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Newsom Signs AB 331 to Stop Organized Retail Theft
By Cora Jackson-Fossett, Staff Writer
Published July 21, 2021
Assembly member Reginald Jones-Sawyer holds AB 331 that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on July 21. (gov.ca)
Asm. Reggie Jones-Sawyer sponsored legislation to extend sunset date of the crime of organized retail theft
Governor Gavin Newson called up Assembly member Reginald Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles) as Newsom signed into law AB 331 to help the state apply resources to reduce crime and stop organized retail theft.
The signing took place July 21 at The Hangout, a small business in Long Beach. Jones-Sawyer sponsored the legislation to extend the sunset date to January 1, 2026 of the crime of organized retail theft and the California Highway Patrol Organized Retail Crime Task Force.
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LAPD Chief: Human error likely behind fireworks explosion in South LA
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The remains of an armored Los Angeles Police Department tractor-trailer are seen after fireworks exploded Wednesday evening, June 30, 2021. A cache of illegal fireworks seized at a South Los Angeles home exploded, damaging nearby homes and cars and causing injuries, authorities said. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Police Chief Michel Moore said Monday human error likely contributed to a destructive fireworks explosion in South Los Angeles, with bomb squad technicians vastly underestimating the amount of explosive material placed into a containment truck.
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By Brisa Colon and Sarah Moon, CNN
The “catastrophic” fireworks explosion that injured 17 people last month in a South Los Angeles neighborhood was caused by “human error” after bomb technicians miscalculated the weight of the fireworks, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore said in a news conference Monday.
Ahead of the July Fourth holiday, the LAPD bomb squad responded to the 700 block of East 27th Street after receiving an anonymous tip that a resident was storing illegal fireworks in their backyard.
According to Moore, more than 32,000 pounds of illegal fireworks were found in the resident’s backyard. Some of the fireworks were found with “leaking material,” causing officers on site to deem them too dangerous to transport and prompting them to detonate them on the scene.