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Cargo theft has become a multibillion-dollar business, and consumers are paying the price.
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Cargo theft has become a multibillion-dollar business, and consumers are paying the price.
A large organized retail theft ring targeting T.J. Maxx stores in the Bay Area and other California locations was broken up, with multiple suspects arrested in San Jose and several others still being sought.
No one — not the Governor's Office, the CHP task force, nor the attorney general — can tell us how many of the people arrested by California's Organized Retail Crime Task Force were sentenced, let alone how many went to jail, received treatment, or re-offended.
CBS News California examined retail theft rates in California and whether the high-profile Proposition 36 would help combat those crimes.
CBS News California takes a closer look at the drug component of the high-profile Proposition 36 to fact-check claims about the ballot measure from supporters and opponents.
Fentanyl took her life. Frustrated with the legislature, Matt Capelouto took matters into his own hands and attempted to get Alexandra's Law on the ballot so that the public could vote on it themselves.
The suspected leader of a retail theft ring that stole $8 million in beauty products from stores across California has been charged, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday.
Smash-and-grab retail thefts that result in major damage to businesses will bring longer sentences in California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bill into law Thursday.
Newsom signed a package of bills Friday targeting organized retail theft and other property crimes that will include stricter punishments for repeat offenders.
A day after Democratic leaders rolled out a controversial inoperability amendment that could repeal their own legislation to address retail theft, that amendment was not added.
A growing number of retailers are considering equipping security and other employees with body cams in a bid to deter thefts.
"While Stanley Quenchers are all the rage, we strongly advise against turning to crime to fulfill your hydration habits," said the Roseville police.
The warning comes following an arrest of a suspect connected to a massive gift card scam involving more than 50 Targets across the state.
Rise in "organized" retail crime is threatening the safety of employees and customers, according to Target.
Soviya Phuiwandee, a 27-year-old resident of Long Beach, was taken into custody after stealing dozens of point of entry sale terminals from local businesses.
