Theft /tags/theft Theft en-US Copyright Sat, 21 Sep 2024 00:52:15 GMT 6 myths about California crime as voters now favor this measure on drugs, retail theft /law-and-justice/2024-09-20/6-myths-about-california-crime-as-voters-now-favor-this-measure-on-drugs-retail-theft Worries about retail theft and fentanyl deaths shaped a November ballot measure that would toughen some criminal penalties. Here are the facts about California crime trends. Sat, 21 Sep 2024 00:52:15 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-09-20/6-myths-about-california-crime-as-voters-now-favor-this-measure-on-drugs-retail-theft Nigel Duara 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 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 Man arrested after Coast Guard rescue at mouth of Columbia, ‘Goonies’ fish incident /law-and-justice/2023-02-05/man-arrested-after-coast-guard-rescue-at-mouth-of-columbia-goonies-fish-incident Police have arrested a man after a chaotic incident involving a stolen boat, a daring Coast Guard rescue, a dead fish, and the Astoria, Oregon, home featured in the classic 1985 film, “The Goonies.” Sun, 05 Feb 2023 16:03:18 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-02-05/man-arrested-after-coast-guard-rescue-at-mouth-of-columbia-goonies-fish-incident AP Staff Medford man accused of trafficking more than 28,000 stolen catalytic converters /law-and-justice/2022-12-30/medford-man-accused-of-trafficking-more-than-28-000-stolen-catalytic-converters Police say 25-year-old Cedrus Jahson King trafficked about $7 million in stolen catalytic converters between October 2021 and December 2022. Fri, 30 Dec 2022 23:13:46 GMT /law-and-justice/2022-12-30/medford-man-accused-of-trafficking-more-than-28-000-stolen-catalytic-converters Jeff Thompson California is a hotspot for catalytic converter theft. Will new laws make a difference? /law-and-justice/2022-10-11/california-is-a-hotspot-for-catalytic-converter-theft-will-new-laws-make-a-difference A disproportionate share of catalytic converter thefts happen in California. Here’s what lawmakers are trying to do about it, and why one law-enforcement backed approach didn’t make it out of Sacramento. Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:47:54 GMT /law-and-justice/2022-10-11/california-is-a-hotspot-for-catalytic-converter-theft-will-new-laws-make-a-difference Grace Gedye