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Officers respond to a shoplifting call at Carter's and identify a woman matching the description, asking for her identification.
Asmongold TV breaks down a tense shoplifting incident caught on camera, showing how police investigate, verify receipts, and decide on detention vs. arrest.
Summary
Asmongold walks viewers through a high-tat involvement theft case that spirals from a Carter’s shoplifting report to a courtroom-ready investigation. The video follows officers identifying two suspects, one with a Carter’s bag and multiple items, and the other claiming she bought goods—with receipts and card declines adding layers of complexity. We see the tension of detention vs. arrest as officers explain rights, request IDs, and review surveillance to confirm what happened. The scene unfolds across multiple stores, including a Nike location, while the suspects argue about ownership and responsibility. A key twist comes when detectives tie items to Carter’s receipts that don’t align with what was taken, leading to a grand theft designation and a potential felony hold. The chatty, blunt nature of the officers—paired with the on-scene reasoning about camera footage and inventory—offers a blunt look at how retail crime is documented and prosecuted. Asmongold highlights the human moment: suspects insisting they’re innocent while authorities piece together a story from receipts, bag contents, and video. The takeaway is a practical, no-nonsense glimpse into real-world policing during a fast-moving theft incident.
Key Takeaways
- One suspect carried a Carter’s bag and claimed ownership, while officers reviewed receipts to verify purchases and detect discrepancies.
- Card transactions were mostly declined or fraudulent, with a pattern of fake receipts and exchanges identified during the investigation.
- Camera footage and itemized receipts played a crucial role in determining whether theft occurred and who was responsible.
- Officers explained the difference between detention and arrest, and read Miranda-style rights while detailing ongoing investigations.
- Grand theft charges and a felony hold were considered based on the estimated value of the stolen merchandise, estimated at around $1,000.
- The scene included cross-location tracking (Carter’s and Nike store) to piece together the suspects’ movements and inventory control.
- The clip ends with a sense of the criminal-justice process in action—inventory checks, potential towing, and a pre-trial diversion option for one prior offender.
Who Is This For?
Essential watching for viewers curious about real police work, retail theft investigations, and how receipts, surveillance, and detention decisions intersect in live field scenarios.
Notable Quotes
"I didn’t steal anything."
—Suspect denies the theft despite being detained and later tied to the items via video and receipts.
"All those transactions are declined transactions."
—Officer notes that multiple receipts show failed payments, hinting at fraudulent activity.
"That’s grand theft. That’s bad."
—Investigator explains the severity of the stolen goods’ total value and the potential felony hold.
"Cuz there’s a felony hold on it."
—Discussion of why the case triggers a more serious charge based on total asset value.
"The cameras, they could just figure out who it is."
—On-scene note about relying on surveillance to identify the thief.
Questions This Video Answers
- How do police determine if someone is detained versus arrested during a shoplifting investigation?
- What role do receipts and surveillance footage play in proving retail theft in court?
- Why can a case involve a felony hold even when only about $1,000 of goods are involved?
- How do officers handle fake receipts and exchanges during a theft investigation?
- What happens to suspects after being detained for retail theft in stores like Carter’s or Nike?
Retail TheftPolice Bodycam FootageCarters Shoplifting CaseDetention vs. ArrestFraudulent ReceiptsFelony Hold and Grand TheftInventory VerificationCarter’s and Nike Store Incident
Full Transcript
On March 23rd, 2024, officers responded to a shoplifting call from Carters after the suspects had fled the store. Hello. How you doing? I'm Morales. Okay. Um, basically want to talk to you about something. You match the description of a female that we're looking for right now. Why you out of breath? What's going on? Oh, no. I was on the phone. I just got wet. Why are you out of breath? You match what? You match the description of a female we're looking for. You mind if I get your ID? Yeah, I match the description. Did you uh you go off Carters at all?
