Bodycam shows woman tossing stolen tablet into canal in Plantation

Body camera footage captured the moment when a woman accused of stealing someone s tablet at a Starbucks in Plantation was arrested. Arletha Brooks, 47, is facing several charges, including petit theft and resisting officers. According to Plantation Police, on Oct. 15, officers arrived at a Starbucks after a victim reported that a woman stole his tablet and then took off. In the body camera footage, officers met with Brooks and asked her to put her bag down. Brooks was then seen arguing with officers, and while she was emptying her bag, she grabbed the tablet and threw it into a canal. She was then arrested and taken to the Broward Sheriff s Office Jail. Police said Brooks also had two warrants for no lodging on city property.