On April 4th, 2023, the Dallas Fort
Worth Airport Police Department was
called to the scene at the local Amazon
warehouse for a call for service
regarding possible employee theft. The
following shows the body worn camera
footage of what happened during the
incident.
>> Good evening. How are you doing tonight?
>> Is that where he's at? Yeah.
>> Okay.
>> What is he done with it? Where did he
sell it? Does he know who he sold it to?
>> Good evening. How you doing?
>> Good. Anthony,
>> Chris, how you?
>> Nice to meet you, Anthony.
I appreciate you guys coming. So, I
started this investigation on the 29th.
I haven't caught up to I started this
investigation on the 29th. I haven't
caught up to everything. We have video
of everything we said.
>> Okay.
>> Uh right now 38,000. He's admitted to
65. He's thinking about 23,000 worth of
stuff every shift. He's been doing that
the last 10 days.
>> Is it all like electronics or anything?
So, is it is it a lot of property or
just expensive property?
>> Phones.
>> Okay. um Apple watches.
>> Gotcha.
>> Uh a lot of them like he admitted to 40
or whatever on the Pixels, but uh we're
probably looking around the ballpark of
100,000 kilometers.
>> Mhm.
>> Um he doesn't want to admit to it. Some
other concerns I had was I think he
might be have a team. Um this is very
odd for someone to come here 12 days and
still have much.
>> Yeah.
>> Um he didn't want to talk about he just
came from Chicago. He didn't want to
talk about his past career
>> uh at Walmart doing LP. He's given me a
story that someone's forcing him into
doing all this, but he doesn't know the
names. He knows description of them. He
doesn't know. He knows the drop off
location here. I've never taken anything
out of the building to Yeah, I was told
to. I said meeting up with him or I
don't know.
>> Mhm.
>> It's just not adding up.
>> Is he a picker or do you a picker?
>> So you think right. Do you have
>> his make sure we get his information?
Um, so 35,000 Garrett like three guys 38
but up to 100.
>> Yeah, he's admitting to 65 and he's kind
of he's not giving me a statement as far
as identification
>> and um I have a feeling it's at his
house and I don't want him to come to
his house and get rid of it. I don't
know if you guys are able to get search
warrants and go over there
probably.
>> Well, so because right now we're kind of
looking at a felony. So more than likely
he's going to be coming with us. He's
not going to be going to this house.
Yeah,
>> it's we're going to contact our
detectives and our C right now, kind of
see the way they want us to go because
we're looking at like a m a major theft
here. So,
>> yeah, I just I'm just I don't want
calling and letting anyone know, hey,
clean the house up.
>> Yeah,
>> it's an organized retail group and
that's going to be really uh preserving
evidence wherever his house is
important.
>> Do you happen to have your driver's
license on you right now?
>> Yeah. Yeah.
Just connect to the Amazon guest and
then you got to
check your slack.
Charlie may have sent you a slack.
>> What's going on?
>> Okay. Probably sent it to um Are you the
senior leader tonight? So, uh there's a
gentleman that is a CEO employee that is
taking a bath.
>> There's no sir. We want to go outside
and give him a call. Just let him know.
We'll probably we might wait for
>> you.
Okay.
>> Yeah. Go ahead.
>> Okay.
They only work
>> a picker. So they come and they they put
the
>> they take the items that are going to be
shipped and put them out to go be
delivered and stuff like that. So
they're handling a lot of items.
I I um you know Charlie from
ahead to reach out to you.
>> Yes, this is a
>> it's a it's a big one.
>> I I've got 10 grand before but not this
much count and he though he's saying 65.
Um
>> what was his date of employment? You
said he's seasonal.
>> March 12th.
>> So this is all within like a month.
>> 10 days.
>> 10 working days.
>> 10 working days.
>> Um today would have been 11. And every
day I've only been able to do a day and
half a day.
>> And then we have another day that we
haven't accounted for. The day and half
is 38,000.
>> Uhhuh.
