Shoplifting /tags/shoplifting Shoplifting en-US Copyright Sat, 17 Aug 2024 00:55:15 GMT Gavin Newsom signs new retail theft laws as voters weigh even tougher penalties /politics-government/2024-08-16/gavin-newsom-signs-new-retail-theft-laws-as-voters-weigh-even-tougher-penalties Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills that aim to make it easier to prosecute retail theft. He’s asking voters to reject a ballot measure that would impose even tougher penalties. Sat, 17 Aug 2024 00:55:15 GMT /politics-government/2024-08-16/gavin-newsom-signs-new-retail-theft-laws-as-voters-weigh-even-tougher-penalties Nigel Duara Retail theft bills are moving fast in the California legislature /politics-government/2024-08-08/retail-theft-bills-are-moving-fast-in-the-california-legislature The California Legislature has been back in session for less than a week, and lawmakers are already making retail theft bills a priority. Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:54:05 GMT /politics-government/2024-08-08/retail-theft-bills-are-moving-fast-in-the-california-legislature Megan Myscofski Top California Democrats announce ballot measure targeting retail theft /politics-government/2024-07-01/top-california-democrats-announce-ballot-measure-targeting-retail-theft Top California Democrats announced Sunday they will ask voters to approve a plan cracking down on retail theft. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 01:50:47 GMT /politics-government/2024-07-01/top-california-democrats-announce-ballot-measure-targeting-retail-theft Tran Nguyen California Attorney General announces new effort to fight organized retail theft /law-and-justice/2023-06-21/california-attorney-general-announces-new-effort-to-fight-organized-retail-theft Home Depot, Amazon, eBay and other major retailers and online marketplaces have signed a collaborative agreement with California’s Department of Justice to fight organized retail crime. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:16:30 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-06-21/california-attorney-general-announces-new-effort-to-fight-organized-retail-theft Steve Milne / CapRadio Oregon legislation targets organized retail theft that cost businesses millions of dollars a year /business-and-labor/2023-03-09/oregon-legislation-targets-organized-retail-theft-that-cost-businesses-millions-of-dollars-a-year Oregon retailers face sophisticated theft rings that steal goods – electronics, jewelry and other merchandise – and sell the items for illicit gains. Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:08:11 GMT /business-and-labor/2023-03-09/oregon-legislation-targets-organized-retail-theft-that-cost-businesses-millions-of-dollars-a-year Ben Botkin