Did we do what? Did you go to Carters? I had bought something from there. So, you brought something? Mhm. Only in the vehicle. What did you get? I got my receipt and everything. Okay. All right. We'll just get your ID and then we'll confirm if it's you or not. All right. All right. So, she do got a Carter's bag. So, she's brought stuff out of my receipts and everything. So, just ask. Copy. I'll be on. So, what? Oh, she got a Carter's bag. Beautiful. Uh-huh. Okay, we're going to figure it out. I called you guys as she was running the corner and her breasts were suddenly huge because she stuffed all the product down her shirt.
Um, and into her purse. Oh god. How much did you think they took? Probably like $1,000. $1,000. Wow. They took you itemize her seat. We're out with one of the females. Um, she does have a Carter's bag, but we'll be at the Nike store. Everything. What? What did she say about Carter? What was she said about Carter? All right. They're at the Nike store. At least one of them. Did you able to walk over there and ID them? Uh, ma'am, can you just step out the car for me, please? Where is this? I don't know.
Okay, let me see your bag. Probably Florida. Not under arrest. All right. You just detain right now. All right. Well, I ain't doing that. I don't know. I ain't under arrest. Your phone over there. Okay. Well, right now, you're just going to be detained. Okay. So, I have to place you in cuffs. I'm being too detailed. You're not under arrest. Why am I being detained though? That what the [ __ ] does that mean? Okay, you have a party. What the [ __ ] does that mean? Once they come over here when they saying it is or not you, then we'll talk to you on that, right?
Oh, that's still not all my stuff right there. That's why I said like once they confirm it is or not you, if it's not you, then we'll let you go. If it is you, then we'll have a talk about that, right? We'll head back there and look at cameras. You guys got cameras, right? Yes, we do. Okay. So, then they could just figure out who it is. Correct. Cuz you aren't entitled to your rights. You're not under arrest. You're just detained. But I have to read you your rights. Okay. You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say may use as evidence against you. You have the right to talk to your attorney. I have him heard with you now anytime during questioning. If you cannot afford an attorney won't be appointed to represent you. If at any time you wish to stop talking, I have an attorney present. All question will be stopped for request. Do you understand your rights? Yes. With these rights of mine, you want to talk to me or any one of my partners that come on scene and ask you questions. I want to talk to your partners cuz I'm trying to figure out what I supposed to figure out too.
Um, apparently we just got a call about, you know, two uh two females matching description you're wearing. Um, my partner saw you go inside the vehicle. Um, and that's pretty much it. Um, someone just stealing from Carter. You have a lot stuff right there. Okay. But you have a Carter's bag. Okay. And you know, we have to make sure that everything's accounted for in that. Okay. But um, that's what we're here for. And it's just kind of a little suspicious that you're you're not even in I read y'all say some [ __ ] So where's your friend?
Where's who? Uhhuh. Where's the driver? My sister. Yeah, I'm waiting on her. She She one of these. She going it, you know. Yeah. Wish we can grab two of them. You know, one is better than none, right? You want me to put your phone in your pocket on your entry? How long it's going to take y'all to get over here? Who? Who you waiting on? I'm waiting on my partner to see. Basically, they go bring somebody over here, right? Say whether it is you or whe it's not you. Like I told you, if it's not you, then we let you go.
If it is you, then we have a conversation. See what they want to do. Right. Let's see where my partner's at. The radio is for right here. Yeah. I want to see the image of her stealing that [ __ ] Mhm. I'll go. I don't know if it's over there or over here somewhere. There's one all the way down next to Auntie Ants. That's the only one. Okay. She was in there. I I would like to know what she seen me. Oh my god. We're going to walk behind the truck here real quick. Positive ID. What's going to happen?
I'll go over there and go to come over to see. No. Here we go. What did you say? I want to know. My sister was walking somewhere. She doesn't know where. She was out here with my baby dad. That's Wait, that's her. Why is it always like Is this your car? Why do they always have people with them? Where's the car you came in? This the car I came in, but it's not my car. She was sitting. Okay. Where's your sister now? Right there that I got. All my stuff is right there with my receipt.
