On November 9th, 2021, officers were dispatched to the mall in response to an active shoplifting incident with the suspect's every move under close surveillance. >> You have to go right back there. >> Okay. Where'd it go? >> You're good. >> Hey. Hello. Hello. >> Come on in. >> Y right now. >> Yeah. She got some kind of >> Where's she at? She's up in kids polo. If she come out out the door here, take a left, go straight down, take a right, she can be right there, actually. >> So, it's on the second floor. >> Yeah. >> Oh, yeah. >> Have y'all seen her already stuff items >> or do anything >> in her in her bag? She We think she's got some sort of tool. She's fiddling with sensors. She keeps going back into her bra. >> Okay. Do y'all want to wait for her to pass anything or how do y'all >> do y'all want us to make contact now? >> Yeah, you guys >> prefer to wait until she leaves. >> Wait till she leaves that way. Yeah, she she going to court. She can't say, you know, I didn't pass my phone. >> Hey, so she's going to be on the second floor. It's going to be a black female heavy set stuffing items into her bag. Um, they want to wait. White shirt, black pants. They want to wait until she uh leaves. So, um, >> then we'll just go ahead and make contact with her then. But we got eyes on her. She's in the children's section on the second floor. >> I don't think it's going to be super high dollar. Just the fact that she's got a tool with her. It's going to be >> She's taking a bowl, though, which is pretty expensive, too. >> Yeah. >> She's taking a decent The bag's definitely getting a lot bigger as she's going. I just don't know how much longer she's going to be in here. >> So, those are Old Nate. Is that Old Navy on the bag? >> Yep. >> Y'all got some good cameras. That's like some CIA, FBI kind of >> that you see on TV. >> We should have the popcorn so we can >> She She's not very slick about it. I picked her out right away. She's looking around for other people, but she's failing to look up and notice that there's cameras here. >> We should just It's 2021. Every place has cameras. They can zoom in and read your text messages. Don't do anything illegal. >> What is she into that old navy bag or her purse? >> Also, one pen in the purse. She put us in both bags. >> Yeah, she keeps going up behind the rack. So, we've we've caught like partially concealing it, but we know it's going in the bag. She's coming out without it. >> Have you guys actually seen the tool? >> It's like some kind of curve hook or something like she using that. Oh, >> yeah. She does. She does. >> She's sticking it in the top. It may be it's not uncommon or it's not super common, but sometimes they use razor blades. >> See, she's sticking. It's like some kind of hook that she's stickers off >> and she's concealing the cross and >> she keep going in and out of her shirt. >> Crazy. This is how criminals do Christmas shopping. >> Oh yeah, we just had to cut two people. >> I got to work an extra few hours and then go on a random day off and go. That's how I do my Christmas shopping. We caught two people the other day who said they were in here doing some early Christmas shopping when we asked them why they were in here stealing. >> Wow. >> They actually said that. >> Yeah. >> Oh, damn. >> Do you know that actually that black hole came from there working to them when they're doing that whole looking around and they think they're being sus like not suspicious but they are. >> She just I don't know where she's dropping the sensors. if she's putting the sensors in her shirt and she's going to dump them later or something. >> So, is that usually what y'all do is y'all wait for them to leave so you can go ahead and >> because the company have it like >> you get sued because you get stopped before they leave and they said, "Oh, what's going to pay for it?" >> Yeah. >> You have to show >> because you haven't exit and then it's so easy if they leave cuz they just didn't pay for when they left. >> You just passed the last point south. So, your intention was not >> on the passport. >> Yeah. >> Right now, I'm going to say she's probably around the $300 mark, >> but I'm not positive cuz like I said, you can't see everything she's concealing. >> Yeah, but Oh, yep. >> She just put something else in here. >> Yep. >> She's nervous. I think she might go out upper. I think she's just going to look for the closest door. She go down bel. She's on the escalator heading downstairs. >> She's walking towards the entrance. >> Inside of the mall. >> Yeah. in like going into the mall, not mobile. >> Okay. >> Okay. 41 to 44. She's going back to the Abricorn side. Stay over there. She She walked out. 41. 