>> And every rental he's going in there is
about 15 to 23,000 that he's taken.
>> Has he worked at all today out on the
floor?
>> No. We we've done that before. This is
too much. Like that's a that's [ __ ] You
get off a clock.
an on call because it's after hours.
There's an on call detective. Um we have
detectives that are assigned to theft
cases and stuff like that. Uh I don't
think the on call detective is currently
one of the the ones assigned to the
theft, but he'll be able to kind of give
guidelines and like what they want us to
do. Um
>> yeah, cuz I mean
>> if you want to go out there, we can.
>> Okay.
>> So that way you can hear what Chavez
says.
>> Usually I have all this stuff done.
Yeah, the guy was I mean you're talking
15 grand a [ __ ]
>> Yeah,
>> we could we couldn't wait.
>> Have you been able to itemize anything?
>> Yeah, 38,000. That's for sure.
>> Um as numbers, prices.
>> Mhm.
>> Um but there's just so a lot more in so
many different ships. So just looking at
video takes time.
>> And so you think he's part of a ring?
Does he did he anybody else get hired
around the same time? Anything like
that?
>> No, he's just the story is very
>> fictitious. Well, and I want to say it's
this isn't my district, so I haven't
really had I used to have thefts down
here and there was a ring kind of going
around like last year around this time,
I think.
>> Well, I mean, just some red flags like
you know, story's not adding up. Said he
just moved from Chicago.
>> Um, he says he has experience in lost
prevention security, but he doesn't have
any.
>> Mhm.
>> Um, so just kind of like, all right,
well, you know, you said you weren't
taking it out of the building where you
are.
>> Yeah. you know, contradicting your
statement. Was it at your house? And it
was just like, you don't want to talk
about that. Like, well, how are you how
are you selling? You didn't want to talk
about that. All right. Well, I think you
need to respect your time.
Is it the newer Durango that's down
there?
>> Yeah.
>> Sticking out.
>> Yeah.
>> So, this is his white Durango down here.
I'm just going to go at it and kind of
look inside. See if I can see anything.
Okay.
>> So, I just want to make sure I got It's
that white Dodge Durango that just
passed that Tacoma.
>> No, no license plate.
>> Yeah, it's it's super dark. I can't even
see inside of it.
>> Job is to just handle it like you would.
So,
>> okay. Do you guys want to go in there
and try to interview him and get him to
admit of taking a lease that felony
level?
>> Yeah,
>> that's fine.
>> Yeah.
>> Have him do a statement if you want.
We'll go right now.
>> He was like
um
do what you need to do if you admit to
it. Take them in or talk to them in the
morning.
It would just be the two.
>> Yeah.
>> So, I don't want It'll just be the
>> Yeah. scare.
>> So, just try to if you're going to be
talking to him, just try to keep calm
and, you know, stuff like that. We're
not trying to work him up. Hey, like,
you know, just like he said, ask him
what's going on. How long has he worked
here? Um, hey, has he taken anything? If
he admits to that, how much has he
taken?
>> No, no, you can.
Hey, George.
>> Um, yeah, just trying to write more
details.
>> So, George, this is Officer Hart. Um,
she'd like to talk to you.
>> You said you needed to use the restroom.
>> Yeah.
>> Are you still needing to do that now?
>> Um,
yeah.
>> Okay.
Is it all right?
>> How quick we thinking?
>> I'm just going to do number two like as
fast as I can.
>> Okay. Do you think we could kind of get
through this first cuz just for us, you
know, we don't want to lose sight of you
or anything like that. I'm not trying to
intrude on you while you're using the
restroom, right?
>> No, cuz I have to read.
>> Okay. Do you think we can get through
this?
>> Okay.
>> All right, Charlie. Would you mind if we
have the
>> Yes, absolutely.
>> Squeeze in here.
>> You can sit down if you want.
>> This is my partner, Marissa.
>> You can wait. Wait, wait. You can sit
here.
