situation that we are here, we talked about the importance of this police department working with the community to try and address violence and try to fight violent crime, that our relationship with the community was fundamental to helping create a safer baltimore. our efforts to continue those community outreach, to continue that community outreach effort, the investigations that go on, our patrol officers on the streets every day working to keep baltimore safe, those will continue as days come on. >> can you give the total number of arrests for curfew violations? >> i can get that for you. >> i notice at different checkpoints, people yelling and screaming, stuff like that. do you have additional resources come in, counselors, chaplain, just working on stress levels? >> so very early on the -- our equal opportunity section in conjunction with the chief of

our community partnership division works together to make sure that our officers are being taken care of. clearly that's a concern so we've been working over the last several days to ensure that we have counselors and pastors for officers to talk to so that they're able to express any omotioo moti emotions or concerns they're having. that's very important and we want to make sure our officers are taken care of. >> are officers treated different in white neighborhoods and this black neighborhoods? >> i think what you've seen with our deployments, where we have the largest amounts of people we will shift the archest amounts of resources. so as we're doing enforcement activity and curfew enforcement we'll target on the largest gatherings of people first, then shift resources to address smaller and smaller groups. that's been the basis of how curfew enforcement is done. last night we knew of several garrings. we shifted resources to address those gatherings.

that's how that ten force tmt being enforcement activity was handled. >> sflch [ inaudible question ] >> our finance section is working very hard to track everything and work in conjunction with state and local partners and that is something that will continue to be done as we move through this deployment. [ inaudible question ] >> so what we don't do is discuss operational procedures, how we deploy officers with be how we deploy our resources. we've made that very clear from the beginning. as we move in to the coming days we'll address hour by hour, situation by situation how we are deploying officers when we're tabable to start to scale back deployments.

that's something i've said from the beginning we're not going to be able to discuss until we're through this situation. [ inaudible question ] >> i don't want to speck ligulay the in um bnumber is what it is. we are working very hard to find suspects in these cases and make sure we're doing everything we can to stop the violence. that's got to be our concern, working with neighborhoods, with partners to be sure we are addressing violence where it is and that we are working to find people responsible and make sure we're able to take them into custody. >> do you have any triggers that would cause the curfew to be reinstated? >> i don't want to speculate about that.

right now our concentration has been on the fact that over the weekend we've seen peace the decision was made to lift the curfew today. our focus is to encourage people to remain peaceful so that we can continue as the police commissioner said yesterday those steps towards normalcy. >> was that the mayor's decision to lift? >> what's the morale? >> you know, we have officers and we've gotten this question every day. we have officers that are working really, really long hours. that are away from their families, that have gone through some trying and challenging circumstances. we're incredibly proud of the work they're doing. they're incredibly proud of the work they're doing and of each other. we talked about the fact that we had officers injured than didn't want to go to the hospitals, they wanted to stand on the line with their brothers and sisters in law enforcement to keep the city safe. our constitutional and moral

obligation is to work to keep the city of baltimore safe. that's what they're doing right now and doing an incredible job of it. yesterday you heard the police commissioner talk about the policy group that comes together to evaluate these things. i think that those sorts of questions would best be answered by the mayor's office. that's a policy group decision that's made so i don't want to speak for them. i think what we're focused on is peace, that we've had peace at these rallies and through the weekend and that's going to be our continued ask both on social media and in person that we continue to see those peaceful expressions. >> that was eric cowalczyk. >> that's the latest update from the police department, the commissioner anthony bats did not come out like he did yesterday.

very quickly we received a detailed description of the number of officers injured in the last week. 113 since last saturday. 486 arrested and overnight 46. that number is lower than it was the night before. former nypd officer, director of the black law enforcement alliance, you were listen along with me. we didn't see the xligs commiss come out on this sunday. pe's been the person that's led these news briefings in the past. what do you make of what was said today? >> basic update press conference really. there wasn't really anything substantive in the comments made by the captain. but that's the type of thing i'm talking about. a lot of times, even as simple and straightforward as that press conference was, it is an opportunity for people to feel as if they are involved or connected to what's happening and what's going on. whether you agree or disagree with any aspect of what he said, at least he had the decency and respect to come out and say this is what's going on. those things he can't tell you, he can't tell you.

