up. >> Um, hang on. Put your feet up. >> Sit down. Like, yo, y like, come on now. >> Listen, this is what you wanted. You want the ambulance. >> All right, but y LITERALLY STRAPPING ME DOWN. >> AMBULANCE. NO, IT DOESN'T. Yok me out. Like, come on. >> So, you don't want TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL, >> BRO. YOU GOT TO GO NOW. >> ALL RIGHT, THEN. LET LET HIM CHECK YOU OUT. Sit down. >> LIKE, Y HOLDING ME DOWN. LIKE, RELAX. I [ __ ] SHOPPING. LIKE, I [ __ ] IT. LIKE, for real. Like, I'M TRYING TO STAY CALM, MAN. LIKE, THE [ __ ] I COULD HAVE LITERALLY PAID FOR THAT [ __ ] You're telling us after the fact, right? >> WHAT? I'M TELLING YOU AFTER THE FACT. I COULD HAVE LITERALLY PAID FOR IT. YOU WANT ME TO PAY FOR IT? LIKE, COME ON. >> I'M PUTTING THIS ON YOUR FEET. >> Just so you know, he thinks he's having a panic attack. That's what his uh That's what his medical issues are. >> No, LIKE I I FLEW OUT A CAR WINDOW. My head [ __ ] up. Like, I barely like comprehend [ __ ] Like, come on now. Y'all tweaking. Like, y'all bugging. >> Let me take your finals, brother. Calm down for a little bit. >> Like, cuz I ain't still [ __ ] LIKE, COME ON NOW. MOST OF THAT [ __ ] IN THE BAG WAS MINE. Everything else was in my pocket. Like I didn't take [ __ ] yet. >> CUZ I TOOK IT BEFORE. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. SO IT WAS IN MY POCKET. I DIDN'T WALK OUT OR NOTHING. I could have just paid for that [ __ ] No, I could have paid for that [ __ ] I literally could have paid for that [ __ ] Like what the [ __ ] Like I didn't shop nothing. No. >> You normally keep tools in your waistband, >> bro. Yes, >> you do. >> Yes, I do. Stay still. >> You see HOW SMALL THE BAG WAS? THAT [ __ ] was broken me too. So I just put it right there >> and then y'all pulled up. So what I do like paranoid as hell why would you be paranoid if you weren't if you weren't shopping. Why would you be paranoid? >> CUZ I GOT LOCKED UP THERE BEFORE. I'VE BEEN LOCKED up before. I SEE. I GOT traumatized for >> traumatized 142. >> This is not okay. >> Please leave a comment. And of course, don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for new videos. The suspect was ultimately charged on a summon with shoplifting, resisting arrest, and possession of drug paraphernalia before being left in the care of medical staff at a local hospital. He was also formally trespassed from the business to prevent him from returning to the premises. [music] >> [music]