On September 26th, 2024, a local resident was taken into custody after a landscaping company reported a significant theft of services. Body camera footage captures the moment officers confront the suspect about his unpaid bills and multiple active warrants. Here's what occurred. Hi, ma'am. Detective Katherine Lombardi, Coastal County Police. Can I see your license registration and insurance, please? Where are you headed today? >> Back to the house. >> Oh, you live on the street? >> Yeah. >> Reason I stopped you is you don't have your seat belt on. >> Oh, it was out? Oh my god, I'm so sorry. I You know why it was TURNING THE CORNER? THERE was a car accident over there and the guy was beeping at me and >> Ah, you got a lot going on. >> YEAH, I'M SORRY. >> OKAY. How's your driving record? Do you have any points or anything? >> Uh, I don't think so. No, no. I'm sorry. >> Okay. All right, sit tight for me one second, okay? >> Sure. >> It's her. Uh, that's her. Yeah, she wasn't wearing her seat belt. >> Okay. >> Um, the white paper that's sitting there, it's not there. No, it's just over here, too. >> Okay. Ms. Gualdi? >> Yeah. How are you? >> Hi. >> I'm Detective Zambi with the Coastal County Police Department. >> Hi. >> You live at 10 Berkeley? >> Yes. >> Who else lives there with you? >> Uh, Frank, my son. >> Frank Frank is your son? >> No, Frank Michael is my >> Oh, uh-huh. What's Frank's last name? >> Gillette. >> Gillette? Is he home? >> I don't know. >> You don't know for sure? >> I left. >> You left? >> Yeah, I went out. >> Was he home before you left? >> I think he was. Yeah. >> Okay. Did he call him? >> On the phone? >> He didn't. See if he's home. I got to talk to him about something. >> Oh, okay. My license good? >> Your license is good, I promise. >> And then look, I'm driving and I'm like, oh >> I just was looking at that. Oh, your tire pressure's low. >> ALL RIGHT. OH my god. Uh You want me to put him on speaker? You want him on speaker? >> Yeah, it should be on. >> Oh, wrong head. >> If he's home, we can go talk to him real quick. Hey. >> John. >> Hello? >> Yeah, he's home. >> Uh We we Uh yeah, um in the street and we're on speaker. >> Is he home? >> In front of the house. >> Yeah, so he's home? >> Hello? Huh? Hello, you home? >> No. >> Where's he at? >> Where are you? >> Staten Island. >> All right, Frank, let's We're we're not going to play this game. I know you're home. I saw I Listen to me, stop. I know you're home. I saw your home. We have to talk to you. So, you can either come out or we're going to call a judge and get a warrant and come into the house. So, we need to speak to you. Uh that's fine. I don't need an attorney to get a warrant to come into the house. We have to speak to you. If you would like to come out and speak to us, we can handle this like men and talk to you or we're going to have to call a judge and we're going to come into the house anyway. >> Okay, I'll be home. I'm not home. I'm honestly not home. >> How long until you're home? And I think you're lying to me cuz I saw you home about an hour ago when I drove by the house. You were talking to another guy. >> And I flew into Staten Island. >> You flew into So, when did you leave in the next hour and then flew into Staten Island? >> You can go get him. >> I left about 45 >> No, you didn't, Frank, cuz I've been sitting on the street the entire time and you did not leave. So, I'm not playing this game, Frank. Come outside or we're coming into the house. >> I'm not home. >> You're home I know you're home, Frank. I saw you home. >> Give me an hour or two and I'll be home. >> No, come out now or we're coming into the house, Frank. Okay, then we'll be in your house waiting for you. We'll get the warrant. >> Okay. >> All right, bye. He's not in Staten Island. He's not in Staten Island. I know he's not in Staten Island. >> What's going on? >> We have to talk to him about something. >> Okay. >> So, we would like for him to come out so we can treat it like men and not barge in your house and go in and get him. >> There's dogs in the house, too. >> That's fine. >> No, I >> And I don't We want to have to do that route either. >> Uh and my son's in the house. >> When When did you leave today? >> I left the house a couple of hours ago. >> A couple of hours ago? Yeah. Got you. And he was home when you left, correct? >> I don't know if he was home when I left. >> He just said he was. Don't lie