On January 7th, 2025, Palm Beach Gardens police responded to an urgent call about a retail theft in progress at Elegant Beauty Supply. The suspect, described as a black female, was seen walking eastbound on North Lake Boulevard. She carried a crossstrap bag, a lunchbox, and a cell phone. Unaware that officers were closing in, officer made contact with the woman who claimed her name was Sheila Wilkins, providing a wrong date of birth. Hello. Thank you. Thank you so much. I called the police. Thank God for your service. Thank you. How you doing? I'm fine. So you you work at Elegant Beauty? Yeah. She's She's smashing the thing. She running and I follow her and I I going to take my stuff. Okay. I has to go back to the store. Is Is that her over there? Huh? Is that her that he's out? Yeah, that's a her. Yeah. Yeah. That's a her. Yeah. What did she did? What did you So what happened exactly? Do me a favor. Raise your right hand for me. You swear and affirm everything. You're going to tell me the truth and nothing but the truth. Yes. Nothing but the truth. She going into the store right now. She asked him for help and I um my co help her. I help him to another customer. She grabbed the stuff and gun and I follow her over there and I tell her and I grab her. Please give me the machine. Let's say I think she is stealing but I have to go to the store because my coworker myself. Okay. I can take you over there. So So is this is this all she took? Yes. Okay. Okay. But what happened after the fact? After No, I grabbed her and I I notching the the the the machine. So you ran after her after the out Okay. Out of the store. Yes. Okay. So she came into the store. Yeah. But I I has to Yeah. I has to go back to the store. I can explain to you in the store. I can't just explain to me right now cuz we have her over there. Okay. So just explain. She coming into the store. Gotcha. She asked him for help. We tell her please you to leave the bag over there. Okay. She not leave the bag. And then another customer coming. I help her and then when my coworker come in the back, she's smashing the machine and she going and running after her. So you guys ran straight across over there. Yeah. Okay. Over there. How did you get the stuff back? I take it out from her house. I said, "Please give me the stuff because I'm going to call the police." Okay. Did she hit you or anything like that? No, she pushed me. She pushed me. She pushed you? She pushed me? Yeah. Okay. So, you went to grab the stuff and then she pushed you? Yes. Understand? Yeah. I'll have an employee on board. I'll be 51 back to the store. Hey, where you going? Sit down. Huh? What's happening? Uh, sit down, Daddy. Bravo 4. It's not going to be a 36. It's related to the 65. So, everybody, it was a misunder. I'm 1012 possibly with the offender in front of Cross Country. What's going on? Uh, I had misunderstanding that my relative had to pay for an admin event. Hey, when are you going to meet her? You have an ID on you? No. I'm I'll call it. You have no ID on you? No. You ever had a Ford ID? Yeah. Hello. I'm call What's your first name? Huh? What's your first name? My first name is Sheila. Spell it. S H E I L A. Middle name. My middle name I do not have one. Okay. Last name. My last name Wil. What is it? W I L K I N S. W I L L K I N S. Yes. What's your date of birth? What's your date of birth, Sheila? My birthday is October 31st. Am I being arrested? You're being detained right now. Detained for what? Because we're getting reports you possibly stole something. That's why. And I'm being conducted. Listen to me. You're being detained cuz I'm conducting an investigation. I need your birthday. October 21st. What? 1994. Do you know your social? No, not by heart. What do you got? Saw her fighting with that lady down there on the corner. Okay. Pulling the purse right now. They were fighting. I was right across the street. And there was somebody that pulled up in a car and saw the whole thing that she was right there. Let me get your Do you want to be a witness, sir? Uh, it's like 60° out. Yeah, they were fighting big time. It started on the other side of that entrance and led over this way to this corner to this tree and she was screaming and yelling trying to get her person. What's her phone number, boss? Sit down. All right. Uh, email address, boss. Yeah. All right. So, explain to me what happened again. So, I was across the street. I'm waiting for my daughter to come pick me up. Cars and tires plus. Okay. And I heard screaming across the street and I looked across and I saw her and the other girl. Uhhuh. What did the other girl right there with the other officer? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. She was They were fighting over like of a purse. Yeah. And is it is it that box right there? That like lunch box? Okay. Fighting over uh the purse. And then they were on the other side of the entrance when you turn in there. Yeah. They were on the other side and it led across to this side. Yeah. To the first palm tree. Okay. And they were struggling and screaming and fighting right there on the other side. When you were saying fighting, were there any hands? I didn't see any fists. I saw just struggle for the object. the object, the lunch box itself. Yeah. Okay. And and there's also I think she has something I think they both have a purse. Okay. But they were fighting over purse. It looked like she had something that belonged to her. Okay. She was the victim. Okay. Just so you know. Like cool. I spoke with the lady. Why you out of breath? I'm out of breath because it's hot. It's hot. It's like 60° out, sir. I have a mistake where I just be I swear for reference. What? I I have this a situation where I So, let me I You You have a Florida ID. You just don't have one on you. Yes. Okay. So, so where where are you coming from? I'm a I'm a mental illness patient and I have to get you what? I'm a me a mental health patient. I have to go get my med. Okay. Where are you coming from? Where am I coming from? Yeah. Huh? I'm coming from walking through the taking a shortcut through the plaza. Okay. I'm calling my caretaker right now. Where were you doing in the plaza? Okay. All right, boss man. All right. You should be good to go. Uh you're again, you're waiting for your daughter. Yeah, I got I got a caller pick my card. I went in there. I asked him about the uh uh store pick up so forth. Me and the lady, we was very we were very cool. I spoke