Upon arrival, Officer Merced finds that an 18-year-old female has stolen baby formula and diapers by exiting the store without paying

Scenario 1

Officer Merced responds to a call of a theft in progress. Upon arrival, Officer Merced finds that an 18-year-old female has stolen baby formula and diapers by exiting the store without paying. Officer Merced speaks with the female suspect and finds that she has a newborn baby, does not have any source of income, and needed the formula and diapers for the baby. As such, theft is still a crime.

Scenario 2

Dane is in an electronics store where he and a couple of friends are searching for a potential gift to give to a friend. They are happy to find a video game that is on sale but decide to continue looking around the store. They decide to go grab a bite to eat before making a final decision on what to get for their friend. As they are walking out of the store, the security alarm goes off and the store security guard notices that Dane has the video game in his hands.
 

Officer Sutherland arrives at the scene and Dane explains to the officer that he did not intend to steal the video game and simply forgot that it was still in his hands.

Scenario 3

Officer Wilson arrives on scene at a local pharmacy where a young woman, Brooke, was caught attempting to steal a plastic bag full of medication. When questioned, Brooke explains that she was trying to steal some medication so that she could sell it and make some money to help her mom pay their rent. Brooke tells Officer Wilson that if her mom cannot make the next rent payment, they will be evicted from their apartment. Brooke has never had any encounters with the police and starts sobbing out of remorse for what she has done. Officer Wilson feels sympathetic towards Brooke.

Scenario 4

Officer Thomas responds to the local high school for a graffiti” or destruction of school property complaint. Officer Thomas speaks with the Principal who indicates a student has written racial and sexual orientation remarks in the bathroom. The slanderous remarks are directed toward a student who is a minority and a transgender student. The Principal has the suspect student on in-school surveillance cameras going into the bathroom with a can of spray paint and coming out of the bathroom empty-handed. The student was called in and admitted spray painting the bathroom. The student indicated he intended on scaring the transgender student in an effort to get the student to leave the school.

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