real time and disrupting illegal street sales of stolen goods and in los angeles the california retailers association smash and grab crimes are out of control. >> i got another email, three smash and grabs in la, you see it constantly. sounding the alarm for years before this saying this is a growing problem. >> widespread crime promptings in california lawmakers to use office funds from the districts for stepped up patrols as the white house continues to deflect blame for spiraling crime. >> would you consider one of the reasons, the range, prosecutors cutting people who are accused of many criminal offenses lose too quickly? >> what you see invaders there's been an increase in crime since the start of the pandemic. i let others assess what the reason for the increase in crime is. we are aggressively using every resource at our disposal.