So she Where's your sister at? I don't know. She might have went with her baby daddy. She was out here. You want to call her? I y'all going to take this off? Yeah. You want to call her? Yeah, I'll call her. Let's call her. I'm not taking off the cuffs. You want me to call her with the cops on? You just had your phone in your hand with the cuffs on. I know, but it's uncomfortable. You're just being detained for right now. Probably texting. Uh-oh. Okay. Did you leave with Burke or you still here? Where they parked?
That's a thief spot. Is it for her? And then you're going to be taking a ride, too. You can hook up the phone now. Taking a ride for what? I didn't steal anything. I I have my stuff right here. I didn't steal anything. Did we recover the items? He's there for [ __ ] 30 seconds. that apparently she paid for. Right. So, you trying to take me to jail and I didn't take anything? Well, they have you on camera. I didn't take anything. But it says otherwise. It's the camera says otherwise. Where is it at on camera?
Tell her to show me. They looked at it already. They gave description. They description your sister and stuff like that. It's you. They know you stole [ __ ] She said she ain't here. She have a warn off. You're saying you paid for these? Is there a receipt in here for these? It's going to be another receipt for something else. She want to talk? Yeah. She talked. She said basically uh she went in there to buy some stuff. She didn't steal nothing. All that stuff is on the receipt except that's in the bag. It's about it. I thought y'all said y'all was going to get her to identify me so I could show her that I didn't take anything.
You did. She identified. Let me put the flashlight in your face. She identified. Except this is a receipt from Sanford. I knew it. That's what I'm saying. All my stuff is paid for. When I went in there, I was I knew it. She had another receipt from somewhere else and she thought they wouldn't even look at the receipt. Yep. Exchanging. She held See, you got to think like a [ __ ] It It It's that simple. Stuff at the counter literally for me. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You held my stuff at the counter. So, what are y'all thinking?
You held my stuff at the counter. That's the same bag I had. What car is y'all's? That's the same. That's not my car. Is this the car you guys came in? No. She's chilling. She just driving. It's her car. So, is there anything in the car? You got the keys for the car? Can we search the car? That's not her car. It's not lines. And I'm not giving no authority to search nobody's car. Well, it's not your car. So you can't get that authority anywhere. This is the girl back. So the one lady came in, brought it to the counter, she went behind and already took some baby girl items, left the store, and came back.
Okay, perfect. It's always good whenever I hear they're stealing [ __ ] for their kids, you know? That's great. That's the next generation. You going to take me? Go ahead and take me. I ain't got time for all this. Go ahead and do what y'all going to do. She saying this and that. I know I'm going to beat it cuz I didn't steal nothing out of there. Oh, I don't know what the [ __ ] she just said. I have no idea. It's all good cuz uh we'll have security come over and tow it and uh we'll just have to do the inventory prior to towing.
Oh, what you got to do? You want to just search? She's saying she told me, sir. She lying. She didn't see me steal nothing. Let me see my phone. No, it's okay. No, hang it up cuz I don't try to call nobody. You can hang it up. It's calling somebody. Could you hang it up? I don't know who's on the phone. I don't know who's on that phone, but you can hang it up. We'll do it in a second. Let's go over Somebody sitting on my phone. I don't know who that is. Okay, come on.
Let's go over here. I got stuff in my back seat, so I can't put it back there. Go right here to this tower. I'm being very nice and generous and all that. I feel like it like let me at least let somebody know what's going on. We do. No, I'm saying let me tell somebody, let me know what's going on. They also search you before you How is it that these people never know what's going on, but everybody that's watching knows what's going on. the officers know what's going on. The employees that they're stealing from, like, how is it that they don't have any idea?
