"Anything that makes people feel insecure in their ability to take care of their families...will impact shoplifting," one expert told Newsweek.

Local law enforcement agencies say they plan to continue their retail theft operations in the coming weeks.

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In the lead-up to the election, the governor and attorney general publicized statewide organized retail theft arrests, but ...

Voters went on to pass California's tougher-on-crime Proposition 36 with the largest margin of any measure on the ballot, ...

Two women are accused of stealing hundreds from a shopping center and leading law enforcement on a chase while children were ...

Proposition 36, a tough-on-crime measure that officially went into effect Dec. 18, includes a rehabilitative component.

Republicans gained seats in the Assembly and state Senate, a change they see as a repudiation of the governor's 'disastrous' ...

An alleged Calif. shoplifter found out retail was no longer free game after the passage of Prop. 36: "B*tch, new laws." ...

A man was arrested in the town of Corte Madera last week on suspicion of shoplifting, being a felon in possession of a weapon and for possession of drugs, according to police.

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