After a series of thefts all over their city, police finally put an end to this mom and daughter shoplifting duo with a satisfying surprise arrest that neither of them were expecting. On August 11th, officers in Westerville spotted a vehicle involved in multiple shoplifting incidents across the city. After confirming the owner had multiple active warrants, officers move in carefully, trying not to alert her as they prepare to confront her. >> Well, let's wait for her to get out. Yeah. >> No, just go just go in. Just let's just go and get her. Pull up here. It's associated with the 30 from yesterday. And the female has a bunch of 50s. >> What's going on? >> Hey, Tamara. >> Hey. >> You mind step vehicle? >> Oh, finally got caught, huh? Stealing. You got a bunch of warrants. Turn around. >> Drop whatever's in your hand. >> That's fine. >> You have one second. >> Don't. No. Do not pull away. Don't. You're not giving her a hug right now. >> I'm not giving you a single chance. >> Do not stop resisting. Stop. You are under arrest right now. Okay. I love you. >> Okay, >> stop resisting. >> She's going to be a coc but she's pulling away from us. >> If you work with us, we'll work with you. Okay, >> okay. >> What? >> God dang. >> Do not slip out of these cops. >> I'm not going. >> Then put your hand back in. >> Who's in there right now? I don't know. >> What are they doing in there? >> They're not. >> All right. Listen. So, real quick, you do have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can't be used against you as a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you can't afford one, one will be provided for you by the state. Okay. Can >> I put a different for? >> No. With how you're acting, I'm absolutely not taking these right now. >> My daughter. I didn't even get to my hands. >> If you speak with us without a lawyer present, you can exercise your right at any time. Okay. You can answer question. >> I was really tired. I'm sorry. I just wanted to give my daughter a hug. >> Do you understand? >> Well, you're under arrest, so that's not happening. >> Okay. >> Do you understand your rights? >> No. Keeping your rights in mind, do you wish to talk to us? >> We're at State and Max Town. >> Keeping your rights in mind, do you wish to talk to us? >> I'm sorry. >> Huh? >> I apologize. >> Are you answering my question? >> Keeping your rights in mind, do you wish to talk to us? >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Who's in there right now? Is it Anderson? >> Okay. >> Anderson. >> Yeah. >> Anderson. A girl or a boy? >> Boy. >> Um, can you spread your feet a little bit? >> Is it a white male? >> Yeah. >> Anderson. >> Is he Does he own this part here? >> Yeah. Who's the RO of the 12? >> Um, it's not his name, but >> yeah, the name is um the last name is um >> Okay, listen. Thank you for starting to work with us now. Okay. Unfortunately, the jail is not going to allow it. But >> can I just smoke it right here? >> No. >> You know Lee Ramos? >> No, that's >> that's Is that who's inside right now? What's he doing? >> He's not. >> I'm going to take your sunglasses off so you don't get lost. Okay. for your glasses. We'll take them with you to to >> Hey, I need you to focus in. What do you want? How are we going to take care of your daughter? Who's going to be responsible for >> He's calling someone on my phone right now. I'm not doing anything right. Were you at Meyer yesterday? >> I think that's Lee right there. >> You were at Meer yesterday? >> That's Lee right there. I don't know. >> Huh? >> You were at Meer yesterday? >> Yeah. >> Why'd you steal all those trading cards? And uh >> I go, >> huh? >> Why'd you steal all the trading cards and stuff from yesterday with the cooler? You don't know? You got warrants for like days. >> How many? >> A lot. four through Delaware County alone and then the the one that I was gonna issue on you tonight. So that makes five through Delaware County. >> Where's the guy at? >> He's right there. The one that helps you drive and steal. >> You have more steel. >> Yeah. You remember when he took Did he take off from officers with you in the car before? >> You're blocking me in over here. >> I'm sure at some point. But we're dealing with something. So >> So you remember stealing yesterday from Meyer? >> Yeah. Okay. You know how much items you stole? The worth of it? >> No. >> You don't? $800. What' you do with them? The trading cards and stuff. What did you do with them? >> Did you sell them? