On April 12th, 2024, officers responded
to a call about a burglary at a vacant
rental property. So, what's going on?
That's our property. This home is
supposed to be vacant. So, we just need
them ejected out of the home and have
them trespass, arrested, whatever we
need to do. What I'm going to have you
do is I'm going move your truck down
over to where that blue vehicle is. So,
you're out of the way of everything we
need to do. All right. Yes, sir. Yep.
Victim's willing to press charges. You
just wave me. I got you.
Give me two at the front door and then
another one in the rear. I'm going
[Applause]
There's already one back there. So
there. Yeah, we already got a guy back
there. No, no. Go back there and each
hold a corner.
Yeah. Sana, come to over
here. All
right. You ready? Want to come
up? Police.
Come out. Put your hands up. Come out.
So now everybody out. Step out now.
Let's go. Step out.
Keep walking. Step out. Step out. Can
you Can you
please handcuff her?
Can we not?
I live here. Anybody else in there? Give
me a sec.
Come on. Come on.
Step out. Hands in the air. Walk this
way.
Is anybody else in there?
Step out. Step out. Come on. What's
going on? Everything will be explained
later. Please be a silent self. You
know,
don't move. Okay. Who's got an extra set
of cuffs?
Don't move. Put this hand on top of your
head.
Ready?
Can we talk? We go talk now. Just give
me a minute. We're going to talk,
please. Can you give me a minute? My
bad. My bad. All right. All right. Just
calm down. We're going to talk. All
right. I'm just saying, my girl, you
guys, like, come on.
What's going on, bro? All right. Take
him. Yeah. Yep. I'm coming in.
Why are you inside this house? We
freaking paid for it Monday. 4,800. All
right. You just have a seat right here.
Come on. I have a whole lease inside.
The lease is right there on the
painting. The lease is inside the house.
Yes. We paid 4,800 Monday. The guy came
today. He open he freaking the cold. Hey
traffic. Just I know you. Okay. Okay. We
could talk
[Applause]
but he's saying there's a lease inside
the house.
I got
it.
Was that a lease? Probably.
I signed it yesterday.
Yeah,
I have a lease. I paid money and like I
I did everything I was supposed to do
correctly. Okay, we're going. So,
listen. We're going to figure it out.
All right. We got the lease there. We're
going to try to all the scrum we're
going to clear. All right. So, just work
with me, work with us, and you'll be
fine. Sir, you can come on down.
So, uh, could be one of those things.
Somebody got
scammed on the under it would be listed
as I age. Okay. So, it looks like
somebody set up a f a fake uh lease and
these people
unfortunately fell victim to it. Yep.
Sto seems like one of those fake lease
for all things. You see that a lot of
echo. Where'd that go? Those lease fake
lease things. Mhm. And the owner will
show up like, "Yo, what the hell?" Like,
"Yo, we got a lease here from this
person." Like, that's that was my
realtor. That what? Well, how do they
get access to the lock box? That's a
good question. It's electronically
signed as well.
Yeah. No, that's not It even says
Innovation Home on it. That lady got a
code at 4:00 in the morning to get into
this home. At 4 in the morning. At 4 in
the morning. And they tried several
times to open the door. We literally
haven't even been here for like 5 hours.
We literally just moved in.
Le sign le and did everything. I ain't
do I don't know. I ain't do nothing
wrong. I know I didn't do nothing wrong.
Who's uh is Ruiz's guy taking this or is
he just No, he said no. He's not taking
it. Okay. Who's primary?
Fake. Okay.
Fake lease. Mhm. Um they're leaving
regardless of what happens and just
going to find out who they are and what
their involvement is. This [ __ ] was
signed yesterday. Yeah. And they just
had people in here on the 9th. So this
is super quick turnaround. All right,
ma'am. I would read you something. Okay.
You have the right to remain silent. You
understand? So we get a call. Somebody
was breaking inside his house. We don't
know nothing about that. And to that
point, that's what we know. So that's
why we there's a lot of us here because
that's what we get. All right.
I don't know what brings us. Hey, I
don't I don't know you. You don't know
me. So I don't know nothing about it.
All right.
Who these gentlemen here with my
boyfriend and the other is my
boyfriend's brother. Boyfriend. Okay.
How'd you get access to that? You had a
code. You had someone tell you this is
the code and we had given them 4,800.
Somebody text you the code through text
me cuz I don't have a service phone
right now. Mhm. Uh so I just sent him
through the text number and he gave me
the code for it and we came in and he
said he was good to go and do those
papers. Okay.
Take You're the one that signed these.
Yes.
Okay. So,
what would you say if we had evidence
that shows that you accessed their
system to gain a code at least four
times? What would you say about that?