but that shows an openness, and really gives the community the power that they are part of this process. >> just for those who are not familiar with the amount of law enforcement and national guardsmen that are on the ground there, which is rely the focus of questions there at end, should they reduce and how many will they reduce. right now they have 3,000 national guardsmen, over 50 vehicles from the national guard. maryland state police, 578. 149 law enforcement from new jersey. plus the baltimore police force, on top of that. the question was can you tell us how much we're discussing and the answer was we don't tell you what we're going to do because that's not policy. >> sure. that would tactically not be wise. you don't show your whole hand in the game of cards. that's what the police have to do. law enforcement has to be wary of people understanding all of the resources that they have available.

a lot of times what's really significant is the illusion of omni presence. so i think that plays a part in some of the decisions that are being made as well. >> marq claxton, thank you for stopping by today. right here on msnbc just to sum up what we know at this moment atcurfew not going to be happening in baltimore tonight, the first night in many, many nights. also the number of national guardsmen also going to be going down. we don't know what that number is. then if you take a look at live pictures there in baltimore, it is a different tone. it is day two of people smiling with people out enjoying what is a good day there in baltimore, maryland. a very different tone. much more organized. much morp understa much more understanding of each other. this the 5:00 hour in baltimore, maryland. more of this all throughout the day right here on msnbc. stay with us. now back to regular programming. from your very hands...

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gets up and hurries away. >> translator: my wife helped me up and took me to the restroom. i didn't hear it when i walked in there but when i came out, i was hurting here and here. after that, i don't remember anything. >> meanwhile, lakisha dansby, the woman who was chased into the store, hides behind the display, fearful that she will be found. but instead of looking for her, the driver, eric whitaker, casually walks out of the store as if nothing has happened. as he leaves, whitaker passes andrea, a nurse running into the store to see if the driver needs medical attention. she is on the phone with 911 and has no idea that whitaker is the driver. >> is everybody okay? >> ma'am, what store? >> i'm not sure. i think it's an exxon station. >> but the only help whitaker wants is a getaway car. he immediately gets in the first

car he finds, a green dodge durango, belonging to kreisel, who is still on the phone with 911 as he tries to make his getaway. >> oh, my god. please. he just stole my truck and hit somebody. >> that's right. in whitaker's desperate attempt to escape, the moment he pulls out of the parking lot, he crashes head-on into an oncoming bread truck. a few minutes later, the store owner's son is shocked by the scene he finds when he arrives to work. >> i never think i'm going to see the truck in my store, you know. it was like, oh, my god. when i came into the store, i've seen all the mess and i've seen my dad sitting on the chair like in front of the coin machine. i asked him, are you all right? he was not saying anything because he had like three broken ribs and some bruises on the face and all that. he was bleeding from the face. >> he recovers from his injuries

and returns to full-time within a couple of months. >> translator: i am thankful to god that i am alive. >> i'm glad he was alive because we can build a new store but we can't build a new father, you know. >> despite extensive damage, soon after the incident the store is back in business. >> it took almost 21 days to rebuild the store. we still got a lot of our old customers. they are coming back and we are running the business as good as we were. >> after surviving two major collisions in the span of just a few minutes, eric whitaker is arrested. he's later found guilty of attempted first degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and theft. according to police, dansby and whitaker had been on one or two dates several months prior to

this incident. a columbia police detective said that a domestic dispute between the two took place just before the crash. lakisha dansby has not returned our request for comment. as for kreisel, her car is totaled. >> so i'm just out a car. it's okay, though. it's a small price to pay really, just to know that everybody is okay. nobody lost their life, you know. >> from a brash crash in tennessee to a shocking shoplifting case in arizona. may 2011, chandler, arizona, security cameras are rolling at walmart when police say this woman, nikki paige roundsevil is being stopped by walmart's loss prevention staff and accused of shoplifting. at first glance, she appears to go along with the security officers. she picks up her child from the