>> All right. You want to tell me what's
going on, George?
>> I mean, I believe there's
like some kind of audio or something cuz
I can't repeat like like everything I
said. It was like a lot of details, a
lot of stuff.
>> It's okay. You could take your time and
let me know what's going on.
>> I mean, not really because I have to use
the bathroom. Like I can't say
everything you just said, but but like I
was like a while ago. So I had this
interaction with this group of people,
right? And not to be racist, but just a
group of black um males.
>> Okay.
>> It was probably like like one like five
like like six of them I believe.
>> Six of them. But I had interaction just
with one of them and they won't call the
other one like like hey come over here
and just because we bumped each other I
mean because I ran because I bumped into
this car but but not that hard and it
was just an accident.
>> Where did that happen?
>> Probably like around like near the
bathroom like all the way in the final
bathroom that's on I don't know like on
the B area or C.
>> Okay. It happened here on this part.
>> Oh yeah.
>> Okay.
>> Yes. Okay. But like the personality
like walking around even though like in
their W I mean um at the job place like
with their pants you know all the way
down and stuff trying to be like more
expressive towards others.
>> Mhm.
>> Yeah. So that's what happened. Um also
just because of that um accident we have
like not even like a like not even like
a small church like just cuz that
happened. Yeah. Um um so he got mad and
I said sorry and he was like oh you have
to do this if not right we don't want
more beef right we just do this
>> do you remember exactly what they might
have said
>> that's what they said
>> when you say
>> do this
>> do this do that what do you mean by that
like what do you mean when you
>> I just said put shorts I'm like yeah
>> what do they tell you what are they
telling you to get this just that I'm
like What's the good stuff? Yeah.
>> Get the good stuff.
>> Get the good stuff. But did when they
said that, did you know what that meant?
>> Or did you ask them what do you mean get
the good stuff?
>> I mean, yeah, of course I did ask them
like what's that,
>> right? Of course. I'm not going to be
like confused like like what's that?
Right.
>> Mhm.
>> But then like, oh, they're like, you
know,
>> the the valuable stuff. That's what they
said.
>> The valuable stuff. we say, you know,
how to rep I mean um on how to correctly
pronounce that course like those people
that don't even have education like just
you know um like um how to speak with
you know like with co-workers or with
other people.
>> Mhm.
>> Instead of like talking like at a at a
certain I mean you don't speak Spanish,
right? Cuz I
>> No, I don't speak Spanish.
>> I mean Okay. Some words Yeah. Cuz I get
confused cuz I feel I speak three
languages. That's right. So I get kind
of confused. Um but they don't know. I
mean, but some they don't pronounce like
well like some words were. So that's why
um um I'm just at 10:45.
No, 9:45. Yeah, 9:45.
>> So it would have been like at 10:30 like
>> around 10:30.
>> Yeah, cuz that's when people are like
not really working. Yeah. They're just
slacking around.
>> Okay. And you were going to the restroom
and you go into
>> that was Yes.
>> Okay. So they told you to get the good
stuff and then
walk me from there. What happened?
>> What do you mean?
>> So after they told you get the stuff,
what did did they threaten you? Did they
>> What did they say?
>> That was the first thing they said.
>> What did they say when they threaten
you?
>> Like do it. I'm like
I'm like why would I?
>> Okay. Right. If I'm working
doing what they saying, especially like
at a work set.
>> Yeah. like
we don't want no beefy side which means
like no problems right or right.
>> Mhm.
>> Do it. All right.
>> So what did they say to you whenever and
>> they just said grab any but good stuff.
That's why they said
>> so just grab any grab any good stuff.
Okay. They never told you like say grab
an iPad or
>> No.
>> Okay. Okay. I mean I mean because we all
know um like what's um supposedly saying
that kind of um term right like like
what would you compare like this right
like to let's say like this phone right
here right which is good with a phone
instead of just like paper with this
thing right
>> have they just met
>> since the day of the accident has have
you seen these gentlemen at all since
then
>> yesterday I had um I mean not really an
interaction but we did like like face to
face
>> and yeah it was like really close.
