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Hero Alert - employees lock thieves in store during 100% off sale
Posted on 11/26/23 at 9:52 am
Posted on 11/26/23 at 9:52 am
Why aren't other stores doing this?
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Two women entered the Sunglass Hut on Cabot Drive in Corona on Nov. 15 with large empty bags and immediately began placing items in their bags without paying for them, according to an Instagram post from the Corona Police Department.
Sunglass Hut employees confronted the two thieves as they attempted to steal merchandise and eventually locked them inside the store.
Upon realizing they were locked in the store, the two suspects, identified as 25-year-old Tajonae Mondy of San Diego and 27-year-old Chavellia McMullen, began dumping the glasses on the ground, damaging most of them.
It was later discovered that the two had attempted to steal over $18,000 worth of products, the Corona Police Department said. Responding officers arrested Mondy and McMullen on charges of retail theft, grand theft, vandalism and conspiracy.
This post was edited on 11/26/23 at 9:55 am
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Posted on 11/26/23 at 9:53 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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25-year-old Tajonae Mondy of San Diego and 27-year-old Chavellia McMullen,
Posted on 11/26/23 at 9:55 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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Why aren’t other stores doing this?
I’m sure there is some retarded law that will allow these criminals to file a lawsuit against the store and win.
This post was edited on 11/26/23 at 9:56 am
Posted on 11/26/23 at 9:55 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Much better than when the employees just stand there videoing with their phone. As if anything is going to happen after thieves leave with stolen items.
Reminds me of morons filming carjacker driving a stolen car. Thanks those license plate numbers, they will be crucial to locating the driver inside the stolen car.
Reminds me of morons filming carjacker driving a stolen car. Thanks those license plate numbers, they will be crucial to locating the driver inside the stolen car.
This post was edited on 11/26/23 at 9:57 am
Posted on 11/26/23 at 9:56 am to VermilionTiger
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25-year-old Tajonae Mondy of San Diego and 27-year-old Chavellia McMullen,
they'll eventually realize this was all a big misunderstanding, the young lasses were using this exercise as part of their masters theses
Posted on 11/26/23 at 9:56 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
They were just trying to feed their babies. It was a crime of necessity.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 9:57 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
I don't understand why more stores haven't come up with a way to lock the doors on thieves and just wait for the police to come get them.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 9:58 am to Tyga Woods
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I’m sure there is some retarded law that will allow these criminals to file a lawsuit against the store and win.
false imprisonment
Posted on 11/26/23 at 9:59 am to POTUS2024
“ False imprisonment”. ….. i’m sure there are plenty of sleazeball attorneys who would come to the defense of those convicted felons.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 10:05 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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25-year-old Tajonae Mondy of San Diego and 27-year-old Chavellia McMullen,
Yogi?
Posted on 11/26/23 at 10:09 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
quote:Oops, they went over the $900 limit, rookie mistake.
$18,000 worth of products
Posted on 11/26/23 at 10:20 am to 777Tiger
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false imprisonment
Yup. And sadly there are lawyers who will defend these criminals and states that allow them to walk free while the employee is likely fired and charged with kidnapping or false imprisonment. It’s a system that is broken (intentionally in some places) and only serves to condone and incentivize this kind of criminal behavior. And when the company decides to leave because of crime, it will be labeled as racist.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 10:21 am to AtlantaLSUfan
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Much better than when the employees just stand there videoing with their phone. As if anything is going to happen after thieves leave with stolen items.
What do you want the employees to do? Risking their lives for a job that pays $17 an hr isn't worth it. Hopefully the thieves die horribly.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 10:40 am to CocomoLSU
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And sadly there are lawyers who will defend these criminals and states that allow them to walk free while the employee is likely fired and charged with kidnapping or false imprisonment
and we’ll also have a few TD posters who will whole heartedly agree with this outcome.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 10:42 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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Responding officers arrested Mondy and McMullen on charges of retail theft, grand theft, vandalism and conspiracy.
They will be back on street stealing more stuff by Monday
Posted on 11/26/23 at 10:45 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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Why are other stores not doing this?
Because if you're wrong or in the wrong jurisdiction, that's kidnapping.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 10:47 am to Tyga Woods
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I’m sure there is some retarded law that will allow these criminals to file a lawsuit against the store and win.