cart and makes a compliant step in the right direction. but then she makes a run for the doors. a security guard tries to block her escape. that's when she raises her child as a shield and rams into him. she narrowly squeezes by the guard but in the process her child's head slams the edge of the metal door frame. the cameras continue to capture her reckless behavior, as she runs to her car, parked in the nearest handicapped spot. police say, she probably planned the theft ahead of time and parked there to make a faster getaway. in her haste to leave, she tosses her child in the front seat with no safety restraint and immediately backs out of the spot, directly into another shopper's vehicle. but that doesn't stop her either. she flees the scene of the crime. it seems like she's gotten away until three weeks later, when police track her down. according to the police report,

among other items security guards witnessed her trying to steal at walmart, mother's day cards. but the shoplifting is the least of her issues. she pleads guilty to one count of child abuse, a class 6 felony. after spending three months in jail, she receives ten years of supervised probation. the shoplifting and criminal damage charges from the parking lot collision are dropped. coming up -- >> 911. >> the casino. hurry up. >> a strip mall casino shootout. and an unusual defense towards a stickup. >> i never think that i was going to have to defend myself. >> when "caught on camera: in the act" continues. it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye!

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april 2011 after midnight in apopka, florida. security cameras capture two masked men with guns heading into the allied veteran 67 internet center while their getaway driving watches lookout. people aren't surfing the web or checking e-mail here. they are gambling. >> 10, 15 grand can walk out of that building from someone's hands. there is a lot of elderly people that carry a lot of money. which, basically, to a criminal, it's a mass of people that is easy tarts. >> but in this case, the place is not such an easy target. immediately one of the men puts a gun to the head of the security guard but he breaks free and draws his weapon. according to the police report, the man on the right, just out of the security camera's viewing range, fires his weapon before running towards the exit. as they flee to the getaway car empty handed, the guard fires back and hits one of the men.

the severely injured man crawls to the vehicle as gunfire is exchanged. patrons frantically dial 911. >> 911. >> the casino. hurry up. hurry up. it's a holdup. we're in the bathroom. >> ma'am? >> a few doors down at this sports bar, john laska is finishing up his shift as a cook when he hears the shots. >> i heard one distinctive pop and then three more following it and i knew it was a firearm being shot off. >> laska looks out from the door of the restaurant to see what the commotion is. >> i saw the car pull away. i didn't know if those were the ones shooting or what the deal was. i made sure to note the car, what color it was, how many doors it had, and that's the description i was able to give the police. >> although it's a dangerous situation, laska wants to do everything he can to help. licensed to carry a concealed weapon, he goes to his car to

get his gun and then runs to the crime scene. by the time laska arrives, the armed men are gone. >> police came on scene and cordoned off the area. at that point their investigation took over. >> later that night, the man shot by the guard is found in a hotel parking lot five miles away. he dies of his wounds at a local hospital. with the help of laska's description, the abandoned car found near the home of one f the suspects. the other two men are soon caught and charged with several crimes, including second degree felony murder with a firearm. the second man pleaded no contest to several charges. the security guard is not charged with any wrongdoing. >> i can't say that i could have altered the situation in any way other than the fact that i was able to give a description of the car. in no way was i trying to be a vigilante. i was just trying to aid someone i felt was hurt. when the homicide detective told me i did a good job, that's pretty much what i cared about. >> the strip mall casino was well protected.

but can an unarmed store owner stop a robbery in progress? january 2006, grand rapids, michigan. it's a normal day at the bakery and grocery until gerald lamb approaches a cashier and demands that she empty her register. he indicates that he has a weapon in his pocket and she does what he says. at the next register, a calm cashier surveys the situation and casually hits the silent alarm button to alert the police. meanwhile, store owner miguel perez is working in his upstairs office. >> i was doing some papers and my wife went upstairs, she was scared, because she saw when this guy came in, i approached my window, the little window i have in my office. yeah, i see this guy was real close to my cashier. >> perez doesn't wait for the

police to arrive. instead, as he demonstrates here, he grabs the first thing he can find to use as a weapon. >> i just run to the corner of my house and i had a 2x4 level. i keep the level all the time in my office, because i like to work, you know, with wood. >> this guy, i don't think he has experience because he was so slow. he turned back and was picking up the money. the cashier was helping him. >> lamb is completely unaware of what's about to hit him when perez moves into position and levels him. >> and i came down and i just hit him, hit him in the neck and he fell down. >> perez has no idea what lamb has in his pocket and knows he's taking a huge risk by confronting him. it turns out, the man is bluffing about having a weapon. >> we can see when the police come and they say, hey, it's not a gun.

