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Four overweight female police officers were unable to arrest one male shoplifter in Chicago.
The undated video of the four female officers attempting to make a retail theft arrest at 95th and Ashland was posted to X by crime news blogger 16th &17th District Chicago Police Scanner.
The suspect, Patrick Johnson-Henry, 32, resisted the officers for about 2 minutes before escaping on foot.
Patrick Johnson-Henry was finally taken into custody on the 9400 block of S. Justine and was charged with 4 counts of resisting police, 1 count of possession of a replica firearm, and 1 count of retail theft.
VIDEO:
Video of a retail theft arrest at 95th and Ashland.
The subject resists police and takes off running.
Patrick Johnson-Henry, 32, was taken into custody on the 9400 block of S Justine and was charged with 4 counts of resisting police, 1 count of possession of a replica firearm, 1… pic.twitter.com/x5PBaBTwxF— 16th & 17th District Chicago Police Scanner (@CPD1617Scanner) November 23, 2023
“The more shocking part of this video is the defeated tone in the sergeant’s voice and his order to let a retail theft offender who just fought with police go,” the crime blogger said.
2210: “If we can’t contain him and it’s just a retail theft…let him go.”
Police Officer: “He has a cuff on him already.”
AUDIO:
The more shocking part of this video is the defeated tone in the sergeant’s voice & his order to let a retail theft offender who just fought with police go:
2210: If we can’t contain him & it’s just a retail theft…let him go.
PO: He has a cuff on him, squad.#ChicagoScanner pic.twitter.com/KPuuenanAn
— 16th & 17th District Chicago Police Scanner (@CPD1617Scanner) November 23, 2023
Retired Riverside police chief criticized the Chicago police department.
RT-This is what you get when police officers are fearful of being the next YouTube video, prosecuted, disciplined, and having the media doing an exposé on how they abused a citizen – which would be complete BS- @FoxNews @BGogoel @DanProft @MorningAnswer @WLSPMChicago @wlsam890
— Chief Thomas Weitzel-Retired (@ChiefWeitzel) November 23, 2023
