Theft /tags/theft Theft en-US Copyright Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:48:16 GMT California stiffened penalties for theft — and more changes are coming /law-and-justice/2024-12-27/california-stiffened-penalties-for-theft-and-more-changes-are-coming Californians accused of certain drug and retail theft crimes may already be facing stiffer penalties under an initiative voters passed this year, alongside related bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:48:16 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-12-27/california-stiffened-penalties-for-theft-and-more-changes-are-coming Cayla Mihalovich 6 myths about California crime as voters now favor this measure on drugs, retail theft /law-and-justice/2024-09-20/6-myths-about-california-crime-as-voters-now-favor-this-measure-on-drugs-retail-theft Worries about retail theft and fentanyl deaths shaped a November ballot measure that would toughen some criminal penalties. Here are the facts about California crime trends. Sat, 21 Sep 2024 00:52:15 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-09-20/6-myths-about-california-crime-as-voters-now-favor-this-measure-on-drugs-retail-theft Nigel Duara Gavin Newsom signs new retail theft laws as voters weigh even tougher penalties /politics-government/2024-08-16/gavin-newsom-signs-new-retail-theft-laws-as-voters-weigh-even-tougher-penalties Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills that aim to make it easier to prosecute retail theft. He’s asking voters to reject a ballot measure that would impose even tougher penalties. Sat, 17 Aug 2024 00:55:15 GMT /politics-government/2024-08-16/gavin-newsom-signs-new-retail-theft-laws-as-voters-weigh-even-tougher-penalties Nigel Duara Top California Democrats announce ballot measure targeting retail theft /politics-government/2024-07-01/top-california-democrats-announce-ballot-measure-targeting-retail-theft Top California Democrats announced Sunday they will ask voters to approve a plan cracking down on retail theft. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 01:50:47 GMT /politics-government/2024-07-01/top-california-democrats-announce-ballot-measure-targeting-retail-theft Tran Nguyen Man arrested after Coast Guard rescue at mouth of Columbia, ‘Goonies’ fish incident /law-and-justice/2023-02-05/man-arrested-after-coast-guard-rescue-at-mouth-of-columbia-goonies-fish-incident Police have arrested a man after a chaotic incident involving a stolen boat, a daring Coast Guard rescue, a dead fish, and the Astoria, Oregon, home featured in the classic 1985 film, “The Goonies.” Sun, 05 Feb 2023 16:03:18 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-02-05/man-arrested-after-coast-guard-rescue-at-mouth-of-columbia-goonies-fish-incident AP Staff Medford man accused of trafficking more than 28,000 stolen catalytic converters /law-and-justice/2022-12-30/medford-man-accused-of-trafficking-more-than-28-000-stolen-catalytic-converters Police say 25-year-old Cedrus Jahson King trafficked about $7 million in stolen catalytic converters between October 2021 and December 2022. Fri, 30 Dec 2022 23:13:46 GMT /law-and-justice/2022-12-30/medford-man-accused-of-trafficking-more-than-28-000-stolen-catalytic-converters Jeff Thompson California is a hotspot for catalytic converter theft. Will new laws make a difference? /law-and-justice/2022-10-11/california-is-a-hotspot-for-catalytic-converter-theft-will-new-laws-make-a-difference A disproportionate share of catalytic converter thefts happen in California. Here’s what lawmakers are trying to do about it, and why one law-enforcement backed approach didn’t make it out of Sacramento. Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:47:54 GMT /law-and-justice/2022-10-11/california-is-a-hotspot-for-catalytic-converter-theft-will-new-laws-make-a-difference Grace Gedye