with the lady. What store is this at? This is at the beauty supply elegant. Okay. Me and the lady, we was very very very like cool. I spoke with the lady everything. She showed me the item and then and then she checked it out. When she checked it out, I had to understand that it was on the on it was paid for. My caretaker has a receipt. Go ahead. She can send us. Okay. See if you can get the receipt. Okay. No problem. That's no problem. She said nine. I got her talking in cars in the background. It was just a misunderstanding, honestly. Okay. So, we made it all the way across the street. When we make it across the street, that's when she grabs grabs my bag. Okay. When she got my bag, I asked her what's going on. We had a little Tesla and then that's what she told me to pay for it. When she told me what to pay for it, where do you Sheila, where do you live at right now? Right now I'm living in River Beach. Okay. Do you live with anybody? Yes. I live with my caretaker, uh, a elderly man, and my boyfriend. A records check came back with no results. When pressed further, she insisted she was telling the truth, but couldn't provide her middle name or social security number. Meanwhile, store employee told police she had seen the woman enter the store, grab a cordless wall magic clipper valued at $229.99, and bolt out the door without paying. He chased the suspect through the parking lot toward a nearby shopping plaza, eventually retrieving the stolen clippers and flagging down responding officers. All right, Sheila, do me a favor. Hold on. If I can speak to the lady. Okay. Do me a favor. Take your bag off for me. Yeah. All right. By any chance I'm able to speak to the lady in a little bit. I can show you the receipt, sir. Okay. I don't understand, sir. Like I told you, we're conducting an investigation right now. Okay. No problem. All right. She I have evidence that I have that animal. I had her on the phone. You got deposit uh ID already? Not yet. No way to hear back. Okay. Oh my goodness. You have any weapons or uh drugs that we need to know about? Okay. All right. What's your first name? Sha. Okay. Last name. And you don't have a middle name? No. Okay. What's your date of birth? October 21st, 1994. Okay. And you said you've had a Florida ID, correct? Yeah. Okay. Why is nothing coming back to that name? Are you giving me a fake name? No. Are you sure about that? Yeah. Okay. Nothing's coming back. That's my name, sir. Okay. Did you realize we're going to figure out who you are eventually? Whether I have to use a fingerprint reader or what I have to do to figure it out. But if I can't get you identified, you're going to get booked in as Jane Doe. You understand that, right? And then you can sit in the jail until they identify you. Cuz I'm telling you right now, the name and date of birth you gave me comes back to nothing. Yeah, my name is my date of birth. I was born in Tallahass, Florida. Okay. So, well, I was going to ask if he's going to be an NCA, but not anymore. It's going to be a hard no. Yep. Have you ever been arrested before? All right, sweet. You need anything else? No, I'm good. Thank you. Right, step on out, ma'am. Am I being detained? No, you're being arrested. You're being arrested. I need You're arrested now. I need to call You don't need to call anyone right now. I need my caretaker. You don't need anybody right now. I need my caretaker. You're being arrested. Uh, spread your feet, please. I'm being unlawfully detained. No, we're not. Spread your feet wider. You have anything on you that's going to stick me to hook me in. No. No. All right. Stay. I do not comply with this. You don't I don't No. No. No. Please stop touching me. What? What are you doing? Please stop touching me. She has to do a search. Please touch me. Please don't touch me. Please don't touch me. Please don't touch me. Please don't touch me. Please don't let her finish your job. Okay. Just relax. You give me your foot. Take a seat. Perfect. All right. Well, right now you're under arrest for stealing the Clippers. I handed the lady back the merchandise. When she's on she she grabbing by the back of my shirt. When she grabbed back my church, I looked back and she said, "Give me my stuff now. Give me my stuff now." She said, "The police is coming." She got and I was like I I I tried to unwrap the the the lunch box around around my neck cuz she was pulling with the shirt. And when she once I unwrapped it from around my neck, it was a red car and a black car standing right there. They were like, "Oh, we're going to call the police." I opened the box and I gave I handed her the item and I said, "Ma'am," I said, "I already paid for this item." She said, "No, no, you did not take pay for this item." I said, "And then that's what I'm going to show her to receive on the phone." When that happened, she stopped and then she went and talked to the lady in the cars and I just continued to walk and I was going to I was getting on the phone, my caretaker, and let her know that the lady took the item back. Okay. The item was supposed to be either picked up or arrived today is January 7th and the item was supposed to come. Okay. Well, I'm letting you know your charges right now. You're being arrested for retail petty theft less than $750. Okay. Even though the lady got me. You have no proof. Okay. Proof of what? I do. You don't? Okay. I do. I tried to pull. Have a good day. I have the phone. It's in the phone. I was on the phone. I can't tell you when all this happening. I had the So I I can have Well, right now I don't even have your real name. So, how can I believe that you ever receive say my real name? I have all my IDs and everything at the house. Okay. Why don't you have them on you? I don't have I don't have them on because I I go to the same appointment every every month. I go to the same Officers detained the woman and transported her to the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department. There, a fingerprint scan revealed her true identity. It was also discovered that she had an active warrant out of Palm Beach County for failure to appear issued just days earlier on December 30th, 2024. With the evidence in hand, police charged Shelia Leo and Pety Frraer with retail petty theft, providing a false name to law enforcement. She was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail without incident. In court, Patify Frera was sentenced to 25 days in the Palm Beach County Jail.