California’s Democratic leaders say it’s meant to target organized criminals who raid retail ... The bill is the final piece in legislative Democrats’ package to crack down on retail theft.

In Los Angeles County, there is a black market for 'anything and everything,' said Capt. Calvin Mah, who leads the Sheriff's Department's Major Crimes Bureau.

California's retail theft rate has ticked up over the course of the past decade as changes to statewide laws, pandemic-era social standards and the retail environment have impacted crime trends.A ...

California saw retail theft climb over the past 10 years, with a slight rise in 2015 followed by a decline through 2021. Half of the decline happened between 2019 and 2020, likely because of ...