Brazen Soddy Daisy Burglar Caught With News 12 There

Not only that, the thrift store sells items at extreme discounts to help low-income families in Soddy.

So when this store was the victim of two burglaries, and during the holidays to boot, it felt extra cruel.

"We help hospice people," said store owner Jinesh Dangol. "If somebody says we need something, we try to help them. And if somebody says I need some clothes, I will give it to them, no questions asked. But when somebody robbed this way, it’s really not a good idea."

Before midnight on December 10th, surveillance video shows a man stealing knives, play stations..all in all over 25 hundred dollars worth of merchandise.

Being their second burglary in a month, they reached out to News 12.

When News 12 arrived for the interview, the previous owner of the store alerted us the suspect was actually IN the store, brazenly applying for a job.

"Today I was just coming by saying hi," said previous owner Daniel Shoats. "A gentleman that looked like he was on the video, same hat, same type of ear lobe rings, just kind of matched the same person so we dialed 9-1-1."

Shoats said they didn’t tell the man they were calling police.

When the officer arrived, he interviewed the suspect who voluntarily went with the officer to the station to talk with detectives.

An hour later, it was confirmed this suspect, Derrick Adams, confessed the crime to police and was arrested.

Video showed a fast and professional burglary.

"I think he knows what to do, where to go and what to do," Dangol said. "It was a quick one minute job for him."