Retail theft may seem like a minor offense, but behind every pair of handcuffs lies a completely different story. Some cases begin with calculated greed. Others explode into shocking violence, while some are heartbreaking stories of desperation. >> I don't want you touching me. You got two other officers out here. I'm Who is you? Who the Who is you? HEAR ME. Hear me. >> Hear me. Go ahead. Join us as we witness six dramatic arrests captured in full-on police body cameras. >> What would you do if you were tipsy shopping with kids in the car and Walmart cameras caught you scanning cheaper meat packs over and over while putting the expensive ones in the bag? >> You can leave. Ma'am, you can leave now. >> Okay, I'm sorry. >> No, that's not sorry. Leave now. >> I'm getting the keys. >> Get them and go. >> On August 7th, 2022, Florida police received an emergency call from Walmart about a theft when officers approached the suspects in the parking lot. Tensions quickly escalated. >> Okay, I don't either. >> Get out, love. I'm not getting out. >> Love you. Get out. No, I wasn't. I was shot in another. >> I don't have time to be over. >> No, this is >> I was on a whole another side of the >> 313 314. >> Let's go. You have ID on you? >> Go ahead. >> Are you with LP? >> I don't have >> Where's my baby? >> This is You're trying to reach 311. >> 33. Do we have anyone else on this? 321. You need me to go in the store? I'm still here. >> Yeah. If you can make contact with lost. >> We are 101. >> Stop talking. >> Stop. Are you going to let us explain or you going to sit there and yell? >> Explain. >> All right. They called us and said you were shoplifting. How? We don't got anything. >> Listen, stop saying how. I'm telling you what we're here for. >> I don't care though. We didn't steal. >> I didn't. >> So So how come, >> bro? None of us stole anything. But we didn't though. We were still in the store shopping. >> Well, guess what? >> We're 75 on three. >> All right. Damn. >> All that's paid for is receipts in the bag. >> Okay. You don't got to look at us like we stealing, bro. That's creep. >> Don't do that, bro. That's nothing stolen, though. >> It's creep. We just went to a store. Period. We just went to a store. It's nothing stolen. That's creep. Don't even look at us like we stole. I'm going to tell you something. Okay. Love you, man. Cuz they they really tripping. Look, he even know we >> I'm not saying you stole anything right now. >> Okay. Thank you. What I'm telling you is >> we got 620 in groceries like and food stamps and I'm still I mean paying for stuff. So he >> period attack. >> No, they didn't even give me a chance to >> back. We're going to go in the store >> period. We didn't do anything that right now. >> Give me what you paid for. You leave it. >> I did. >> You did pay for it. >> Listen, you guys need to relax cuz you're going to make it a whole lot worse. >> Okay, we are okay. >> On camera, he saw it. >> But we're going to confirm just to make sure. >> The situation quickly escalated when police searched the suspect's vehicle. >> 26. >> So, I can't leave. >> Just No, you're not leaving. You're both being detained right now. >> Calm down. >> What am I doing? I just told you they called us. All right. Just >> on the other side. >> Listen. Listen for a moment. Make it easier. We're going to be here no matter what. Investigation. So >> So they called us >> because they said that she was stealing. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> I was >> Stop. Just stop. This is a time for listening. Okay. >> We weren't there. >> So right now we're investigating it. That gives us probable cause to detain everyone involved. >> Yes. That includes you. Okay. Um, more importantly, your child, there's no car seat for him in this car. You have open bottles of alcohol in this car. So, that's on you right now. Doesn't matter if it's old or not. >> If I have a pound of weed in the car and you can't go Oh, that was from last week, right? >> Correct. >> I don't get in trouble. Like, I don't >> Well, you got to open alcohol in your car. So, that's a whole different situation on yourself. So, it would be best in your interest to just calm down. Let us conduct our investigation. my kids now. >> Yeah. Well, you shouldn't be conducting in this activity with your kids. >> I wasn't in I don't I was on the whole >> You're not driving with a kid without without a car seat without >> You weren't driving with a kid with open bottles of alcohol in your car. >> Okay. I was on a whole another side. >> How were you on the other side? You're driving. Your kids in the back seat, correct? >> Ma'am, we're talking about your vehicle. Operate a motor vehicle >> with alcohol in it and no child seat. >> That's what we're talking about. >> So, I got to go to jail for that. I'm let us in do one investigation at a time. Okay. Your actions dictate how we act. >> No, bro. We didn't steal anything, bro. We were still grocery shopping. Like, it's fine. Like, it's fine. >> It's okay, my baby. I was >> You got to understand, >> I got $62 on my food card. >> But you got a little tipsy, but Okay. But I got all food stamps. Like, I don't got nothing to steal. It was nothing cash. It was nothing cash. Listen to me. That's creep though cuz we got them kids crying. They just come and black female. I was drinking, but at the end of the day, I was making a bunch of >> black female and like a um >> like it's all food. Like I was drinking a little bit, but we was both skin. We was both >> Yeah. >> Um just let me know when they get if you can get the video the process with the um >> the receipts and stuff. >> We was scanning stuff. Even the man that was next to me was paying for stuff. Even she came up there with me. >> 23 23. Yeah, I just >> Do you have the receipt for everything? >> They left everything. >> I gave it in the card. >> So >> I just don't I'm already on community trouble and I just don't she was on scanning >> and she stated that she was and her they both were scanning. >> Yeah, we walked up to each other asked her. They made sure when they scanned they registered. I will pay for >> you know it's 2022 correct Walmart has the best camera system >> I already know >> we know listen when I ask questions >> all right >> I want you to be honest with me >> you understand ahead >> I may ask you questions that seem blatantly I know the And it is because I know the answer, but it's my way of judging if you're going to be honest with me or not. >> Okay. So, if you're honest with me 100%, we'll work with it. >> But if you lie to me, >> absolutely get done paid for. >> So, if you lie to me, we're going to believe me. We're going to deal with that. >> Okay. >> Back to the theft allegations. A Walmart supervisor exposed the suspect's clever trick at the selfch checkckout. didn't honestly steal. I promise. Like maybe I was moving too fast. Like but a lot of stuff a lot of stuff was scanned. Like maybe one or two things wasn't paid for. I promise. Like I was drinking so if anything it wasn't scammed but I promise like a lot of stuff was paid for. I got food stamps. I don't got no reason to steal food. And I just don't want my baby to see me get arrested. Like, yeah, I was drinking, but I promise I wasn't trying to steal food. >> Like, I got no reason to steal food. >> How much you drink? >> Yeah. Go step over there. >> It's not even about It's just my baby. >> It is. How much you? >> Not that much. >> It's not that. >> Huh? >> It's not that much. >> Like a little bit. Like this much. We both had shots. Why would you go do shots and go grocery shopping with kids in the car? >> Because she was the driver. >> But she had a shot. >> She had shots with me. >> But you don't see all this being unresponsible. >> Yeah, but like >> you're very young. >> I know. >> You know, you don't need to be doing this stuff. >> I know. >> Where do you live at? >> In Hickory Hills. >> Hickory. >> And that's another reason that I don't drink and come out. And my mama been telling me don't drink and go out with her. Don't drink and go out with her cuz I don't drink and go out with her because just cuz like I've been for so long like two years. Like I'm almost good. I'm almost done with community control. >> What's your community control for? >> I'm coming up to >> what's my not for this. It's for >> driving without a um driving with a suspended license. That's why I won't drive. Driving with a suspended license. >> Hey, just hang tight. driving with a suspended license. Um like you on South P. >> Um before like that I was on like taking pills and stuff like before I got was taking pills. It was substance abuse because I had a method on inside the car and stuff but it's nothing like major like >> as police investigated the woman began to panic after realizing she was already under community control. >> Can you kill your lights? >> Yeah. They're just following street. >> You're headed down a bad path. >> You're headed down a bad path. >> Yeah, I'm back up cuz I better stop you by getting my sister in trouble. >> You can leave. >> Ma'am, you can leave now. >> Okay, I'm sorry. >> No, that's not sorry. Leave now. >> I'm getting the kids. >> Get them and go. You don't come over here and threaten somebody in front of me. >> Okay. What's his name? >> My name is Officer Coughlin. So, you're