California will be spending hundreds of millions of dollars to crack down on smash-and-grab thefts, marking the state’s largest investment to combat such crime. The state will be sending over $267 million to 55 cities and counties in an effort to crack down on arrests and prosecutions for organized retail crime. Funds for the Organized […]
Four men have been formally charged for partaking in two organized shoplifting sprees at Los Angeles area Ross Dress for Less stores in late August. The two thefts took place on Aug. 25 at a store in Los Angeles and Aug. 28 at a store in Culver City. The Los Angeles incident happened at a […]
Two suspects were arrested after authorities discovered nearly $200,000 worth of stolen items being sold in downtown Los Angeles. The suspects were only identified as a 47-year-old man from L.A. and a 43-year-old woman from Panorama City. The bust was a result of the LAPD’s newly formed Organized Retail Crime Task Force. Detectives investigated a […]