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Officers respond to a suspected shoplifting incident and immediately struggle to calm the woman down. They begin asking for ID and sorting out what was or wasn't paid for.
Officers in Margate, Florida, responded to a Walmart after a woman reportedly tried leaving with unpaid merchandise, unaware that things were about to get far more chaotic.
Ma'am, calm down.
Ma'am.Settle down.Don't make a scene.All right, I need you to calm down.I need you to relax, okay?All right, let him do his job.Well, you're hindering him when you you you you're talking to him and you're screaming at him, you're hindering him.
Ma'am, do you have ID on you?
The beeping boxes.
Let me see your ID.
Well, what do you need my ID for?
Don't make this a problem.You're being detained right now.So, give me your ID.You got to show me some kind of identification.
Did they find anything that was scanned yet that this
They did.Everything in here.All of this is scanned.That's not scanned.I don't know why, but this is scanned.
All right, so
You can either be put in handcuffs or
want to be put in handcuffs because my
The woman insists she paid for some items and argues about what is on the receipt. Officers review the bags and receipts, then decide to take her to the office after finding unpaid merchandise.
I I supposedly, I just gave it to her.
right, you didn't pay for it.That's why you're being detained.
That's fine.You can take it.I'm sorry.I didn't get this from here.You guys can check the camera.The box that did not bring that in here.
the pink one's half drawn.
Because I came from the gas station, ma'am.I was in the gas station.I got those from the gas station.
Okay.So, you were you were drinking in the store then?
Is that a problem?
It is.
My bad.I'm sorry.My bad.I didn't know that.I didn't even drink in the store.I drank it outside.
I know I didn't go through these during the bag.Only the ones that were allowed.
can go through everything.Please go through everything.Come on, there's no need to go.
I paid for that.
That Blue Bunny Blue Bunny caramel?Yeah, that's that's that's what that is.It looks like it.
and caramel.That's the one I paid for.You guys are I literally have the receipt right here.Sorry.
Calm down.Chill out.We doing our job.We're not stressing you out.
but you're stressing me out because I have to go.I have an Uber ride outside.
Well, we can't let you go when you taking stuff that don't belong to you.
anything that doesn't belong to me.I I was supposedly paid for that.I literally went through the lady.She's right there.
Calm down.We're trying to help you, but you making it worse for yourself.
me.You're not trying to help me.You're really not trying to help me because I literally paid for that You guys telling me I didn't.It's on the receipt, bro.
What's on the receipt?
I can show you my food stamp thing.I'm not like broke.
clothes are on the receipt?
I'm not talking about the clothes.
What are you talking about?
The clothes I paid with my Cash App.Which I paid with her.
We're talking about that.
The ice cream.I'm talking about the ice cream which was paid for.
Hold on.We're talking about the clothes.
I'm going to show you.I don't I don't really want to fight.I really don't want to fight.I'm just going to show you.I 'm just going to show you.
What do you say?
It depends on the price.So.
Well, if you guys want to, then
really depend on the price.
Okay, it depends on how much what's the limit?
Me, I'm at 200 and up.
I don't know if that's 200, but her behavior is Oh, well, I'm not even worried about the trespass.I'm talking about arresting her.
So, that item right there, you can have that receipt back.That was the only thing on that receipt.All right, you got all this?
Yeah, these are all before.Just we're checking this right here.15.97.
You said the eggs on it?
The eggs on there.I checked.12 count.
All right.At this point, go ahead and take her to the office.
As officers move her toward the car, she repeatedly demands to call someone and insists she did nothing wrong. The situation intensifies as she resists and officers warn her to stop.
So far that all none of it's paid for.
Man, thank you.
Not Can you not take my bag?Can I call somebody, please?
I'm going to hold it for you.Stop.
I please call somebody?Can I please call somebody?Can I please call somebody?
can't.
Yes, I can.I don't have
Lady, this is not how that works.
I understand how it works, but can I please call somebody?Can I get ahead of it, please?
No, you can't.
Really?
No, sir.I literally went through the thing.Y'all can check the cameras.
Cut it out.
Y'all can check the cameras.I'm not playing, bro.I didn't know I have no reason to steal this.You just broke my nail, bro.so stop tensing up in person.We're going to You don't have to hold me that hard,
take you to the car.Wait, wait.No, no.We're going to take you to the car.
breaking all my All my
not yours.Relax.Calm down.
Oh my
There's kids here.
My ID.I just NEED MY ID.CAN Y'ALL GIVE ME MY
YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO JAIL FOR RESISTING IF YOU DON'T STOP.
want to resist.I just want y'all to give me my
You're going to go to jail for resisting if you don't stop.