Yes, we did do that because we kept on
getting locked out from the code. So, we
asked him, they said go through the
invitation rounds to get the code. We
can't get uh I think his name was like
uh started with a B. It was like an
Indian accent guy. We never met him.
Okay. Do you have proof that you sent
this guy money? It was through cash. It
was through cash. And where did you give
this person cash at? Uh, we found him on
Facebook, I'm pretty sure. And he gave
us the mail, like the mail address, and
we sent it to him. So, you mailed a
stranger cash that you've never met.
There's you couldn't get access to a
home. That's done by company. How did
the What happened to the original door
handle and all that stuff? Where'd that
go? I don't know. I have left to go get
my stuff and then the door handle was
gone.
So, who took it? I don't know. You
should. Your name's on the paperwork,
not anybody else's here. Yes, I do
understand that. Mhm. But I had left to
go get the rest of my stuff before like
And then I came back and I noticed they
were going off was like different and I
didn't think anything of it. You didn't
bother to talk to anybody about that.
just came and did it cuz they didn't
want people to access it after we moved
in. Do you have how'd you get the cash?
I had gotten it from my parents. So your
parents gave you cash? Yes. And where
are your parents in it? No. How did you
get the cash from your parents? I had
they had direct deposit and then I
cashed it out.
Okay. So they put money in your bank.
Yes. And then you took money out of your
account to send the money cash to this
person. Yeah. Can you prove that? I can
go I can try and find it to my bank
statements. Okay. And where how would we
do that? Uh I have a bank at Navy
Federal. I have the online banking.
Okay. Do you have communication between
you and the guy you sent mine to? Yes, I
have on the text me.
Text me. It's either text me or text
now. I don't remember. It's there's two
different apps. I do know that. Did you
not think that that was suspicious? I
had downloaded that app.
Anybody can set up a text me or a text
now and be anybody. It is a service that
you could be anonymous on and set up
whatever.
So, when did you start moving in? I
started moving in about 2 days ago. How
much? Three. Two. Two. Yeah. So, lease
was signed yesterday. How'd you move in
two days ago? Don't you think that's
suspicious?
says right there 4:11. Today's the 12th
and you moved in the day before you
started to sign your lease. That seems
suspicious to me. Just go ahead and
start move again and we'll sign the
lease later. I was like, "Okay, sounds
good."
Okay.
So, how can we get you to get this
access to your uh account to prove that
you got money out? I can find it through
my transaction on the All right. Well,
let's work on that real quick. I'm going
to uncuff you. Don't go anywhere. Do
anything stupid. Okay.
Yeah.
All right. I need you to find it. Use
your phone.
Who's these? Yes.
Um, you free right now? Yeah.
If my pizza cone, she's going to pull up
here. You order a pizza? Yeah. Pizza
hurt. Oh, you pull up. You How many you
order? How many pies? I order a dinner
box, man. A dinner box. Like, how many
are one, two? That enough for us. That's
enough for us. Hell no.
When did you with uh withdraw the money?
I'm looking. Honestly, I can't find it.
Remember how many days ago? No, you
don't.
I'm going through every day trying to
find it.
I cannot find it. I'm already in March
7th.
Okay. So, you don't know that you're
telling me your account doesn't show the
the withdrawal of how much money? It was
supposed to be 4,800. 4,800, but it
doesn't show it at all. You can look,
too. What about the communication
between you and the guy who sold you the
house? It's on the
text. Here you go.
This is part of the conversation and
then the other part is on my boyfriend's
phone.
This is communication between her and
the guy who sent her lease, right? Who
sent her? This is the person who sent
her the lease. What? Okay. So, which
bank statement? She can't. Why? That's I
was looking for I even got Mark 7
couldn't find it.
Okay, here's the deal, kid. Right now
you have nothing to prove other than
this, which doesn't prove anything for
me, that you didn't just concoct this
scheme in that you are trying to
fraudulently enter your like live here.
You have nothing. Uh, your homeboy over
there is wanted for burglary, which
probably falls in the line of something
like this. So, you want to tell me
what's really going on before this gets
even more serious? Because it's already
pretty serious. So, why don't you tell
me the truth instead of trying to come
up with all the stuff? Because that if
that was done yesterday, it doesn't fall
in line with what you're talking about.
Oh, I moved in 3 days ago. So, what's
really going on here? And what's your
involvement?
