A customer was captured on video knocking an alleged thief to the ground as she tried to walk away with bags of merchandise from a T.J. Maxx store. A customer was captured on video taking matters into his own hands and knocking an alleged thief to the ground as she tried to walk away with bags of merchandise from a T.J. Maxx store in Mira Loma.
Bystander footage showed the man confront the suspected shoplifter and reach for her bags, which set off a scuffle between the two near the entrance. A witness said the altercation happened Sunday around 1:30 p.m.
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It’s called a citizen’s arrest. Perfectly legal and actually encourages us to stop this bad behavior.
But this happened in California and local reports alleged that he could face hate crime charges and was labeled as racist by other customers in the store!
There were few people that praised him for his actions!