on November 17th 2023 officers responded to a shoplifting that just occurred at the local Dollar Tree in beautiful Athens Georgia an employee followed this 64-year-old all the way to chase 20 cenal I have eyes on her she's in the bank truest right here ma'am you I'm fine hey how you doing fine oh that's good what are you doing stilling I'm not stealing but apparently so why but that's what we're calling for no I brought this stuff in here with me from my girlfriend's house because I'm getting evicted and I swear to God not what they're saying what they saying sir that you stole I haven't stole anything in my purse don't be going through the [Music] purse there she is right there I ask her why she f calling me yeah they said you stole I ain't stole nothing from her everything iy I buy from from the store Dollar Store I pay for I haven't sto nothing from her everything I got here I brought in there you brought in it's on camera everything I got why are you looking in my bag you got receipts for your stuff yeah some of it some of it I picked up at my girlfriend's house they have flea mark we went to the J and J flea market I left my so ma'am if you want follow me what is the police doing you worried about me following you no because you asked me to look at my bag I got myself at the coun and I didn't have my um money I couldn't find my money my from the stuff I just bought I and so I told the girl to hold the stuff you walked out without yes I came in with so honey you can go to well I ain't going to say nothing to you man all that's my stuff no this all this stuff is not stuff this is my stuff all this stuff is my stuff for my dog and my cat and here hold on let's just leave that right there you got your ID ID what's your name that's my debit card I was going to my bank I was going to my bank right here TR I was going in there to my bank pulled up I was coming right here so I don't know why she following me you in her store but I was in the store I was purchased some toilet paper and some bleach that's all I need you got $2 why didn't you I was looking for it ma'am and I told her I must have left my check that's what I was looking you can't take the items out you can't these are my stuff sir but you got you got to be able to that you got your receipt yeah I got I went to Walgreens and I went to my girlfriend's house dud they don't sell this here sir I bought I brought all this stuff and my Walgreens stuff in here I swear to God but you want that stuff honey I'm not going to break it I paid like $40 for that stuff a week's your birthday I what's your birthday L what's yourth car what's your birthday9 my L if if that that little dog food you want man you can have it I got bigger F I am get ready get evicted man I am don't have time for this man I got a dog and a cat that I have to take care I don't even know where they going where do you live at I can prove it to you if you think I'm lying here it is right here I'm trying to get these dogs and cats a place to live I am getting evicted I've already been evicted they they F to throw my stuff out today I'm trying to get some trying to get this stuff together so I can find a place for that dog and C cuz I don't even have a place to go I don't have a place to go I do not have a place for I am for I'm getting B myself off at 5 prostitute prostitute for what B stealing I haven't stolen anything man all this stuff is there no it's not I bought this stuff if you have if you just bought this stuff no I didn't buy this stuff today what so why would you just tote it around because I picked it up at the my girlfriend I went to my girlfriend the cameras are going to show you walk into the store with that Stu yes I had the bags I swear to God I swear to God I had the B and you bought and you bought this stuff from where H you bought this stuff from I'm from University Oaks this stuff all this stuff so that stuff when they run is not going to come back marked to their inventory right no sir no it's not okay do you have a uh you can call someone that's over there to see if these are your items yeah they are mine I was walked out behind her and did you see her like picking the items up suspend it warn out of Wisconsin reference FTA for shoplifting it's been say pick up only though just like 109 you from Wisconsin Wisconsin honey I I never been to Wisconsin they've been had that stuff on me for the long that's been like in 80 something now I never Liv in the Wisconsin I you put your mail back in your back let me get my receipts from yeah your receipts are one thing but put your mail somewhere else okay so how much is this all equal out to I'm going have to go back to the school this not this stuff is I'm and rece I keep you live it my all this stuff came to $21 from Walgreens that stuff there I put in my birthday bags before I left the house I have Christmas bag birthday B and all and I had on my C when I push my over 19 items all head back yeah okay I'm just back can all right girl you want to take a ride with me real quick no we're going to go back to the store take your first off there you go put your hands behind your back please it's okay we'll deal with those papers later no I'm all right we'll put it in your bag pick up no no pick up the card not that stuff ma'am this is my understand pick up the car is that your phone man I just this at this is my you can call it Walgreens I just I'm not calling no man put you should have your receipt sweee if you I got a receipt I have a receipt for yeah see got small all right all right let's get your stuff going to go in my car we're going to go over what store Walgreens Dollar General Dollar Tree Dollar Tree oh it's Dollar Tree not Dollar General I'm going head back over there and I'm start scanning okay thank you be careful crossing the street have to go you got nothing else on you no got to go to the throw everything in the front where you want oh you just hang out with me right now okay all right uh it's easier if you go butt in first and scooch or not all right watch your knee so I don't hit it I'll follow you back it would I might as well pay me to be an Uber as well might as well pay me to be an Uber all righty is that all your stuff right there man is that your stuff this all my stuff in the car you me no the um stuff that is at the front door what's at the front door a what you talking about talking about stuff you're not coming out what stuff that grocery Court suitcase all yours no no that's not my stuff okay just making sure it's not yours no that was there one I walked though okay just making sure okay she just getting a citation being released oh w well yeah cuz I'm sure that stuff is not going to equal more than 500 from the dollar trie she has a criminal history more than three prosecution run that it's more than likely probably probably can you run a criminal history on her oh I can still give her this if we do take her to jail and then I won't have to sign warrants if you just have a shot lifting and it's Mis you just that issue that release okay but if she has more than three if she has more than three then it's shouldn't be that at all it's just straight okay F me shop liing sorry what I have my cat and dog I have no family up happens and they're in my apartment and stuff ma'am I'm I got all my stuff I'm trying to pack I I beg some homeless people St at my house to help me move this stuff and give it away to the battleship mhm and that's what I was in