You guys I wanted to call us last time. So if you haven't figured it out already, you are going to be placed under arrest. >> Police knock on door. Woman collapses after wig theft worth thousands of dollars. >> If I can pay for those wigs right now my mom w too many money I can go back. I'm lo >> couple hundred every time we took money out of from the cashiers. Taking something that doesn't belong to you seems simple until you have to stand in front of the bar. This woman turned a hair salon into a battlefield, grabbing $2,000 worth of wigs and bolting for the door like a scene straight out of an action movie. >> I I could pay for those weeks right now. My mom's like wrest I can't do it. I I'm >> When police tracked down her hideout, she calmly blamed it all on her cousin, spinning a dramatic story, but investigators immediately saw through the lie. >> Just walk me through what what happened. >> She came in this morning. >> What time was that? >> Uh, it had to be like about 8:45, 8:50 early cuz we open at 8:30 even though our signs say 9:00. That's why a lot of people come cuz they know that we're open. Everybody else don't open till 9:30 or 10. Yeah. >> So when she came in, I spoke, "Hey, sweetheart." Like I normally do. She nodded. She beelineed right the wigs. >> Mhm. >> She was coming out the door. >> She was just headed out. >> Okay. >> So I heard her beep. I didn't steal at that time cuz from the leverage there, I can't see down. So I don't know if she got nothing in her hand or either stuff. I didn't know. But I heard her beep. We have security stickers in the neckline. >> So that's And I ran out and I was like, "Ma'am, ma'am, ma'am." And the way she pushed the door open and the lady that was coming in jumped out of the way. So right then that was a she was on. >> Did you see anything in her hand at that point? >> No, I didn't. All I She was by that time by the time I got out to her, she was telling him, "Let's go. Let's go. Let's go." >> And just when it seemed everything had calmed down, she suddenly made a run for it, turning the house into a gripping battleground right before the officer's eyes. >> When he sped out, he did just what they're doing, just like that. And I had gotten behind him. >> Okay. And that's how I was able to and I started saying the tag in my head. We got for a $3 cap, >> but they were dumb enough to back out, which could have been deadly like the toe tagging thing and they almost wrecked spinning out >> going through the parking lot. >> You know what I'm saying? But I like I said, she knew >> that that's our human everybody. That's our synthetic section there. >> She be lying straight and that's what that's what the owner was saying. The uh um >> Did you see any of the product at all? It was only after you went back on video. >> Right. That's it. >> So, she had it. Was it down in a bag? Is that what that is? >> No, that's her hand. >> Just she's carrying it. >> You know what I'm saying? >> I got you. >> So, that's what I said over here. I couldn't see down in her hand. And and and I don't And I don't know if she stuffed nothing up her shirt, but by the time I got out of here, she beat. She was gone. She had done ran to the side. >> Through her tears, she blurted out a shocking confession, revealing the motive behind her reckless actions. But it was far too late to turn back. My kid's father. His cousin. >> Kidis father. Who's his cousin? >> Who's his cousin? Is it male or female? >> A female. >> Female. What's her name? >> Uh, she Where is she right now? All right. Have a seat right there for me on the ground. >> Keep your hands out your pockets. >> My hands are in my pocket. >> Okay. >> I'm trying to get him. I'm sorry. >> No, it's fine. I know it's a whole another issue, right? >> Hey, I'm going to pat you down real quick just make sure you don't have anything to turn off for. >> Okay. just wanted to ask cuz the the mail was inside. Hey, I'm going to read you something real quick. Okay, you have the right to remain silent. >> Before I tell you this, I'm going to tell you that we have clear video of everything. >> Wait, >> where'd you come from in this car a little earlier? >> I I was in here earlier. >> Listen, >> I was I was in the car. >> Would you like Would you like me to show you some pictures? >> Yeah, but it wasn't me, though. >> It wasn't you. Who was? >> No, it wasn't me. We My my cousin, she was here, but she used car, but she left. That That was it. She >> Who else Who What's her name? because Jessica, she she came here early. She used a car. She went to the house, got some um she came back here. She got in her car cuz her car is up. She got she got a silver car. She got her car. She left me. >> Okay, let's come over here. We're going to come out. I'm tell my I was I didn't want no hassle at all at all. People think I It was not me H at all, sir. It was I'm not even from here. Like I'm not I'm not H at all, sir. >> What's your name? My name My name is Monique. >> Take your hands. >> I'm sorry. Say it again. >> Monique. >> Monique. >> Yes, sir. >> M O. >> Uh, where do you live? >> Oh, Gaza. >> Cheryl. She said that [ __ ] too. She came here. My cousin said, "Why she leaving so fast?" She She just said that. >> Who was the male who was driving her? >> Um, he's going her boyfriend. He's