not going to come over here and threaten somebody. >> You can go over there and leave now. You're going to leave now or you're going to go to jail for obstruction. >> You're going to leave now. >> You're going to leave now. >> It's officer Coughlin. >> I work for >> Congratulations. This is the city, not the county. I love my baby. >> Uhhuh. Listen, I get it. But you headed down a bad >> I'm sorry. >> Okay. >> But it's okay. I'll take it. >> Listen, I get it. But look what you're doing. Look at the attention you're bringing on yourself. >> I'm not >> Okay. Listen. Listen to me. Just Just listen to me now that you come. All right. >> Yeah. >> You call your sister over here >> to get the kids. >> But what did she do? She threatened someone in front of a police officer. I should have took her to jail right then and there. >> All right. >> Yeah. >> So, you're driving around with kids. I should call DCF cuz you're driving around with open liquor in your car. >> Please. >> No. I've been called on the phone. She answer. >> So, we're gonna finish what we're doing. >> Yeah. >> And if we find out you're not involved >> No. >> Then we'll see how it goes. Maybe I write you a citation for the open containers and a court date. Maybe I call DCF. >> Maybe. Maybe. I don't know. >> But your actions dictates this this investigation. >> Got it. >> Yeah. Where you at? You're going to have to let us know when something's not scanned. >> Okay. So, that was the first time she didn't scan something, right? Was the very first item. >> What were those pork chops or something? >> She paid for two of the same pork chops. None of them were the same price and she scanned the same one multiple times. >> They were all different weights. Um, >> and she back she only scanned it twice even and put four of them in the bag. Here she has three of those in her hand. Scans it twice and all three. >> You can go ahead and give >> Can you go back? I thought I thought I only saw two. >> Sorry. >> Can you go back to that? I thought I only saw two. One on each hand. >> See it? There's one underneath. >> Okay. So, there's two in that and one in her. >> Yes, correct. >> All right. >> Did you guys confront her at the register or did you guys confront her after she was trying to leave? Wait till she cross last. >> And I'll take the blame if I said that >> you knew >> that you were not ringing up. >> Mom, I can't hear you. This be, like I said, you know, be honest with me. You knew you were not ringing up everything correctly. >> No, I didn't. I was ringing up threes. >> Two. >> This is what you do. I got two pies in my hand and one pie in this hand. And you go one, two, >> three, >> and put in three. >> And then you got five packs of steaks. And you go one, two, three, >> four, >> and put five in there. >> You're 22 years old. You're not seven. You know, you know that meat is pie pound and you know every time you look at the meat because you look at the meat because you determine if it's a good piece of meat. Are you gonna buy a moldy blue piece of meat? >> So that means you look at it, correct? >> Okay. So that means you look at it and you see the price especially with everything going on these days. You are more you are more conscious stop. You are more conscious of the price of things. I guarantee it. I guarantee you are more conscious of the way you purchase. So don't lie to me. Just say, "Look, I was trying to save a few bucks in school." >> It doesn't matter. It's still >> doesn't matter. >> I promise. Like, maybe I wasn't moving fast. Like, >> so you're aware you just did buy electric. Walk to the other side of the vehicle so they don't have to see it. You say your kids are over there. You don't want to see your kids. They see that going to jail. So, how is she doing? I didn't understand scan it. Like, >> you're the only one on video, lovely, >> now listen, you're the one who was doing the ring up. >> After reviewing the surveillance footage that clearly showed the repeated undercanning of meat products, officers placed Lovey under arrest for retail petty theft. Let's take a look at how viewers reacted after watching that breathtaking situation. These are the women calling men broke on social media every day. Just because you post pictures on Instagram doesn't make you a model. Honestly, driving drunk with kids in the car is worse than the petty theft. Being on community control makes any new arrest especially serious. Honesty during the investigation can help, but interrupting officers and escalating the situation almost always makes the outcome worse. If the Walmart suspect eventually accepted the handcuffs peacefully despite denying the theft, the next story reveals a far more alarming side of retail crime. What would you do if a shoplifter shoved an eight-month pregnant employee just to steal a lighter and then fled on a mountain bike? >> Like you guys always stop. >> Okay, listen. You're going to jail reference. >> For what? >> Listen, >> I'll tell you in a second. >> Can I get my excuse? >> Stop resisting. >> Are you serious? For what? >> What do you >> Stop resisting. >> What? For what? What do you want from me? >> Other way. At 10:30 a.m. on January 2nd, 2025, Flaggler County deputies responded to a theft call at a Dollar General on Market Avenue in Palm Coast, Florida. What started as a routine theft report quickly escalated into a violent assault >> that way and then possibly towards the public. I mean, I checked the whole plaza. I'm just waiting on my lady now. >> Yeah. >> I mean, either if we catch her or find her. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> Sorry. Um, well, I got called up front because I guess she was walking out with with a lighter with other items and so I just came up and that's why I associate. >> I'm going to put my >> So, she's been here before. She's always up to no good doing stuff, but usually we don't call the cops because they don't get to her in time and it doesn't make a difference. And she's trying to pay for the light and I'm like, "Whatever. I'm just going to let her pay for it so she can go. She doesn't have any money for it. She's like digging around and then she's like, "Can I just get a cheaper one?" I'm like, "Fine." And really, I'm just trying to get her out. >> Yeah. >> So, she grabs another one and she's trying to give me like change. And I'm telling her like, "This is not enough to cover the lighter." And she's like, "Well, didn't I give you change and didn't I give you this, give you that?" And she's just like skitsing out or whatever. And I was like, "You didn't give me enough." And um so I'm walking over there towards the lighter with her and um she's trying to walk out with it past me and I was like, "You're not leading with the lighter." And then she just puts her hands on me and then goes out >> and she like pushes you out of the way. Okay. Do >> you have video of that by chance or anybody that can access it? >> Um I can see. >> Okay. Are you the manager? >> Yeah. >> Okay, cool. >> According to witnesses, the suspect entered the store and tried to pay for a lighter but didn't have enough change. Do you know her name by chance? >> I don't. >> But she comes in and she's always trying to return stuff and she and I'm like sure she's just stealing it and trying to return it. She tries to get beer and cigarettes all the time. I got to go back a little further. >> I'll get my uh camera and record it. Um, >> and I was I was asking him like cuz she had taken it out of the packaging over here because it didn't have a barcode on it. >> Yeah. >> I don't know what she's trying to do here. >> And whoever called um said that Are you pregnant? >> Yeah. >> Okay. How many How how far along are you? >> 8 months. >> Oh my goodness. >> Yeah. >> Do you want to pursue charges? >> Honestly, I wouldn't have even called. The other lady was being a little more aggressive than me, but I mean to be fair, she shouldn't be doing stuff like that. So, >> but it's totally up to you. >> Yeah, we can. >> Okay. >> Just cuz I feel like she needs to something. She's crazy. >> Yeah. Is this her? >> This is her here. Yeah. So, she's just grabbing and touching. I'm telling her and she's like, "I want this one instead." And I'm like, "Okay, that's fine." Like, I don't care. Like, just give me the change. And then at that point, she's like, "Didn't I give you some money already?" And I'm like, "You didn't." >> Yeah. No, you're you can continue working. So, um, the lady said $144 >> and she gave her a $130 or something like that. >> And the lady the the c the employee said, "You you didn't give me enough." >> And she's like, "Here." And she like threw a penny or a dime. I don't know what it was. And she said, "I'll justing steal it." So, the lady goes down and the the employee goes out and she said, "You're not you're not leaving." >> Yeah. and she's standing there and the lady, you know, as she's going, she's pushing her and then she open-handedly pushed her. So that's when I went out and I said, "How dare you put your hands on a pregnant woman?" Yeah. >> For a lighter, you [ __ ] crackhead. >> I did. I I I was so livid. And um I said, "Over a lighter?" >> She t off towards like Town Center or something. >> Well, she went behind. So >> Oh, I see. Okay. >> Yeah. So, I don't know if she like I tried to look in the