it's a piece of stick. >> never bring a stick to a stick-up. especially if the other guy lass a bigger one. but as with any armed robbery, injuries can be severe. >> i was surprised because when i hit him on the neck, the neck make a funny sound. i was scared. i said, hey, i probably kill this guy. you know, because i seen this guy, his face, and his face was turning different colors and blood is starting to come out, nose, mouth, and ear. and i said, hey, i kill. >> paramedics arrive within a few minutes and tend to the unconscious man. according to the police report, lamb suffers a fractured jaw along with minor head and facial injuries. he is taken to the hospital and later to jail. lamb pleads guilty to armed robbery and is sentenced to 9 to 25 years in the michigan

department of corrections. as for perez, he knows what he did took courage and a level head. >> i never think that i was to use the level to defend myself. my cashier said, hey, you're my hero. and then after that a lot of people tell me that. because i don't consider a hero, no, no. coming up -- >> i don't know what he was doing. >> -- a detention officer has his own idea of courtroom etiquette. >> you don't get to do that. and later, a holiday humbug who will not be making santa's nice list. >> holy cow. can this be the same lady? >> when "caught on camera: in the act" continues. this is special.

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descended into chaos. ethiopian-israelis angry over policemen punching a black soldier. in baltimore, the mayor announced the lifting of a curfew that's been in place since tuesday following riots in connection with freddie gray in police custody. now back to "caught on camera." usually it's the defendant that's in trouble in the courtroom but when a detention officer takes a privileged document from a defense attorney's file without permission, his courtroom decorum gets him in trouble. >> i think you -- >> i want to know what they took, why they took it, and what's going on. >> i think you should just take a deep breath and calm down here. >> october 2009, phoenix, arizona. defense attorney joanne kuchi speaks to a job when detention officer adam stoddard makes his way to the counsel table behind

her. >> sometimes the detention officers or deputy sheriffs would stand near you if security required it. my focus was on my client and the legal proceeding. getting through that. >> stoddard begins to look over a privileged document in her case file. >> i left my file on the table behind me and presumed that no one was going to touch it. there was a handwritten letter that was not fastened in the file, it was loose, and i believe there was about an inch and a half to two inches of the letter sticking out. >> the officer pulls the document out a few inches to get a better look at it. >> i'm not certain why mr. stoddard was interested in the contents of my file. i don't know what he was doing. >> after a few moments of reading, stoddard motions for another officer to come over. as she continues her statement, the defendant who is being acceptsed for assaulting another inmate, notices the activity behind him but doesn't say anything.

then, stoddard removes the document from the file and examines it. a potentially serious breach of attorney-client privilege. he instructs the other officer to go and make a copy of it. as that officer leaves, she turns around but is unaware of what they are doing with the document. >> i think he did give me like the, it's okay look, and i probably turned back. >> she resumes speaking to the judge who does not seem to see the officers taking the document either. but lozano finally brings the matter to the court's attention. >> i was shocked and surprised. i had to protect my client's rights and that's first and foremost, what i had to do, so that was my focus. >> she requests a sidebar to explain her concern to the judge. >> judge, may we approach? >> can you come up here for a second? >> it's not something they train you in law school how to handle a situation when something's

