Ahead of Proposition 36 vote, state data show California is not tracking retail theft suspects after arrests
No one — not the Governor's Office, the CHP task force, nor the attorney general — can tell us how many of the people arrested by California's Organized Retail Crime Task Force were sentenced, let alone how many went to jail,
Why Californians got tougher on crime: Bleak downtowns and attention-getting retail thefts
By Nigel Duara and Joe Garcia From their phones and their television screens and sometimes out their windows, Californians saw their state change quickly in the pandemic. Homelessness grew then and continued to grow.
Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Celebrate the Passage of Proposition 36
Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft (CARRT) issued the following statement after the voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36. "Californians are increasingly frustrated by the rising crime rates,
California Proposition 36 is approved by voters, allowing stronger penalties for theft, drug offenses
California voters have passed Proposition 36, the Associated Press projects, approving changes that will roll back criminal justice reforms from a contentious 2014 ballot measure that lessened the penalties for some crimes including theft and drug possession.
California voters pass Proposition 36, taking tougher stance on retail theft, crime
Californians are expected to pass Proposition 36 Tuesday, strengthening penalties for retail and drug crimes they downgraded a decade earlier. Supporters say tougher consequences are needed to reduce homelessness,
Calif. voters approve Prop. 36, making some theft, drug crimes felonies
California voters approved a ballot measure that would reclassify some misdemeanor theft and drug crimes as felonies, essentially undoing a previous ballot measure that big-box retailers and law enforcement officials have long blamed for increases in theft,
California voters pass tough-on-crime initiative to make some shoplifting, drug offenses felonies
California voters were deciding on 10 ballot measures including one that would turn some nonviolent crimes, like shoplifting, into felonies again, and another that would make the state’s minimum wage the highest in the nation.
California voters approve anti-crime ballot measure Prop. 36
California voters approved a ballot measure that will impose stricter penalties for repeat theft and crimes involving fentanyl.
California Proposition 36 Election Results: Increase Sentences for Drug and Theft Crimes
This proposition would allow for felony charges for certain drug and theft crimes if the defendant has two prior convictions for these offenses. Live analysis of the results › Georgia appears headed for a Trump victory at this point,
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Two accused of over $1,000 retail theft at Target
Police are searching for two suspects accused of stealing over $1,000 worth of items from Target. According to the ...
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Man accused of multi-state retail theft scheme arrested in Utah
A man accused of traveling the country and stealing products from home improvement stores before returning them for money was ...
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Luxury store in SF's Union Square attempts to curb retail theft with new tool
A set of barriers were recently installed in front of Dior’s Union Square location to prevent thieves from crashing their cars into the building, local officials confirmed — and it’s possible that it ...
Walnut Creek retail theft operation nets 6 arrests, over $4,000 in recovered merchandise
Authorities in the East Bay recently collaborated on a retail theft crackdown against thieves targeting Walnut Creek stores ...
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California Increases Penalties for Retail Theft with a Focus on Repeat Offenders
Californians overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36 — which increases the penalties for certain theft and drug crimes.
San Jose man arrested in connection with retail theft spree
Since March, the San Jose Police Department’s Organized Retail Theft Detail has investigated 113 retail theft ...
California voters pass ballot measure to strengthen penalties for retail theft and drug crimes
There has been an explosion in retail theft across the state that has caused stores to raise prices, lock up items, and ...
Naperville woman awaiting trial for retail theft charged with stealing $1,600 in Home Depot goods
A Naperville woman already facing retail theft charges was arrested just four months later for allegedly stealing more than ...
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Campbell police use cameras to combat retail theft
A West Valley police department is one of the first in Santa Clara County to target organized retail theft by monitoring ...
18 suspects arrested, cited in Southern California retail theft bust
Eighteen suspects could face criminal charges following a massive retail theft bust targeting stores across San Bernardino ...
Pleasant Prairie police arrest 3 connected to Oshkosh Nike store theft
On Saturday, October 26, police were informed that a national retail theft group, responsible for a theft at a Nike store in Oshkosh, was targeting the Nike store in the Premium Outlet Mall in ...