>> Okay. And there is
>> and it was just eye contact.
>> Mhm. Did you happen to know his name?
Anything like that?
>> And that was at the same area like
around here.
>> So over by the bathroom in the C or B
area.
>> So supposedly where
um they they called it the
the CRV some type of area.
>> Uhhuh.
>> I was like right around here like in
front like we're supposed to order value
item and that's what
>> Okay. So for the the valuable items
whenever you get the good stuff for the
valuable items is there an exchange do
you hand them to these guys so that way
they don't harm you or
>> that has happened mostly um when I just
take them like like at a certain place
or like
the course they ask like um I mean you
guys asked them like like where right
>> like where should I like put them in
like should I put them in the toe?
>> Mhm. And they're like, "Oh, no. We just
come right there like where the yellow
area is like right there like around
that area." Like just come right there
at the at the start or at the end of the
aisles. I'm like
I guess people like like don't even um
specify theel like like put them in that
toe right there, right? Like
>> like at that place right there. No, they
don't even care like what like what
they're even saying.
So you
>> an interaction outside in the workplace
I guess what you just said the second
one. Yeah he had that too.
>> So you
>> which of course I didn't want to um um
tell Anthony about right because I yeah
cuz Alex I'm more um towards myself
right um I'm more more bad right?
>> Yeah.
>> Of course like if I'm doing Yeah. What's
all this happening? But
>> do you um I I can tell you're a little
nervous and worked up. Do you want to
take a breath? You want something to
drink? I can see you got your water
right here. You want you want to have a
drink?
>> I know. I don't have my medication.
That's fine. I just
>> Uhuh. If If you need a drink at any
point while we're talking, that's fine.
Sometime I feel, you know, like like um
>> That's fine. That's fine. You know, we
can work through that. Um if you need to
take a drink at any point while we're
talking, feel free to. Okay.
>> No, I just have the nervous system like
that.
>> Yeah. Yeah. I
>> like really bad.
>> I understand. I understand. Um, we just
got to kind of get as much information
as we can for our investigation. Okay.
Um, so when they told you to get the
good stuff and they told you you said
they told you to put it in the totes at
at the end of the aisles
>> or the beginning um bins
>> or the bins at the the beginning or end
of the
>> Okay. At any point what what items were
these?
I mean just um just supposedly like the
good stuff which they just mentioned
like like
>> can you tell me like what some of the
good stuff is?
>> Any random stuff that looks good?
>> Can you give me some examples of things
that they that they asked for that you
might have put in that bin?
>> I mean what do you mean by like
>> like what kind of stuff did you um did
they tell you to take or what they said
like get the good stuff. What did you
do? Do you know what items you took?
>> I mean, yeah, phones.
>> What kind of phones? Like iPhones,
Samsung's?
>> Um, I do remember some white boxes which
were like our Google ones.
>> Okay.
>> Okay. Google phones.
>> Mini
>> and then Samsung, but but I believe I
know Apple because I know.
>> Okay. Do you know how many phones total
could it be? like in total I mean it was
like more than more than 30 of the wag
ones which was the Google and then
probably like like 20 like more than 20
of the
>> more than black cases which for Samsung
I believe
>> so you would say total of 25 phones
>> 30 30 Google and then 20 Samsung
>> and you said more than 30 Google and
more than 20 Samsung
>> like like way more than 50 like 55 50
something around there
>> okay do you know what the approximate
Cost of a Google phone, one of those
Google phones is by itself.
>> Okay. What how much do you know off
handhand?
>> About more than 500 bucks plus taxes.
>> I'm sorry. How much?
>> More than 500 bucks.
>> 500.
>> Yeah. With taxes. Yeah. Like six
>> 500 to 600. Okay. What about the
Samsung's?
>> Um those will cost like 200 more than
the than the
>> So we're looking 700 to 900.
