And I called my sugar daddy and was like, "Um, can you wire $500 over here? Lady's treating me bad and I just want to show her that I have it." >> On February 20th, 2026, officers were dispatched to Tampa International Airport after receiving two separate theft calls involving the same woman. The first call came from a Lyft driver who reported that a passenger had allegedly stolen his wallet from inside his vehicle. About 20 minutes later, officers received another call reporting that the same woman had allegedly stole a $320 sweater from a retail store inside the airport and was still nearby. >> So, what exactly happened inside the store? You said you were trying to buy something in the store over there. >> Well, I was in the dressing room and so the lady was really rude to me. Like, I don't know if I look like I don't have money or what. So, I went in the dressing room and was in there I had a like five or six outfits. She came and knocked on the door. I was like, "Yeah." She was like, "Are you okay?" I was like, "Yeah." She's like, "Well, there's some other people that are are wanting to try on some clothes." I was like, "Okay, I'm slow, right?" So, I came out. Got a different size, went back. Got them on, came back out. Went to the counter to pay. There was a sweater that was like $325. >> A sweater that was what? >> A cashmere sweater that was like $325. [clears throat] The jeans were like $168. It was $500. >> What's your first name again? >> My first name is Stephanie. >> Stephanie. Can you mind you mind if you show us your stuff to see if that sweater's in there? >> Yeah, no. I'm not lying to you at all. >> Yeah, please. Thank you, Stephanie. >> She has the sweater at the desk. >> She has the sweater? >> Yes. >> So, you didn't take anything out of there that you shouldn't have taken? >> No. She has it all. >> Okay. We appreciate if you let us see. >> And I left all this here. >> Okay. I got you. That's all your stuff? You mind if we look? All right. And it's not in like the pillowcase or anything in here. You didn't So, what was it? Just a cashmere sweater? Here, just take it off so you can see, please. And you're flying out today? >> Yeah. >> Where are you flying to? >> Um Kentucky. Over here. >> Kentucky? You have a ticket? So, you were in the change you think you said she was being rude then what else happened? >> She was really rude and I asked her the other girl I said, "Are you the manager?" and she said, "No, I am." And I said, "Well, you've been really rude to me." And I said, "I don't really feel like that I should spend my money here the way you treated me." >> Okay. >> And I don't know if she got mad or what. >> And you didn't take anything? >> Absolutely not. I would like to confront them. >> You mind if we look in the other bag down here? All right, we appreciate it. Yeah, we want to you obviously, you know, that that's what they're saying. That's all we only have half the story. >> Accuser? Don't I have the right to know what I'm being accused of? >> Stealing. >> Yeah, stealing. >> And who's accusing me though? >> The store owner over there. That's who they're talking to over there. My got my partner's talking to them over there. >> woman or a guy? >> Uh well, I have to find out. My partner's talking to them so I don't know exactly, but someone's someone called. Yeah, listen, if that's what it is, that's fine. I got you, but we just have to double Do you understand we're the police? We got to double check. >> She was treating me like [ __ ] like I didn't have money. >> I got you. >> So, then I called my sugar daddy and was like, "Um can you wire $500 over here? This lady's treating me bad and I just want to show her that I have it." And I was like, "No, >> So, I see I see that you have a wallet there. Are you you sure you don't have any IDs? >> I'm positive. >> Did they get anything back? >> No, I was I was waiting on the police to >> So, listen, like I said, until we figure it out, you're just going to have to stand by, but they're talking to them over there. What's What's your name? >> Stephanie. >> Stephanie. I need that wallet. That brown wallet from this morning. Just come clean with me. Okay? You You got dropped off at the airport this morning, right? Okay, let me read you your rights first before I go before I ask you more questions, okay? Okay, Stephanie. Uh you were dropped off by the by the Lyft driver this morning, is that correct? Okay. And you were dropped off right by blue departure by American Airlines. >> Dropped off blue departures, American Airlines by American Airlines. >> the Lyft driver drop you off there? >> I