California voters pass initiative to make some shoplifting and drug offenses felonies
November 3, 2024
California voters decided on 10 ballot measures including one that would turn some nonviolent crimes, like shoplifting, into felonies again, and another that would ...Shoplifting ring stole $2M in cosmetics and clothes then resold them abroad, prosecutors say
November 26, 2024
A shoplifting ring that stole nearly $2 million in clothes and beauty products from Macy’s and other well-known stores in the U.S. and then ...New California laws aim to reduce smash-and-grab robberies, car thefts and shoplifting
August 16, 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bipartisan package of 10 bills that aims to crack down on smash-and-grab robberies and property crimes, ...Ex- Virginia cop who killed shoplifting suspect acquitted of manslaughter, guilty on firearm charge
October 4, 2024
A jury on Friday acquitted a former police officer in Virginia of involuntary manslaughter after he fatally shot a shoplifting suspect outside a busy ...Officer faces murder charge in shooting of pregnant Black woman who was accused of shoplifting
August 13, 2024
An Ohio police officer was indicted Tuesday on murder and other charges in the shooting of Ta’Kiya Young , a 21-year-old pregnant Black mother ...Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are all on the ballot in California this November
July 6, 2024
Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are among the 10 statewide ballot measures that California voters are set to consider in November. The California ...California floats an idea to fight shoplifting that may even affect who controls Congress
June 26, 2024
A California initiative to once again make shoplifting a felony for repeat offenders is developing into a contest over whether the states Democrats are ...Stopping shoplifting? Researchers at UF lab think like a shoplifter to deter, detect costly crime
February 8, 2024
Shoplifting , often considered a victimless crime impacting only large corporations, is a problem growing in many communities, with a ripple effect that ultimately ...String of thefts across 3 states, 8 Florida counties adds to growing concerns over shoplifting
February 29, 2024
A group of people are named in a theft ring that authorities said involved stores in Northeast Florida, Southeast Georgia and South Carolina. The ...String of thefts across 3 states, 8 Florida counties adding to growing concerns over shoplifting
February 29, 2024
Stopping shoplifting? Researchers at UF lab think like a shoplifter to deter, detect costly crime
February 8, 2024
Man suspected of shoplifting stabs 2 security guards at Philadelphia store, killing 1
December 4, 2023
A man who had tried to steal merchandise from a department store in Philadelphia returned 15 minutes later and stabbed two security guards, killing ...Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared, 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza'
May 22, 2025
The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum told police after his arrest, ...Fugitive arrested over a month after skipping sentencing in case related to death of Beauty Max employee
May 8, 2025
More than a month after skipping her sentencing, a woman involved in the death of a Beauty Max employee in December is back in ...A tough-on-crime approach is back in US state capitols
January 13, 2025
Within minutes of his inauguration Monday, new Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe unleashed a volley of orders targeting crime. The tone-setting move reflects a national ...Many older AAPI adults are foreign-born. They're tough on immigration too, a new poll finds
April 9, 2025
There are sharp generational disagreements among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders when it comes to how the U.S. should handle mass deportations, ...Could new technology stop organized and sophisticated shoplifters in their tracks?
January 24, 2024
It’s a crime that goes unnoticed a lot of the time, but it’s costing the victims billions of dollars a year. Shoplifting is a ...