woods like there was some balloons back there, but I didn't >> we could not find her. But I'm sending out like an attempt to locate and everything like that. >> She had a silver bike. Looked like silver. >> Yeah, it looked like a pricey bike, you know. >> Um >> like a mountain style type bike, beach cruiser, but >> a bigger one. Not like a BMX or >> No, no, no. Definitely like a high, you know, high style, but >> she had something over her face. Looked like she maybe had a wig on. >> Yeah. Um, some >> I guess she the manager, the lady she pushed said that she comes in often and like does this kind of [ __ ] all the time and like return stuff or tries to return things to get like beer and cigarettes. >> Yeah. Yeah, she was definitely on something, >> right? >> Yeah, she did have a Arizona um can. I don't know what was in it, but she did have Hello. How you doing? >> You mind if I talk to you for a minute? >> Well, I need to talk to you for a sec. >> Ma'am, I need to talk to you for a second. Okay. >> I want to talk about Were you at the Dollar General earlier today? >> No. >> No. >> Can you tell me what happened there? >> No. What are we talking about? >> You don't know what I'm talking about? >> No, >> I went and got some food. >> You went to got some food? Yes. >> Where'd you get a Where did you get food at? at Publix. >> At Publix? >> Yes. >> And you didn't go to the Dollar General at all? >> All right. >> Um, so listen, we have we have video footage of you in the Dollar General. >> Okay. >> So, I'm just trying to get your side of story on things. Obviously, you were there. So, what what happened? >> That's not what I said. Why are you changing the story, bro? Come on. I woke up. I just told you I woke up. >> Okay. Matter of fact, words put on my food a section at the >> Okay. Were you riding your bike? >> No, no, no. I just walked. >> Oh, you walk? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> I don't I didn't go I didn't go that way. It's just a It's just a It's been like this since I was born. Um usually walk. >> I know you before you said you ride your bike all the way to Daytona. So, >> Oh, yeah. I usually ride my bike, which is upside down right now. >> It's upside down. >> I mean, like I'm fixing a wheel on it, but um it's actually at the >> Sorry, it's it's you swap with the tire. I'm sorry. I'm just tired. >> You don't have your bike here. I have it on my bike. >> You do? >> Oh, I thought you said it was upside down somewhere. >> No, it's upside down. I took off the tire. I have the S road tires >> taken off and I usually put sign in there. >> Is it in the back? >> Um, yes. >> Do you mind if I just look at it? >> No, I do. I do. >> Okay. >> What time was that? >> Honestly, I think it took me about Took me about an hour. An hour and a half. >> Yeah. Do you remember what time you went there? Was it this morning? >> No, I like I usually just, you know, wash my face. But I >> Yeah. Were you wearing that that you have on? >> Um, no. No, I wore um I just wore gray pants and uh >> What did you What top did you have on? >> I don't remember. So, >> you don't remember? Were you wearing your wig? >> Is there anything else you want to talk about? >> Were you wearing your wig? >> No. No. I was wearing my hat with the hat. >> Okay. >> All right. Hello. All right. Um, did it anybody explain to you what was going on? >> No. >> Okay. So, I'm going to show you a photo array of photos. Um, I'm going to read you the instructions first. Okay. >> Do you want to step in or do you want to do it out here? >> I'll do a phone. >> Okay. Um, do you have a pen out here? Yeah, I can. >> Okay. If not, I have a pen. >> I got a pen. Just hours after the sheriff's office posted surveillance images online, tips from the community helped police identify the suspect as 34year-old Maria Gritz. When officers confronted her at home, Maria immediately denied being at Dollar General. >> Maria. Maria, stop for a second. Come here. >> What do I need? What do you say? >> I need to tell. Listen. Okay. >> I don't need to stop for your >> Yes, you do. Okay. Listen to me. All right. So, right now, >> this is like the eighth time you guys around. >> Like you guys always stop. >> Okay. Listen. You're going to jail reference >> for what? >> Listen, >> I'll tell you in a second. >> Can I get my Excuse me. >> Stop resisting. >> Are you serious? For what? >> What are you? >> Stop resisting. >> What? For what? What do you want from me? >> Other way. For >> what are you guys arresting me for? >> Close it. >> What are you arresting me for? >> We'll explain to you in just a minute. So, you're going to jail for aggravated battery. You pushed a pregnant person at the Dollar General the other day. Okay. >> I never pushed anybody out. >> Yes, >> you did. We have you on video. >> I never pushed anybody. >> We have you on video. I never pushed anybody. >> We have you on video. >> Aggravated battery. We have you on video. >> No, no. I paid for my lighter and I was trying to get out of there. >> That's [clears throat] another charge. You are shoplifting and aggravated battery. Okay. >> Can you Can Let me see the ticket, please. >> What? >> Yeah. >> I never pushed anybody. I just walked up. She was blocking the entrance. You're right. >> You put your hands on her. >> I did not put my hands on anybody. >> You can't block the entrance. Are you kidding me? Here. I got move. Other door. Stay right here for a second. >> I'll close it. >> We have video on this. >> I would like to see the video. Can I get a >> No, that's not true. You guys are >> Do you have anything on you, Maria, that's going to poke me, stab me, or anything? >> Okay, with the back of my hand, I'm just going to check. Okay. >> Nothing. >> Please. >> Well, I have to if you're going in the patrol car. So, with the back of my hand, >> nothing. Okay. >> Are you kidding me? Aggravated dad. >> Yes. Go ahead and get in. Okay. >> This is not true. >> It is. >> It's not true. >> You're on video. >> You're lying. We're not getting on the side of the road. Get in the car. Okay. >> Give me a ticket. Give me a ticket. Give me something. This is not right. >> You're going to get once you get to the jail. Have a seat. >> This is not right. For what? This is not right. >> Have a seat. >> I never did that. I never aggravated somebody. I would never do that. >> That's up to the judge to determine. Where's the judge? >> Put your feet. >> Oh my god. Are you kidding me? >> When Maria was told she was being arrested for aggravated assault, she began to panic. >> Now, what's that? >> Um, I would never hurt anybody. I would never stop. >> You don't have to hurt anybody. It's the pushing. Okay. >> I never >> to get out of the store. >> I I never No, no, no. I was just trying on video is what I'm saying. >> I swear to God, I swear on my life I would never push her. I would never do that. She was um honestly I gave her the money and I think I was 10 cent short. Um will you grab my cell phone, please? >> Can I see your Miranda card, please? >> Real quick though, I'm just going to read your M Miranda rights. Okay, Maria, I'm Deputy CL with the Flyer County Sheriff's Office. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in court. You have the right to talk to your lawyer for advice before we ask you any questions or have him with you during questioning. Can I afford a lawyer? One would be appointed before you for any question if you wish. With these rights in mind, are you willing to talk to me? >> Um, okay. >> Yeah. Yes, absolutely. Where's the keys at first? >> Um, uh, I'm not sure. Uh, could I just I don't remember. >> Can we go through it to check? >> No, I'd rather not. >> All right. Well, then you're not going to be able to get your keys. I don't know what to tell you. >> Um, uh, the keys are fine. Just, uh, it will be locked. Uh, >> so don't bother. >> Just put that back and lock your door. >> Uh, no. I need that. I need my cell phone. We're not bringing the whole backpack. Okay. >> Oh, it's so hot. >> So, cuz they're going to search it at the jail if we bring it. Just so you know. So, listen. >> I'll talk to you >> when you're So, you did go to the Dollar General that day. >> Uh, >> it was on the second. >> I don't I don't remember when it was. I don't >> But you remember getting a lighter and stuff like that? >> Um, I don't know. I don't uh I remember. Yeah, I remember paying for a lighter. Yeah. Yeah. But I'm not sure what the date was for it. >> Okay, no problem. But it was during the day and then you got out of the Were you riding your bicycle then? I don't I don't recall. >> I don't know. But um >> So when you were leaving the store, did you push anyone or? >> No, I really didn't. >> Okay. Did anybody get in front of you or anything like that when you were trying to leave? >> Um yes, I She was blocking the entrance. Okay. >> Um Sorry, my hair's in my mouth. I can't even breathe. >> I'm so thirsty. Um uh and um I'm sorry. I can't Can I get my hair out of my mouth, please? It's so ridiculous. Could you please I >> I can't unlock those now. >> Oh. >> Um, sorry. I was been working all morning. Um, I can't believe that. I would never do that. I would never do that to somebody. I would never push or hurt somebody. >> Okay. So, what happened when she got in front of you? >> I think uh honestly, I'm not sure