“They were not getting all of their product on the shelves and now they do get the product on a shelf, they’re getting stolen…Violent robberies are particularly challenging for small

“ORC rings are recruiting juveniles, homeless to steal items and turn around into bigger crimes like human trafficking. That is what we are trying to stop. It’s a growing problem

One of the first legislative efforts to crack down on retail theft rings, SB 301 authored by Senator Nancy Skinner, passed in the Senate by a 34-0 vote.  The bill

Rachel Michelin, the president of the California Retailers Association, joins the show to discuss why shoplifters might feel more empowered now. By Dan Abrams

The tri-county region hasn’t seen any of the “flash mob” burglaries that have grabbed headlines in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, but 2021 did bring increases in

The sheriff’s departments in all three counties reported increases in commercial burglaries in 2021, compared to both 2020 and pre-pandemic years. While these figures are preliminary in nature, criminals don’t

“The Governor’s plan for retail theft includes a number of elements that are essential to deterring and reducing ORC.  By Rachel Michelin

California leaders recently started a task force and alliance of district attorneys to address the problem. By Sam Dorman

“Real Public Safety Plan” emphasizes investing in local law enforcement response, ensuring that perpetrators will be held accountable, and getting guns and drugs off from the state streets, said Newsom.

The surge in coordinated smash-and-grab crime has shaken businesses already struggling to recover from the pandemic economic downturn, ensuing supply chain crisis, and led industry leaders to urge action from

The Governor’s Real Public Safety Plan focuses on new investments that will bolster local law enforcement response, ensure prosecutors hold perpetrators accountable and get guns and drugs off our streets.

“Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced new measures to fight a statewide rise in property and violent crimes, including a rash of smash-and-grab robberies targeting retailers and follow-home attacks in the

All four corners of the square are dominated by the presence of San Francisco Police Department cars, trucks and walk-around officers.. By Charles Lewis III

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will seek more than $300 million in state funding over three years to boost law enforcement efforts to combat retail theft. By Associated Press

Gov. Gavin Newsom confronted the national media furor over mass retail theft in California on Friday, unveiling a more than $300 million proposal to help law enforcement fight organized criminal rings. By

Several retailers including CVS, Victoria’s Secret, Gap, Target, LensCrafters, TJX, Nordstrom, Walgreens and Safeway had been targeted, according to law enforcement.  By Daniella Genovese

Organized Retail Crime Task Force investigators and the San Francisco Police Department’s Retail Theft Unit conducted three search warrants in the Bay Area, which led to the discovery of the

In an effort to combat a wave of retail thefts and smash-and-grab robberies, some retailers are setting up coiled wire — ­not unlike what can often be seen outside a

California and states across the country have seen a pattern of organized retail crime. These “flash mob thefts” are not one-offs; these are well-planned, coordinated efforts that have hurt businesses,

“Store thieves should be apprehended and, if warranted, offered treatment programs rather than jail time. Other states — including red states — do that. But it’s impossible under 47.” –

“Criminals have been laughing at us. … There’s a clear belief — and very large reality — that there’s no consequences any more to theft. … You tell everybody we’re

Thieves sent local retailers reeling after boldly ransacking stores in broad daylight right in front of customers.  Davis Police say two suspects hit three stores from Woodland to Davis Thursday

“What we’re seeing is coordination, I would say, between these organized retail crime syndicates and kind of gear street gangs.” – Rachel Michelin National Public Radio

Rachel Michelin called for more policing and quicker prosecution to tackle the rampant looting By Bailee Hill

One of the first legislative efforts to crack down on retail theft Gov. Newsom puts on a tough face about California crime, defends past reforms and proposes $350 million-plus to