stolen from your legal file by a member of the courtroom. >> but when they returns to the podium, she is clearly upset. >> judge, may i just say that anything that i've received from him, i received through regular jail mail. >> number one, it was, of course, privileged, in my fail, handwritten from my client to me and also had a date stamp on it which indicated that it was sent to me. >> excuse me, i'm not being disrespectful. this is the first time in ten years of practicing law. i want to know what they took, why they took it and what's going on. >> deputy, can you give us any clue about something taken right off the podium? >> yeah, there were papers that were handwritten. >> if i'm being accused of any kind of wrongdoing, i want to know exactly what was taken and why it was taken without my permission. >> i think you should just take a deep breath and calm down here a little bit. all right? >> i was probably thinking, i am calm. but you know, a judge's job is to maintain decorum in the

courtroom. she wasn't the person i was focused on being upset with. >> you took something off of counsel table, deputy? i just want to know what's happening. that's all. >> yeah, a handwritten letter that was sitting out on top. >> but you don't get to do that. >> all right. i want to say for the record that the deputies in my courtroom are responsible for courtroom security. >> i agree. >> and they have quite a lot of leeway to do what they think is necessary in a situation. sitting here i'm not sure exactly what is going on here either. >> how can a letter in the courtroom be a security violation or breach or an emergency. >> i was searched on my way into this building and if they had any questions as to the contents of my file, i'm slur it would be addressed. >> that's something that we can address at another occasion. >> a few minutes later, the hearing breaks for the day but this matter is far from over. this unusual public records video quickly finds its way to

the web and causes a stir. law bloggers from around the country take notice, including arizona lawyer, matt brown. >> i think it's pretty remarkable that a deputy in court helped himself to a defense lawyer's file. on video. not only did he have a look but then pulled the paper out and ended up making photocopies. >> in testimony following the incident, officer stoddard defends his actions saying that his concern was for the security of the court, and that he had reason to believe that the document suggested mr. lozano intended to commit a crime. >> i don't see any security threat that would justify them taking a simple piece of paper out of the file. he should have told the judge, your honor, i saw something that gives me security concerns. i'd like to look at it further. >> during subsequent hearings, the court finds that there's no security threat justifying the removal stoddard's documents

from the file and is found in what's called indirect civil contempt, a violation of the court order outside immediate presence of the court. a judge ordered stoddard to hold a press conference and publicly apologize for removing the document from her file or else go to jail. attorney craig marins represented the defense attorney's interest at the hearing on the order to show cause. he agrees with what the judge decided. >> i thought his ruling was very thoughtful and i thought his sanction really made sense, made common sense. all he said is just say you're sorry. that's all you have to do. >> but that's not what happens. >> judge donahue has ordered me to feel something i do not. he has ordered me to say something i cannot. >> i think it was incredible, just because he was very defiant. >> i cannot and will not apologize for putting court safety first. the judge has therefore put me in a position where i must lie or go to jail.

i will not lie. >> we thought he was going to llow the judge's orders. >> of course, we were disappointed. i think an apology would have been sufficient on my end. i certainly didn't want to drag out the issue any longer. >> without the apology, the judge ordered stoddard to jail. >> i remember reading all of the news articles in the mesa hilton which is what they call it, which is some kind of nice jail facility. >> the arizona court of appeals vacates the sentence but upholds the contempt charge. after spending ten days in jail, stoddard is released, pending the outcome of his appeal. he immediately returns to work in the courts and later attends a class on attorney/client privilege. as for the attorney, she has left the county and put this incident behind her. in more than a decade of law practice, this remains one of her most unusual experiences in the courtroom. >> i think if the event happened and it wasn't on videotape, obviously it would be much less of a story. you can say that the detention officer took something out of an attorney's file but when you see

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late one night and makes off with a tree. at first when the tree is discovered missing, the scout master, nick coble, assumes there's a logical explanation. >> we have a courtesy cash where someone can take the tree and pay for it and we'll check that. if there's no money in that, then we watch the surveillance videos and that's when we found this. i just couldn't believe that anyone would steal from the boy scouts. >> 2009 is the year they decide to set up surveillance cameras at the lot. >> we lose trees occasionally but we didn't really put the video surveillance in for the catching trees. we put our tree lot security system in for safety of the people working the lot. we decided to let the security run around the clock. >> using the tape as a learning tool, the scout leaders take measures to prevent another loss the following year. >> on the second year we changed the locations, some of the cameras. hopefully to get a better angle. maybe a license plate or a