why why they don't like me. I paid my intention was completely right. I think I dropped 10 cents. Okay. >> Uh, and I tried to pick it up and maybe she thought that I was doing something wrong. >> Is this your cell phone? >> And yes, please. >> All right. We'll bring it with us. Okay. >> Um, and uh, yeah. I don't know. Honestly, I did. Did you guys see me pick up the 10 cents? >> I I don't >> on the video. >> Listen, I saw you bending down. It was I didn't really see the full like other than what I needed to see. You know what I mean? So, >> what I'm trying to ask you is >> I thought that I wasn't paying and my intention was to get >> So, when she got in front of you, what happened then? Did you get blocking, you know, just kind of just pushing me? >> Then how did you get out of the the store if she was blocking you? >> Uh, kind of just I don't know. Just kind of And >> you didn't touch her at all? >> No, I didn't touch her. Not at all. All right, then. I was my my my intention was to go outside. >> Okay. >> Uh I you know, I'm not sure why she was bumped. I can't believe this. I I honestly I didn't even want >> I get you. We'll talk on the way. Okay, we're going to start driving. >> Maria was arrested without major incident and charged with aggravated battery on a pregnant woman and petit theft. Her bond was set at $6,000. Here are the most attention-grabbing comments from the online community regarding this incident. Sounds like she's entitled. And I'd add, don't do the crime if you can't do the time. Oh, please. If that employee was so concerned about her fetus, she'd have retreated. But did she do that? Nope. She threw hands for a minute or more. Combining the assault with a completed pettit theft creates two separate criminal cases. Public tips and clear surveillance footage remain some of the most effective tools for quickly identifying and locating suspects who flee the scene. Let's dive into the dramatic events of the next case. What would you do if you left stolen items behind after being spotted? got into a fight with a store employee outside and then claimed the police threatened to break your neck while taking you down. >> I don't want you touching me. You got two other officers out here. Please, I'M BEGGING YOU. I'M BEGGING YOU. DON'T TOUCH ME. YOU DON'T touch me. You cutting me. Don't touch me. >> On October 16th, 2022, police were called to a Walmart after a retail theft quickly escalated into a violent altercation. The suspect, later identified as Shamar, admitted she entered the store intending to steal. You ain't got arrest me. I ain't going no you well. >> I got you. >> She attacked me. >> I got you. Put your ass back for now, >> man. For what? You just >> put your ass back. Get your ass Gary back. Hands behind your back. >> It's okay. >> All right. >> Get my mother. It's >> right there. >> Back up. >> Hey, so I got What the >> Stop. >> I will break your [ __ ] if you don't stop. Get your hand off my neck. >> Nobody's on your right here. >> Get your hand off my neck. >> Relax. You're okay. >> Hand off my neck. And you going to do what? YOU GOING TO BREAK WHAT? WHAT? You going to break? >> Stop resisting. >> You say YOU GOING TO BREAK WHAT? >> I will break your arm if you don't stop. >> Oh, you recording on. I ain't tripping. >> Yes. >> It's on. >> Stop. >> It's okay. Mother, I ain't resisting. >> Yeah. Okay. >> You know I ain't resisting. >> It's okay. Make sure I get a lawyer for this [ __ ] He going to break my mother neck. All these >> You're not He's not on your neck. Relax. I talk about you saying you going to break what you going to mother break you >> stand up >> get my phone >> I got it >> get my mother phone >> stand up then >> nast >> turn around for me >> you going to break my mother >> if you don't stop resisting stop >> what you going to do >> stop bro don't look at me >> get my other sho Who is you >> reverse off >> who is you who the you tell who is you who is you >> all right get in the car >> who is you relax >> stop don't be rough with me cuz I ain't resisting >> walk to the car I'm telling you >> walk to the Don't try it. Don't try it. >> Don't try me right now. Don't try >> You threaten me. What you going to do? >> I'm trying to call her. She's secure. >> Okay. What you going to do to me? Break my neck. Okay. >> Shoot down there. >> Stop. Do you have anything? >> Don't touch me. >> Do you have anything on me? >> All right. [ __ ] >> Try. You already threatened me. So try it. You already threaten me. I ain't resisting. >> You going to threaten all these all these black people. Y'all, you going to threaten me? >> Stop resisting. >> Don't touch me, bro. >> Listen to what I'm telling you. >> Listen to what the I'm telling you. >> Look forward. >> I ain't got to look. I'm looking this way, >> bro. >> Tell anything on you. >> Stop playing with me. Don't touch me, bro. >> Don't touch me. >> Stop. >> Get your ass. You talking about what you doing? You going to threaten me? You talking about Stop. >> Okay. >> All right. So, you ain't threatening me. >> Okay. >> Your body cam can't be on. >> It is on. >> A female Walmart security employee followed Sheamar into the parking lot and filmed her on a personal phone. Furious about being recorded, Shamar snatched the phone from her hand and threw it, triggering a violent struggle between them. >> All right. Scary car. >> What? Take a seat. >> That better go to jail for testing you. >> We'll figure everything out. >> All right. It's okay. I'll be back. >> First off, is those are those scratches from her? >> Yes, they are. That's what the I'm TRYING TO TELL YOU. WHY YOU SITTING UP HERE AT ME? I DEFENDED my self. I don't give a what I WAS IN THERE DOING. I LEFT THAT [ __ ] ALONE AND I WANT THE out with me. SHE CAME OUTSIDE ME. SHE TOUCHED ME FIRST. I DEFENDED MY SELF. I HAVE A RIGHT TO DEFEND MYSELF. First off, first off, we're here for a petty. >> Wait, what did I STEAL? WHAT DID I STEAL? I LEFT THE I'M TELLING YOU, I left the stuff there. >> OKAY. WHEN I SAW THEM WATCHING ME, I LEFT the stuff there. That's what I'm telling you. >> She came outside with me. >> And then uh right by the turn on the right hand side if you're looking at the park. >> Who? You come into the bus and I'm walking back on that side. >> Are you already caring out? Are you >> sure? Okay. Okay. Okay. So, let's let's go back to the LP office. We'll go she's in the back. We'll go over there and then um >> just put put in her just have her put her on. >> Ma'am, what's your first name? >> So, you're not going to give me your name? >> Okay. >> Okay. Well, when I tell you put your hands behind your back, you got to comply. This ain't the debate. >> This is why you came at me. >> Yeah, I told you. Put your hands behind your back. Okay. And you got to comply that, bro. >> All right. There you go. >> I ain't on that [ __ ] >> Okay. >> You threaten me. Do your job. >> I am. You're going to jail. >> Oh, and she ain't. >> We'll figure that out now. >> It's okay. >> We'll figure that out now. >> It's okay. I'll be out tonight. Believe that. >> Oh, okay. >> Believe that. I'll be out. >> I'm sure you ain't wrong. >> This mother up from here. Believe that. That's on Jesus. This hit me in my mother [ __ ] and I'm wrong for defending myself. Y'all crazy as hell. >> So what we're gonna do, we're gonna look at the cameras. >> About no camera. You heard what the I said. >> Okay. >> You can't y'all got out the car and wrecked me. I AIN'T GOING NO. I was standing right there. That's I would have been left. >> Okay. Thank you. >> The sit up here mother threat me. Y'all right here all these mother. You lost your mother mind. AC's on. Okay. >> Thank you. >> Love you. Now >> here. Go off. >> So, just stay with her. >> Does it do like you normally do the petty theft? >> Sorry to >> until Yeah, man. I appreciate you, bro. >> I tried to stop it. I tried to stop it. I was holding the red lady. I tried to stop. >> But she she was attacking her. >> I didn't want to rap. >> She was a little wild. >> There was a lot of people around. They couldn't help me. >> Yeah. They don't want to help. >> You know that go man. They want to be on wall, >> you know. But >> you want to Did you see it start when she started attacking her or you just saw her attacking her and you intervened? >> Huh? >> What? What? who is lingering around. >> Things quickly spiraled out of control as officer Perez and his fellow officers rushed in to restrain Shamar. >> Okay, we'll be right back. >> How's it going? Any medical for you guys? >> Yeah, she's bleeding on her face. She on the side of the window. She bang bang bang real hard. You touching me. You got two other officers out here. Please, I'm begging you. I'M BEGGING YOU. DON'T TOUCH ME. YOU THREATEN ME. Don't touch me. You threaten me. Don't touch me. You threaten the wrong [ __ ] dog. You threaten the wrong, bro. You threaten the wrong believe that you threaten the wrong. I'm telling you, you threaten the wrong one. Hear me. Hear me. >> Hear me, you threaten the wrong one, HOMEBOY. BELIEVE THAT. MY FAMILY WORK FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. Believe that. >> Okay. >> YOU THREATENED THE WRONG ONE. BELIEVE THAT. YOU AGGRESSIVELY SLAUGHTER ME FOR noing reason. >> Okay. >> I didn't run. I DIDN'T GO NOWHERE CUZ I KNOW I WAS DEFENDING MYSELF. THAT TOUCHED