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Who' you sell them to? >> Can you open my daughter to melan? >> Huh? >> Can you go for Ila? >> I'm not going to bring her over here. I'll go tell her or something. >> She have a rifle. >> Throw them that way. I'm going to check these cuffs that way. >> Are you going to slip these? >> No, that's going. >> All right. Well, I can fit two fingers in there. >> And I'm worried about you slipping them. So, I'm not going to tighten them, but just go ahead and slip. Just get my dog out. Go sit. >> I'm really Listen, I I have seizures and I I swear to God, >> there's nothing I can do about about anything. >> Can you just tighten this hair thing? >> Huh? >> Like, do you >> sit in the car? >> Okay. Well, I I'm being serious. >> Huh? Sit all the way in the car. All the way. >> All the way. I got to shut the door. >> I can't breathe in here. >> We're not playing this game. We're not playing this game. I have the I've had the AC on all day. >> Hey, what's going on, sir? I'm officer straight for Westboro Police Department. Yeah. >> You know Tara? >> Tara? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah, I know her. Yeah. >> Do you know her? How well do you know her? >> She's related to a friend of mine. Well, my sister grew up with her her husband. >> Okay. >> My sister bro my life. >> Okay. What were you doing yesterday? >> Yesterday? >> Yeah. >> I was doing that yesterday. >> Yesterday? >> Yeah. >> Is this your car here? >> Yeah. >> Okay. You weren't driving it yesterday? >> Who was driving it yesterday? Terra, where'd she go? >> I have no idea. >> Okay. >> I wasn't sleeping. >> You were sleeping. >> Do you live with Terra? >> No. >> You don't? No. >> She stays with me once in a while. >> Okay. >> I just rent a room lady up >> and I give her a ride here and there. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, you weren't at the Home Depot yesterday? >> No. >> Okay. Were you at the Meyer? >> No. >> No. No. >> Okay. I went nowhere near you. >> You weren't? >> No. >> Okay. >> Well, so right now Terra's being arrested because uh yesterday she was stealing items from Meyer. Okay. So I don't know if you were there. We can't prove that right now. >> Okay. >> But hey, calm down. >> Hey, calm down. That's her daughter. >> I got you. But right now, >> we got it all on video and photos. All right. It's just the driver. We're not able to make out right now. All right. >> I just came home in uh May. >> I gota >> Did she stay with you sometimes? >> She stayed with me a couple times. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I took her there one time and they said I couldn't take her back there. >> I gota >> What were you doing in Kroger? >> Uh at youth restaurant. >> Okay. >> I just went and took a piss. >> Gotcha. What are you guys up to tonight? >> I ain't up to nothing. I give her and her daughter a ride >> to where? Kroger for you to use the bathroom. >> No, I give her a ride over here. >> Yeah. >> Over to my >> Yeah, she's supposed to meet somebody now. >> She's supposed to be somebody drop her off with some guys probably and then her daughter's with me. I'm taking her home. >> Okay. Where are you taking her? >> Uh she lives off uh down uh where you where's your address? Papa Weber and McGuffy. So, what was it? It was locked yesterday. >> She was stealing. We couldn't make out who the driver was. >> She vehicle white male driving, but we don't. >> Okay. >> She took my car. >> Not clear. She >> stole my car. >> She took the car without your permission. Is that what you said? >> No, I ain't saying without permission. She just took it. I was passed out. She took the car. I trying to get got more charges on her. >> You got his phone number? >> He's looking it up right now. >> I got to get out of the settings. I just got phone number. Is your name? >> I got you. >> I got in a bad car wreck. I I had five registrs here and stuff and names and phone numbers. >> Okay. >> They're real hard for me to remember. >> Okay. >> So, Officer Schaefer, what I want you to do is get with the bureau. >> Mhm. >> Check his cell phone. If he was up here yesterday, he goes to jail. >> Okay. >> If things come out that he seems to be honest about