‘Knew… He Had Messed Up’: Ross Employee Accuses Black Man of Stealing for Trying on Shoes Before Paying, Switches Gears After Being Confronted for Threatening to Call Cops

A video shows a Ross employee confront a Black shopper and accuse him of stealing shoes, contact his fellow staff members to call the police, and then later deny that he ever made the theft accusations. The video shows a loss prevention worker at a Ross Dress for Less store approaching a man sitting in the store’s footwear department, appearing to try on some shoes. A video posted to social media shows a Ross loss prevention employee accusing a Black shopper of stealing shoes, then firmly denying that he ever made the accusations. (Photos: X/@grindfacetv) “Are you going to put what you’re stealing back?” the employee asks the shopper. The worker pauses while the shopper records him, then gets on his radio and tells a co-worker to call the police. “We have a situation, an active situation,” the worker says on a radio. “Let’s get police involved.” The video shows the employee and the shopper sitting and waiting a while. The worker is also seen speaking with a colleague at a distance about the situation. A lawyer shopping at ROSS was shocking to me