ME FIRST. >> What's your name, ma'am? What's your name? >> Shamar. >> Shamar. He's just trying to check your handcuffs to make sure they aren't tight. Okay. >> Okay. You going to sit up there and throw me on the mother ground like it's talking about resistance. He ain't going to threaten me. What about feel too tight on you? No, I'm good. >> You okay? >> Yes, sir. I'm good. >> All right. Fine. >> All right. >> Make sure you put that you me and slam me on the ground, too. Pass. >> You better ask who you better You better ask who my mother family is with law enforcement. That's what you better do when you when you pull me up. Ask who it is. >> I'll let I'll let >> ASK WHO IT IS. ASK WHO IT IS. PUNK PEREZ. >> OKAY. >> You like I said, you threaten the wrong one. You threaten the wrong. YOU SPREADING THE WRONG BREAK SOME BREAK SOME BREAK SOME BREAK SOME YOU BREAK SOME RIGHT here because nasty you going me >> you going cuz I'm a female you going to do your ass >> my whole thing is with your officers he say they got a call for a fight a potential stuff or whatever. He said, "Okay, >> my whole thing is I know I was wrong. I could have left, but I didn't leave." >> When they when I seen them pulling in, I stood right there. I was on the phone with my sister. When he got the car, he immediately ran down there where I was at aggressively, grabbed me, talking about, "Oh, turn around, turn around, and then slam me on the ground." And I'm still trying to figure out what you did all that for. Then when you got me on the ground, you talking about stop resisting before I break your neck. Then the other officer that was with him had his left knee or right knee or whatever on my neck. And I'm saying, "Take your neck. Take your knee off my neck. Please take your knee off my neck." And he did remove his his knee. But what I'm trying to figure out is why you came at me so aggressive. You slammed me on the ground and then you put handcuffs on me and then threaten me for what? I didn't do nothing. I didn't resist. How can I resist when I got two big ass male officers on top of me? How am I resisting? >> You get what I'm saying? That's why I'm trying >> I do I do understand. I do understand. And I I'll review their action. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Cuz my like I told him, my grandma worked for Orange County Sheriff. My uncle worked for OPD. Every time I get into an incident with one of y'all and I let them know, >> it get handled. But I'm not letting it go. I'm just trying to figure out why would you threaten me and say before I break your neck when you got all this [ __ ] going on with all these officers out here black offic I mean killing black people, hurting black people for no reason. So why would you threaten me like that? What did I do to you for you to threaten me like that? I wasn't resistant. You didn't even give me a He didn't even give me a chance to turn around. You immediately walked up on me aggressively and you grabbed me and turned me around and slipped me down and y'all put me in handcuffs. I didn't do nothing. >> Like I told him, if that's the case, I could have been got in my car and left. My car parked out there somewhere. I could have been got in my car and left, >> but everybody kept telling me to go. I'm not going nowhere for what. >> Even though I know it could have been me sitting in the back of this car, me getting trespassed, whatever. You get what I'm saying? I aditted what I did. I tried to walk out and I didn't get I didn't start being loud, aggressive, whatever you want to call it, until she came out there bothering me. >> I don't care what I did in that store. If I left y'all, even if I walked out with y'all stuff, y'all not supposed to touch me. And she know that. >> All right, ma'am. Let me um get get somebody to get you to the bathroom. Okay. All right, >> Amy, get away from me. >> Okay, here's how it's going to go. Okay, we're going to take you in there. >> Are you able to take you in the female bathroom? We'll uncuff you. You're going to go in the stall. When you get done, you come out. >> Okay, >> ma'am. Staring at him is not going to make it any any This ain't different. >> This is I'm telling you how this is going to go. >> I'm listening to you. >> Okay. >> All right. So what we what we require at this point is when we go in the store that you not do anything >> okay >> extra. >> You're right. >> Because it'll be a second charge and second take down. >> I just want to know why the did you threaten me and spun me on the ground like that? That's what I want to know. You can't answer that for me. >> This is not helping. >> I told you I'll answer that question for you. >> No, he need to answer it cuz he did it. You didn't do it. Clearly you don't want to talk to him right now. So you don't even want him that. >> So I don't know why you don't want him to answer that question. >> You ain't got to baby. You ain't trust me. You ain't got to >> I'm You ain't got to answer it. >> No, no, I'll go with him. >> Stay with Burns. You got to stay with your trainee. She was charged with resisting arrest, retail theft, and battery. She later pleaded guilty to the battery charge, was banned from Walmart, and received a sentence of probation. What did the audience think of this unbelievable handle? Let's go through a few standout comments. It's honestly unbelievable how grown adults act when they're faced with consequences of their own actions. She would have gotten angry no matter what they did because she knew she was caught. The guilty ones always act so mad and indignant. Leaving merchandise behind after being spotted does not erase the attempted theft. Physical resistance during a lawful arrest almost always adds a separate charge. If Shamar's reaction in the Walmart parking lot was fueled by anger, violence, and defiance, the next case shows a completely different attitude. What would you do if you admitted to stealing $5,000 from the register, but the store could only prove $18 on video? >> She would go into the register, just take cash out of the register. We have it on video. We have documented 17. So, you'll see her go in, palm the money, take it, put it in her pocket. She stated she thought approximately $5,000. However, documented on paper was just shy of $1,800. >> What you tell us and what we have documented are two different words. >> January 13th, 2022, police were called to a Home Depot in West Palm Beach, Florida. The investigation had quietly been underway since early December when asset protection discovered repeated cash shortages at the registers. >> All right. So, I don't think you can run. >> All right. >> But my boss is going to take this one. >> Oh, okay. You want to clean everything? >> Okay. associate >> 197. >> What's up, man? >> How you doing? >> Good. >> So, um, NY's been working with us for 3 months and over the 3-month period, you going to the register, just take cash out of the register. We have it on video. We have documented 17 packets in the other room. Sorry. They're doing the termination on her right now. So once they turn natur 175522 he's got it all on a thumb drive for you all documented. Here's basically [clears throat] synopsis of what led to the original confirmed theft. Problem was Christmas hit and during Christmas I should just bang this up. So we stopped the investigation of Christmas but he continued it in the store. So, not everything's on this packet, but it's on his thumb drive and paperwork that he has. Okay. I could do they need that paperwork, too. >> Um, >> or I could do the uh I do this cash shortage paperwork that >> Yeah, I'll do that one. >> And then on here, so you'll have all the video. Here's all of her information. You'll see all this is snapshots of what's on video. So, you'll see her go in, pond the money, take it, put it in a pocket. on this one. Charlie >> basically every time she did a shortage as soon as I walked in her via CCTV's property manager and she went to another register. So today we sat her back here and actually get to register twice today where we got that money back. >> Okay. Um >> here's her statement. You want to see what people >> cuz she also says here that she stole about 5,000. So you get >> So what happened was when we go through the thing I said, "How long you been with us?" She says, "How this how long I've been with us? How much on an average? How much do you think you've taken from us each day and in registers?" So then when she gave us the total, I'm like, "You think it's as much as $5,000?" And she goes, "Yeah, it probably is." >> Unfortunately, what she tells us and what we have documented are two different worlds. And this is all we seek. We don't That's just if she wants to admit to 20 grand, we're going to be like, >> is that her there? >> Yeah. >> And then whoever I'm adding, just send me. >> Okay. >> To bypass the store's security checks, Cassandra exploited an internal process known as a cash strip or cash drop. >> It's a lot going on. That's it. She's going to leave one right here for you >> and fold it with her fingers. >> Are you clapping or out? >> You're still in. Okay. Just give a few seconds. >> See how it's tucked? >> Yeah, it's tucked under. Yeah. >> She drops it there. She's going to pick it up again. Fold it. Yeah. Yeah, I see it. Yeah, full. >> She's quick. That's why I asked her when I was interviewing like, "Where were you before here?" >> Because like she did it before. Does she have any prior? >> Um, no. She doesn't have uh really any history. So, that's you know, >> she caught on quick. That's the scary thing. Like she was like she caught on with our systems and stuff. >> She goes in and right in her pocket. >> Oh, yeah. That's one of them. Let's see what else. >> Yo, old school cameras four years ago. >> Oh, yeah. >> Wouldn't even had a chance. >> Like, what is that? What are they doing? >> Is that [laughter] something's moving? >> Okay, that one's done. You know how to work with that? >> Can't see it. >> There you go. Folded one right there and >> tucked it into her palm. >> She's very cooperative, wasn't she? