$7.8 million in stolen items recovered, over 1,000 arrests by California retail theft task force
Operations by the California’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force, which formed in 2019, have led to 1,055 arrests and the ...
Dozens of bipartisan lawmakers press DHS for action on organized retail theft
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is pressing DHS on the subject of organized retail crime as it becomes an increasingly ...
Multiple Lafayette businesses hit by organized retail theft ring, police say
Business owners are urged to keep an eye out as there is an organized retail theft ring who have hit up multiple stores along ...
Waterbury man arrested for organized retail theft
A Waterbury man was arrested on Tuesday after a months-long retail theft investigation, according to Connecticut State Police ...
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California crackdown on retail theft yields more investigations than all of 2023, over 1,000 arrests, governor's office says
topping the total number of retail theft investigations in 2023, the Governor's Office said. The number of arrests in ...
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Retail theft getting out of hand in NJ: Would this law help?
Organized retail theft has become an extremely profitable criminal enterprise in New Jersey, and some lawmakers have had ...
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One arrested, two sought for organized retail theft in Newark
One person is behind bars and two more are being sought in connection with an organized effort to steal merchandise from a ...
7 in 10 Californians support increasing penalties for retail theft, survey finds
According to a survey by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), 71% of likely voters surveyed said they would support Proposition 36, which would increase criminal penalties for certain ...
6 myths about California crime as voters weigh ballot measure on drugs, retail theft
Worries about retail theft and fentanyl deaths shaped a November ballot measure that would toughen some criminal penalties.