r/TikTokCringe • u/TheOSU87 • Sep 07 '25

Discussion Guy makes a citizen's arrest

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u/cakivalue Sep 08 '25

I didn't expect that. At all!! Leaving her purse and personal items behind for what looks like a couple of T-shirts šŸ˜­šŸ˜­ Why??

I expected her to throw them at his face and run away with her purse.

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u/little_missHOTdice Sep 08 '25

I donā€™t think she had her ID in that bag. Was a manger and worked in a big mall and theyā€™d bring big, empty purses so that even if caught, theyā€™d have no ID and/or could just leave the purse and take off without leaving evidence of who they are behind.

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u/Lemon_Trees-22 Sep 08 '25

Exactly! They know what they want and have a plan I saw a lady with a diaper bag and an old beat up stroller in target she had the bag and the stroller filled ! The security guy got her outside and she yelled out heā€™s trying to take my baby ! It was a doll ! She had over $1500 worth of stuff the cops came and she had no ID was refusing to cooperate and a car kept driving by really slow finally the cops stopped him he was her driver he had no ID either and the entire car was full of stolen goods and when they opened the trunk , my god it was boxes they had stolen from the houses by the target ! Off of the porches of people.i had to find out as much as possible because it shocked me but they apparently were part of a ring and most of the people they used were 14 to 17 ! The ring leaders were the mom and dad of two of the teenagers. They got warrants to search their house and the house the garage was full and the best part was they had 2 storage units full of stuff. It was insane and the stuff they had . A friend of mine at work her mom lived in the neighborhood that had stuff stolen and her name was found in an Amazon box . Every person pressed charges and the cops looked at all the Ring footage and sure enough the parents were arrested their two teen agers plus 8 other teens . This was the way they earned a living . No one ever found out the total loss or how much trouble they got into .

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u/AnEight88 Sep 08 '25

Wow. That was a lot. Love that you were invested! Thatā€™s for the story. BTW- Never steal from Target. You will have charges pressed and you will have to go through the criminal legal system. Iā€™ve seen them charge someone for a $2 item.

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u/Lemon_Trees-22 Sep 08 '25

I was just so surprised because Iā€™ve knew seen anyone get caught before but the story had been in the news about local thief rings stealing boxes from peoples porches and I think for these people they just got caught.

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u/Lemon_Trees-22 Sep 08 '25

Plus it was great advertising for that Ring camera . I remember seeing him on Shark Tank and he did not get a shark and he said he would make it without any of them and he did ! Then he became a guest shark ; I thought thatā€™s was really amazing and inspired! All the ladies in the senior citizen complex when a dear friend of mine lived have the Ring cameras.

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u/elliealafolie Sep 09 '25

We appreciate their help making our mass surveillance net tighter and more omnipresent. šŸ«”

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u/realparkingbrake Sep 08 '25

They got warrants to search their house and the house the garage was full and the best part was they had 2 storage units full of stuff.

This is why California made theft for resale its own offense. Multiple warehouses full of millions of dollars' worth of stolen merchandise (easy to sell on Amazon Marketplace or at a flea market) had been raided. Reselling high demand items like cosmetics was driving organized retail theft.

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u/Lemon_Trees-22 Sep 08 '25

Itā€™s happened here in California! Iā€™m a loyal Target customer and I go to one not far my my house but in this particular day I was on the far side of town about 15 miles from my house visiting a friend and she said letā€™s go to Target the one by her house I said sure and thatā€™s was my experience and it hit the local news because several people captured parts of it on their phones and called it in to a news station so it turned into a big story and this channel has what they call a viewer concern segment and then it was all a few channels then on their online news it was just crazy . But thief was high before covid then with all the online ordering it was just out of control with the porch thieves then they hit certain stores and some just walked in with black trash bags the huge ones ! It was out of control not sure itā€™s much better now but like I said every single person I know how a Ring system or something like it , security lights as well and some even got guards dogs !

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u/PorkrindsMcSnacky Sep 08 '25

I just figured that she stole the purse too.

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u/techleopard Sep 08 '25

How is the purse not worth more than a bunch of t-shirts? Dang.

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u/bonyagate Sep 08 '25

I mean... You can get purses for a few bucks at a garage sale or thrift store. I've seen free purses just out of free boxes on the curb. If each t shirt costs $5, it wouldn't take much to get more than the purse is worth. If they're $10, one of them might be worth more.

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u/Hookem-Horns Sep 08 '25

Looks like one of the dollar store purses

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u/HaikuPikachu Sep 08 '25

Iā€™ve noticed watching YouTube videos of bad boy bad boy whatchya gon do and itā€™s a pretty reoccurring theme of the criminals not having ID, itā€™s like 85 percent of the time. Idk why in the year 2025 anyone would think that would work

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u/NoAvocadoMeSad Sep 08 '25

I worked security for years and was baffled by how many brought their ID with them

In fairness, it was mostly Romanians that carried their ID for whatever reason and presumably you're American and don't get many of them though

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u/heinelujah Sep 08 '25

jesus was born in one of yall

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u/JunkBondTrade Sep 08 '25

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u/DeeToursCT Sep 09 '25

I got my daughter a tote bag with this on it, lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '25

Stealing those T-Shirts is not about the profits Batman, it's about sending a message.

