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Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Celebrate the Passage of Proposition 36
Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft (CARRT) issued the following statement after the voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36
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Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Honors The City Of Beverly Hills For Its Commitment To Combatting Retail Theft
Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft (CARRT) has awarded the City of Beverly Hills, the Beverly Hills Police Department, and the Chamber of Commerce in recognition of their proactive measures to combat retail crime. Beverly Hills is now only the third community in California to receive this esteemed award from CARRT.
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Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Comments On State Report Regarding Rise in Serial Thieves
Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft (CARRT) issued the following statement following the State Auditor’s Report Proposition 47 in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
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Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Issues Award To The Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce, Board of Supervisors and District Attorney Freitas For Their Efforts On Retail Crime
Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft (CARRT) presented their anti-crime award to the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors, and District Attorney Ron Freitas, acknowledging their hard work and dedication to reducing crime.
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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.

Prop. 36 needs state funding to succeed
Proposition 36, which passed overwhelmingly last November, does several important things. Primarily, it holds repeat offenders accountable by potentially leading to jail time for those

California lawmakers ask for millions for Prop. 36. The true cost is still unknown
California lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are seeking hundreds of millions of state dollars to support the implementation of the state’s new theft

California Lawmakers, Community Leaders and Law Enforcement Reflect on 100 Days of Prop 36
State and local elected officials, law enforcement and community leaders came together to celebrate the first 100 days of Prop 36 and discuss their continued

Retail theft bust at Las Americas outlet mall leads to 80 arrests
Authorities made dozens of arrests during a five-day retail theft operation at the Las Americas Premium Outlets, California Highway Patrol stated in a news release

Voters approved Prop. 36 in November. Gavin Newsom ignores it at his own peril Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article300357409.html#storylink=cpy
When California’s Democratic leadership was in near lockstep against Proposition 36 in November, they were concerned how the prospect of stiffer sentences for repeat drug

Californians made it clear they want a different approach to addiction and homelessness
California’s drug crisis has only escalated, with so-called “compassionate solutions” like harm reduction and past policies that decriminalized hard drugs making things worse. Many drug

540 criminals have been arrested in Orange County on Prop. 36 charges in just one month
Proposition 36, the voter approved initiative to address theft, drug crimes and homelessness, has been in effect for one month. In the first 30 days

Ventura’s District Attorney details results of new felonies created through Proposition 36 after one month
Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that 33 cases have been filed using new felony offenses for users of hard drugs and repeat offenders

Sacramento business, law enforcement groups say Prop. 36 is affecting retail theft
Area prosecutors have already charged dozens of people with retail theft under Proposition 36, just one month after the voter-approved law took effect and strengthened

San Francisco DA files charges in city’s first Prop 36 case
A San Francisco shoplifter, 29-year-old Jason Barber, is no stranger to the criminal justice system. He has seven theft-related convictions on his record, prosecutors said.

Kern County D.A. files first charges under Proposition 36
The first felony charges under California’s Proposition 36 have been filed. Dustin Towery, 25, pleaded not guilty Monday to the charges Monday in an alleged

4 arrested after merchandise stolen from Sacramento Nike store as enforcement of Proposition 36 nears
Authorities said four people were arrested on Wednesday after merchandise was stolen from the Nike Clearance Store in Arden. There was also a Burlington in