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Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft Endorses Proposed Initiative To Reform Proposition 47
Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft (CARRT) today announced its support for the proposed initiative called the Homeless, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act.
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California Peace Officers’ Association Joins Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft Efforts
Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft (CARRT) announced today the California Peace Officers’ Association joined the coalition.
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Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Blast Attorney General’s Approach To Retail Theft
State’s Top Cop Leaves Law Enforcement Out Of Response To Theft Epidemic
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California Contract Cities Association Joins Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Efforts
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Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Issue Statement Following The Legislature’s Failure To Address Retail Theft
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Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft and California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce Hold Retail Theft Forum
Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft (CARRT) joined the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce and others in a retail theft forum.
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Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Issues Its Inaugural Award To The City Of Lakewood for Its Anti-Crime Efforts
Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft (CARRT) issued its inaugural anti-crime award to the City of Lakewood on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at a community reception in Lakewood. The award recognizes Lakewood’s hard work and commitment to reducing crime.
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Inland Empire Chamber Alliance Joins Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Launch Effort To Raise Awareness About Theft
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Retail Theft Impacts Customers, Workers and Our Communities
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California Black Chamber of Commerce Joins Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Launch Effort To Raise Awareness About Crime
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Porch Piracy Is Plaguing Our Neighborhoods
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Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Issue Statement Following the Recall of San Francisco County District Attorney Chesa Boudin
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Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Press Conference
Watch the press conference held on May 18, 2022.
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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.
Shocking moment brazen thieves ransack Chanel store in the Bay Area – as it’s revealed rise of ‘flash rob’ mobs will cost California $19 billion this year
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Rise in California’s violent crime rates points to failure of Proposition 47
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‘Snake burglar’ pleads guilty to 54 felonies, released for time served
A multi-convicted felon dubbed the “snake burglar” for his method of burglarizing businesses pleaded guilty on Thursday to more than four dozen felony charges and
Mob of teenagers ransack 7-Eleven in Inglewood, surveillance video shows
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Annual crime report shows Californians’ fear of increasing crime is justified
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Walking away: San Francisco mall owner hands property back to bank as exodus continues
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California man accused of stealing $30,000 worth of LEGOs
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Westfield mall blamed ‘rampant criminal activity’ for Nordstrom closing in S.F.
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California retail head slams Prop 47 for rise in thefts after Target store locks down entire inventory
After a San Francisco Target store was forced to lock down entire aisles of its inventory due to skyrocketing theft, a California business leader has slammed