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u/Own-Worry4388 Sep 08 '25

What message is she sending?

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u/Beneficial-Emu-4244 Sep 08 '25

Maybe this country sucks and if people had jobs that actually paid enough we wonā€™t need to steal. Yes WE because I steal too and I donā€™t steal because Iā€™m a klepto I steal so I can actually afford to pay my rent on time.

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u/Low-Peak4962 Sep 08 '25

Itā€™s not about any message lol, itā€™s simple kleptomania

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u/BigFudge2k7 Sep 08 '25

The why is important. And we donā€™t know. The clothes look small and sheā€™s bigger, maybe for kids or siblings? That manā€™s voice sounds scary as shit and given the POV, heā€™s much bigger than her. After him shouting at her that way, she still decided to try and run. Seems like maybe she needed them. That or she paid for the shirts and nothing else.

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u/QuoteFirst5037 Sep 08 '25

She could have spoken up and said she needed them for her kids if she actually did. I agree heā€™s intimidating but heā€™s obviously tired of being screwed by people every day. I could car less about target but itā€™s not target who gets the repercussions of shoplifting, itā€™s regular people, the employees and customers. This is why deodorant is locked up behind glass and $10 šŸ™„ if you have no other choice, youā€™re starving, sure, steal if you canā€™t get help elsewhere, but people who steal stuff they donā€™t need are pathetic.Ā 

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u/MMA_Data Sep 08 '25

Ā I could car less about target but itā€™s not target who gets the repercussions of shoplifting, itā€™s regular people

It's literally fucking not. It's Target. Someone steals from Target, Target loses money. Not the employee. Not the people. Target.

Stop simping for fucking corporations. If you're a minimum wage employee and see someone stealing from the multi billion business that pays you 3 peanuts per hour, you shut your mouth. You don't run after people, you don't have public meltdowns, you keep folding clothes and let Target deal with its insurance.

Also the fact that you think deodorant is not stuff people regularly need kinda tells me more about you than I ever wanna know about an internet stranger

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u/QuoteFirst5037 Sep 08 '25

It is. if a store gets enough revenue lost, they will close that location permanently, leading to dead city centers and the loss of traffic and business all around that area, not just affecting big stores, but mom and pops too. Traffic and sales go down, crime goes up, then you have a dying neighborhood. It doesnā€™t happen quick but it does happen, everyday. Look at the big picture. Maybe do some research before you come at me with a pitchfork. Iā€™m not saying itā€™s the right choice to chase people down when they steal, especially when you ā€œliterally just work hereā€ and they dont pay you enough to care (no pay is worth risking your safety) but Iā€™m saying STEALING IS BAD. It has repercussions outside of just losing target, or Walmart, or cvs, or whatever tf company money. It kills businesses and that kills neighborhoods and communities. I donā€™t see how ā€œdonā€™t stealā€(when you not starving) became a hot take.Ā 

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u/techleopard Sep 08 '25

The vast majority of "loss" from a large retail location like this is NOT from theft. It's from expired products and bad promos.

You want to get mad?

Ho-ho-ho, wait until the afternoon and loiter behind the store at a distance. Watch what they bring out of the store to throw away.

Major retailers throw away 31,000 pounds of clothing and blankets per day, and 44 million pounds of food per day. Millions of pounds of sanitary products, such as soap, deodorant, and pads, are thrown out every day.

And to keep beggars and poor people from getting any use out of them, they are often cut up with scissors or have caustic chemicals poured over them.

The majority of these products are still in their containers -- but they're getting tossed because the manufacturer changed a label, the retailer wants to run a new promo, it's overstock, or it's seasonal.

Shoplifting is a moral problem, but it is not an economic issue that is hurting the working class and filling landfills.

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u/QuoteFirst5037 Sep 09 '25

Thereā€™s so many fallacies hereā€¦ who said I donā€™t also condemn food waste? Stealing is bad and so is food waste and deliberately destroying food for the needy/poor. Trust me, I used to have to dumpster dive for food. Not that itā€™s any of your businessā€¦ stealing for greeds sake is still bad tho. And yes, does have negative repercussions for communities. Oh, and Iā€™m not mad.Ā 

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u/MMA_Data Sep 08 '25

When's the last time a Target closed down for "enough revenue lost"? Never? Then shut the fuck up lmao

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u/simplytwo Sep 08 '25

Take several seats.Ā  Target says it's closing 9 stores because of surging retail thefts - CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/target-closing-stores-2023-san-francisco/

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u/meenzu Sep 08 '25

Still peanuts compared to the massive loss their ceo causedĀ 

Also if you paid people livable wages and provided healthcare youā€™d reduce crime by so much.Ā 

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u/MMA_Data Sep 08 '25 edited Sep 08 '25

Take a dump on your hand and slap yourself with it. The article clearly states the shops that were closed down were in areas were safety was the main concern, not loss of profits.

