I was falsely arrested in September 2010 for shoplifting because I was laughing and I was humiliated could have cost me my job. This was at modell's

Why are you asking in 2017 for something that occurred in 2010? First, it is necessary to file a notice of claim within 90 days of the arrest against the gov't agency or municipality that ordered the arrest. Assuming you did that, you would have two years to file a suit. So again, why did you wait seven years? Your time to do anything expired long ago.