don't know exactly who >> Okay. Okay, when the vehicle stopped, you stayed in the You stayed in the vehicle, the driver got out. Okay, and when he returned I he's missing his wallet. Where is it right now? >> His wallet was laying in the back seat of the car. >> Okay. Okay. Do you mind if we look in the No. No, she You got it. We know you got it. >> Yeah. >> Okay. There was also $20 in the middle in the center console. Where is it? The reason why we make contact with you because we already know what happened. Okay? We saw it. All right. >> steal anything out of the store. >> Okay. >> And I just picked that wallet up because it was laying there. >> Did Did you make a couple of attempts to charge his credit card? >> You did. Okay. Now what Now we get where we going, okay? Come clean with me. Okay? Which card did you try to use? >> I tried to use them all. >> You tried to use them all? All? >> Yeah. >> Okay. You know these are not yours, right? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> And I'm glad that they were declined. >> Well They were declined because security and also because he froze them all. All right? But you know it's not yours. You shouldn't be taking it. All right? Okay. >> Do you mind setting that down for us this second? And who's the driver? >> and walk away. >> We will call for the wallet. She admits to commit a crime. She's 10-15. >> Hey, what's going on? So, uh this lady from before, what's the deal with her? >> Okay. This is her receipt. >> That's her receipt? >> She tried to uh pay those and the card get declined. >> That's a lot of stuff. >> Declined and declined and declined, but uh I >> Oh, that's from it getting declined. That's not just items. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. I feel like that that's like a man's name. >> Mhm. Yeah. So, you asked her about it? >> No. I just realized it when I canceled everything. Cuz she she tried to buy the declined. She only uh one of the cards get approved for only like $2 and something. >> I got you. >> So, then she said, "No, I don't want it. You've been rude to me. I don't want to spend my money here." Whatever. I said, "Okay." >> You You guys have all your merchandise, right? Cuz we looked through her stuff and I didn't see anything. >> That's one >> I I'm Can I take this? >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> And you want them all boxed in? >> What happened? >> I can make a copy. >> Yeah, no, no. We'll Whatever you want to do. >> So, one of this one >> Uh-huh. >> is the one I think that I'm missing. >> Cuz I look We'll We'll double-check when we look through her stuff. That's what you think you're missing? >> Cuz she tried this one and the dark one and a pair of pants. And when she walked out with the fitting room, I asked her, "Where is the other piece?" >> Like I said, we looked through her stuff and I didn't see it. >> Okay. >> I'm I'm just letting you know, but I got you. We'll double-check. >> All right. I already got it on the dispatch. If she has no >> No, we got a We definitely got an idea. But uh I'm going to look through your stuff again. You're positive you didn't take their sweater? >> No, sir. >> You're 100%? >> All right. It's like she I took a picture of what it is. They're not They think they're not sure. But um >> Yeah, we Yeah, she she has a wallet that was inside one of her bags. >> Yeah. Yeah, so I have the This was it? >> No. >> Oh, that Okay. Stephanie, right? Stephanie? We're not getting any anything back on your ID. So, you're giving me a fake name, right? Britney? 35 copy of contact info and DOB number. >> While searching her purse, officers discovered the stolen $320 sweater concealed inside. >> All right, Britney. Now we're done lying, right? I know your real name. We know you stole something. Do you have anything else that that from there so we can get it now? You haven't been honest with me, and I don't appreciate it. Do you understand? So, that's it. Just that? >> Yeah. >> Are we positive? 