The real story of the Rite Aid "shoplifter" in Hillsboro, Oregon -14 march 2017

by 30192

My reasons for the article..

As everyone posted ,commented and publicaly humilated this person through racial slurs ,misoginy, stereotypes and hatefull remarks that were fludding the channels I always stood alone , confident in my ability to judge for myself and not to jump to careless conclusions for I believe in the notion that every human being is innocent until proven guilty ,and if they are found that way, they are stil..human beings! The truth is I care about people,all sorts of people as I feel empathy and compassion , putting myself in their shoes ,so I therefore identify with their problems .Everyone saw the video that went viral this couple of months in Oregon, regarding an alleged shoplifter that scuffled with an employee that detained her ..a person who is not a police officer or a security officer. Reviewing the video ,which has a good quality to it ,I started to doubt more and more the responses that I scrolled through the original youtube video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQZ63b6HA9Y ) so I began my own,private investigation.

I. Video analysis ..





but moving forward he is actually grabbing her hand ,while the other hand still holding for the bag..so now it's understandable why this degenerates as it did..









At some moment , he shouts " I'm going to take you down now !" and he does, accidently knocking off her glasses...though in all honest oppinion she doesn't seem a threat to him





At this moment , he is not putting any pressure , as his back is rising and so are his ankles [photo_01]





Now with intent established that he was not only defending himself but continuing and possibly provoking the fight , the possibility of assault is not out of the question. His remarks ,his actions suggest that he is trying to prove something other than ' this is no place to steal' . If he did the right thing then why did he calmed down when people started gathering around,repeating what bystanders told him for example "Chill out mam'" a woman said- he responded "Chill out,chill out !" trying to appear like he calmed the situation but he never said that before until he heard the woman.. or "I am not hitting her !" like he was afraid he was in the wrong in the eyes of his co-workers,or mabey just trying to prove he is non-violent..again..trying to prove something.All media says that he never lost his "composure"-end quote ..that he handled it perfectly ..It's up to you to decide that..





But to clarify intent is a subjective matter, so let me show you what I dig up..





- The nameplate states : " Berverly " - Rite Aid employee [ NOTICE: the photo does not necesarily represent the name of man in the store] - he is a manger store known for having problems in the past as one person who worked there could state..

* Should I believe this post at first glance? No ! So then ..it begs the question what's the history with Rite Aid employees ?









II. Numerous complaints with Rite Aid employees - Hillsboro dep.





-These statements are before the "incident " occured as you can see the timeline.









But wait... there's more ..









Literally these kind of reviews specifically for the Hillsboro store are found all over the internet





Why is this important ?

1. Because it shows the history people had with this store !

2. Because it shows a pattern of innapropiate behavior,especially toward the costumers !

3. Because it shows the concerns of the costumers both as costumer and staff !

4. Because it shows the lack of professionalism !

5. Because it collaborates with the statements about the manager !





You can verify the content of the photos in the links below :









III. Confronting Rite Aid





There is a good article about Rite Aid problems as a whole which states :





" Instead of focusing on fixing existing stores, Rite Aid management continued to pursue deals to add still more locations that it couldn't adequately manage, a major shareholder charge "









* The link to the article : http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/11/rite_aids_troubled_history_of.html





Another article states : " Man claims he was given wrong medication by Hillsboro Rite Aid, sues for $120,000 "





So I've had just about enough with Rite Aid and gave them a call at (503) 645-7704

Actual respone after i told them the story : "You have to call corporate office "

And that's what i did,I tried to reach out for the phone on the internet but I got an " Acces denied " from their website :





I managed to find it and called 717-761-2633

When I stated my business ,they redirected me to human resources .

The actual transcript :





* All conversations were registred at the corporate office so if you want to check the validity of this transcript you can ask for the tape, I tried to reproduce it as best i could ! *





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- " Hello , my name is ********, i was redirected to this phone number from the Rite Aid store in Hillsboro "

- "Hello sir , how can I help you ? "

- " I have a question if you can answer regarding an incident that occured on the 14'th of march this year "

- " Where did you said this happend ? "

- " Oregon, store on 2021 185th Avenue Hillsboro "

- " Can you say that again please ? "

- " The store on 2021 in Hillsboro "

- " It's that the 185 NW ? "

- " Yes, I wanted to ask you about a shoplifting incident that was published in the media "

- " We don't offer information about the media sir ! "

- " I know, I am asking about the incident ,not the media , I was wondering if the man implicated in the incident was still an employee at Rite Aid ! "

- " I cannot offer you that information sir , who did you said you were ? "

- ******

- " Can you give me a phone number ? "

- ****....

- " Wait, that number ..so you are not ***** "

- " No, I just wanted to ask you if the man involved in the incident was still an employee at your company "

- " So you don't want to make a complaint ? "

- " No "

- " I don;t know anyone who can give you that information sir "

- " I understand "

- " Can you tell me the name of employee ? "

- ******

- " Did he shoplifted there ? "

- " No , he restrained the woman who did "

- " I am not at all familliar with this incident "

- " It was all publicised in the media "

- " I cannot give you information regarding the media "

" Why are you interested in what happend if you are ***** " ?

- " Because it was news and now they updated the story ,and I wanted to bet more info about the subject "

- " I'm sorry if I look offensive but I don't have any information I can give you sir "

- "Ok , I understand ,good day ! "

- "Good day....."





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They didn't tell me much ,as expected but at least I found out how **** they are..