Oh my god, bro.I just want y'all to give me my please.Bro, it's my I just Can I CALL MY MOM?
STOP.
LIKE YOU I HAVE A FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BRO.STOP.
STOP.STOP.
STOP.
STOP.JUST STOP.JUST STOP.
STOP.
SHUT UP.
STOP.DON'T TELL ME TO SHUT UP, BRO, Y'ALL CHILL OUT.CHILL THE OUT.
STOP.
NO, BRO.Y'ALL CAN Y'ALL CAN I PLEASE CALL MY BABY?THAT'S ALL I WANT TO DO.I DON'T GIVE A take me to jail.Can I please just call the baby?
Spread your legs.
We're going to We're going to We're going to have you call her.Relax.need to LET HER KNOW I'M WE ARE.WE ARE.We are.We are.We are.Calm down.We are.
I just want to make sure my baby's okay.
Officers continue the arrest process while she begs to contact her baby and later her grandma. They try to retrieve her phone and manage her clothing and belongings as the struggle continues.
We're going to We're going to give you the call.Relax.
Bro.
Calm down.
headphones just stopped.Ah.
I got you.I'm going to
take it up.
OKAY.Y'ALL HAVE ME CUFFED ALREADY.I'M NOT GOING TO RUN.CAN YOU LET ME GO?
NO, IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.
HAVING
You want to get tased?
No, I don't want to get tased.
Spread your legs.
NO!DUMB ASS
ALL RIGHT.
GO.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET TASED.Chill out.
Bro, I just want to He took my glasses off.He took my glasses off.BRO, HOLD ON!
JUST ASKED US TO TAKE OFF THE GLASSES.
THE GLASSES.I DIDN'T take off my chain off.
Calm down.Relax.
Everything has to go with me back.
Yeah, TO THE JAIL.
BRO, BRO!
STOP MOVING.YOU'RE GOING TO RIP YOUR HAIR.
PLEASE.I NEED to call my baby.I need to call my baby please.I need to call my baby.Please, I need to call MY BABY.I NEED TO CALL MY BABY.
OKAY, YOU CAN DO THAT LATER.
NO, not later.I don't KNOW HER PHONE NUMBER.I don't know her phone number.Can you just please note down the phone number?That's all I want.You guys just take ME TO JAIL.I JUST WANT NOTE DOWN THE PHONE NUMBER I JUST WANT THE PHONE NUMBER.
STOP.
YOU HAD NO REASON TO HIT ME FOR NO REASON.I'M NOT EVEN TOUCHING YOU
CRAZY.
PLEASE JUST Can somebody talk to me like a grown person?I don't want to argue.
not acting grown.
Please, can you talk to me?I will calm down please.I will calm down.I just want to talk to somebody.I just want to let my grandma know.
I'll call your grandma.Relax.
Can you open the door so I can let you know which contact it is?I don't want to argue.Can you fix my shirt?My boob is all out please.
I'll have her fix it for you.Hold on.
Please just fix my shirt.
want me I'm trying to call your grandma.Relax.
Okay, go to contacts.That phone doesn't work.It's the blue one.It's the blue one.I have two phones.It's another one.
The blue one's in your bag?
Yes, it should be in there on the car.It should be in there.I had it with me.
I got you.I'll I'll get the blue one.Calm down.
The officer was about to grab her phone from her purse, but what she did next would only make things worse for herself.
The confrontation peaks when she kicks an officer and is warned she is done. The video then shifts to the charges, bond, pending court date, and closing commentary.
Bro, please fix my shirt.My boob is all out.
I'll have the other officer fix the shirt for you.
Bro, please.You got stuff in your bag too.Please, can you fix my shirt?It's all out.
This might belong to Walmart.
Yeah.
Those are Walmart.Are those Walmart?
I don't know.I'm going to find out.
I hate Walmart.
We're going to find out.
somewhere else.
Go find that Walmart.That's been in my bag.Can you fix my shirt?My boob is out.And can you get my other phone?
foot.
And can you get my other phone?
Move your foot.
I don't care.Can you get my other foot?
foot is going to get messed up IF YOU DON'T MOVE.
BRO, CAN YOU GET OFF OF ME?YOU GOING TO HIT ME, YOU GOING TO HIT ME,
YOU'RE GETTING You're She just kicked me, so she's getting that, Lareon.You're lucky I didn't punch you just now.I just opened the door and you kicked me.You're done.You're done.You're done.
Ultimately, Lareon was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer, petty theft involving merchandise valued between $100 and $750, and resisting an officer without violence.She pled not guilty and posted surety bonds totaling $2,000.Her case remains pending with her next calendar call scheduled for February 12th, 2027.
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