OAKLAND, Calif – A joint operation involving the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Golden Gate Division Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF), the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office (SMSO), and the…
The California Highway Patrol announced it has recovered more than $300k in LEGO’s related to organized retail theft. According to CHP, investigators, in collaboration with local agencies, have made significant…
Several state legislators and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a bipartisan effort to crack down on organized retail theft Tuesday. The package was aimed to strengthen public safety, protect shoppers…
SACRAMENTO – Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo and co-authors Assembly Members Carlos Villapudua, Mike Gipson, and Juan Alanis held a press conference to unveil Assembly Bill (AB) 1990, The Secured Transactions and…
SACRAMENTO – Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo introduced Assembly Bill 1990, the Secured Transactions and Organized Theft Prevention (STOP) Act, a significant step toward enhancing the safety of both employees and customers.…
The Brentwood Police Department announced a significant development in the ongoing investigation into organized retail theft incidents at Sunglass Hut and Victoria’s Secret, located at the Streets of Brentwood. Since…
SACRAMENTO, CA — Last week, Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria (D-Fresno) hosted a roundtable with law enforcement leaders to discuss public safety and law enforcement challenges facing the Central Valley. Today, the…
The Brentwood Police Department are asking for the public’s help in identifying two females who stole approximately $7,600 in merchandise from Ulta. The incident occurred on January 19 at the…
On Jan 22, Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino) held a press conference announcing AB 1772, which would seek jail time for repeat retail theft suspects. The press conference featured…
SAN FRANCISCO – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced arrests and charges against three people allegedly involved in burglaries and attempted burglaries carried out at smoke shops and liquor…
SACRAMENTO — Prosecutors will find it easier to seek sterner penalties against retail theft suspects if a bill, AB 1772, introduced today by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino) is…
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua (D- Stockton) is introducing a groundbreaking referendum aimed at addressing critical concerns related to Proposition 47. “Businesses and the safety of customers are at…
The San Francisco Police Department have announced 18 recent arrests for shoplifting and organized retail theft including a 14-year-old for thefts of over $30k in merchandise. Here are the updates:…
The Pleasant Hill Police Department announced arrests during two theft suppression operations within the City of Pleasant Hill. On November 9th we were in the Crossroads Shopping Center and on…
SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has announced the formation of a new Select Committee on Retail Theft, and has named Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) as…
The Brentwood Police Department announced that last week, officers arrested two people who stole merchandise in a retail theft from TJ Maxx in the City of Brentwood. According to police,…
VALLEJO, Calif – Investigators assigned to the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Golden Gate Division (GGD) Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF) have recovered approximately $190,000 in stolen retail merchandise and…
An Antioch woman and two others were arrest by San Joaquin County Sheriff Deputies after a retail theft. According to the sheriffs office, on August 17 at the Sephora (Lincoln…
LOS ANGELES – Building on the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) successful statewide efforts to crack down on organized retail crime, today Governor Gavin Newsom announced he has instructed the CHP…
Increases information sharing through all stages of retail supply chain LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, with retailers and online marketplaces representing some of the largest share of retail and…
The California Highway Patrol says on March 1, 2023, the Golden Gate Division (GGD) Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF) was contacted by The Home Depot (THD) loss prevention investigators…
Suspects stole Xbox and Acer devices from cargo trucks located in Tulare, Tehama, Kern, and Los Angeles counties VISALIA — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with Governor Gavin Newsom and…
Suspects stole from stores in Yolo, Monterey, Alameda, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Riverside counties SAN FRANCISCO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, along with…
The Berkeley Police Department said Thursday that two residents of the City of Antioch were arrested in connection with a burglary at Lululemon in the City of Berkeley. The incident…
On January 10, the Brentwood City Council agreed to write a letter of support for Assembly Bill 23, a petty theft bill, once either the Brentwood Police Department or California…