2 women arrested following retail theft at Vacaville Premium Outlets
Two women, one of whom had multiple outstanding felony warrants, were arrested following a retail theft at the Vacaville Premium Outlets on Friday evening, police said.
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Two women, one of whom had multiple outstanding felony warrants, were arrested following a retail theft at the Vacaville Premium Outlets on Friday evening, police said.
Authorities in the North Bay have arrested a Lake County man on multiple charges, including organized retail theft, for allegedly leading a fencing operation that stole thousands of dollars in Lego sets from stores.
CBS News California examined retail theft rates in California and whether the high-profile Proposition 36 would help combat those crimes.
A California ballot measure to once again make shoplifting a felony for repeat offenders is threatening to become a litmus test for whether the state's Democrats are tough enough on crime to retain their seats in Congress.
A growing number of retailers are considering equipping security and other employees with body cams in a bid to deter thefts.
Authorities say a store employee was allegedly assaulted by a group of shoplifting suspects after confronting them in the parking lot of a Stockton store.
A Sacramento County shoplifting suspect's trove of allegedly stolen merchandise was discovered in a storage unit, detectives say.
Also on Thursday, Democratic mayors are joining the fight to reform Proposition 47 despite California Gov. Gavin Newsom's opposition.
The National Retail Federation retracted an earlier estimate of the losses stores suffer at the hands of criminal rings.
A suspected shoplifter has been arrested after allegedly taking hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise from a Woodland store.
Dick's Sporting Goods warned Tuesday that retail theft is damaging its business and would lead to lower annual profits.
More shoplifters than paying customers, rumors of chain stores on the verge of closure, and community activists working to help their neighbors navigate the challenges that may be confusing — all of that is spread out between parts of Sacramento.
Loyal shoppers say the decision is a loss for the community, yet, the owners say their safety was nearly on the line every day.
Authorities say two retail theft suspects with shopping carts full of merchandise were caught red-handed outside the Rocklin Target store.
Organized retail crime is impacting Target and other retailers, and shoppers can be in "harm's way," CEO Brian Cornell said.
The woman had to undergo an emergency C-section after the shooting, police said.
Not only did an alleged shoplifter get arrested, he also had his dog seized by animal control officers.
Big Lots is raising big concerns in Citrus Heights as word got out that the store is closing up shop.
Manufacturers that supply lock cases and devices to chain stores have seen their businesses boom.
Seven people, most of them grocery store employees, have been arrested in a major shoplifting bust in Tahoe.
Spurred by a recent run of large-scale smash-and-grab robberies, prosecutors and retailers are pushing back on assertions by California's governor and attorney general that they have enough tools to combat retail theft in the wake of a voter-approved easing of related laws.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday in no uncertain terms that he thinks shoplifters should be prosecuted under existing California laws, as he called out local officials whom he said have been reluctant to do so.
Authorities say an alleged shoplifter is also suspected of pulling a knife on an employee who confronted him.
Officers are asking for help in identifying a suspect in a wheelchair who allegedly ran over an employee's foot while stealing some merchandise from a Stockton store last week.
A longtime family-owned Christmas store in Old Sacramento is being forced to close as it's been overwhelmed by shoplifters.
