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Inland Empire Chamber Alliance Joins Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Launch Effort To Raise Awareness About Theft
Retail Theft Impacts Customers, Workers and Our Communities
California Black Chamber of Commerce Joins Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Launch Effort To Raise Awareness About Crime
Porch Piracy Is Plaguing Our Neighborhoods
Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Issue Statement Following the Recall of San Francisco County District Attorney Chesa Boudin
Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Press Conference
Watch the press conference held on May 18, 2022.
Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Launch Effort To Educate Lawmakers And The Public About Growing Wave of Theft
CARRT is a new broad-based coalition of business associations, local groups, and victim organizations advocating for California officials to act now to undo the damage done by Proposition 47.
CARRT focuses on property crimes that often get overlooked, including porch pirates, petty theft, burglary, smash and grabs, catalytic converter thefts, purse snatchers, pickpockets, etc.
Rohnert Park Robbery Results In 3 Gun-Related Arrests
Three people were arrested Sunday when the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety served a search warrant in connection with an armed robbery.
$518,000 stolen in August break-in at Ventura County Fair; many questions still unanswered
Two months after an early morning break-in at the Ventura County Fair, much remains unanswered about the crime, but records show $518,000 in cash was stolen and the loss isn’t covered by insurance.
Students report robbery attempts near Sacramento high school, according to principal
Men in ski masks have recently tried to rob students near their Sacramento school, according to its principal. Students reported that two incidents occurred between 3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. in the “surrounding neighborhood” of C.K. McClatchy High School, Principal Andrea Egan said in an email Friday to families.
Group of thieves rob Nordstrom La Jolla at UTC during store hours
Police are investigating after a popular department store was robbed in the University City area Wednesday. The robbery occurred just before 7 p.m. during store hours in Nordstrom at Westfield UTC, where a group of thieves stole a total of 70 designer handbags, San Diego police told FOX 5.
San Francisco supervisor’s home broken into: ‘My heart dropped’
Thieves broke into Supervisor Ahsha Safaí’s home in the Crocker-Amazon neighborhood sometime between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, the elected official said.
BPD Searches for 2 Suspects in Costco Robbery
The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for two suspects they said were involved in a robbery at Costco on Rosedale Highway. Police said around 10:41 a.m., the two suspect stole several bottles of alcohol before being confronted by an employee. The employee suffered major injuries due to a struggle with the suspects, officials said.
$90,000 in jewelry stolen from Sacramento store in bold burglary, owners say
The owners of a Sacramento jewelry store said a woman caught on surveillance video stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry did not act alone.
Suspects ram stolen van into Chanel store in Beverly Grove
For the second time in three months, suspected thieves crashed a van into the same Chanel store in Los Angeles’ Beverly Grove neighborhood. The suspects were unable to steal anything in the latest incident, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. At least two male suspects crashed a stolen van into the store early Tuesday, the LAPD said. The crash occurred at 2:45 a.m. in the 180 block of South Robertson Boulevard.
Gunman wearing ankle monitor & on parole for robbery holds up store with semiautomatic
A man with an ankle monitor and who was already on parole for robbery has been arrested after allegedly committing armed robbery at a cell phone store after he allegedly held up two employees at gun point and ran away with money from the cash register.
Bakersfield leaders address crime concerns at Valley Plaza Mall
Organized retail crime has been an ongoing issue in California and Bakersfield has continued to see its effects. A community partnership between city officials, law enforcement, and mall security is now working on addressing the impact that crime has had on the Valley Plaza Mall.
Theft of 500 pairs of running shoes devastates nonprofit Students Run LA
It was bad enough when Christine Pajak noticed the locks on bins containing her organization’s essential possessions — children’s jogging shoes — were mangled. She looked inside and saw that hundreds of shoes donated to Students Run LA were gone.
Amid Attacks and Thefts, Some Retail Workers Want to Fight Back
According to a New York Times analysis of F.B.I. assault data, the number of assaults in many retail establishments has been increasing at a faster pace than the national average.