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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,033 posts) Mon Sep 18, 2023, 02:07 PM Sep 2023

California says it'll spend $267M to crack down on smash-and-grab robberies in retail stores

California has launched an offensive against the “brazen” criminals causing chaos in the state’s retail sector — injecting $267,118,293 into local law enforcement agencies to help them crack down on smash-and-grab robberies.

The funding will be split between 55 local law enforcement agencies across the state — with 41 sheriffs’ and police departments, along with one probation department, being awarded up to $23,663,194 each. Thirteen district attorney offices will also each receive up to $2,050,000 to prevent and investigate organized retail crime and arrest and prosecute more suspects.

“Enough with these brazen smash-and-grabs,” California governor Gavin Newsom said when announcing the grants. “With an unprecedented $267 million investment, Californians will soon see more takedowns, more police, more arrests and more felony prosecutions.

“When shameless criminals walk out of stores with stolen goods, they’ll walk straight into jail cells.”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ll-walk-straight-jail-cells-153000421.html

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California says it'll spend $267M to crack down on smash-and-grab robberies in retail stores (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2023 OP

A good step. And in addition, I suspect that retailers will spend more $ too in addressing this SWBTATTReg Sep 2023 #1

I'd like to know how they are how. Unless they demosincebirth Sep 2023 #3

And not one penny of that money will go to the city of Oakland. Mr.Bill Sep 2023 #2

When shameless criminals walk out of stores with stolen goods, they'll walk straight into jail cells IcyPeas Sep 2023 #4

SWBTATTReg

(22,133 posts)

1. A good step. And in addition, I suspect that retailers will spend more $ too in addressing this

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Sep 18, 2023, 02:38 PM

Sep 2023

issue.

Perhaps maybe in prosecuting these numerous crimes, that state authorities invoke some kind of 'retail' court, similar to traffic court, where defendants and prosecutors can deal w/ the sheer volume of crimes being committed, and perhaps starting up a 3 times you strike out, you get a mandatory sentence.

I know that a lot of retail operations are closing down, a lot are locking up their merchandise behind locked cabinet see-thru doors, perhaps eventually even getting to the point where customers aren't allowed into the stores themselves, must order all online, pick up.

demosincebirth

(12,540 posts)

3. I'd like to know how they are how. Unless they

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 18, 2023, 04:20 PM

Sep 2023

have a cop in every high end store.

Mr.Bill

(24,303 posts)

2. And not one penny of that money will go to the city of Oakland.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Sep 18, 2023, 03:36 PM

Sep 2023

It's been on the news here that they missed the deadline for applying for it, even after being given a 30 day extension. The citizens there are rightfully losing their minds about this.

You don't see it on the national news, but there have been many arrests and recovery of stolen property in this matter.

I hope at least some of this money goes toward DAs and prosecution efforts. If you give all the money to police, much of it gets spent on cop toys.

IcyPeas

(21,889 posts)

4. When shameless criminals walk out of stores with stolen goods, they'll walk straight into jail cells