better view of their face. >> when they notice another tree is missing, they check the security video again and the results are stunning. >> holy cow. can this be the same lady? the car is a distinctive red dodge durango. the right fender appears to have been repainted. rather distinctive. >> we had to go back and watch back to back to even believe it was the same person. >> while the chief is caught on camera, the license plate is just out of view and she is not identifiable. when 2011 rolls around, the scouts wonder if she will come back a third time. despite her track record, they are still shocked when she returns. >> the first one is bad enough, the second is unbelievable. by the third year, i really -- i just don't understand what kind of person it takes to be able to steal from the boy scouts on church property during christmas. >> not only does the thief return to the scene for a third straight year, she comes back

emboldened. >> what surprised us that year, they got two trees. they were 13 minutes apart. >> we know she lives close. there's a definite possibility she's been doing this for a long time. >> if she needed a tree that bad, let us know, we might be able to work something out. >> while it may be a relatively minor crime, losing trees to theft has a major impact on the scouts. >> this fund-raiser does everything for this troop. summer camp is one of our most expensive activities. hopefully she's seen something on television. i do expect to see her the next year. >> because the investigation is ongoing, police will not release any information related to the case. the lot does not re-open for the 2013 holiday season. it says on the troop website

that tree theft, lack of staff and poor sales forced them to close. the holidays can bring out the worst in people. from a christmas tree thief stealing from the boy scouts to people taking decorations from someone's yard. december 2011, sweetwater, florida, two weeks before christmas. this home has the holiday spirit but these thieves don't. at first, this homeowner is amused when she sees her surveillance system video. >> translator: it was so funny that i didn't get angry. it's incredible how something like this could happen. >> her son, omar sanchez, also finds it funny when he sees the video. >> in my head i was laughing because i was in disbelief. >> but the humor fades when reality sets in. >> our house was getting robbed and that's not very common in this neighborhood. >> but even more than that, it occurs to ingrid and her family that these yard decorations are

worth more than money. >> my dad passed away about three years ago and he really helped us with the decorations. >> translator: it was very sad. because they were a way for us to remember him. we always put out his favorite holiday decorations. my god, how can people be so heartless to take away the joy and smiles of children who have lost their father. >> but it's not the videotape that helps catch the robbers. the very next day ingrid discovers decorations in the yards of two neighbors less than ten minutes from her house. >> translator: i never thought it would be so quick to find them. i never imagined it could be my neighbors. >> after ingrid files a police report, news cameras arrive at the home of one of the thieves and catch the arrest on camera. and the women are charged with grand theft. one of them pleads guilty and is

sentenced to one year probation. the other enters into a deferred prosecution program for first-time nonviolent offenders. but things are not over yet. >> the lady came back like a week later and she started knocking on the window and doors and she started roaming the entire house. she looked like she wanted to fight or something. my mom, she immediately called the police. the police arrived. the lady apparently told the police officer that she just came by to apologize. to say she's sorry about having stolen the decorations, but the police said that there was nothing that she had to say to us anymore. they stole it, even though they may be sorry they did it. >> the incident hasn't hampered ingrid and omar's christmas spirit but it has made them more cautious. >> translator: this year, the cameras will be recording 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. >> this christmas, i'm really going to be thinking about this event that happened to us. they already saw the cameras. i'm not worried that they are going to steal from us this year again.

coming up -- security cameras catch a shopping spree that puts an end to one man's streak. and when this guy wants the lawn mower, just let him have it. >> a big croc is a territorial animal. mower. when "caught on camera: caught in the act" continues. (music)

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it's an age old battle, lawn mower versus 1,100 pound crocodile. this time, the mower loses. >> a big croc like this, a territorial animal, him getting this mower, he won. >> december 2011 at the australian reptile park in australia, handlers are inside elvis the crocodile's enclosure doing routine lawn maintenance when the 50-year-old reptile bites the front of the mower. >> let it go, let it go, let it go!