gone, too. >> But they just happened to come grab this car. >> She She was this car here. She She stand out here last night. She used this car right here and she left. >> Okay. What's What's her name? >> Her name is Jess. Jess. >> Do you know her birthday? No, I not. You know where she stays at? >> Um, she's she stay out here with with my cousin. I'm I'm not from here. I'll stay out here. >> So, she stays here. >> No, she stays down here. Okay. >> In the end, police uncovered her true identity thanks to an unbelievably small detail. Closing the case with a price she had to pay. Not just her freedom, but also her honor. >> We lost right now. It was not me. It was not me. Sir, please. Please. Please. Please. It >> wasn't you. Why would you run? >> Because why would you run? >> Doesn't make sense. >> Can we put her in your car for a second? >> Yeah. >> I got a stupid bin. I had to put >> You're going to work yourself up. Just have a relax. >> Relax. Sir, my key my keys everything. Please can you listen to me please? Okay. I'm sorry. I'm talking. Okay. I'm talking to you right now. Okay. I got to talk to you right now, bro. I have I have like nothing. Like I I I can't I can't like listen. I lost everything. You know what I'm saying? And I always trying to get something so I can make some money, you know what I'm saying? To pay my bills and stuff, my kids. I'm not I lost everything, sir. Like, but I'm I'm not a troublemaker. I don't get in trouble at all, sir. Like, I don't get no kind of trouble. But you got kids, you know how you like I do this kind of stuff. >> So what happened this morning then? >> I'm I've been with you. I'm tell you honest truth. I went there whatever. You know what I'm saying? Like I was trying to wait. So I make some money, sir. You know what I'm saying? And talking back get my kids stuff for Christmas and I have nothing. I have I'm still a parent. You know what I'm saying? Like I myself sir like I'm not a troublemaker. I don't get no trouble with nothing. So like I know it's no excuse. I I I I know it's not right, but I don't I don't get in no trouble at all. I haven't been trouble so long. I've been doing so good. Like I just started working all I'm just get back on my feet my kids. Like >> were you gonna resell the wigs? >> No. No. I'm tell I'm going do what I'm going to do. Okay. I I I want to try to get some money for >> Where are the wigs now? >> If I >> Where are the wigs now? >> I don't know exactly where they are. I >> I'm going to close this door. Where are the wigs now? No, I'm not saying they're not going well. I'm asking you, sir. I'm asking you. Can you please listen to me please? If I could pay for those wigs right now, my mom to me money. I I can't go back. I'm just going to go with my kids for that. I apologize. >> That's about $1,800. >> I don't care. I don't care. I'll pay for it, sir. I I'll get my dad pay for it right now, sir. >> You were out of that, especially after you fought. In Florida, theft of property worth $750 or more can be charged as a thirdderee felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 cent fine. Mon'nique was arrested on two charges: theft of property and resisting an officer on duty. Up next, she thought a few thousand would go smoothly, but the truth was waiting behind the camera. They have it all single. >> Yeah, they did all the transactions. We actually thought it was more about five, but she admitted to three, but I we have her back here. Um we I have to notify her we're terminating her and I would like to prosecute and I would like to walk around and cut. >> I don't know. We'll see what we we're going to do here. So, what were we doing a few weeks ago? >> Are you a cashier? >> Customer service. >> Customer service. Police arrived at Home Depot to investigate a theft by an employee. When questioned, the suspect admitted to taking about $3,000, 0, and began to reveal many surprising details. >> You're around the cashiers area, so you do take returns and take people, you check people out and stuff like that. Okay. It's been going on for a few weeks now. How How are we doing this? Like, explain to me. So I can better understand how how we went from working here to slightly taking some cash out at a time. >> How were we doing it though? Were we checking someone out when we were doing it or were you just randomly go to the register, open it up, take out Were you taking out like $20 at a time or $100 at You were taking $100 out at a time. Every single time. Okay. So, every single time you did that, you were taking money $100 out every single time. And how much would you say you you took from the tills? over 2,000. Have you ever What' you do with the cash after you took the every time you took the hundred out? >> Destiny admitted to taking about $100 directly from the cash register several times, justifying it as helping her sick grandmother and taking care of household expenses. >> Be nice to kind of treat her. It wasn't actually. She was just sick. >> She's sick. So, you're helping pay for medical bills or something or is there anything else that you can remember about when you took these took the $100 at a time or you taking them Let's Let's focus on the money now. Were you taking like 20s or were you taking $100 bill? So, it was a $100 bill every