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Orange County Leaders, Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, and Businesses Hold Forum on Retail Theft and Proposition 36
Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes, State Senator Catherine Blakespear, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, the Orange County Business Council (OCBC), and local business leaders, including members of Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft (CARRT), convened a forum today to examine retail theft and the impacts of Proposition 36 more than one year after its implementation.
Placer and Sacramento County Leaders, Prosecutors, and Businesses Hold Forum on Retail Theft and Proposition 36
Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire, Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho, and Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft (CARRT), joined by law enforcement and business leaders, held a forum today examining retail theft and the impact of Proposition 36 nearly one year after its implementation.
San Diego Leaders, Prosecutors, and Businesses Hold Roundtable on Retail Theft and Proposition 36
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan, the California District Attorneys Association (CDAA), and Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft (CARRT), joined by local officials and business leaders, convened a roundtable today to address retail theft and the implementation of Proposition 36.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
California Contract Cities Association Joins Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Efforts
Californians Against Retail And Residential Theft Issue Statement Following The Legislature’s Failure To Address Retail Theft
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.
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.
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.
Man arrested after officials find $1M in allegedly stolen merchandise at Stockton home
A man was arrested in Stockton after California Highway Patrol officials searched a home and found approximately $1 million in allegedly stolen merchandise. Officials say
Californians plead guilty in $600 million nationwide catalytic converter theft scheme
Three members of a California family pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy for their role in a ring that shipped $600 million worth of stolen catalytic
Woman on burglary crew that hit 43 homes in 18 months sentenced to prison
A woman who was part of a residential burglary crew that San Diego prosecutors say targeted 43 homes and took more than $1 million in
Irish pub forced to shutter as California crime wave scares patrons away: owner
An Irish pub in Oakland, California, is the latest retail victim of the state’s crime wave after making the “heartbreaking” announcement the bar will permanently
Retailers lost $112 billion in inventory in 2022, cite organized retail crime rings as main culprit
Losses from retail theft jumped to $112.1 billion in 2022 from $93.9 billion in 2021, leading retailersnationwide either to change how they do business or,
Fed-up Oakland business owners call soaring crime ‘another pandemic’
Desperate Oakland business owners fed up with rampant crime put their profits on the line and temporarily closed their stores in a “strike” that they
Pittsburg was working to bring police substation by Target ahead of closure due to theft, mayor says
On Tuesday, Target announced they would be closing three of their Bay Area locations next month. A location in San Francisco, one in Oakland and
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
This is the shocking moment brazen thieves ransacked a Chanel store in California – as it’s revealed ‘flash rob’ mobs will cost the state $19billion this year. Footage showed
Rise in California’s violent crime rates points to failure of Proposition 47
Violent crime rates in California rose a concerning rise of 6.1% in 2022. This rise isn’t surprising: The approach to crime in our state is
Flash mob targets Sherman Oaks Macy’s in smash-and-grab robbery caught on video
A flash mob struck a Macy’s department store in Sherman Oaks on Thursday afternoon in a dramatic robbery that was captured on video. The incident
Retail theft: Walmart, Home Depot, Target detail ‘unacceptable amount’ of crime
Porch pirates aren’t the only problem. Thieves are going straight to the source. Inventory shrinkage — the loss of items to retail theft, organized crime,
‘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