to us. to us. Don't lie to >> I swear to god. >> We're trying to make this easy. >> Somebody came earlier and then he was doing something downstairs so I don't know if they left and I went out. >> So what did he leave with? >> I went out. What? >> What did he leave? If he's saying he left in Staten Island, what car does he usually drive? >> Somebody was here before so I don't know who he was with. >> I'll tell you what, to make it easy. >> I don't know if he went in their car. >> I'll let you I'll let you know this. I know who was at the house and I know that guy left by himself. So I know Frank didn't leave with that guy. I want you to tell him that he needs to come out here. >> Can >> All right. >> Will you consent to let us to come in in the front? >> I can't. >> Why not? >> I don't own the house. >> Who owns the house? You live there, don't you? >> Yeah. >> So you can consent for it. >> I I don't want to get involved in I don't want to get involved in any of this. >> Okay. I'm going to I'm going to be straight up with you. I have an active warrant out for his arrest. He has other active warrants out for his arrest. >> Really? >> So if you're not going to let us in, you're harboring a fugitive. >> What? >> Yes. >> Harboring harboring a fugitive? >> So and we both know that you know he's We're we're trying to make this easy. >> Well now I believe >> We're we're trying to make this easy. We're trying to make this as easy as possible. Get him in and out. >> All right, so what what do I do? >> All we want All we want Look, I understand Listen to me. I understand that he's not going to speak to us. I understand that he's going to call his attorney. All we want to do is bring him back to headquarters, process him, he can call his attorney and then we'll be released. That's all we want to do and just handle this like men as opposed to getting a warrant, barging in, dealing with the dogs, causing a ruckus, getting him mad. I just want him to come out. We'll bring him to headquarters, he can call his attorney when we as soon as he gets there. >> Screaming at him if he's home and screaming at him like >> Or call him and let's let explain that to him again and have him come out. Instead of him waiting an hour inside his house, we can process him and have him back in an hour. But if I got to wait for the then we're breaking the door down. I don't want to do it. >> officer. >> You also weren't wearing you weren't wearing your seat belt. >> Oh my god. >> No, you weren't. >> Listen, I got I got one ticket in my entire life. I swear to god. One ticket and one accident that wasn't even my fault. >> Mhm. >> When I lived in Marlboro. >> So do me a favor. Call him again and let's see if we can talk to him again. >> Okay. Okay. Can you talk? I'd like to speak to >> Frank. >> Hello. >> Hi sir, it's Detective Capriati. >> I'm sorry, I didn't hear you. I didn't have you on speaker just yet. >> That's okay. It's Detective Capriati. How are you? >> Who the hell are you? >> Listen, I I just want to explain this whole situation to you cuz we're we're going down the wrong hole and this is how I would like to handle it, okay? >> Excuse me. Listen, I got I don't I'm not a bad guy. So >> I never said you were. So look, look, let let me just explain to you there's two ways this is going to go. I know that you're home, okay? We've been sitting on your house for a while. I saw you outside. I know that you're not in Staten Island. So if you come out, we can bring you back to headquarters. I understand that you're going to want to call your attorney. We will let you call your attorney once you get back to headquarters and let him know what's going on. We can get you processed and we can get you out the door and back home. Okay? >> Tonight? >> Tonight. However, if you make me get a search warrant, we're going to advise that of the judge and when you come back, that's going to be factored into the process as well. Cuz I know that you're home and I saw you home and I've been sitting on the street and know that you haven't left. So I know you're not in Staten Island. So, all of that is enough for me to get a search warrant for the house, and I really don't want to go that route and put your son through that, your house through that, your wife who's actually out with us. >> Girlfriend. >> Sorry. I apologize. Um >> You're offending me. >> Girlfriend, I apologize. So, if if you can just come outside, we