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> She's very well mannered, too. She was ready to go. >> She's smart. She's smart, too. >> She puts that. >> So, she's still got it in >> her palm. >> Yeah. >> And then right in her pocket. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. You're right. You know, if you had uh you know, like kind of older cameras, you probably wouldn't be able to tell you. >> That was used to be a nightmare. Covert cameras in order to try to >> Right. Right. >> What about today? You had the >> I didn't save video for today. You want me to? >> Go ahead and save it. Yeah. >> We did take it. >> We took $150 off. Yeah. What time did I walk in here? >> I don't know. >> It was literally right after I walked in the door. >> Um Adam, what's your position here? >> I'm the district asset protection manager. >> Okay. And uh can you tell me uh just why are we here? What happened? >> Uh back in early December, uh we were able to uh review some reports that showed shortages, cash overshort reporting. Uh during that time we identified uh the cashier in question uh last name um had multiple cash shortages. Uh due to that we began our investigation reviewing CCTV uh at which time we identified um removing funds from the register on multiple occasions and concealing them either in her apron or in her pants pocket. Um due to that we concluded an investigation and on today's date >> uh what was today >> on 113 2022 I responded to the store to speak to me with regards to the cash shortages during my conversation with um we asked what transpired and what actions she took. She acknowledged both written and verbal that she would um open the register doing cash strip voids, remove funds from the register and conceal them in her apron or in her pocket. She stated the reason she did that is she had a family member that passed away and that she had to help them pay for some funds. When asked how much she took, she stated she thought approximately $5,000. However, documented on paper was just shy of $1,800, which we have CCTV and documentated uh document documented reports of >> Okay. Um and she was hired just as a standard cashier. >> She is a part-time cashier. >> Okay. All right. Um anything else? >> She's been with us about 3 months and per her self- admission, she's been doing it since she's been with us. Okay. >> When confronted by Home Depot security, Cassandra was polite, cooperative, and immediately admitted to everything. M uh can you tell me what happened? What's going on? >> Like when I like I've been he said I've been working here three months I guess cuz I came in November, >> right? >> Like when I just work like I was just taking the phone just so I could like do my grand down for his cremation. >> So you took this job for your for who? >> No, like I was work like it's just working but no like with this it's like I was taking the funds out for my grandfather's cremation. So your father's freemason just >> Okay. And um wait, what do you mean you were taking funds? Uh what do you mean? >> Like the money from the registers? >> All right. The money that you were stealing from the register. Okay. So that money you were using to donate towards your father's cremation. >> Okay. Um obviously um I mean uh I hope you understand the error in your ways you know uh so you know I mean it's against the law to to steal you know from a business you know you were getting paid correct you're already getting paid and you got your monthly salary or uh paychecks. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Weekly. Okay. And uh but you know so you you were taking the the money out of the register. How would you do this exactly? Like it was like we got to like the register say do like a cash strip >> just like folded >> cash drop. >> Yeah, you can say cash drop. Same thing >> or strip. You said strip. Okay. >> Okay. And so what is a cash strip mean? >> It's like it's like when the registers like you have they only can have a certain amount in register. So like if you have like $1,000 you have to drop five. Well it normally be more than a thousand but it'll tell you how much you have to drop. So like it's like hundreds 50s then 20s 10 fives ones and like change. You shouldn't have nothing in your hundreds and 50 spot. You should only have 20 10 spots and ones. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah. >> And so when you have uh excess money in your in your register, you have to do a strip to >> you just have to like send it up to the office or I don't know what >> So what would happen normally if you know um you weren't stealing the money, but you know you you understood that there you needed to do a strip on your register. [clears throat] What who would take the money? >> Nobody. You have to put it in like like if it if it's like this shift daytime, you just put it in like a a bottle and you send it up. But if you do night shift, you have to just keep it under the register. >> Oh, okay. All right. So, they have like a specific means for collecting the money and then but it's not to go like in your pocket or something. Okay. All right. What What did you call it? One of those >> a bottle. It's like So, how you do it is you put it in like a packet. You You have a zipper. You zip it and you put in the bottle and you send it up through like a tube. I thought okay. >> Yeah. The bank when you go to like the drivethru >> and so what what's usually the amount that it requires you to do a strip or is there any amount? >> No, it's not no amount. So like how muchever 20 like how muchever hundreds and 50s you just put in reg. So if you got like 10 hundreds you'll put 1000s. If you got 350s you'll put 350s and the computer calculated out by itself. >> Okay. All right. And so but you were just stripping the the register but then you know not sending it up. You just >> like I was like like like I'll just take a hundred and then I'll send the rest. I guess that's what it is. >> Okay. All right. Oh, I got you. So you'd be like, you know, $500. You would take a hundred of it, send the 400 up. Okay. All right. All right. Um and uh so what was the when was the first time that you uh >> had to be in December? >> Okay. Um, and uh, do you remember how much approximately you've taken? >> Uh, when I did it with AJ and Beth, they tot, downstairs, >> they to out, too. >> Okay. Um, are are you uh, you know, regretful at all for >> Yeah, it it was just like I just have a lot going on. >> Okay. Um, do you have anything else for me? No. >> Okay. Um, >> they had like we sign like a paper say I could pay it back, but I don't know how we go about that. I don't know. >> Okay. Is that what your intent is? Yes. You Okay. >> Do you remember when you were uh hired here? >> You just said uh November, right? You say sometime in November. Okay. Stand up for me. >> All right. >> Can we go out this door? >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. All right. Turn around. >> And this way. >> Yeah. Yeah. Make a right. Um, >> no man. >> Oops. >> These all ones? >> Yeah. >> Are these credit cards in your name? Yeah. >> What you mean? >> Don't need your name. >> Do you have anything in your I'm sorry. Do you have anything in your your locker that you need to have? >> No, I never use my locker. >> Okay. >> All right. We got 110 105 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 5 26 $27. Any other cash? >> After being terminated by the company, she was turned over to the police. Despite the large difference between her admission and the documented loss, the case proceeded based on the video evidence and her own statements. In response to that outofcrol escalation, the viewers have shared some very sharp perspectives. Only been there three months, she literally only applied to steal. Funny how they're so embarrassed after they get caught and don't want to do the walk of shame, but had no shame while stealing. In Florida, theft becomes a thirdderee felony. Grand theft once the value reaches $750. A suspect's own inflated admission can influence charging decisions and restitution amounts even when surveillance only supports a much smaller figure. In the next case, we see a thin line between the law and survival as a man faces handcuffs for trying to find food for his wife. What would you do if you walked into Walmart with an empty cart, grabbed a TV off the shelf, and tried to return it for cash while claiming you bought it a month ago at another store? >> Let's do it. Let's do it. >> How long ago you bought the TV? I bought the TV like a month ago. He