Mabey he was fired mabey he was given a medal ..either way I wanted to find out..

Which begs the next question ...Was the whole situation he was involved with legal ?









IV. Legal concerns





Some oppinions regarding the issue :









So , I checked it out further ...

Reasonable Detentions

While detaining someone, you must do so in a reasonable manner. Tackling and injuring a customer in the parking lot over suspected petty theft might be deemed excessive, especially if no other means of detention were attempted first. Detentions must also be for a reasonable time period. Holding someone for three hours while you investigate a check, credit card, coupon, or refund fraud attempt is excessive. Some jurisdictions have a problem with police response times that may take over two hours to respond to your store. This business reality must be factored into the store policy of detaining shoplifters or releasing them after recovering the merchandise.

Use of Force

Tackling, punching, and verbal abuse of shoplifters are never acceptable. Excessive or unreasonable use of handcuffs, leg restraints, chokeholds, or pain compliance holds are also inappropriate when dealing with those suspected of retail theft. It is usually considered negligence if a store employee uses excessive force when apprehending a suspected shoplifter. It requires special training to understand how to routinely apprehend shoplifters while only using minimal force., punching, and verbal abuse of shoplifters are never acceptable. Excessive or unreasonable use of handcuffs, leg restraints,compliance holds are also inappropriate when dealing with those suspected of retail theft.

You run the risk of a false arrest claim when you:

Don’t observe the customer approach a display

Don’t observe the merchandise being selected from the display

Don’t see the merchandise being concealed, carried away or converted (i.e. eaten etc)

Don’t maintain continuous observation and the shoplifter dumps the item

Don’t watch the check stand and verify the non-payment of the item

Don’t detain the shoplifter outside the store (or at least past the last register)

Don’t detain only the person directly responsible for the theft

Chris E. McGoey Security Expert Witness





I only ask this : Is there no doubt now to say that he handeled the whole situation correctly from both a moral and legal point ?





Which adds to my entire story , what happend after ? Because no information was available for me,let alone an average user who just wants to troll /or not.









V. Police records and investigation/eyewitness investigation and family









I started talking with the guy taking the video : KodyXO and an eyewitness...

Before I did , I checked some facts wich I will reveal later ..

Actual conversation with Kody :





1. He started like this ...









2. Now he's starting to question what he said..









3. Oh,wait ... what was all that about not wanting attention ? ( he's a kid, I told him I understand..)

















4. But wait.... there's more ....









Oh, now he spils the beans...





But let's cover this story with some facts ...

Police record .. * Link : https://bailbondcity.com/oregon/washington-inmate-JARVIS/22224236









Now, what I wanted to find next was if she was in custody or not and at the end of the site it's a DISCLAIMER stating some facts may be out of date.





But I wanted to be sure so I went overboard with this

Actual conversation with family : * NOTICE : I will never reveal any information ,id ,user, photo,private information about them to anyone who asks ! "





















I later called Victim Information and Notification Everyday , it's a service of the Oregon Department of Corrections and the Washington County Sheriff's Office that allows anyone to retrieve information about the status of an inmate in the Washington County Corrections system via telephone or Internet Examples of information include:

Inmate status

Inmate location

Do I dialed :

877-674-8463

The guy said at first he didn't have anyone named Sarah Jarvis on record ,so he redirected me to

503-846-6826





Actual conversation transcript (me and a lady):

* ! All conversations were registred by the sheriff's office and oregon authorities ,you can ask for the tape if you have the possibility to do so to verify my statements or you can give a call yourself !*





" Hello, I was redirected by the Victim Information and Notification Everyday , I wanted to know about an inmate,her status and if she was detained !"

" Can you tell me the name of the person ? "

" It's Jarvis, Sarah Michelle ! "

" Can you spell her last name please ? "

" S-A-R-A-H , I also have a booking number it's 1703236 "

" She isn't currently detained sir "

" She was released ? "

" Yes ! "

" Can you tell me when ? How long did she stayed ?"

" She was detained from 14'th of march till 15'th of march ! "

" Was she bailed out ? Because I saw I bail for one thousand dollars,did she paid the bail? "

" No, she was court released "

" Were the charges dropped ? "

" I said she was court released "

" Ok, thank you for the assistance "

" Can I be of service with anything else ? "

" No , thank you ..good day ! "





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-- Signed 30192





**So what more can be said ? I don't know, I think I went deep with this one and I'm not blood related or friends with them ...i'm not even an american ,or ever been in US , but the story sparked my interest and I pushed with this . I don't know why I got myself hyped up about this but in all honesty I really care about these people,her and what she had been through with all this stereotyping and hope people will be more forgiving and less hatefull after they read the article..I really do ! Best wishes !**









Annex : Beautifull people comments - I really appreciate these kind of people ! :*













There are some interesting moments in the video ..for example notice how when the video starts , he is only holding the bag ..Notice how he leans on her with his right arm on the shoulder , putting pressure ..notice her right foot streching forward as the pressure is holding her downShe rises and he brings her down again,this time while choking her ,as I am about to demonstrate..With one hand he grabs her throath and with the other tries to bring her down ..notice the bag,leaning over her head ,that's his and possibly her hand , he puts enough pressure that her right leg is twisted as you can see in the photo_02 then she falls. Was it right for him to perform such dangerous manouvers not being in any way qualified ? It's your call..Now for the most important part of the video in my oppinion [min 1:44 ] .. He intentionally pulls her up with his right hand just to knock her over again.