can just treat this like men, you can call your attorney, we can get you back and processed. >> Do me one favor. >> Yes, sir. >> Just don't take up the whole street in front of us. >> It's fine. That's fine, but you need to walk to the end of the street and come talk to us then. >> The end of the street? >> Well, you don't want me to do it in front of the house, so you would like to walk down the end of the street to us. >> Okay. >> All right. >> All right. You got it. >> Thank you, sir. >> You guys have any more units or transport cars coming? >> Uh I still need that to clear out the stop. Hold on a second. >> clear my stop. I need to have my seatbelt on. >> We're not going to write you a ticket, don't worry. >> Okay. >> We appreciate your help. >> Oh, this is my son. >> Nice to meet you, sir. >> I do. I kept going on and on like, "Why is my Listen, I'm like Wait, I know those cars and I'm like, "Why ain't this the freak Wait, why do you freak Okay, Colts Neck." Um >> Good job. Let me go get this out of my car. Thanks. >> Wait, so this is Staten Island over here? >> Huh? >> No, this is Maybe I should fight with my boyfriend. >> Oh, no, I'm not saying that. I'm not saying that. >> his I live here with my son. >> Oh, okay. It's It's your son, not his son? Oh, okay. Got you. >> Colts Neck Are you Colts Neck? >> Yeah. >> Yeah, you guys are really nice. I had a My other son was living with me, but he had problems, and when you were officers >> Yeah. >> if it wasn't >> one of your offices that really I know I I know you got to pay attention >> Yeah, I just don't want to be I'm listening. Mhm. >> and said you got to let him hit rock bottom I wouldn't know I >> Yeah. >> I would have him in in the house. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> You really really helped me. >> Good. >> No, seriously. >> I know. Yeah. >> That's the officer's name. >> Yeah. >> He kicked him out of the house once cuz he >> I guess he Since you're saying rock bottom, I'm assuming it was a drug issue. >> Yeah, but you know what? He wasn't on drugs that day, but >> Okay. >> years ago living in that house. >> Yeah. >> It was really >> Unfortunately, like he said, sometimes you just you know. >> Because of what he was doing, he winded up with a mental >> Oh, you had a problem with that man? We made contact with him. We're not with I'm with him now. >> I go I go home? >> Uh That's weekly comes out. >> Okay. Sounds good. >> You got to write you a ticket. >> I got one ticket in my entire life by an Old Bridge police officer that said I went through a red light. I never blew. I'm driving since I'm 17, especially Brooklyn in New York. So, I drove her back. Never not one ticket. And one car accident, you know um Union Hill Road in Marlboro >> Mhm. >> where like ShopRite is. So, I was down a side road that's like this. There was a big Yukon truck in front of me. There was a stop sign. I had just hung up with my son on my Bluetooth in my other car. And I'm sitting there up waiting for the truck to turn for me to make a left. I see a woman speeding on Union Hill. She goes to make the turn, hits the curb, goes airborne. I grab my steering wheel. I said, "I'm dead. I'm dead. I'm dead." The jaws of life had to get the tree cuz she pushed me. She hit >> Into a tree? >> She hit me five times. She hit me in the front, the side, the >> you spun. >> I No, my car went up on a hill. And >> Oh, so she just kept hitting you. >> Yes. Yes. ready. I'm like this. I have bumps on my head. My foot was bad. She comes over to my window. She didn't speak a word of English. She hands me her phone. She goes, "I don't know. I don't know." I go, "What don't you know? You just hit me." It was the Marlborough Police Department. And they're like, "Who are you?" I'm like, "I'm the I'm the lady in the other car that the lady And that's it. That's all I got. >> ago was that? >> Oh my god. Had to be about I say 7 years ago. