The moment the shoplifting woman is abandoned by her getaway driver and throws all the Nike stuff while the cops chase her through the parking lot
- The video posted on TikTok shows a woman trying unsuccessfully to steal an entire pants zipper from a sporting goods store
- The woman frantically tries to open the back door of the driver’s car, but is locked
- Moments later, the driver seems to panic and accelerates as the woman drops her pants to the ground
- Soon a police officer chases and sees the woman handcuffed shortly after
- User @Faxisfax, who posted the video, said the incident took place Saturday in Edwardsville, Illinois
- The video has been shared more than 102,000 times
A woman was captured in a video with a full frame of Nike equipment stolen from a sporting goods store before being abandoned by her getaway driver and chased down a parking lot by a police officer who stopped her.
The robbery that ensues is twisted when the woman, who is seen in a video posted on TikTok with a whole zipper of pants, unsuccessfully tries to open the back door of the car driver of her getaway.
He calls the driver, parked in the disabled spot of the store, to unlock the door as he frantically pulls on the handle and knocks on the back door window.
A woman was caught in a video trying to steal an entire zipper of pants at a sporting goods store in Illinois on Saturday
She frantically tries to open the door of her driver’s car, but he seems unable to unlock it.
Moments later he begins to flee, leaving behind his accomplice
Moments later, the driver begins to leave quickly, and the woman, abandoning her pursuit, drops the frame, but continues to scream behind the driver.
He quickly realizes, however, that a police SUV has thrown him to the side and begins a race as an officer comes out and chases her.
The video then cuts to the police handcuffing the woman, a few feet away.
TikTok user @faxisfax, who posted the video on the platform with the text “Nice Little Saturday …”, said in responses that the incident took place Saturday in Edwardsville, Illinois.
Leaving, the woman drops her pants to the ground as the driver accelerates
He continues to walk behind the car, screaming, as a security vehicle approaches his side
He starts running while a security guard comes out and chases him
The video ends with the guard handcuffed to the woman a few meters away
The woman had left a Hibbit Sports store, they said.
The video was shared on TikTok more than 102,000 times and garnered 1.6 million likes.
The Edwardsville Police Department was unable to confirm the incident as of Monday morning.
Platform users sounded at the apparent betrayal the aborted thief had been subjected to.
TikTok users commented on the apparent betrayal
“I know he says it lol,” he read the most popular response in the video.
“They did it on purpose,” wrote another.
“It was definitely a setup,” another replied.
“They left her directly, I’m angry at her,” one user wrote, to which the original poster replied, “I wasn’t happy about that either.”