{"id":2005242,"date":"2023-08-18T17:51:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T21:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-finally-makes-move-to-crack-down-on-retail-theft-epidemic\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T17:53:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T21:53:27","slug":"los-angeles-finally-makes-move-to-crack-down-on-retail-theft-epidemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-finally-makes-move-to-crack-down-on-retail-theft-epidemic\/","title":{"rendered":"LA takes action against retail theft crisis."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Flos-angeles-finally-makes-move-to-crack-down-on-retail-theft-epidemic%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=2005242&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--><h2>Los Angeles Launches Task \u200dForce to Combat Organized Retail Crime<\/h2>\n<p>Los Angeles is taking action \u200bagainst the alarming increase \u200bin organized retail\u200d crime thefts across the region. In a recent incident \u200creminiscent of a &#8220;flash-rob,&#8221; more than 30 masked \u2063individuals stole $300,000 \u200dworth of merchandise from a Nordstrom \u2064department store. To address this issue, a \u200bnew task force will be formed, consisting of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a> from various Southern California areas.<\/p>\n<h3>Collaboration for a Safer City<\/h3>\n<p>The task force will include the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Sheriff&#8217;s Department, agents from the U.S. Marshals Apprehension Task Force, and the FBI Apprehension Task Force. Mayor Kim Bass made the announcement, emphasizing the importance of holding \u200dthose responsible\u200d for these crimes fully accountable.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;These are \u2063not victimless \u2064crimes \u2014 especially\u200b in the case where Angelenos were attacked \u2014 through force or fear \u2014 as they \u200cdid their jobs or ran errands,&#8221;\u200d she said. &#8220;No Angeleno should feel like it&#8217;s\u200b unsafe to go shopping and \u200bno Angelenos should feel like it&#8217;s unsafe to open a business in Los Angeles or Los Angeles County. This task force will aggressively investigate these incidents and \u2062hold individuals that are responsible for these crimes\u200b fully \u200baccountable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bass condemned the \u200cbrazen daytime Nordstrom attack at the Westfield\u2063 Topanga \u200dmall in Canoga Park,\u200c calling it \u200b&#8221;unacceptable.&#8221; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-finally-makes-move-to-crack-down-on-retail-theft-epidemic\/\" title=\"LA takes action against retail theft crisis.\">incident involved\u2064 30 masked robbers<\/a> who stormed\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/t-mobile-closes-flagship-store-in-san-francisco\/\" title=\"T-Mobile shuts down main store in SF.\">upscale department store<\/a>, causing chaos and leaving behind \u2063a trail \u2063of destruction.<\/p>\n<h3>Retail Theft Epidemic<\/h3>\n<p>These incidents are\u2064 not isolated to Los \u2063Angeles. Retail theft has become a nationwide issue,\u200c affecting cities like New York, Houston, Miami,\u200d Chicago, Seattle, \u2062Atlanta, \u200dand \u200bDallas.\u200c According \u2063to the National \u200cRetail Federation&#8217;s Retail Security Survey, these \u2063cities are among the top 10 most affected.<\/p>\n<p>In New \u2064York,\u2062 retail crime has \u200cskyrocketed, \u2064with over 63,000 reported theft cases in \u20622022 alone,\u200b marking a \u206445% increase from the previous year. Chicago \u2064has also experienced its fair share of thefts, including a recent incident where thieves broke into a MAC cosmetics store and a \u200bluxury clothing \u2064store, making\u2063 off\u200c with\u2062 valuable merchandise.<\/p>\n<p>As frustration grows,\u200c retailers are taking\u200d measures to protect their stores. Some are installing cameras, \u200dlocking up merchandise, or tethering \u2063it with steel cables. However, the focus has shifted to how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-gulf-cartel-gunman-in-mexico-aims-ak-47-at-texas-police-helicopter\/\" title=\"WATCH: Gulf Cartel Gunman in Mexico Aims AK-47 at Texas Police Helicopter\">law enforcement responds<\/a>\u200c to these cases and the reluctance of progressive prosecutors to\u2062 seek harsh sentences for offenders.<\/p>\n<p>In New York, for example,\u2062 327 individuals accounted for\u2063 one-third of shoplifting cases last year. These\u200c repeat offenders were arrested \u2064and rearrested over 6,000 times, highlighting the need for stronger consequences.<\/p>\n<p>The fight against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cynthia-nixon-denounces-anti-shoplifting-laws-stealing-basic-necessities\/\" title=\"Cynthia Nixon Denounces Anti-Shoplifting Laws: \u2018Stealing Basic Necessities\u2019\">organized retail crime<\/a>\u2062 is a collective effort, and cities across the country must come together to address this epidemic. By implementing task forces \u2063and holding criminals \u2064accountable, we can create safer shopping environments \u2062for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles is forming a task force to tackle the surge in organized retail crime thefts. This initiative comes after a recent incident, resembling a &#8220;flash-rob,&#8221; where over 30 masked individuals stole $300,000 worth of merchandise from a Nordstrom store. The task force will involve law enforcement agencies from various Southern California regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2005243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2005242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005242","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2005242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2005243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2005242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2005242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2005242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}