it, summons his final. >> But if we go through all that work and figure out he was there, he goes to jail. >> Okay. >> I wasn't there. >> And that's fine. your car. So, it's a reasonable belie you the driver of it. >> She drives my car all the time. You >> You're saying take the car. Take the phone. What's that? >> Take the phone. >> No, we'll just do GPS. >> Old fashioned way. All right. >> Well, you're just doing a GPS a geo fence around. >> I mean, I haven't did anything. I don't know why you guys harassing me. >> Time out. Nobody's harassing you. >> Well, I mean, I go to use arrest and come out. I ain't did nothing. >> When Okay, your car was used in a theft yesterday. She's got a bunch of warrants for her arrest. >> I know. She has warrants. She's out here screaming. >> I know. >> What are you talking about? >> I want you calm down then. >> So that's why we're here. >> That's not harassment. That's us doing our jobs, >> right? >> Did that accident affect your memory at all? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Yeah, that's got to be tough. >> I lived in Westville. I had my own business. >> Okay. >> Homestead for like 10 years. >> So check this out, though, real quick. So we're going to be able to see where your phone was pinging and all that, right? >> Ping. Yeah, it's all over. >> Is it going to ping there? yesterday. >> I don't know if you going to ping here or not yesterday. I said I was I was not I was out. >> Okay. But >> I ain't going to jail or anything. Nothing. I'm putting more than fire. >> Why would it ping if you were out? Did you not have your phone all day yesterday? >> I mean she like she had my phone just now. You know what I'm saying? She uses my phone all the time. I know I know she's up in the road >> and I tried to help her and I got her daughter. I mean her daughter's a good kid. You know what I'm saying? And I came up come up to get her daughter up to her home. Whatever. >> What' you just get out of jail for? >> Me? >> Yeah. Uh, I got out for theft. >> For theft? Yeah. I'm out burning. Okay. I I lost I lost my girl. >> I'm doing good. I lost my girl. I I did something stupid. I paid for it. >> Okay. >> I got out and I was homeless when I got out pretty much. So, I was just, you know, just staying here and there and I got me a room. >> So, listen, being honest goes a long way. >> Yeah. >> Right. >> Goes a long way. >> So, if you did if you were there yesterday, >> I was here. >> Okay. >> Was not there. I mean, I was out. I was home. I passed out. I went there. >> I was at the hospital a couple days before that. Had a big stab set, my plates and stuff. Had >> because I had special friend on me, chest man on me and stuff. >> Okay. >> That's the same car that was I have pictures where they were in here stealing. I sent it to my supervisor a couple weeks ago. Well, no, it was a few It was a couple weeks ago. I got pictures. That's the same car. If you want to see it, I think I still have them. Did you make a report with Genanoa yet? >> I don't know if she did or not. >> Okay. If she did, if you want to let her know, have Genanoa contact. We'll give them all the information and all that. They were here sealing a couple weeks ago. I figured >> you get that on our roadway. >> Yeah, he's suspended. >> Deal with that, too. >> He's suspended. >> And I can show you like there goes. >> Yeah, I didn't realize he was suspended. >> He went out towards uh State Street, so he has to he has to go eastbound or westbound. Well, he was out in the car waiting on the girl and then she he was chucking him in there. >> This a couple weeks ago? >> Yeah. Uh let's see. I sent that. Um that's all you, man. That was all you. >> Uh July 18th. 14th. July 14th. >> You got the flock here? >> Cuz right there is there was like I took that picture where cuz I was on break like I am now and then I watch she she had one of those selfch checkout carts and pushed it right on out the door. >> That's what she usually does. Yeah. >> Yeah. And then so I I and then she started cussing me out and so I I got her pictures and right there I did I only got the backside of her. >> Good deal. >> Yeah. >> But yeah. >> Yeah. I would let Janoa know. We We know them cuz they steal from the My a lot. So then we got a We saw that they were coming over here. That's why we >> What drugs do you do? >> Huh? >> I don't