time. Okay. And you said it's up to 2,000. You took over $2,000. I know this is hard for you, Destiny, but I I need a verbal, okay, or headshake or something. >> Okay. >> Is there anything that you want to add what you told me? And was it Let me ask you this. When you were taking the money from the tills, was it only at the cashiers area? Did you go to any other tills and take them or? >> It was just the where the department I work in. >> So, it just had customer service then? >> Yes. Okay. >> Can I Can I ask something? Can I ask a question? >> Absolutely. >> Okay. So, when we just talked a few minutes ago, right, we talked about taking the cash from the registers, but it was more than $100 each time, right? >> So, last night we you talked about yesterday what you took from the registers, right? It was over $1,000, right? >> You took out. Do you remember what the fir the first time you did it? Do you remember what the total amount was that you took out? What do you remember any at any time how much you took out every time you went to the till the initial two to four >> two to four. So we're talking couple hundred every time we took money out from the cashiers. Okay. >> So in our discussion we all we talked about the dollar amount, right? And she wrote a written statement of $3,000, right? Okay. That's important to tell you. >> Do we have any of this money? Did it go into your bank account? Anything like that? You just kept all the cash. >> Do you still have any of that cash left? Anything that you've taken from Home Depot, you spent all of it. >> She started out with $2,000. Then it increased a few hundred at a time, sometimes thousands. Police suspect she was hiding more than she was admitting. um we have, you know, just a packet for you that CIT puts together. So once we get um two or three hits on this, we'll send it to the temple investigation team. >> They go in, they pull all the video, they pull everything that they need, and they send me a package. Then we go in and we um >> investigate it a little bit more. >> So she is young um she was 19, so she's not a minor. Um do you do the diversion program >> uh for stuff like this? No. >> Okay. This is this is a felony amount. I'll be honest. >> She's going to probably even handcuffs. >> That's what she should leave. >> Yeah, absolutely. No, is what happens when you steal cash from your business. >> Okay. So, about I'd say a week and a half ago, I received an email from the central investigation team in regard to Destiny. We had cash shortages. Um competitive, you know, every other day we had cash shortages. So once they did their investigation, they determined that Destiny could be seen, clearly be seen um on camera popping open the register with the cash boy and removing cash, placing it in her pocket. We sat down with her, discussed exactly what happened. She admitted to taking $3,000 worth of money from the registers, stated it was for her grandmother. Um she's written a statement. U I've written I have a statement and so does um the other witness. And to your knowledge, he's been taking large sums of cash and cash every time. >> Yes, sir. Yesterday, we had a $1,200 shortage. >> Video and internal report show Destiny repeatedly withdrawing money outside of the transaction, taking $1,800,0 just the other day. Enough to constitute grand theft. And it's not over yet. >> It seems like at least five different days. Okay. you were seen on camera taking multiple plethora of money from the tills. Okay. And I'm just I need to get an exact dollar amount and someone who takes cash, they go home and count it. Okay? I know you went home and counted it. That's there's no if ends or buts about that >> because you just didn't take the money and then go, "Oh, I'm just going to spend this." So, I need you with your to the best of your knowledge to just give me the best estimated number of how much money that you took. How much? >> Three. >> Cuz from what I'm seeing, we're talking more than that. >> We alone yesterday, you took about $1,800. Okay. I think you know that. Are you sure you're 100% sure you did not take over $5,000? I'm I'm pretty sure. >> Okay. I'm not trying to push it, but I'm just >> But you know I you know that I know the you know the amount. Okay. I know that kind of sound a little bit confusing, >> but >> I know you know the amount of money that you took. It might not be to the exact dollar, but >> So, we're we're talking about five you took over up to $5,000. >> Is that correct? >> You want to amend your statement and add five in there instead? Yeah, it's fine. I know you're not going to know the exact dates, but do you remember like what day of the week it was when you did it at least or anything like that? >> No. >> No, just whenever you were working. >> Not every shift. >> Not every shift, >> but just when you when you thought the clo the coast was clear, you were able to get into the tail without anyone seeing. So, if you haven't figured it out already, you are going to be placed under arrest. Okay. So, we are going to head down to the jail. You will be able to bond out. Okay. >> She was charged with grand theft in the amount of $5,000 0. One moment of weakness, one wrong action, and the consequences are the whole future. 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