Oh? Tell me more....
Posted on 11/26/23 at 10:51 am to VermilionTiger
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27-year-old Chavellia McMullen
Must be a French citizen
Posted on 11/26/23 at 11:03 am to Tyga Woods
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I’m sure there is some retarded law that will allow these criminals to file a lawsuit against the store and win.
As always, this law is Louisiana specific and my posting it should in no way be construed as legal advice of any kind:
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LA CCrP Art. 215. Detention and arrest of shoplifters
A.(1) A peace officer, merchant, or a specifically authorized employee or agent of a merchant, may use reasonable force to detain a person for questioning on the merchant's premises, for a length of time, not to exceed sixty minutes, unless it is reasonable under the circumstances that the person be detained longer, when he has reasonable cause to believe that the person has committed a theft of goods held for sale by the merchant, regardless of the actual value of the goods. The merchant or his employee or agent may also detain such a person for arrest by a peace officer. The detention shall not constitute an arrest.
(2) A peace officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person when he has reasonable grounds to believe the person has committed a theft of goods held for sale by a merchant, regardless of the actual value of the goods. A complaint made to a peace officer by a merchant or a merchant's employee or agent shall constitute reasonable cause for the officer making the arrest.
(3)(a) A merchant or a specifically authorized employee or agent of a merchant who has reasonable cause to believe that a person has committed a theft of goods held for sale by the merchant, is not precluded from offering such person the opportunity to complete a theft prevention program in lieu of reporting the suspected theft to law enforcement. The provisions of this Subparagraph apply only to those merchants who employ at least twenty-five persons.
(b)(i) A provider of a theft prevention program may charge a fee of not more than five hundred dollars for participation in the program and may not exclude a person otherwise eligible to participate in the program on the basis of the person's race, national origin, religion, sex, or the ability to pay the fee.
(ii) A provider of a theft prevention program that charges a fee to participate in the program may reduce or waive the fee based upon the inability of a participant to pay.
(iii) A provider of a theft prevention program shall maintain records of the criteria described in Item (i) of this Subsubparagraph for a period of not less than three years without including personal identifying information. This report shall be made available to the district attorney upon request.
(iv) A provider of a theft prevention program shall provide to the district attorney, upon request, its criteria for a person's participation in its theft prevention program.
(v) A merchant or a specifically authorized employee or agent of a merchant that offers a person the opportunity to complete a theft prevention program shall provide a copy of the written offer to the district attorney upon request.
(vi) Nothing in this Subparagraph shall preclude a district attorney or court from offering a theft prevention program in compliance with the provisions of this Subparagraph.
(c) The participant shall not be required to sign an admission of guilt nor sign any binding agreement in connection with participation in the theft prevention program.
(d) Any person who successfully completes a theft prevention program pursuant to this Subparagraph shall not be subject to any additional civil penalties under any other provision of law.
B. If a merchant utilizes electronic devices which are designed to detect the unauthorized removal of marked merchandise from the store, and if sufficient notice has been posted to advise the patrons that such a device is being utilized, a signal from the device to the merchant or his employee or agent indicating the removal of specially marked merchandise shall constitute a sufficient basis for reasonable cause to detain the person.
C. As used in this Article, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Reasonable under the circumstances" shall be construed in such a manner so as to include the value of the merchandise in question, the location of the store, the length of time taken for law enforcement personnel to respond, the cooperation of the person detained, and any other relevant circumstances to be considered with respect to the length of time a person is detained.
(2) "Theft prevention program" is a pre-arrest program designed to address the underlying causes of theft, reduce the occurrences of theft, and promote accountability and reconciliation between the person suspected of theft and the merchant, and may be provided by the merchant or an independent third-party provider.
Acts 1983, No. 187, §1; Acts 1987, No. 632, §1; Acts 2018, No. 61, §1.
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Posted on 11/26/23 at 11:17 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
It’s a slippery slope. While locking them in seems like a good, fun idea.
Unless the video shows them making a run for it, all they need to say is, they were just putting them in a bag as a Shopping bag. That’s their defense.
Unless the video shows them making a run for it, all they need to say is, they were just putting them in a bag as a Shopping bag. That’s their defense.
This post was edited on 11/26/23 at 11:20 am
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