44. She just walked out. [Applause] All right. We got her. Can you give us all the merchandise, please? Have a seat. >> Do you have your ID with you, ma'am? Is it in your bag? >> Is it in your purse? >> Yeah. >> We got it. have all this. >> Okay, I think that's everything. >> Put that back in there. >> I think she Well, we going to be looking at that, too. Stand up. >> What's your idea? >> It's right here. Go ahead. >> Turn around. Back. >> This is what we saw right here. >> Yeah, that's it. >> Like >> this is supposed to be toenail cutters, but snip stuff. And then this goes inside. Yep. To take the sensors off. >> All right. I guess I'm going to come with the camera. >> Okay. >> Oh, okay. >> 1622. >> Let me put that amount. >> Okay. >> You have a receipt that's dated and time stamp for today. >> For that. >> For today. >> It was No, it wasn't for today. It was just in that bag, but I got the receipt for that. It was I swear to God, it was bought off my card. You can pull my card receipt. >> You paid for that. >> How long ago? When When did you buy this? >> 4 days. >> 4 days ago. And it happens to be in the same bag with the merchandise that you stole today. >> I bought that bag in here. You can look at your camera and see. I bought that bag in here with that in there because I was returning I came here originally to return a purse that I bought off the purse. They learn. >> So, okay. >> Look at my purse. You'll still be >> No, no, no. Receipts can be. >> Do you have proof that you did already buy that? >> Besides >> from our from our debit card and it's been paid for. I promise you. >> I know, but I understand. >> Because you have a dealer's merchandise. >> Doesn't say that these pants are bought. It just says a random charge from Diller. >> No, those pants were bought. >> Pants from Dillers in an Old Navy bag with merchandise that you stole from Bel today. She had a receipt in her purse that she pulled out, tried to tuck in into that bag to look like she was paying for it. >> She probably used it at another store. >> I came in here with a purse. Okay. I had that in the Old Navy bag with those and I had that purse in here. I returned that. See, that's proof of the purchase right down the back. The yellow sticker. Look on the back of the bag. You just looked >> That's proof of purchase. That's what they put on there. >> Proof of purchase required for return. >> Yeah. That's when you steal it and you go in and you try to say, "Hey, I bought this, but I lost my receipt, so can I return this?" And then they It doesn't matter. She's already going to jail. It was over a felony amount. >> It doesn't matter. >> Yeah, I know. It's not making a big deal out of it, but she just ask me a question. >> 619 total 562. >> Hold on. 562. So that's the amount that we have to Yeah. >> Which one? >> The subtitle, not including the tax, but >> it's still a felony. Yeah, it's it's on here. I was just looking at the wrong amount. You're good. >> It's okay. You're going to be able to keep the pants. >> It's just going to go in the uh storage bag while you're in jail. >> Just tell them that I'm going to jail for uh for sure lifting and bill. >> No. So, your purse is going to go into the property room for safekeeping. When you get out, you can go there and pick it up. But this stuff, your phone, your cards, ID, and keys, I'll take with you. So, you'll have that. Most people need that stuff with them. You got kids or you trying to sell that? >> I have kids. >> Did that that stuff was going to go to? >> No. >> What do you want? >> You work? >> I really was trying to sell it. >> Did that Uber lift job get a few extra dollars in the legal way? It is a learning experience. >> How she going to get keys to get in the house and stuff? That's just awful. >> I'm so stupid. >> And I got >> She doesn't have her own keys to the house. >> Well, she somebody stole her first, so she just lost everything. But I got a cousin that lives in Savannah. 56250 >> felony shoplifting and also possession of tools and a commissioner from a crime. Just take it as a learning experience and try not to let it happen again and everybody makes mistakes. The woman was charged with felony shoplifting and possession of tools for the commission of a crime.