On April 17th, 2025, officers were called to Walmart for an active shoplifting incident. A woman was spotted stuffing clothing items into her purse and glancing around to make sure no one was watching. What she didn't realize was that the loss prevention team had eyes on her the whole time, just waiting for her to walk out the door. [Music] >> I saw you on the camera. [Music] Can I see the church? >> Police is going to get involved. >> Don't grab me. Hey, don't touch me. You guys don't have any. >> You don't have >> Can you please let me go, please? >> Can you let me go, please, so I CAN DO IT? YOU DIDN'T EVEN GIVE ME A CHANCE. >> You didn't even give me your back. >> You You didn't GIVE ME A CHANCE. >> You didn't ch >> You did not. YOU WON'T EVEN GET OFF OF ME. How can I do that? >> Put your enemy on the back. >> Can you Can you please get my You know what? This is This is how you live stream. This is how you live stream people. Get your elbow off of me. Get your elbow off of me. I'm just trying to get my shoe on. You don't have to be a >> You guys allowed me to do that to me as a woman. >> I got some. >> Thanks. >> And when I'm done, >> can you please get my shoe on, please? >> Thank you. Can Can you please put my shoe on? >> You over and you get your shoe on. All right. >> That was unnecessary. >> No, it wasn't cuz you didn't have to do that to me. >> Thank you very much. >> You were fighting me the whole time. >> I was not fighting you at all. You literally grabbed me and smashed me against the the put your >> And then you put your your knee on my back and I told you I have a spine injury. >> Put your feet underneath. >> I can't. I have a spine injury. You have to put You have to literally stand me up. >> Yeah. With your legs. I'm not able to do that. I'm telling you that. >> 91 3 2 1 go. You straight put your knee in my back and my spine. I told you I have a spine injury. You're big as looking at me in my spine. >> Start fire. >> Yeah. >> Are you injured? >> Can someone help me, please? >> Hey, are you injured at all? >> Yeah, I would like to get checked out. >> Yeah, they're on their way. >> That's fine. Can you please help me get up? >> I can't help you get up. If you can't help me, >> I need two people to stand me up, sir. You just put your knee in my spine. I have a spine injury. >> Okay. Are you able to actually assist me? Cuz I'm not >> How can I assist you? I don't have my hands. >> No, use your legs to stand up. >> I can't. >> Okay, then I can't just lift you up. You're not Then you're not 5 lb either. Your big ass got on the top. >> Just wait and I'll get another officer over here to help me. I don't know. You kidding me? They didn't evening tell me what the reason was. >> They told you. >> So, what are your injuries? It's just your back. >> I told you what they are. I don't have to say nothing else to you. >> Okay. >> Can I make a phone call, please? >> And what are you arresting me for? What am I being arrested for? >> Obstruction and theft third. >> Theft third. Theft third is what? For what exactly? You don't even know what I stole. Shoplifting. >> You don't even know what I stole. And and furthermore, isn't there a limit for when you take people to jail? >> It sounds like you're pretty familiar with this process. >> You know what? Because I actually want to be a lawyer one day. That's why that's why I'm familiar with somebody. I don't have a I don't have >> future lawyer. I don't have a record. I'm just somebody tells me I'm just somebody trying to make it in life. Don't like your fat ass. >> Take the office. >> Yeah. You want to go on this side? >> I need help. I have a spine injury. >> So, can you please be careful? He put his knee in my spine and I told him I had a spine injury. >> Here. Uh, we can solve that problem by don't resist. >> I'm not resisting. >> Oh, now you're not. But >> I wasn't resisting in the first place. So, don't tell me not to resist. >> Okay. We're going to start off this way. All right. There. >> Thank you. There you go. I appreciate that. >> That's not how they >> I'm not at all. >> Okay. That's fine. >> No, I'm not treated like everybody else. I'm a black woman. >> Oh, please stop. >> Yeah, you're black and you see him. Just hold on. >> No, I didn't see anybody. Have a seat, please. >> I'm not talking to you, sir. >> Oh, I don't care if I'm talking to you. >> I was talking to >> She took underwear and shirts and she >> I did not take underwear. I paid for my underwear. That's what I'm saying. >> We have underwear and shirts and sheets. >> Conceal the shirts and pay for the underwear. That's what I was saying. Then >> is there anything else? >> There's nothing else. It's just shirts and you don't can't you don't have he has legal authority. Stop through my >> No, I did not authorize >> exercise your right to remain silent then. >> Listen, I did not authorize him to go through my >> You don't have to. You're under arrest for shoplifting. >> You know what? And I didn't authorize you and you have the wrong ID. >> Oh my god, sir. >> No. Nobody's We're going to stop talking