Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Under one law passed in 2014, thieves could only be charged with a misdemeanor if the stolen items they were less than $950. California has seen a surge of shoplifting since a 2014 law relaxed ...
An alleged shoplifter was shocked to find out some shoplifting offenses are now considered a felony in California. Bodycam video then shows police officers chasing after the women and ultimately ...
[42] "2024 California Proposition 36 would undo some of Proposition 47's reduced sentencing, such as theft of items worth $950 or less by a person with two or more past convictions would become a felony under Proposition 36 but is currently a misdemeanor." The proposition was opposed by the California Democratic Party and supported by the ...
Under Proposition 36, the first two thefts under $950 would remain a misdemeanor — which is similar to Proposition 47 — but a person's third theft conviction, regardless if under $950 was ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters will decide on 10 ballot measures including one that would turn some nonviolent crimes, like shoplifting, into felonies again, and another that would make the state’s minimum wage the highest in the nation. Here’s a look at some of the most consequential propositions being put before voters:
California voters approved a ballot measure Tuesday seeking harsher punishment for retail crimes including shoplifting and theft. Repeat offenders may now be charged with felonies under ...
One of the more controversial sections of the California Penal Code are the consecutive Sections 666 and 667; Section 666, known officially as petty theft with a prior – and colloquially, felony petty theft and makes it possible for someone who committed a minor shoplifting crime to be charged with a felony if the person had been convicted of ...
According to the Public Policy Institute of California, the state saw a 28.7% jump in commercial shoplifting in 2022. But this number is deceptive: Shoplifting numbers plummeted in 2020 and 2021 ...