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Got you. >> 7 years ago. >> Wow. >> Yeah. And that's it. >> Thank god you're okay. >> Thank god I'm okay. >> I'm not going to lie to you. After two years of this, things have to change. >> [laughter] >> Give me your license please. LET ME SEE THAT ONE. >> I DON'T KNOW WHO SHE TALKED TO. >> OKAY. >> YEAH. >> You live on the first floor? >> No. >> Yeah. Cuz you didn't have your seatbelt on. That's it. >> That's it. >> We gave you a warning. That's it. That's all you tell him. >> There was a baby >> Thank you, Frank. I appreciate it. Just do me a favor. >> know if I'm allowed to shake your hand. >> You can. >> Okay. >> Just do me a favor. I got a call that you have an active warrant for your arrest, all right? >> Yeah, I just found out as I actually >> Okay. Can you do me a favor, pull over to the curb so the neighbors don't put a [ __ ] U C on >> I'm I'm with you. >> What is What's this here? >> Front pocket. My phone and my wallet. >> Okay. Thank you. I'll tell you what, you're not going to go in this car. We got another car coming, so just do me a favor, just stand right here, all right? We'll uh we'll wait. Just keep your hands out of your pockets for me, all right? Who did you uh find out you had the active warrant from? >> I was just on the phone with my attorney. >> Okay. Got you. >> And I got charged for something that like I didn't >> I know them. I got you. Got to keep your hands out of your pockets for me, all right? I know you're cooperating, but it makes me nervous, all right? I appreciate it. >> So, cold snack or what what I don't understand. What's that a James >> Did you give her license back? >> I did. >> Can you uh slide over, sir? Just keep your hands in front so I can see them, all right? You want to just go down to the house? We're just waiting for our transport car to come. >> Now, that's Jamesburg coming, right? >> No. We're having a transport car from Coltsneck. >> And they're taking me to Jamesburg? >> No. >> So, I'm all confused. I'm sorry. >> I'm Detective Zappulla with Coltsneck. >> I spoke to you. Yes, I'm >> We talked before. >> Yes. >> I have an active warrant out for your arrest. >> You do? >> I do as well. >> For what? >> Theft of services. >> From who? >> Your landlord. >> Come on, that's [ __ ] >> Look, you're not paying. The end of the day, you didn't pay. >> So, how do you get a theft of service on that? That's a civil. Am I right or wrong? >> It's not civil. >> So, I'm going to be [ __ ] up tonight because now I got to go to Jamesburg, too? >> We'll see. I don't know. You also have a federal probation violation. >> No, that I go to hearing for that. They put a hold on me. >> Yeah. So, you're not You're not going home tonight. >> So, why didn't you just tell me then be honest? >> Cuz you're not going to come out of the house. >> going to come out of the house. You were trying to tell me you were in Staten Island. Yeah, but there's no reason not to it it You lied, too. You lied. Yeah, >> [laughter] >> you lied first. You lied first. >> Sir, you started off the conversation. >> You started off the conversation lying. >> From now on, we'll be truthful, all right? So, you sound good? >> You have the active in Jamesburg, you have the active in Monmouth, and you have the federal. So, we'll get you back to Monmouth first, and and then we'll book you. >> So, let me talk to your attorney about doing something here. >> So, the federal >> I guess I would call it >> We're going to book you. >> We're going to book you. First, we got to pat you down, and we got to cuff you up, all right? Cuff first, all right? All right, cuff. >> But, they're going to pat me down. >> He's going to pat you. 8462 County. >> County. >> 8462 I'll have one male, 41. >> All right. >> It's Mr. Frank Gillette. If you can start running him all the way from here on warrants. >> Running all the warrants. It's phone and his wallet in his front pocket. >> and my wallet. That's it. >> You got nothing else on you? >> What? >> You got nothing else on you? >> I took it out. >> I'm going to put your phone and your wallet in the front seat of the same car you're going in, all right? So, what are you you're going to be down at the Wolf Valley there? Any questions you have we'll answer as soon as we get back there, all right? >> Got you. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> What's your name, man? >> Oop. Thank you. >> Yep. This is the busiest day of my life. Ow. Are you walking around in the woods? >> The suspect was ultimately processed and served with a criminal complaint for theft of services. He was then transported to a neighboring county correctional institute pending a detention hearing. Additional detainers were also placed by other jurisdictions due to his active warrants. >> Please leave a comment. And of course, don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for new videos. >> [music] [music]