Okay. When we get to the our police department, the officers over there, I'm pretty sure they'll let you call somebody or give you a number to where you can call. Can I call her? She needs to do our job now. We have to do our job. She claimed that she had to do a exchange because she had twin baby boys that were a year old. Oh, no. Yeah, but look at this. Card decline. Cancelled. Card decline. being cancelled. So, they're using they're using stolen credit cards. Look at all these different cards that are declined. Perfect.
Of course. Cancelled. Cancelled. Cancelled. Declined. What if the car is stolen? We'll see if it's on her property now. And on video is going to sell her stuff and all the stuff in her. This is a no sale. Every single transaction on here is client. Yep. It's a fake ass [ __ ] receipt every single time. Hey, you want to go see the video? You want to watch her open? I I'll go in there real quick. If he can just Does he have her in the car? Get her out there. All All those transactions are declined transactions.
Why do I think police have a low IQ or something? Because see, this is the thing is that whenever you're stupid, you can't conceptualize things like another person's thinking. Like, it's impossible for you to be able to do that. So, like really like you you think it it's not that they just can't do it. It's not that's how it's easy to catch them every single time. It's so stupid. Where is that? My phone right here. guy shooting fish in a barrel. Okay, we'll throw it. Watch your feet. There's another big bag up here. Cool. So, we need itemized receipts for that.
Uh, is this all yours? Oshko, I don't know. Suspect driving license. There's even more stuff. Yes, Mhm. This is all Carters. God damn. God damn. Those are two big ass bags full of [ __ ] Did they Oh wow. Yeah. This has all tarters. Thousand. That's grand theft. That's bad. Oh, $1,000. Micro wooting. That's macro felony hold on it. Huh? It's going to have a felony hold on it. Why would it have a felony hold on it? Because there's a felony hold on it. Why are you putting a felony hold on? Because they're using this to commit a massive amount of retail theft and fraud.
But Vina just got me from the jail. They let her use her phone. So I came here. Gotcha. Well, regardless, the other girl was nice enough to leave her wallet and everything. You said that your car your car is in the It's okay cuz it's a shrinkage. Yeah. 3 days later. Were you at the window? Oh, what? How can we help judicious? What kind of property? My wallet and my phone. We're just going to step through these doors here if you wouldn't mind just putting your phone on the counter here. And just go ahead and put your hands behind your back for me.
Wait. She came to get her phone and then they're like, "All right. Well, yep. We thought so. All right. Well, put your hands back, you [ __ ] idiot. Have you ever been arrested before? Oh, yeah. So, they doing it here. The first suspect agreed to a pre-trial diversion program, was ordered to attend anti- theft classes. Great. So, then she'll do it again. Uh, I can give you some examples. And I'll go ahead and ask property about your property for you. Okay. You going to tell me what they say? Yeah, I'll come back and tell you. All right.
Damn, bro. Like, you got to sit in that [ __ ] box, bro. Place sucks. There's like no there's no TV in there or anything. Like, you just got to sit there. [ __ ] God damn. That's bad. the caption. Well, yeah, I don't think so. And come back in 3 weeks later. Yeah, it's embarrassing, man. Uh I don't know what's wrong with these people, man. It is. It's unreal. Like, what is wrong with them? Like, let me link y'all the video. Like, I just felt uncomfortable as [ __ ] Yeah. Like, god damn. People are stupid as hell. And I I don't understand how we need to address the issue with these people uh barely fitting into the back of cruisers.
Bigger cruisers for bigger criminals. I think honestly like why don't we just get like a um [ __ ] um like a a pickup, right? Like a Toyota truck and then just put a cage on the back of it and that way it's like you get to sit in the back of it and everybody can watch you going to the jail, right? Like I like to like a horse trailer. Yeah, like a horse trailer. Like that's really the way it will work. I feel like that would be perfect. And I was once in a holding cell for 12 hours for unpaid speeding tickets.
It [ __ ] sucks. I don't speed anymore. Yeah, it's bad, man. It's really, really bad. I'm not surprised at all.
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