Police in Seal Beach, California, have released a hilarious issue. video On Sunday, two women were shown sitting in a police car, handcuffed and prone, lamenting the state's “new law” against shoplifting.
Nancy Sinatra's iconic “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'” plays in the background and Instagram video Surveillance footage shows three women entering an Ulta Beauty store on Dec. 4 and exiting with bags filled with products police valued at $648. KTLA TV reported. The video does show a number of $648, but a police news release says the total amount is “an estimated $1,635.24 worth of merchandise.”
“And this is Orange County, bitch. They don't play.”
The video then cuts to another clip of the same three women entering a Kohl's department store, where they allegedly make off with more merchandise, the station said. The items appeared to be worth nearly $1,200, according to police video.
The video then cuts to police chasing the suspect through a parking lot and arresting him.
Image source: Seal Beach (California) Police Department
Image source: Seal Beach (California) Police Department
But the best part is that the conversation between two of the suspects in the back of the police car was recorded.
“Is that a felony?” one of the women asks the woman sitting next to her.
Image source: Seal Beach (California) Police Department
“Bitch, it's a new law. Theft is a felony,” the second woman replied.
Image source: Seal Beach (California) Police Department
Image source: Seal Beach (California) Police Department
The second woman continued, “And this is Orange County, bitch. They don't play.”
Image source: Seal Beach (California) Police Department
Watch the full police video here.
Police said in a news release that the suspects were identified as Destiny Bender and Deanna Hines, both 24, of Long Beach, and Michelle Pitts, 26, of Signal Hill. Announced. Police said all three were booked into the Orange County Jail on charges of grand larceny, criminal conspiracy and resisting arrest.
“Proposition 36, approved by voters in November 2024, creates harsher penalties for organized theft and expands law enforcement capabilities to combat repeat offenders,” police said in a news release. “Specifically, it allows for felony charges for petty thefts with prior convictions, allows the value of stolen property from multiple thefts to be combined to meet the $950 felony threshold, and allows two or more offenders to jointly Introducing actionable theft crime enhancements.”
As Blaze News previously reported, Californians overwhelmingly voted in favor of passage on November 5th. suggestion 36otherwise known as the Drug and Theft Crime Penalties and Mandatory Treatment Felony Initiative. This is a reaction to Prop. 47, passed 10 years ago, which said the theft of items valued at less than $950 could not be prosecuted as a felony, effectively allowing thieves to steal small amounts from drug stores and large-scale stores. It allows you to walk through the store. A slap on the wrist.
What else?
Proposition 36 took effect on December 18th, but the arrests of the three women mentioned above took place on December 4th. Blaze News on Thursday referenced the video and Prop. 36 and one of the suspects referred to the “new law.” Police responded to Blaze News with a news release that did not mention the date difference, but said the video was “part of the police department's 'Don't Steal the Seal' social media campaign” and that it was “used as a police education tool. It's working,” he said. Updated California theft laws. ”
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