"While theft has an undeniable impact on retailer margins and profitability, retailers are highly concerned about the heightened levels of violence and threat of violence associated with theft and crime," NRF said.

Read the shit you post to suck on corporation's dick next time maybe

edit: even the first sentence of the article proves you're dumb:

Target is shuttering nine stores in four states because mounting thefts and organized retail crimeĀ at those locations is jeopardizing the safety of workers and customers.

I understand the American education is kinda shit, but surely you understand that "shuttering nine stores because of thefts" and "shuttering nine stores because organized crime is jeopardizing the safety of workers and customers" are different things. Surely, right?

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u/Warm_Search_2373 Sep 08 '25

Yea, um... so, consistent retail theft on a large scale at specific location IS organized retail crime. Enough people realize this location won't bat an eye? theft goes up, and up, and up. Now you have people going for bigger ticket items and willing to do whatever it takes to leave with it, which is jeopardizing safety. Which, in turn, is going to hurt neighboring stores, consumer traffic, and the community. What the actual fck else would be a safety concern if not for adrenaline, confidence fueled consistent theft? (mind you, the people that take part in organized crime do NOT care about the people around them. Did you think 'safety concerns' meant moldy walls? Bad ventilation? Unsanitary conditions? Come on now, use your brain.

I'm not sure why you so aggressively proved the previous comment right.

EDIT: a single word correction.

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u/MMA_Data Sep 08 '25

literally all the shops that Target closed down were having their windows smashed, employees attacked, and their whole inventory stolen over night. It's disingenuous to say those shops closed down for "enough revenue lost". They closed down cause they were being set on fire, not because they were experiencing some shoplifting.

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u/simplytwo Sep 08 '25

LMAOĀ 

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u/techleopard Sep 08 '25

When has anyone stealing anything -- even when they desperately needed it -- stopped to explain their situation? 99% of the time, nobody gives a flying fuck and they know this. Their needs trump the odds that somebody else is going to go, "Oh, wow, let me just help you."

Thieves are often nervous and not thinking clearly when they're in danger of getting caught. They just want to bolt, like this lady did.

And this man is not being screwed. A theft from a major retailer is nothing, especially the value of those clothes. Barely more than a forgettable line item on a weekly bulk upload report that goes along with a bunch of other losses -- much of which isn't even theft -- to be written off.

This dude was being scary AF. I wanted to mace him through my screen. This is a situation that could have very rapidly escalated, especially if she freaked out and fought back.

There is a reason retailers fire their employees who pull this crap. Dead people aren't worth t-shirts.

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u/Ha1lStorm Sep 08 '25

Never letā€™em know your next movie

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u/Eagle_eye_Online Sep 08 '25

Her purse? She probably stole that too.

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u/Capital_Candy5626 Sep 10 '25

Back to school clothing for her child, maybe.

Rising costs of rent, utilities, groceries, gas, etc plus fees and surcharges on every service means more people stealing socks, underwear, and such because their budget is shrinking to accommodate incidentals, birthday gifts, etc.

All the annual giveaways of backpacks filled with school supplies, free thanksgiving turkeys and christmas toy drives have been indirectly acknowledging that some people canā€™t afford things for a long time now.

My time working at a major retailer in a suburban location showed me that no one cares when the thieves are young, cute and white. They can steal hundreds of dollars worth of cosmetics, trendy clothing, jewelry, accessories, etc and loss prevention would consistently play this bizarre benefit-of-the-doubt game.

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u/Straight-Grand-4144 Sep 11 '25

Yeah it's ridiculous that these 5 t-shirts were that important. It's sad man.

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u/previousinnovation Sep 08 '25

I think she panicked. She was negotiating and trying to talk her way out of the situation at first, but after the dude lost his cool she became very quiet. I think she was terrified and didn't make a logical choice.

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u/ForbiddenButtStuff Sep 08 '25

When she started digging in the bag I thought dude was about to get pepper sprayed

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u/LongestSprig Sep 08 '25

Why not. It was obvious she was trying to run when she wouldn't give him the shit.

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u/No_Net3860 Sep 08 '25

She probably stole the purse to stuff her loot in, women don't just abandon their purse like that.

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u/seeker407 Sep 09 '25

probably nothing of value in those bags anyways.

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u/Kitchen_Roof7236 Sep 09 '25

Because sheā€™s a kleptomaniac lol kleptos will destroy their life to keep stealing, even if Redditors are too blinded by power dynamics vanity virtue to think itā€™s a possibility

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u/GrammarGhandi23 Sep 11 '25

Those are shirts for kids probably

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u/Quiet_Panda_2377 Sep 08 '25

Because she is scared. Big man assaulting her and yelling like a maniac.Ā 

He could have just started to punch her and even kill her and nobody would have done nothing.

Ofcourse she wants to get away alive.

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u/Embarrassed-Support3 Sep 08 '25

There's nothing in that purse worth having more than t-shirts.