the process of doing ma' ain't giving the dog away ma'am I'm yeah but you're still stealing so ma'am I'm asking you to please have it's not my decision it's the stores this is not our they want to prosecute you so what shoplifting but I brought that stuff in here I can prove it they have cameras proving otherwise no they don't not they can see my bags in those cart sir my bags Walgreens bags and stuff are in the cart I'm telling you it is I put it in there I found the cart outside right there where them suitcases okay well you know they have cameras facing the aisles right yeah I know that okay well so they caught you putting things in the bag is something that you bought from this store it will mark it is already purchased it doesn't just you can't just bring something back in and and you ran the thing to make okay do you uh all right you want her bar you want to Bar her from the property as well what is it yeah her from you're barred from the property for two years yes all right so if you come back that's Criminal Trespass you'll go straight to jail yes and that's from the whole property the whole Shopping Center yeah that's from the whole shopping center okay okay the video yeah I got pull it up noty noty noty only $27 only $27 hopefully back on side hopefully that's what I would like to do decorate the penthouse anymore no 2388 Criminal hisory on the thank you that's byting guilty convicted woo aggravated assault Oh Lordy you got to get out of the crime girl looking at your your history you've been convicted of a lot of things you need to be careful three convictions of a theft or like shoplifting you know is a felony yeah so that's prison time all right so you got to chill it with the crime look there's a lot of resources in Athens but you got to get out of the crime and stealing cuz you're like you're just putting yourself in a worse situation right I'm not saying like life is not fair to you cuz it's not and you deserve better but you got to find a new outlet to to getting things because stealing no I work for living I I work for living I get Social Security from my work I but you stole these items but I'm saying is I didn't have the money I only got $2 and the lady gave that back to me when I handed her that at MacDonald I use food stamps to get the stuff you know you can go to Sparrow's Nest and do you get food every day there except for Thursdays yeah I work there you uh-huh yeah it's not open every Thursday but all the other days it's open so go to Sparrow Nest stop stealing go to sparos they'll give you snacks hygiene they'll give you food if you get convicted of this this is your last like one okay that's a misdemeanor it's after that $1 felony okay all right look at Sparrow Nest okay it's on Prince and they will help you out like big time they will help you what day is it Friday they are open right now you think they have you think they'll help me buy a hotel put me in a hotel after I get your stuff they won't put you in a hotel you have a number to a pass I can donate stuff like oh somebody just getting ready to get out of the Bible show because I not this ain't just the first time I got beat I've gotten beat over by my so I know how it is every year I used to deliver turkey to the battle sh in Virginia where I raised my kids at well look you're not being arrested all right I'm about to come out take you out of handcuffs okay but you just got to be careful with the stealing cuz you're on your last okay good good you're on your last straw so I can find a place that his dog to go to what kind of dog mini she so pretty you want I have animals at home unfortunately well if you find somebody can you let me know yeah what's your what's your phone number I have to put you on here anyway I can give my I don't got my phone is on the truck but I give you my girlfriend number okay okay it's in my purse she just gave it to me okay all right come on out and she don't want to take it for her little girl she her little girl yeah but you know it need the dog need to go to with little girl she take her kids to CBS she take she take them to that daycare CBS but I missed her this morning I was trying to catch her I got on the 8:30 bus but I ID she not working today but I'm going to have to wait and see I know what time she picked them kids up cuz you know she's a single player and and that dog you know will help her you know give her a break you know what I'm saying cuz I got it for my grandbaby all come here real quick all right so I need your signature right here so you're not getting arrested but you are getting a citation for shoplifting cuz they do want to to prosecute okay so you do have to go to court on NE on January 3rd at 10:30 so next year January 3rd make sure you go okay or you're going to have a warrant okay all right let me give you yours you got you got the stuff I've got the video okay is that what you needed yeah and I'm just getting her phone number real quick okay back cuz she going to help me get the stuff packed up cuz I got to get a couple more boxes all right sounds good and I got plenty of Garb so I'm put all the clothes in there and donate them to just get me three suitcases you know take to the Shel but I ain't sleeping in no Woods that's for sure I'm going in somebody shelter I'm probably the battle shelter because I am a battle victim person and this eviction is about me being B and they a do nothing about it yeah all right well you be safe okay remember don't come back here okay I prise all right you say I all right get on and go before she changes her her mind okay all right have a good day all right you too I got the video her going out I she put this stuff up there and then she just don't want nothing now then she just PES that whole get Stu out and in the other video I just changed view mhm her going out and then I approached her at the door I happen to be right here on the phone my mother and start getting everything stand right here birthday bag I'm like wait a minute I birthday bag or baby okay I mean her bags look pretty empty like when she was pushing the cart hm her bags looked empty when she came any bags oh oh she didn't come in with anything but that purse and then she filled into a baby shower back up oh I got you that's when I seen her I was talking the pet a she was getting on the pet food and stuff but I was kind of watching her but I was like wellit without she going to pay for it then all of a sudden I was out here on the phone with my mom on the sidewalk and um she's coming out the door all that pet there hanging out baby shower bags and I'm like okay there's no way she paying for that she had baby show I just was like did you pray for that and she just started cing me out and I said I just want to see your receipt she's like you ain't see nothing a make we walk all the way up there down and then she start she stops her talking on this side she said what you doing follow me I said no I'm going to the gas station she said me too I said come up with me so she started walking and just talking like normal she said I'm buy me a pack of cigarettes what you can do I'm buy me a pack of cigarettes too she was like sitting right there with me and I'm like hurry up hurry up cuz at first she was kind of kind of you know act like she wanted you know arguing fight but then you want to be friends with me and I'm like okay yep this one was a bit different the suspect was released on Citation for theft by shoplifting