have any bags. >> Honestly, at this point, just kind of curious like you obviously don't have any on you, so you're not going to get charged with it. >> Huh? >> Never mind. Okay. Do you have any bags? >> Fentanyl. >> Fentanyl. That stuff will kill you, man. Stop doing that. >> You can look at the cameras, the pictures in the in there and see. >> You can look at the pictures and see that I'm not not the one that was driving. >> That you're not the one that was driving. >> I just have seizures and I'm not I'm not saying I'm going to have one, but I'm sure that everyone already know that. But >> well, if you have one, I'll make sure that the come and check you out. Okay. >> Under stress when I'm like when I get stressed out. I have a really bad one the other day. And um >> I guess I don't know. >> There's nothing to be stressed out about right now. It's all over with. You're going to get it all taken care of. [snorts] >> Playing with us anymore. >> I'm stressed out. >> Were you listening to the scanner yesterday? >> No. >> No. Why not? You just didn't feel like it. >> I didn't I didn't think there was a pop. >> I didn't think I was hot. I didn't know this officer. >> And then if you don't mind, I just want to read you your rights again before we go forward. Okay. So before we ask you any questions, you must understand your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in court. So, if you don't mind, if you'll just come up here and write your name and then sign, please. >> Yep. Name. Right. That's your signature there. What do you do with the trading cards? Just sell them and then >> buy them like >> Yeah. I I assume that's why you do it for the drugs then. Do you want to be on drugs? >> No. >> Yeah. I I can't even imagine that. I'm sure that's like part of you wants to not be on them, but then they're so strong that you have no choice. Um, so I I sympathize with you. That's got to be tough. Um, especially with your daughter. >> I'm not born yet. >> You have four. Where are the other three? >> Um, you know, >> I mean, it seems like you want to be a good mom and you want to be there for him and then it's just the fentanyl and everything doesn't let you. >> I have. >> You have seizures, too. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I am no reason. >> Yeah. Yeah, that's tough. You said you wanted a water. >> Okay, let me get you a water. Have you taken drugs today by any chance? It's okay if you have, obviously. >> You did take some today. >> What was in this? Just paraphernalia of some kind. >> I don't know. I just grabbed that. >> Do you want Do you want me to throw it away? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Was he driving you yesterday? >> What happened to his nose? >> You have any physical, mental, or dental disorders? >> No. Oh, yeah. What are you saying? >> Physical, mental, or dental disorders? >> Yeah, I have I have a seizure. >> Yeah. Okay. So, she has seizures, >> okay? >> So, was he he was driving you yesterday? Yeah. >> It's funny cuz when you run his license plate, his photo, his it looks like his nose was chopped off almost. >> Like what happened? Is that from drug use? >> No, I don't know why. >> Okay. Okay. But he he was driving you yesterday. >> It's from Yeah. My >> Hey, Terra. Did you take some fentanyl today? >> A long time ago. >> It was a long time ago. Okay. Alrighty. >> Yeah. >> Will you put a little bit of this on? It just helps. It's going to make it a lot faster when you're fine. >> Oh, I have hair timing. My timing has left. >> I have hair time. >> Yeah. Can we do that after this if you don't mind? >> You'll just need to rub that in a little bit and then I'll have you come here. We're going to have to get a little close for a bit. Go like this. >> Oh my god, that makes so stupid. Almost done. >> Almost done. We're This is that hard one. >> Oh, shoot. Got to do it again. >> The whole thing? >> No, just your pinky. >> Oh, god. So, you don't have a gel hair, huh? >> What? >> You don't have a gel here. A what? Here >> you have a jail. >> A jail? >> No. >> We have a few cells. >> All right, you can go out there and have a seat. All right. >> Yeah, that's fine. >> The suspect was charged with resisting arrest alongside her warrants for retail theft. If you enjoyed this video, please leave a like and be sure to subscribe for more body cam footage daily.