Police in one Southern California city are laying down the law—literally—when it comes to retail theft. In a social media ... not a place where crime gets a pass,” they continued, “And ...

The new bag policy is in response to an uptick in retail theft across the state, an issue so problematic that state officials have dispatched California Highway Patrol officers to help local ...

They faced felony charges of retail theft, grand theft, vandalism and other related crimes. A landmark bill package in California allows Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen to ...

Under Proposition 36, which passed with nearly 70 ... Across Southern California, law enforcement agencies have been ramping up retail theft operations, either establishing new task forces or ...

A Democrat California state senator has proposed a bill that would decriminalize welfare fraud, another great idea from the party of crime.

During the three-day retail theft operation ... amount of time has passed,” Gallacher said. Elsewhere in Orange County, Sheriff Don Barnes and District Attorney Todd Spitzer are working hand in glove ...