So, I had just gotten evicted from my
apartment that I had. So, I had to
quickly try and find a spot or I was
going to be homeless. Um, my boyfriend
and his brother was helping me out. They
started texting like Facebook market
trying to find homes in there. And then
this one guy hit hit us up about this
house, that house right there. Uh his
name was like it was some Indian name
started with a D. I don't know how to
pronounce it. Um but he said that the
house was still available and that he
just needed the first month's rent and
then the last month's rent to be able to
get the house and we can go in. He gave
us the code and then said we were good
to go. But again, I have you accessing
this house four times or trying to get
codes four times. One at 4 in the
morning all the way up to I think 9 in
the morning yesterday. So again, these
are not adding up if he's providing you
with a code. He provided me with one
code and then we had to leave to go grab
our stuff and then we text him and ask
him for the code again and he said to go
to the invitation hall. When did he
provide you with this code? Uh, it was
Is it on any message? It's on my
boyfriend's message. It's on your
boyfriend's message. Yes, we text now
cuz we are on our service right now. Am
I going to find this on his phone or is
this going to be another rabbit hole
that you're making me go down before we
get to the truth? No, it should be on
his phone. It should be the same number
as what's on Okay. that phone. All
right. Okay. Stand by.
weapons. I've never been in trouble with
the police.
That's unfortunate. How long you been
How you How long you been dating your
boyfriend? Since October. October.
Bulldog's neighborhood, right? Cuz
everybody always wants to walk their
dogs or sleep or do something random
when we're out here. I had somebody step
out one day, sweep in the driveway and
like towards the street too like towards
over here like you know when you never
sweep that like what are you doing and
all of a sudden they want to be sweeping
stuff on the street like you are
funny going to lose their mind when they
see this.
Yep. Take forever.
What are they like trying to do? Huh?
What are they trying to figure out?
Yeah. Day two. I don't know.
Would you mind writing down your story
on a piece of paper? A hand small
written statement stating the what all
transpired, how you knew found out about
the house, how you essentially paid for
the house, what happened here, huh?
We're investigating.
We don't know yet. No, not yet. Just go
take the
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violence. Nothing violent. Okay.
Put your name right here in this gray
line. Then below that, write down what
how how this
transpired. If this is all true, go
ahead and sign here in this gray box.
This
is Oh my god. Yo, label Jamie Oliver.
It's gone. Done.
3 minutes from the time they call.
So, what's going on, man? What What's
happening here? This exactly what what's
going on? I paid money Monday with my
girlfriend, you know,
4,800. I moved in today. The guy came,
he unlocked the door for us, you know,
signed a lease. I got the loose door
that you guys got.
And boom. We were literally Who came and
unlocked the door? The guy that we've
been talking to for delet.
Okay. How did you pay this guy in
person? How? Cash. That's very strange.
You know why that you know why it's
strange? She has a problem with lying
and you got three different people. So
your girlfriend said that she mailed the
money to the guy and has never met him.
Why is her story completely different
from yours? It's literally cuz you're
lying. Came in person. Nope. Did you? We
met him today. Came along. We moved in
today. We were here only for 5 hours
before y'all came. So how did you find
this house? I just told you. Facebook
marketplace. Zillow. Zillow. Zillow.
Facebook Marketplace.
Okay. You know those are two different
companies, right? That's weird.
Marketplace. It had it on marketplace.
The link sent to Zilla. What this guy
look like? Huh? What the guy look like?
Poppy. You look over there. You look
younger though. Who? Not guy in the
green shirt. The guy in the green shirt.
He look Spanish. Same color, same
collection. Just like him, but a little
skinnier, younger. Okay. So, you're
going to stick by your story that a guy
came and unlocked came today. Yes, he
came today.
And unlocked the door? Yes, he called.
All right. Have you been in this house
previous to when you came in today? So,
why is your girl story completely
different? You mean completely I just
told what she said. Can you repeat? She
said you guys handled this all through
text now, which allegedly is on your
phone to get the code to get in. Yes.
Okay. Yes. Uh-huh. That's Yes. It's
exactly what happened. The Google
couldn't get into the crypto though. She
came too. They bred Monday. He came
today and just magically let you in. He
had to I don't I don't know. She said
you guys moved in yesterday.
I'm sorry. She said you moved in three
days a Two days ago. Yes. Two days ago.
The lease was signed yesterday. Moved
into this place two three days ago.
Okay. Your stories are not adding up
though. It's It's not matching at all.
It's not driving. She didn't say
anything about meeting anybody here. She
said that she paid him through the mail.
It was sent via mail.
That's what it is. He came here today.
She sent Brad. She came here today. See,
we will vote for No, you said you paid
him in person. You literally told me
that. You know, everything's on camera,
right? You literally said you paid him
in person when he unlocked the door.
I said I paid him one day. I never said
in person. No, you didn't. I did not say
right here. You changed it. No, I did
not say I did not say that. Okay. You're
funny for trying to How did you pay this
guy in person? Listen, your story is
full of [ __ ] That's all I'm going to
say. All right. It's not adding up.
The lease. Are you kidding me? I can go
online right now and print that out and
give you a [ __ ] lease right now.