to you. I can go through. >> That's the wrong ID. >> Sir, just Why are you going to Get all that stuff out of my purse. It's just a couple shirts. >> Don't go through my purse. You're not That's it. That's all I have. You don't have to go through my purse. Marijuana is legal. You can put that back in my purse. You have no right to go through the rest of my items. >> I'm going to advise you of your rights. >> No, I'm not. He has. >> Why are you going through the rest of my purse? >> Argue it in court. That's your legal right. >> Okay, that's fine. I will do that. >> All right, man. I'm going to advise you of your rights right now. having this right in mind that do you wish to talk to us? >> Listen, I will I will cooperate, but I don't like how he's going through my purse. There's nothing else in there for you to go through my purse. I would appreciate if you not not went through the rest of my purse. >> You're going to go to jail today. So, be cut for obstruction and theft third. Okay. >> No, listen. I I have every you can for items back. >> I need to actually look through this. >> Take me to jail. I don't have a record. >> Well, you are going to I'm homeless. Okay. Sorry, >> I am homeless. I don't have any anywhere to go. >> Can you please put put my stuff? Can I please go home? That's all I want to do is go home. >> Take me to jail. I'm homeless. >> Like I'm homeless. That's why I took a few shirts. >> Where's home? If you're homeless. >> What do you mean where's home? >> Said you're home, but you want to be taken home. >> I went in my car. In my car. That's where I belong. In my car. >> Which car is yours outside, sir? >> So, you're taking me to jail? >> Yeah. For what? >> For obstruction. You fought me. >> I did not fight you, sir. You >> I gave you a lawful order to stop. You literally put your knee in my back and I'm not going to argue with you against the You're taking me to jail and you literally slam me and you didn't even give me an opportunity. >> Yes, I did. I g >> No, you did not. >> Okay. >> So, taking me to jail for what? >> Chop. I think it's called theft. It's a crime. >> Understand. Okay. I understand that. But take me to jail for why do I have to go to jail? Why can't I be taken to court >> again? See, there's that self- entitled thing. Anybody who commits a crime can be taken >> self. But I'm telling you, if you commit a crime law, I don't >> Well, you are today. You shouldn't have committed shoplifting. >> Can I please make a phone call >> at the jail? >> Can I? >> Yes, at the jail you can. You have a right to at the jail. >> You're an >> That'll probably help you in court. You should keep talking, >> sir. Listen, I'm already in trouble for whatever this is. He literally put his knee in my in my stomach. >> Don't resist. >> No, I wasn't resisting. I was not resisting. >> Well, I can tell by your attitude from the moment I met you that it's probably more plausible that you were resisting and arguing. >> No, I was not, sir. He literally slammed me against the the the door. >> Okay. Well, like I told you before, then just argue it in court. >> Okay. Those are all my cards. So, why do you >> Is there something that you're worried that I'm going to find? >> No, I'm not. You really don't want me to keep searching >> because this is my belongings. >> All right. >> I don't need you to go through my >> You're under arrest. So, yeah, you have to be searched incident to arrest. >> Can you please answer that, please, so I can talk to him? >> Nope. You're under arrest. You don't get a phone call. >> Officer Cordo, if you like to do a search, incident arrest on this gal. So, I'm going to explain to you real quick. He's going to stand you up and he's going to search your person per law. So, I'll have you stand up. He's going to search your pockets. Do you have anything else that you shouldn't have on you? Do you? >> Perfect. I like the way you responded. >> He's just doing the search real quick and then just >> Yeah. Do you have ID? >> Okay. Do you want me to or you want to go to the hospital today? >> Sir, I I want to go home. I want to go sleep in my car. That's where I live. Okay. >> So, what I'm worried about is your medical condition right now. Are you in Are you in back pain? >> I do have >> Do you want to go to school? >> Do you think so? We don't see anything based on the eval that we're seeing. >> Okay. >> But but based on what happened, if you'd like to go to the hospital to get an X-ray. >> You don't want that? >> I check myself out when I get out. >> Okay. All right. No problem. >> All right, guys. >> We're good to go. >> Thank you. All right. >> I just want her to know that she got one. >> So, what we'll do for you is um when we get to the uh outside the jail cuz there's kind of a line like a Sallyport area, >> we'll get your cell phone um we'll hold it to your ear and you can talk to her. >> Does that sound good? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> I appreciate that. >> Thank you. And I appreciate you being cooperative. >> The woman was charged with theft and obstruction.