said, "I don't care. I'm taking the TV out the fence." >> On March 11th, 2025, Palm Beach County deputies responded to a Walmart after security detained a man who entered with an empty cart, but soon brought a TV from electronics to customer service and demanded a refund. >> What's going on? Was the guy he left? >> He was supposed >> I didn't see anybody signed there when I got there. >> No. Where did he start back then? No. No. >> Did you get a name or anything like that? >> He said cliff. >> I don't think that's his name. >> What is he wearing? >> Yeah. You >> got the one the TV? >> Yeah, I'm right. >> What's the story with the TV? >> He say I He said I lift the TV up off the thing and put it on the cart and say I try to come to return and try to return TV. >> Okay. I don't know. We're trying to figure out what exactly is going on. You have your ID or anything on there? >> No, my ID is with my wife at the bus stop. >> What's your name? >> My name is >> That's your full like your legal name on your ID. >> What's your middle name? >> What's your middle name? >> My middle name is not my last name. >> You have a middle name? >> No, sir. >> What's your date of birth? Sorry. >> How you doing? >> Where's the guy? He said he was going to wait for you guys, but he he must have left. >> Is it the guy that's talking to Brandon? Red shirt. Red shirt. >> Yeah, he's talking to Brandon. >> All right. So, let me show you what I see what we see. He insists that he came in with that. Now, I still have to review to see when he came in. >> Mhm. >> He said he didn't touch any TV, didn't take anything off the shelf. But if you review this footage, put it put up there and put this one there. Put this over there. 26. >> What's up? It was 175343. >> So, the only thing is I've reviewed already like 40 minutes of footage. She told me we only been here 20 minutes. So now I while I'm trying to go back to see when he came in, he comes knocking on the door and that's why I made the call. >> So you bought the TV somewhere else? >> Yeah, I bought the TV somewhere else and I came here to see it with him. >> To convince police, Cliff spun an elaborate story. He claimed he bought the TV a month earlier at a Walmart in Boca Ratan, stored it away, then traveled with his disabled wife by train and bus route 43 to return it here. taking it away. >> You trying to change? >> Exchange the TV. Yes. >> But where's the other? >> Cuz there's video of you taking the TV from the back off into the >> I would have never came to customer service if I'm if I'm trying to take >> I'm just saying what I saw. >> I I stopped him there. >> No, look, sir. I stopped him >> and ask him. Sir, how can I >> You know what time exactly you got here? >> I got here I don't have a watch. I got here around >> it's 7:26 right now. >> I got here around like 6:00. >> You got here around 6:00. Which which entrance did you come in from? >> That one. >> So the garden or the one right before? >> The one right before. >> Okay. >> Now you say that you were exchanging the TV. >> Yes sir. >> And you have a receipt for the previous TV. >> That's I got [ __ ] for that TV there, but I had a long time. It was like a month ago. I had that TV in my store. I have the storage in labor. >> Uhhuh. I have I dropped that TV here on the bus. Okay. And and walked right through there. Ask the man cuz the man was standing right there in in the entrance. I was saying I walked all the way to the cuz I ain't never returning that. I went all the way to the um to the to the um electronics thinking I can return it there. >> So, were you returning it or exchanging it? >> I was returning I'm trying to return it, but if they say I couldn't, I was trying to exchange it. >> If you're returning it, why didn't you go from here straight to customer service? know where I I I just went to where I bought it from. >> I bought it from electronics. So I went to electronics try to return. >> So did you go to the the register at electronics? >> Yes, sir. I the white boy that was at electronics. He he saw me with the TV and I was like, "Sir, can I return?" He said, "No, go to customer service." >> Mhm. >> So how did you end up taking something off the shelf and instead of um >> I taking something off the shelf and I had it with me. I had it on the car with Okay. >> Yeah, we just saw you taking off both of those in the car at customer service to return it. What happens is if a customer comes here with a product, if they walk in the store with a product and if they got it from another store, they try to return it. It may be legitimately not, but our system sometimes can't pick it up. So, we send them back to the store they got it from. >> They're hip to that. So, if he can come in, get a TV, first open the box, go to customer service, say, "I got this from another store. I want to return it." We'll tell him, "Take it to the store." You walk right up. >> All right. I >> That's the same one I just had right there. >> That's the same one. >> How did you pay for the TV? >> I paid the TV with cash. >> You paid for it with cash? >> I had my income tax. I paid the TV with cash. >> Which Walmart did you buy their TV from? >> I bought the TV in Bokeh. >> In bokeh. >> The bokea by the bokea mall right there. That Walmart that's right there. I bought the TV right there. >> So why are you all the way in Royal Palm? >> Because I I caught the bus right here and it was the closest Walmart I seen. But so you carried the TV from your Where's your storage at? >> My storage is in labor. I caught the train to get on to get on the the 43. The 43 bought me right here and I saw the Walmart and I was like, >> "No, because you still be closer to the the Belvadier Walmart. Why you didn't go to that one?" >> Because me and my wife, we was riding on the bus. My wife was in the wheelchair. We were riding on the bus. >> Uhhuh. >> So I seen this Walmart right here and I said, "Well, I'm going to return the TV right here." >> So you had no idea you were going to return the TV. You just going to carry it around all day? >> No, I know I was going to return here. >> Okay, that's why I came here. >> When Cliff realized he could no longer deny the overwhelming evidence, his defiance completely collapsed. Mr. Brown saying to you, >> Mr. Brown, listen. >> I just want to ask you one question. When you walked into the store, I'm going to talk slow so you understand me, okay? Cuz I talk kind of crazy sometimes. When you walked into these people's stores, you brought the TV in. >> Let me finish. >> Yes, sir. >> You walked into the store with the TV. You had possession of a TV with you the whole time you've been walking through that whole store? >> I had the TV when I walked to the electronics. >> Did you have possession of the TV the whole time you've been inside of the store? That's what I'm asking. Yes, sir. >> Okay. Have you seen the 2025 Explorer? >> Like Ford Explorer? >> No. >> Well, you're going to come in with me. We're not going to We're not going to play this game. >> What game? What is he talking about? [laughter] >> Before we make it to you in the video, you walk around these people's stove with no TV and walking out with a TV. That's what we walked out with. I ain't walk out with no TV. I had the TV when I came in here. I didn't say you walked. I said you ready to walk out with a TV. No, that's why I asked you. Did you have possession of the TV the whole time? You said no. That's why I asked you that. >> Get my uh >> You got him coming in. >> Coming in with what? >> Nothing. >> Nothing. >> Come on, man. >> Really gave you the uh the option to walk away from here, but I can't leave. My man, they got video walking in here. >> Huh? >> Turn this off. I >> think I might hang out here with you. Good. >> Thanks, sir. Watch your foot. I don't want to crush it. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. He brought back everything, too. >> What can I do for you? >> Uh, not much. I'm going I'm going in the district and uh going to type it up over there. >> Okay. >> And hopefully they are transport center. This won't take me long. I just got to put the right charges, which >> I think I got the right charges. >> All right. If you want me to transport, just let me know. I'll pick >> cuz I don't feel like transporting if I'm being honest. >> I'm going to go pick up my my deck and um I'm going to let >> Okay. >> In the end, Cliff was taken to the station on a serious scheme to defraud charge. A controversial accusation given that his actions appeared spontaneous and driven by survival rather than organized criminal activity. This situation has sparked quite a bit of debate. Let's see how the viewers evaluate the actions of everyone involved. Imagine being so dumb that you're confident this would work. He should be double charged for these ridiculous timewasting lies. A suspect's later admission of hunger or hardship may affect how a prosecutor or judge views the case, but it does not erase the completed act of taking merchandise with intent to obtain value under false pretenses. Still using the excuse of stealing for a loved one, the next Target incident left law enforcement stunned by its absurdity and chaos. What would you do if you were caught with unpaid merchandise in your bag at Target and claimed you only stole it because your sick friend was about to