{"id":1081032,"date":"2021-12-03T14:59:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T19:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1081032"},"modified":"2021-12-03T14:59:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T19:59:16","slug":"14-arrested-in-smash-and-grab-thefts-totaling-340000-all-quickly-released-due-to-zero-bail-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/14-arrested-in-smash-and-grab-thefts-totaling-340000-all-quickly-released-due-to-zero-bail-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Arrested In \u2018Smash-And-Grab\u2019 Thefts Totaling $340,000, All Quickly Released Due To \u2018Zero Bail\u2019 Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F14-arrested-in-smash-and-grab-thefts-totaling-340000-all-quickly-released-due-to-zero-bail-policy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1081032&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Fourteen suspects were finally nabbed by Los Angeles police in connection to 11 recent \u201csmash-and-grab\u201d robberies causing upward of $340,000 in stolen merchandise and damages. However, due to the area\u2019s \u201czero bail\u201d policy, all 14 suspects have been released.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10271809\/LA-cops-arrest-14-suspects-11-smash-grab-robberies-freed-zero-bail-policy.html\">According<\/a> to the Daily Mail, Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti had a change of tune over the \u201czero bail\u201d policy, tying the approach entirely to COVID and calling for its end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need the help of our criminal justice system, of our judges, of our jailers,\u201d Garcetti said during the presser, standing alongside Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have opened up a lot of the city because we\u2019re in a better place with COVID,\u201d the Democrat added. \u201cWe should be able to also open up our jails, and we should be able to have judges that put people behind those bars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, a statewide policy of imposing $0 bail for misdemeanors and lower-level felonies was put to an end in Democrat-run California last year, \u201cbut it was kept in place within the LA County Superior Court system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could be arrested for a crime such as burglary, a serious felony\u2026 and that\u2019s zero bail, meaning that we book and process and identify you, and then your arraignment day is three to four months from now,\u201d said LAPD Chief Moore.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been estimated that the stores hit in the latest 11 \u201csmash-and-grab\u201d robberies total some $338,000 in goods, with an additional $40,000 in property damage. Numerous suspects still remain at large.<\/p>\n<p>The robberies have been prevalent for months. In November, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/security-guard-murdered-while-protecting-news-team-covering-smash-and-grab-robbery\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported, a&nbsp;security guard in San Francisco was murdered while protecting a news team covering a \u201cflash mob\u201d theft:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c[A] crew from KRON4 \u2014 a local San Francisco news channel \u2014 covered one such story, in which 12 thieves wearing masks and hoods raided a clothing store. As an assailant tried to steal KRON4\u2019s camera equipment, Kevin Nishita \u2014 an armed guard hired to protect the crew \u2014 was shot in the abdomen. He passed away on Saturday morning after receiving treatment at Highland Hospital.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe victim is Kevin Nishita. He leaves behind a wife, two children and three grandchildren,\u201d explained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/news\/bay-area\/kron4-security-guard-dies-from-injuries-after-attempted-armed-robbery\/\">KRON4<\/a>. \u201cNishita worked as an armed guard for Star Protection Agency. Prior to working as a guard, he served as a police officer at the Oakland Housing Authority, Hayward Police, San Jose Police, and the Colma Police departments. A reward of $32,500 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been an extremely violent week,\u201d Oakland police said during a press conference following the tragedy. \u201cWe are asking if you were in the area, have a business or live nearby to please check your surveillance footage as you may have captured the crime before, during, or after it occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/security-guard-murdered-while-protecting-news-team-covering-smash-and-grab-robbery\">Security Guard Murdered While Protecting News Team Covering Smash-And-Grab&nbsp;Robbery<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/security-executive-says-retailers-are-scrambling-to-protect-stores-from-smash-and-grab-robberies\">Security Executive Says Retailers Are Scrambling To Protect Stores From Smash-And-Grab&nbsp;Robberies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fourteen suspects were finally nabbed by Los Angeles police in connection to 11 recent \u201csmash-and-grab\u201d robberies causing upward of $340,000 in stolen merchandise and damages. However, due to the area\u2019s \u201czero bail\u201d policy, all 14 suspects have been released.According to the Daily Mail, Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti had a change of tune over the \u201czero bail\u201d policy, tying the approach entirely to COVID and calling for its end.\u201cWe need the help of our criminal justice system, of our judges, of our jailers,\u201d Garcetti said during the presser, standing alongside Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore.\u201cWe have opened up a lot of the city because we\u2019re in a better place with COVID,\u201d the Democrat added. \u201cWe should be able to also open up our jails, and we should be able to have judges that put people behind those bars.\u201dAccording to the report, a statewide policy of imposing $0 bail for misdemeanors and lower-level felonies was put to an end in Democrat-run California last year, \u201cbut it was kept in place within the LA County Superior Court system.\u201d\u201cYou could be arrested for a crime such as burglary, a serious felony\u2026 and that\u2019s zero bail, meaning that we book and process and identify you, and then your arraignment day is three to four months from now,\u201d said LAPD Chief Moore.It\u2019s been estimated that the stores hit in the latest 11 \u201csmash-and-grab\u201d robberies total some $338,000 in goods, with an additional $40,000 in property damage. Numerous suspects still remain at large.The robberies have been prevalent for months. In November, The Daily Wire reported, a\u00a0security guard in San Francisco was murdered while protecting a news team covering a \u201cflash mob\u201d theft:\u201c[A] crew from KRON4 \u2014 a local San Francisco news channel \u2014 covered one such story, in which 12 thieves wearing masks and hoods raided a clothing store. As an assailant tried to steal KRON4\u2019s camera equipment, Kevin Nishita \u2014 an armed guard hired to protect the crew \u2014 was shot in the abdomen. He passed away on Saturday morning after receiving treatment at Highland Hospital.\u201cThe victim is Kevin Nishita. He leaves behind a wife, two children and three grandchildren,\u201d explained KRON4. \u201cNishita worked as an armed guard for Star Protection Agency. Prior to working as a guard, he served as a police officer at the Oakland Housing Authority, Hayward Police, San Jose Police, and the Colma Police departments. A reward of $32,500 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.\u201d\u201cIt\u2019s been an extremely violent week,\u201d Oakland police said during a press conference following the tragedy. \u201cWe are asking if you were in the area, have a business or live nearby to please check your surveillance footage as you may have captured the crime before, during, or after it occurred.\u201dRelated:\u00a0Security Guard Murdered While Protecting News Team Covering Smash-And-Grab\u00a0RobberyRelated:\u00a0Security Executive Says Retailers Are Scrambling To Protect Stores From Smash-And-Grab\u00a0RobberiesThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1081032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1081032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1081032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1081032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1081032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1081032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1081032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}