[mfish13]

The police showed up after the fact. She refused to cooperate.

[eyeamok]

I wouldn’t have cooperated either in this situation. I would have told the Officer to get the employee that made the accusation and make them Formally Accuse me of a Crime in front of the Officer, then I would have produced the receipt and Demanded he immediately ARREST the employee for making a False Police report.

[The Louiswu]

"The police showed up after the fact. She refused to cooperate."

No one has to prove their innocence in this country. It was on Publix to show proof of a crime, like video evidence for example, barring that it's their word against the customers.