That didn't do that. I don't need to do
that. I'm just saying that that means
nothing to me. Exact. That feels like I
don't know. Where'd the cash come from?
I don't know. Us. Who's us? Me and my
girlfriend. Okay. Where did it come
from? From you had it the whole time.
Working wise again. She told us that she
got it from our parents.
So any more lies? She's a lies. She's a
20-year-old woman. Or do you want to
like And she's scared. She has no reason
to lie to us. She's scared of every one
of y'all. Oh, that's it. Pointing guns
at her. Okay. before she she's she's not
even cuffed anymore. She's totally fine
when she told the story. But I'm pretty
sure she 100% I know that's my
girlfriend. 100% she's scared. Okay. But
scared to make up stories. The only
thing she has to do is tell us the
truth. And she's saying that she's
telling us the truth, which is not
obviously true. She is telling the
truth. Then you're not telling the
truth. Okay. Well, you both can't have
two different stories and have both be
the truth. It doesn't work. It's not how
life works. You solve. Nice try.
Everything she says she said, she
telling the truth.
Okay. I don't feel like I'm not lying
either, though. That doesn't make any
sense. You understand that, right? I do
understand, but I'm telling you. I'm not
lying either. She's telling the truth,
though. Okay. All right.
Look at the Elvis we got right here.
Serge, turn off. Put your hands behind
your back. Okay. Put your hands together
like a
brain. All right. Turn around. Let me
give you the last opportunity to come
come clean. your boyfriend completely
different sex. Not one thing that you
said that you told us matches not one
thing. Not lying to you at all. He came
up with a completely different story on
how you guys came to be in this
house. So, and he says that you're not
lying, but he's not lying. And obviously
that doesn't work, right? Yeah, that
doesn't make sense.
So, how did
you pay? So he said we don't have to pay
until the 16th because I don't get paid
to the 16th. So you haven't paid
anything? No, not yet. And he said that
we don't have to pay until the 16th.
Okay. Cuz he was trying to work with me.
Okay. Why did you come up with this
whole other story then? Cuz I didn't
want to get in trouble. But that doesn't
make any
sense. If you weren't going to didn't
want to get in trouble, why wouldn't you
just tell me the truth? Why wouldn't you
come up with this story? Like, tell me
what really happened. Lying to me is
going to get you in trouble. Do you
understand that? Yes, sir. Okay.
Okay. So, this guy allegedly texted you
a code to get in initially and then said
go through the homes. You did this
through Zillow? Yes, it was through
Zillow. He contacted me like I put the
application through Zillow, requested to
apply. I was like, "When would you like
to apply?" I put in my information, the
phone number, and then he texted me
through the phone number.
It's suspicious to me because that
doesn't work like that. You can't just
put homes in Zillow and then put like
fake numbers like it it gets put in by
the company or the realer. So,
I know this because I'm also a realer.
You can't just do this. It It's
impossible. So, I'm having a hard time
believing that you received the number
from somebody from Zillow because it
would come back to the realer assigned
to this house. He just said I like,
"Thank you for crying about this
address. Uh, it is still available."
Okay. And I I was like and I saw the
address. I was like, "Oh, okay. That's
the place I I applied to." So, I texted
him back. Right.
Can you prove any of this? I Is there
any proof that what you're telling me is
true? It's all on their phone. That's
the only thing that's they didn't do it
off my phone originally cuz I was trying
to So, what did you show us? What was
that? That was me trying to get a hold
of him because he stopped replying to my
boyfriend. That looks like Facebook.
That was through text now. That was text
now. Mhm.
Okay. All right. You're being placed
under arrest. Okay. Do you understand?
I don't believe anything you're saying.
You've already lied once. Now you're
lying again. Okay. And you're not even
out any money on it. So, nobody just
lets people stay without paying.
Especially renting. That's like
guaranteed you pay first months, last
month's round. So, I don't believe a
word you're saying. I think that
you try to get in here fraudulently. And
I don't think it's your first rodeo.
And it is what it is. actions have
consequences.
So, step this way. Do you have anything
on you that's going to poke us or stick
us? I just have a babe in my pocket.
Okay. When we get over here, we'll uh
deal with that. Your friend who owns the
car is out of town. Yes. What about the
dog? That's my dog. Who is the keys to
the car? Oh, that's in the house. Okay.
Is there anybody that can come pick up
the dog? Uh, no. Cuz my family doesn't
know. All right, man. You see there's
nothing in the car right now, right? You
got nothing on you? Yeah. When we get
over to the jail, it's going to be a
higher charge. Okay. I'm just letting
you know, right? Nothing's in here right
now.
Anything else on you? You get to over
there, you're going to get charged for
it. All
right. Oh my
god. Oh [ __ ] Yep. This is better. Wash
your head.