die? >> Do you have ID on you? >> Do you? >> Yeah. Do you have ID or not? >> Yes or no? This is a simple process. Trespass and you walk out, but you don't have ID, you go to jail. Do you have any ID on you? On September 30th, 2025, police responded to a report of an ongoing theft at Target as officers approached. Tensions quickly rose when the woman refused to put down her bag and resisted. Either you get processed by them or you get processed by me. Your choice. Yes or no? Okay. >> I don't know. Nothing. >> Put your bag down. >> Put your bag down. Are you going to resist, too? >> I'm not ready. >> Okay. Did you not understand what I said? Okay. Let go. Let go. Please. You okay? We're done with being nice. >> I'm not okay. >> Do you want to go to jail tonight? >> Yes or no? Cuz you still have a chance to walk away. What are you not understanding in that part? You're not free to leave. Have you been arrested before? It's a simple process. >> I'm just manhandling me >> because you're not complying. Oh, >> I don't understand. >> Oh, you don't understand? >> No, I don't. >> Okay. You're being detained for shoplifting. >> For what? >> For what? Dude, I'm trying to figure that out. >> You're trying to figure that out? These people are professionals. >> I don't know what they are. >> You don't know what they are? There you merchandise in your bag that you didn't pay. >> Yeah, I am. And I will. >> You had a chance. Do you have ID on you? >> Do you? >> Yeah. Do you have ID or not? >> Yes or no? This is a simple process. Trespass and you walk out. But you don't have ID, you go to jail. Do you have any ID on you? Do you have ID? >> I do. I'm a police officer. Are you not understanding this process? >> You're grabbing me >> because you're not complying. >> You're grabbing me. I ain't doing nothing to you. >> I ain't do nothing to them. >> Okay. Because you you need to pay for merchandise. Spread your feet. >> I don't know what you're trying to do. >> Are you understanding a shoplifting? >> No. >> You're not understanding that? >> You never been arrested before. You don't have a warrant, anything like that. >> Do you? Do you do you do you do you? >> After restraining the suspect, the officer followed proper procedure by reading her Miranda rights before questioning her. >> What are we looking for? >> You're under arrest for that. We're looking for your ID so you can get processed. How much merchandise is it? We're getting right now. >> It's a simple process. You still can walk out with a trespass. Are you understanding? Okay. Spread your feet cuz I'm going to take that bag. I don't want to damage your bag. They go. Have you been arrested and fed away? Okay, let me go your back. Let go your back. Okay, put your put put your bag down. Put your bag down and face the wall. What's going on, man? Are you okay? >> Are you all right? >> Could you please get off my arm? >> My arm is really hurt. My arm is really hurt. >> Okay, arm is really hurt. Spread your feet. >> Please get off my right arm. Please get off my right arm. Please get up off of my right arm. >> Okay, stop moving. Off my right arm. Stop [snorts] moving around. >> You get up off of my right arm. >> Okay. I'm going to I'm going to search you real quick. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Now, have a seat. >> You're looking for something. You're looking for a visit vacation. >> Yeah. Sit down. I didn't tell you to sign up. Sit down. You tell me where it is. Sit down. I'm going to tell you one more time. >> I only show. >> Okay. I got it. It's called Search Incident Arrest, man. >> Where is it? What's your name? >> What's your name? Where's your name? Is that you? >> Where's your name? >> Let me take your mask real quick. Okay. >> Okay. >> Does any any of this belong to you guys? No. >> My hand. Can I take it out? >> Okay. You're under arrest for stealing. >> My arm. >> Do you want to go to jail tonight? >> My arm has already hurt. Please. >> Okay. The quickest we do this, the quickest you get out of here. You understand that? >> Yeah. We don't do >> What did they say? The quicker we do this process, the quicker we get out of here. You can't come back on this mall for three years. Do you have a regular trespass? >> No, we have the retail ones. >> I never give you one new one. >> Is that her? >> Yeah. >> Do you have any disability? >> No, but my friend do. She down here dead. She's sick. >> Okay. >> She need the item. >> She need the item. Is that what you stole? What? What you stole? >> Yes, cuz she need the item. She's sick and she about to die. What was she? >> I'm serious. Going knock on her door. She don't feel too good. >> She went through some surgery and I don't know. She had an immunization shot and now she swear she don't feel too good. I don't know what else to do for her. >> I don't have money. I try to get a job. I don't know what to say. This is her. >> This is her arm. >> We're almost done. >> I'm not asking you for sympathy or empathy. I'm just letting you know what's going on. >> Okay. Before you tell me a name, I'm going to read you your rights. >> It's okay. It's okay. >> As police searched her and processed the case, the suspect became increasingly unstable, making paranoid statements. >> You have the right to remain silent. >> Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. >> You have the right at this time to talk to a lawyer and have him present with you while you're being questioned. >> If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before any questioning if you wish. >> Yeah. Federal Way don't want me in court. They don't want me in court. Okay. >> So, you stole because of your friend. >> Yeah. She She's really sick right now. >> What? What? What's she surgery? What? He had surgery. >> All was right. 100 times. Look who your president is. I can hire him, but they won't hire me. I could go in the store and buy my friend something before she died for. >> Well, you're supposed to pay for the merchandise that you buy. >> It's cool. They're not trying. That is not yours. That's a Louis baton for your information. Is it real Louis Vuitton? >> I'm about to figure it out. >> Then if it's real, you should sell it for your friend's medicine if you really care about her, right? >> I was going to give it to her so she can wear it for your information. >> Oh, she'd rather wear it Louis Vuitton than being sick. >> I don't know what she wants, but she's sick, so I don't >> I'm going to issue you a trespass and mail you a ticket. Is that better than going to jail tonight? Would you rather me please responsible to answer the mail for in that sense to you? >> Do you want to you want me to take you to jail tonight or not come back here for 3 years? Which one? >> I tell you mail me to the address on my identification. That's not going to work for me. >> You told me that address. You said you'll get that mail in that address. Okay. >> She will be responsible if she still alive and >> put everything right in your bag so when we're done you can walk out of here. Okay. What is the month? 6382. >> He's a no murderer. Go left or go right. Go worry about him. Don't worry about him. >> Where can I find the murder? >> Around here. Around here. That's for sure. Around here. I seen him at 412 and he said he was a known murderer. He said and he said go left or go right at 412 when I missed the bus. And then when I did not see the bus at 7:12, he was on the bus again for sure. >> And who did he murder? >> I don't know who he said he murdered, but you worried about the wrong people or what? >> What it look like? >> He got sack on his head. >> This right here is a trespass. Please don't come back for 3 years. Okay. Not just Target. But you let the white people come in here and steal all day. >> So the white people can steal. Is that what did he say? Yeah, for sure. For sure. >> Okay. Help me carry the bag. Come on. Come on. Outside. I'll get you Louis Vuitton. Okay. Okay. Outside. All right. Any question, ma'am? >> Well, you should find a murderer. >> Okay. Yeah. Right there. Put your ID and your Louis Vuitton and your copy of your trespass. Okay. Put them in the yellow bag. Yeah. There you go. Man, get that loose. You almost escaped. Your hands are so tiny. >> Good. Cuz you're squeezing it again. There you go. Okay, you're free to go. There's your bag. Copy your trespass. Please leave the mall properly. Don't go in there across the street. >> The stolen merchandise was valued at $6382. The woman was charged with retail theft, banned from the shopping center for 3 years, issued a citation to her home address, and released in the parking lot. Most viewers were stunned by this level of defiance. Let's check out what they had to say down below. When you go to a shop dressed and covered like that, then you're asking to be followed around. We need some nice facilities to keep these people in away from the rest of us. Thanks. In most jurisdictions, taking merchandise without paying is retail theft, regardless of the reason given afterward. Claiming the items were for a sick friend does not create a legal defense. Officers have discretion in low-v valueue cases to issue a citation and trespass notice instead of immediate custodial arrest. Comment below which case you found the most interesting. 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