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State and Local Law Enforcement Funding to Combat Organized Retail Crime

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Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state’s largest-ever single investment to combat organized retail crime — $267,118,293 — awardedby the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to 55 local law enforcement agencies across California. The funding, part of the Governor’s Real Public Safety Plan, will be dispersed on October 1, 2023, to 34 police departments, 7 sheriffs’ departments, …

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Outsmarting Shoplifters

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It is estimated that tens of billions of dollars’ worth of merchandise is lost to shoplifters each year. And as shoplifters (working individually or as part of organized retail crime gangs) become more brazen, store owners are looking for new ways to stop them. Correspondent Rita Braver visits the Loss Prevention Research Council, which is …

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California Highway Patrol busts suspected organized retail crime ring

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After months of surveillance into an organized retail crime ring targeting Home Depot locations across Southern California, authorities reported the arrests of three suspects. Investigators reported that they recovered about $150,000 worth of high-end power tools. NBC News’ George Solis has a behind-the-scenes look at the operation. WATCH Here

CA AG Rob Bonta Charges Organized Retail Theft Suspects with Theft of Approx $76K in Goods from Home Depot Stores

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GLENDALE— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, along with the California Highway Patrol and other partnering agencies, announced arrests and charges against three individuals involved in a statewide organized retail theft operation targeting Home Depot locations and resulting in a total loss of over $75,000. The alleged conduct began in October 2021 and involved an organized criminal scheme in which suspects would enter stores and steal power …

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KNX Radio Los Angeles: CalORCA Partners with CalRetailers to Growing Combat Crime in State

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Cal Retailers President and CEO Rachel Michelin: “ORC is a growing problem and we are seeing the level of violence increase in California. CRA is collaborating with the California Organized Retail Crime Association (CalORCA) to educate policymakers, law enforcement, district attorneys and other stakeholders so we can all get on the same page. There’s a …

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Cal ORCA’s 2020 Annual Conference

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On February 12th and 13th law enforcement officials, risk management professionals, security representatives and as members of various sales-related industries met at the South San Francisco Convention Center. This year’s conference focused on the implications of AB1065, the impact of homelessness on retail crime as well as strategies for combatting online retail crimes.