>> Yes. Or
>> Yeah. 700 to 800.
What other stuff would you say besides
phones?
>> What other stuff besides phones?
>> Um, I just remember about those.
>> So, it was just phones, nothing else.
>> I mean, when they said like the goods,
right? So, be um randomly looking at I
mean, they said any good stuff. I'm
like, what kind? Like just get any
random but good stuff? Like obviously
mad. I'm like,
>> "Yeah."
>> Yeah. With the ads and I'm like, even
though like five times? Yes.
>> Five times. How how many phones?
>> I mean, like um five times like like 15
20.
>> So 15 15 or 20 phones left the building
with you.
>> 15. Yes.
>> Okay. And that's over five times or
each?
>> No. No. Five times. And it's like 15
through 20.
>> 15 through 20. So, five different
working days. I'm just trying to
clarify. So, five different working
days, you took some of the phones with
you to your vehicle and left the area.
And that totaled approximately 15 to 20
of those phones.
>> Okay. Okay.
>> And where would you take these phones?
>> I mean, that's what um I didn't get her
name right, but I mean but yeah. Um but
um but um but her and Anthony um were
saying um of course like where would I
even do that? And at the parking lot I
mean of course those people won't say
like oh just let them to me like right
there or or I'll go to your car. I mean
I mean they're not dumb enough like to
use someone and then actually doing
everything correct when they are I mean
they're using me and probably more
people. How do I know too?
>> So where would you take these phones?
Did you take these phones when you when
you said that
>> um driving the stops? Um I'm 100 um um
how did you say that? Um but yeah, but
so of course you know which car I drive.
Um so we leave right? I mean I mean yeah
um so as I mean at 443 so it's when
everybody leaves um leaves where and you
see my car and wait for Max or something
like that.
>> Mhm. And so, uh, you know, when did they
tell you like, hey, after you get these
items into your vehicle, you know,
>> did they give you the instructions on
like, hey,
>> when we flash our lights at you, pull
over?
>> That was at that the first impression
when I just pulled
>> that first interaction.
>> Yeah, of course. Cuz that's where it
started. It was probably
>> So, how long was your conversation with
them on your first that the first time
you guys interacted whenever you bumped
into him?
>> Not even long. I mean I mean cuz we're
um working.
>> Mhm. So what' you say like a 5 minute
conversation?
>> No, like like two and a half and half.
>> Okay. Um
>> time passes. I mean fast when you're
working, but when you're just talking
with someone or
>> and you never got any of their names,
anything like that. Okay.
>> No, it's a group of people that always
together. And so whenever they you guys
pulled over on the side of the road, did
they ever leave you with any of the
phones or did you ever sell any of the
phones on like Facebook or take them to
a pawn shop, anything like that? You
always did you always transition them to
them?
All of them in general, all the items.
>> I mean, it was only
five times.
>> Mhm.
>> Okay. So
>> like 20. Yeah. 15 through 20 phones. 15
to
>> I took out of this Yeah. this location
which they took but the other ones and
they must have took more of just the
store around the area.
>> Okay. So 15 to 20 phones. So what about
what about the other like 30
approximately
what about the approximately like the
other 30 phones that you
>> um most of them would probably still be
in that area and the other they might
actually or or or they just might be
using a different person that's working.
They just got that interaction with me
and just you know like I mean all my
matter just for one forms.
>> So I just kind of want to make sure that
we have everything kind of correct and
you you correct me if I'm wrong. Okay.
So on the date of your on your hire date
the first time you worked here you went
down to the bathroom around lunchtime
and you accidentally bumped into one of
these guys.
>> That was like the second day of the work
which was like the third day working.
>> So okay. So
>> like a Tuesday I think. So, the third
day you were working here, you went down
to the bathroom on your lunch break and
accidentally bumped into a gentleman.
Okay. He he said, "Hey, you know, do
this for me or else we're going to have
beef. You know, I'm going to do this."
