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On June 15th, 2024, officers responded to a Best Buy for a call of a man returning to the store following an instance of theft the day [music] prior. >> Hey, how you doing, sir? >> Doing great. How you doing? >> Good. Good. You got any ID with you by any chance? >> ID? >> Yeah, >> sure. >> Thank you. >> Uh, so here's the thing. They're saying that you you you stole >> from here? >> Yeah. Not today. >> Nope. Were you in here at any time this week? >> Uh, no. This the first time I came in. I'm trying to get this uh >> uh what do you call it? Fixed. >> Do you mind if I check to make sure you don't have any weapons? >> No. Me check you. >> Yeah, sure. Go ahead. >> Cool. Thank you. >> Oh, yeah. Just a little knife. I'm going to hold on to it. >> Yeah. Go ahead. >> Be able to leave with it. Do me a favor. Just face that officer. I work I work work work work work work work work work work and I came in here because I had geek squad I bought this from uh night um what do they call it uh the night pawn shop down by the casino >> Yeah and they sold me a broken one >> did you buy anything here today >> today? No >> no purchase today sir I mean I I got money. >> Let me see if I can get with staff and uh pull up the video footage. Here's the thing. There's a guy in here looks just like you wearing the same exact hoodie. >> Okay. >> But you're saying you were never in this store? >> Nope. >> And you sure you were never in this store? >> You didn't buy nothing recently out of Best Buy? >> No. >> Okay. Did you drive here? Uh, yes, I did drive here. >> Okay. Is it possible someone else drove your vehicle here? >> Uh, no. Not my vehicle. My brand My vehicle is brand new. 20 23. No one drives my car but me. >> Okay. Give me a minute. >> I got to hold on to it right now, man. >> I'll pull up the video footage. If it's you, dude, it's You may as well just complain about it. If not, then maybe it's just somebody with the same exact hoodie as you. Well, it's possible. I mean, these, you know, it is what it is. The only reason I didn't wear this >> a twin brother or anything? >> No. The only reason I wear this is because of this right here. I got >> Ouch. >> Yes. I got a staff. >> Okay. >> So, that's the only reason I'm wearing the hot ass thing today because it's embarrassing coming up in the store like this. >> Gotcha. Okay. Stand here with this officer. What are they saying? I took computer. >> Not today. They This This happened days ago. >> Computer thinks you're kind of big. >> Well, like a laptop. So, no bigger than what you're carrying right now. >> Oh, no. Oh. Yeah, those ain't confusing. >> Yeah. No, this is this is my purchase. This is this is >> No, they're not saying you stole that one. >> There's no argument about that particular one. >> Some other laptop. Sounds like maybe on Sunday or something like that. >> Sunday. I work Sundays. So you're just Were you trying to just get a plug then to or the the >> Geek Squad? I was having them try to figure out what was the matter with it to see if it's something fixable or you know, >> but you know what I'm saying? They got no no fix for it. I'll fix unless I mean the amount for the fix I'd be better off to upgrade and just get it because it's it's that's a big purchase you know to cuz they have to tear it down they have to break it down and then put a new >> what you pay for the tablet in general 40 bucks 50 bucks you know so I thought it was a deal you All righty. You ready? >> Yeah. >> Ready to be honest? >> Yeah. Show me what you got. >> I got your Nissan in the parking lot. I got you in the store. Same shoes, same hoodie. >> Okay. >> So, you were in the store. >> Okay. >> So, now I can't believe anything you tell me. I can't believe anything else you tell me, man. >> I got short-term memory. >> Short-term memory? >> Yes. >> All right, my man. Go with you. You're under arrest. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> Relax the hand. I know you got a bad hand. >> Got to go behind your back. >> Would have been honest. Mike could have got you off with just a citation or something. >> Hold on. Don't turn. Don't talk. Don't talk. >> What can I do? >> Do you have the >> Where's the laptop? >> Is it night? Where's it at? At the pawn shop. >> Night pawn shop. >> I can get it. >> They're going to charge you to get that back. >> Yeah, I know. >> I can get it. >> Okay. I guess you'll have to get it after you get released. >> No, you already pond it. >> Yep. >> Why do that if you work work work work work work and you make money? We'll have a chance to talk to you down at the jail. >> Is this bondable? >> I don't know, man. >> His laptop was expensive and it depends on your history. >> Any prior convictions of lararseny or retail >> theft? A long time ago, over 30 years. >> So why you still doing this 30 years later? Sometimes your word is your bond. Just be honest. Okay. >> Can't say they want to fire with you, right? >> Gave you a chance. >> You give me a chance, but you can give me other chances. >> Chances are ran out, man. >> There's no such thing as rout chance with >> us. There is So, as a 50-year-old, you're smart enough to know if you took something that wasn't yours. >> And then the first thing you said >> and you know >> was I have short-term memory loss. >> Right. >> Right. >> And so, >> but now you remember all this. >> No, but listen. What I was trying to do was stay out of trouble. >> You know what I'm saying? Like, >> if you were trying to stay out of trouble, you wouldn't take something. And if you were trying to stay out of trouble, you certainly wouldn't come back to the same place. Right. What >> I mean at least we're different from Best Buy. >> I don't know what to tell you, man. >> Which is your bad arm, man? >> Bad arms left side or right side. All right. Watch right side. You can show 195. >> Uh, yeah. >> I'm going to check his history. >> Okay. >> Do you want to talk to them and see if they want a C1 ticket or Yep. I'm sure they want the laptop back. That's probably what they want. >> I can do that. >> We'll work with them, but you got to get that laptop back. >> Oh, I'll give it back. I'll get it back. I got enough money in my pocket right now that I can go get it back. >> Come on back over here. >> How much money you have in your How much money you have in your pocket? >> I have 100. >> I just No, just verbally. Very you like 109. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, um, how about can I do one thing? >> What's the one thing? >> Okay, let me have and have her meet me down there with the enough to cuz I only got a hundred. It was 200. Okay. >> Okay. So, I can have her >> I want $1,000 for that thing. You know that, right? >> It's $1,000 laptop. >> Over $1,000 laptop. And they might want even more, >> right? The last thing I want to do is lose my job. >> Well, bro, I I I mean, you can't be stealing. That's the bottom line. >> I understand. >> And any any bit of me wanting to help you stupid, >> you know what I mean? >> Kind of goes out the window. How much do you got money on this chime card? >> Uh, no. Not not until the first. >> What's the name of the shop? Night night by the casino. >> All right, man. Spread your legs for me. Nice and wide. >> I'm going to ask them if they can get the laptop back. Do they still want to pursue, you know, such charges? You're at least in the cop. If you can get that laptop back, I'm sure they'll be very happy. >> I will. >> All right. >> The man was charged with felony retail theft and taken to jail. Thanks for watching today's video. If you haven't already, please like and subscribe for more of our content.
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