>> and does not let go. operations manager tim faulkner has worked with this crocodile since his arrival at the park since 2007. >> elvis has given me a hard time on a number of occasions. to a crocodile, the rumble of that mower, it's something that just turns them on. they have all of these sensitive receptors around their jaw, good hearing, eyesight. that rumble of the mower can trigger him. >> it triggers him all right. like the real elvis, this croc is interested in a little less conversation and a lot more action. >> a wheel got caught at the base of that tree which gave elvis that split second to grab it. and i went this way to about here and then started to come across, very slowly, happens a lot slower than you think. i turn my phone on to him and start filming. let it go, let it go, let it go.

i said, let it go, let it go. the croc took the mower into the water. >> after wrestling the lawn mower away from the handler, elvis guards it. faulkner knows no man can match the strength of this 16-foot long beast. >> you have to pay credit to his strength. he lifted this mauer up that requires two people to lift it up and he just turns around. >> elvis doesn't take the mower because he's hungry. his motivation is slightly more egotistical. >> elvis' reaction to the mower is purely that of a territorial response. he doesn't want it for food. it's something that's in his yard. that mower is making a rumble. it's a groan. it can stimulate a territorial response from a crocodile. so his reaction was to kill the mower. >> elvis continues to stand guard over the mower and his pond leaving faulkner and the other handlers to figure out how to get it back. >> the mower ended up right in the deep spot within his pool. after that, he proceeded to defend and guard his prey, his

catch, what he's got there and show it off. >> in addition to the mower, faulkner also has to retrieve a up l massive three-inch long teeth that elvis has lost during his display of power. >> he continually loses his teeth. they are very different from humans, they continuously grow. the reason we pull them out, they are enormous teeth and not something we want to get caught up in the bottom of their pool. >> the plan to remove the mower and the teeth is is simple. the other two handlers try to lure elvis away from the mower with kangaroo meat. >> it took us some time to lure him away to get the mower out. the pool that elvis lives in is the shape of a horseshoe. now, we lured elvis around to the other side of the pool at which point i was able to grab the mower and bring it out safely. i wasn't too concerned. i have good faith in the keepers around there, their ability to

keep the crocodile's attention. >> the old mower doesn't survive the attack but soon after a brand new one is donated to the park. >> it's so many times better than our old mower. in a place like this, we mow from kangaroo yards and other areas and it gets smashed up pretty quickly. >> as far as this reptile park is concerned, elvis is still the king. fortunately since the mower attack, he's been on his best behavior, calling a truce with the lawn equipment. as for faulkner, he does his part to keep the fragile peace. >> we always treat elvis with a huge amount of respect. that's what they demand. when you're dealing with something like a crocodile, self-preservation comes into effect as well. it was something out of the normal that elvis got the mower. we're very used to him defending his territory. that's what he was doing. generally we're able to read him and get out of the way.

in this particular case, young billy is the one he took the mower from, the mower got between him and the croc, thankfully it was the mower instead of billy. >> from a crocodile who bares his teeth to a man who bares, well, everything. a guy walks into a walmart wearing nothing but this blurred circle. security cameras inside the store catch what looks like his plan to cover up but he's not too modest. the only thing he steals is a pair of socks to cover his feet. february 2012, exton, pennsylvania, it's looking like another uneventful day at walmart until a man standing in the middle of the parking lot begins to remove his clothing. he first strips off his jacket and then his sweater followed by his t-shirt, pants, shoes, underwear, and finally his socks. he calmly walks through the

parking lot and enters the store. once inside, police say security cameras showed the man at the customer service desk where he picks up a pair of socks from the counter and puts them on his feet. patrons tried to mind their own business as the man walks around the store. but at 6'4" and nearly 300 pounds, and let's not forget, completely naked, he is difficult to ignore. when the police arrive, the bare-skinned bandit is arrested. he pleads guilty to simple assault, retail theft and indecent exemployee sure. investigators say he is not mentally unstable. it's more likely the nude romp is related to the fact that he tests positive for drugs. you may have seen the signs, no shirt, no shoes, no service. to most people, pants and underwear go without saying.

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