100% when we search this we're not going to find any anything else. >> While searching her luggage, officers discovered a pair of stolen Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses valued at $321.43. >> Well, I have a wallet. >> You have to see the judge, you know. It's You're going to have a couple felony charges, though, from what from all this. You tried to use a stolen credit card, right? Right? >> Yeah. >> You Read you you stole. All right. So, we're going to have to figure this out. Just give us a second. Britney, again, like I said, I don't appreciate being lied to. >> I understand. >> Do you have any drugs on you? >> No. >> We're We're going to find it, and it's going to be super annoying if we find it over there. Do you understand? Do you have drugs on you, Britney? >> Um there is >> See, again, Britney, I don't appreciate being lied to. >> Well, I'm telling you now. >> Okay. What's in there? >> Um there's a it meth. >> Okay. >> Okay. Do you have drugs on your persons, in your bra, in your underwear? I'll have a female officer come up here and she's going to search you. >> too much. We'll just take her in the holding cell and then we'll >> Yeah, you know what? With all this, let's do that while we figure this out. That might be for the best. You want to bring all this stuff downstairs. I'll have Doss assist me here. We'll take her in the car and Doss will pat her down and then we'll put her in the Yeah, just because it's >> so much stuff. >> Yeah, and and we've got a couple things we just got to sort out, but yeah. That that's probably a good idea, doing it. >> Can I get my vape and make a phone call? >> No, right now. >> Yeah. >> She's going to go with you to the jail, okay? And we'll see what else you can take. >> Yeah. >> But a lot of these going to be in lost and found. >> In your lost and found? >> Yeah, and then you you have security to pick >> Well, Britney, we we've got time and we'll let you know. We're not going to take your stuff without you knowing where it is, but you got to give us a sec cuz we got to do a lot of paperwork now. Okay? >> Well, I'm getting a free ride home, huh? >> Free ride to the jail. >> Yep, I'm getting a free ride back to Kentucky. Kentucky? >> Kentucky. >> This is stupid, though. Y'all probably have way bigger stuff than >> I agree. This is an absolute But this is something This is a complete waste of time. You are wasting our time. >> put yourself in this situation, right? >> Yes. >> Unfortunately. >> I'm sorry. >> Going down. It is what it is. Listen, we I don't like to give people a hard time so don't give me a hard time. I would appreciate you don't give us any more of a hard time. And that means just telling us the truth. That's all I want, the truth. That's all I care about. >> The Lyft driver shortly arrived at the airport to provide a statement to officers and stated that he wished to pursue charges. >> I got her luggage out, I got her a little Audi bag out, and and I opened her door, and I tried to be a gentleman. Hey, do you need some help or anything? She said, "No, no." I opened the other door and I said, "Look, you got some more stuff I can help you carry to the back and put it there." And she said, "Oh, yeah, you can take this." But for some reason she would keep her pillow and a blanket deep and she was hiding something. I wasn't sure how I didn't want to question her because, you know, we already had like bad bad vibe at first, you know, like, "Okay, whatever." So, I took her out, and I like in my head I'm like, "One less person to worry." >> Mhm. >> I'm ready to go home and not worry about anything else. I go to exit 224 to fill up my gas, and I open the compartment because I know my wallet was there because a passenger before her it was there, and I confirmed it. >> Where exactly in your >> Um um you know how they got that two-seat the driver and the passenger, right in the center. >> The center console. >> Console, console, yeah. And I know my wallet was there. So, when I open it to I like, "Oh, no, why is the wallet not there?" I look for the 20 bucks. I'm like, "Okay, it's not there." So, I checked the whole car because I don't I know I did not move it, but hey, just in case, you never know. >> Yeah. >> I start getting notification on the phone that my card being used, which I'm going to show you the notification. >> Yeah, if you can send those to me, I'd appreciate it that your car's your car was being used. Yeah, no, you should be good. Like I said, it it was 100% her. She ended up admitting it to us. I just want I I just wanted to get the story from you. >> While searching her, officers found five and a half Xanax bars, four cannabis-infused THC gummies, and two Kentucky driver's licenses that had been issued to other individuals. She was charged with two counts of first-degree petty theft, giving a false name to a law enforcement officer, fraudulent use of a credit card more than twice, 13 counts of possession of a stolen credit card, unlawful possession of another person's identification, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of cannabis resin, and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. Share your thoughts in the comments below, and don't forget to like and subscribe.