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"Dr. Phil" Triggers Seizure

Posted Mar 31st 2009 12:45PM by TMZ Staff

A couple who went on "Dr. Phil" to confess to their shoplifting lifestyle just got their home raided by cops -- we're thinking they should be imprisoned for felony dumb.

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The San Diego Regional Fraud Task Force seized toys, a car and other stuff from Laura and Matthew Eaton's home. Cops were on the hunt for the pilfered items which the couple says were worth around $100,000 a year.

During the "Dr. Phil" special, the Eatons allowed cameras to film them hitting up 27 stores on a three-day, $5,000 shoplifting extravaganza. The U.S. Secret Service confirmed to the The North County Times that a search warrant was issued last Thursday, but no arrests have been made.

Fact is, this was so yesterday -- the show aired during November sweeps. Phil's March book is all about OctoMom -- investigate her!

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16. I saw this episode and they were practically bragging about how easy it was to steal all of the things in they had on display in their home. Good, hope they like the gray, concrete jail cell they'll be sitting in for awhile. Pieces of crapola. Were they really stupid enough to think if they go on natl tv and say they did these things, nothing would happen to them? Idiots. And because of people like them, prices go up on the junk in the stores. I hope they get the book thrown at them.

Posted at 4:03PM on Mar 31st 2009 by peggy bundy

17. True crime partners nevere ever brag. They deserve to get busted for bragging.

Posted at 4:14PM on Mar 31st 2009 by Late Night Felon

18. were can i find the link to watch that episode??

Posted at 4:34PM on Mar 31st 2009 by xxxmmmxxxx

19. Wow, Dr. Phil really made them change their ways!!

Posted at 5:45PM on Mar 31st 2009 by whateveryousay

20. thats what you thieving idiots get when you think you can out do the LAW. HA HA HA

Posted at 8:15PM on Mar 31st 2009 by DON'T DROP THE SOAP

21. Idiotic Morons -_-

Posted at 9:52PM on Mar 31st 2009 by jef

22. Once again, Dr. Phil imitates Oprah! About 15 years ago, a man named Merrill Shepro went to jail for probably the rest of his life after leading Oprah's staff on a tour of all of the homes he had burgarlized. He had been caught by the police, but released for an illegal search of his home. The tape from Oprah was enough proof to convict on over a dozen home break ins - 8 years mandatory w/o parole consecutive on each.

Posted at 12:13PM on Apr 1st 2009 by Jerry

23. you got to be pretty stupid to go on the dr.phil show to announce to the world all the crap that you shoplift and not expect to get caught. i watched that episode they at least should have not revealed there idenities and y would anyone go on the dr.phil show he is a fraud and needs an ass kicking i would not let him treat my dog

Posted at 4:41AM on Apr 2nd 2009 by not cool

24. is it just me but does that cop have a great pair of asscheeks-i mean you can make them out so good-anyone else notice those buns?

Posted at 12:06AM on Apr 4th 2009 by jack

25. Whenver you have trailer-park trash walking the streets, trouble is not far behind! It seems like so many of these kinds of arrests I've read about, included several, several people that resided in a mobile home... Well I still like to call it a trailer.... Because that's what it is..

Posted at 2:19AM on Apr 22nd 2009 by Willow

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