Frustrated, she decided it was time for a different approach. On the fifth sighting, Chambers took a direct course of action.
Determined to retrieve her vehicle, she followed the car to a barbershop and walked in. She believed she recognized the individual responsible and decided to confront him.
“Excuse me, you got the Benz out there?” she asked the 19-year-old suspect, later identified as Michael Tolbert. Although his response was unclear,
It prompted Chambers to act. She approached Tolbert and, according to video footage and witnesses, physically removed him from the barber chair.
With the assistance of bystanders, Chambers detained Tolbert until law enforcement arrived. To prevent the car from being driven away once again,