And he told you to take some phones and
put them down at the end of the aisle.
Okay. And it was always strictly phones.
Okay.
>> I mean I mean just get the good stuff.
And that's what they
>> Yeah. Get the good stuff. But they kind
of elaborated the phones or did they did
you just
>> cuz I asked right um like what's the
good side? What is that?
>> And they specifically said the Google
and Samsung phones or
>> get phones and that
>> get just get phones.
>> Get phones.
>> Okay.
>> Or other good stuff but get phones.
That's what you said.
>> Okay. So they said or other good stuff.
Okay. Did they ever clarify on what or
other good stuff was? Okay. Did you ever
take any other good stuff or any other
valuables? anything like that. Um, and
so over the course of your employment
here,
you approximately had 30 Google phones
and 20 Samsung phones that you relocated
to the ends of the the ends of the bins
or the bins at the ends of the aisles,
right?
>> And out of those 15 to 20 Yeah. And out
of and out of those approximate 50 or
because you said greater than um within
five times of you working here uh about
15 to 20 of them you took to your
vehicle and then transitioned them to
these gentlemen
somewhere that's not at this facility.
Correct. Okay. And they were driving a
blue Mercury or Ultmobile. An older an
older style vehicle. What do you drive?
>> Like a drive a white Durango.
>> A white Durango. Do you happen to know
your license plate or anything like
that?
>> I mean, no, I just No.
>> Okay.
>> No, my old license plate um with my I
just got the car
>> about like two weeks ago cuz I had a
different vehicle.
>> Mhm. Can we confirm the the value of
those Samsung or Google phones?
>> So, the Samsung's are $12.99.
>> $12.99.
>> The Google's are $9.99.
Do you mind running him? So, he's
admitted to over 30. What he's saying is
over 30 Google phones which are valued
at $9.99
and then um over 20 Samsung phones that
are valued at 1300. He has relocated
from
where they were to the ends of the
aisles for other people to grab. He's
admitted to five times to taking 15 to
20 phones to his vehicle over
>> there in there right now.
>> No, I don't know if they're still in his
vehicle cuz what he's saying is he'll he
left here and then the guys that work
here that are forcing him to do this,
they'll flash their lights at them honk
their horn. He pull pulls over on the
sides of the road, they do the
transaction there.
>> Or at here on the airport.
>> He said here on the airport. Um,
so
we at least have the 15 to 20 files.
>> You guys have to fill out.
>> Yeah, he's filling out one of the
mistakes right now.
>> He's talking to you all.
>> He's not He's only to the two types of
phones. I know they said Apple watches
and stuff like that.
If you want
Mhm.
>> Okay, George. Uh, go ahead and stand up
for me.
>> Place the wall. You can put your stuff,
whatever items you have. If you want to
remove them, go ahead and put them in
your bag.
>> Your wallet, your phone. If you have any
jewelry, necklaces, anything you have,
put them in your bag, please.
You don't have No, take everything out
and put it in your bag.
>> You don't have any weapons or anything
else at home, do you? Okay.
>> So, you're going to be going with us
today?
>> Oh, can I take one of these from our
We're taking your belongings with you.
You want to take your hat off?
>> Oh,
it's okay. We're okay.
Just do me do me a favor. Go ahead and
place your hands behind your back. Okay.
>> Hands behind your back.
>> So, right now, you're being placed under
arrest for the theft. Okay.
Is this yours or is this theirs?
>> We can take that.
>> You're going to be coming with us.
>> Anything else we need while we're
>> Thank you so much.
>> Thank you guys.
>> Big help.
>> Do you have
>> Yes. Yes. I gave it to offic.
>> You got all their stuff?
>> Yes.
You all have a good night.
Get back.
Stand right here for me and look
straight up.
Come on back here for me.
Just keep going past that past that
door.
Go ahead and jump in and slide in.
Okay. So,
>> it it's I know it's uncomfortable, man.
It's only going to be about a minute
>> or so.
I'm going to reach across
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