A frustrated shop owner confronted an alleged thief while broadcasting the encounter on social media.
Sophia Romo, a Houston-based lingerie retailer, noticed the suspect shoplifting.
Romo followed the woman to the bus, and then sat next to her.
“Let’s play a game called, look in the thief’s purse. Let’s just see what she has,” Romo said.
The alleged thief was horrified.
“You’re looking at me like I’m crazy and you stole from me. The irony,” Romo said.
Romo says shoplifting “happens all the time,” though usually, she’s “not in a position to do something about it.”
“She was on foot. A lot of times, they leave in vehicles or we don’t have an opportunity to confront them, so it was the perfect opportunity,” Romo said.
Romo called the police and, when the bus stopped, they waited and arrested the woman.
The suspect will appear in court on August 29.