#retail-theft

#retail-theft

Albany is facing disagreements on how to address retail theft, with different opinions on raising penalties for assaults on retail workers.

Mayor Eric Adams is open to exploring alternative solutions to tackle retail theft, besides raising penalties, and is collaborating with state legislative leaders on the issue. [ more ]

Gavin Newsom witnessed a shoplifter steal from Target without interference from workers.

The clerk initially blamed Newsom for emboldened criminals before realizing who he actually was. [ more ]

Gov. Kathy Hochul unveils plan to tackle shoplifting in New York, including boosting penalties and creating a new crime category for selling stolen goods online.

Other initiatives include launching a joint task force, expanding Crime Analysis Centers, and offering a tax credit to help merchants with security costs. [ more ]

San Francisco police arrested seven people on suspicion of shoplifting during a one-day operation at a store on Polk Street.

These arrests are part of a larger SFPD operation aimed at cracking down on retail theft in San Francisco. [ more ]

The San Francisco Police Department arrested 17 adults on suspicion of shoplifting as part of an effort to curb retail theft.

The arrests are part of a special operation called 'Blitz '23' aimed at cracking down on organized retail crime. [ more ]

A coalition submitted over 900,000 voter signatures for a ballot initiative to toughen penalties for retail theft and drug offenses in California. [ more ]

Support for tools targeting organized retail theft and opioid addiction without altering Proposition 47.

California's Senate leader Mike McGuire opposes changes to Prop. 47, aligning with Governor Newsom. [ more ]

Governor Newsom wants to crack down on retail theft in California

He believes the problem can be solved without changing Proposition 47 [ more ]

California lawmakers are studying retail theft and potential solutions

The Assembly's new select committee on retail theft will hold its first hearing next week [ more ]

A band of newly arrived migrants may be part of a larger crime ring behind retail thefts and burglaries in a Chicago suburb.

47 migrants have been arrested since October in Oak Brook, with many incidents targeting a Macy's in the local mall. [ more ]

A 14-year-old girl has been arrested in San Francisco for stealing over $30,000 in goods from local stores.

The girl was part of a ring of minors and adults who regularly shoplifted at local stores.

San Francisco has been cracking down on retail theft with undercover enforcement operations and has seen a 35% decrease in shoplifting incidents. [ more ]

Democratic mayors London Breed and Matt Mahan have endorsed a ballot measure to reform Proposition 47, a controversial initiative that reduced some drug and theft felonies to misdemeanors.

The new measure, called the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, Retail Theft Reduction Act, would increase penalties for fentanyl dealers and repeat organized retail theft rings, as well as provide mandatory treatment for drug users. [ more ]

California may be moving towards a new tough-on-crime era

Proposition 47 is likely to be rolled back or undone [ more ]