{"id":2216811,"date":"2024-04-09T18:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T22:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-cracks-down-on-porch-pirates-and-retail-theft-someone-is-going-to-have-hell-to-pay\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T18:27:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T22:27:47","slug":"florida-cracks-down-on-porch-pirates-and-retail-theft-someone-is-going-to-have-hell-to-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-cracks-down-on-porch-pirates-and-retail-theft-someone-is-going-to-have-hell-to-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida intensifies efforts against porch pirates and retail theft, warning perpetrators of severe consequences"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fflorida-cracks-down-on-porch-pirates-and-retail-theft-someone-is-going-to-have-hell-to-pay%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=2216811&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>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-assembly-cmte-reverses-course-on-bill-bolstering-penalties-for-human-trafficking\/\" title=\"Calif. Assembly Committee flips on bill to strengthen human trafficking penalties.\">bill increasing penalties<\/a> for retail and package theft in \u200dthe state. The legislation makes package theft \u2063of items valued \u200cat $40 \u200cor\u200c more a \u2063third-degree felony, \u200bwith subsequent violations also facing\u2063 severe \u200dpenalties. Theft of items worth less than \u200d$40 \u2062is considered a first-degree \u2064misdemeanor. The bill aims to deter theft and \u2062protect consumers&#8217; deliveries. Your summary effectively outlines Florida Governor Ron DeSantis&#8217;s recent bill\u200c aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-county-sees-40-surge-in-shoplifting-under-soros-prosecutor\/\" title=\"Virginia county experiences 40% rise in shoplifting with Soros prosecutor.\">combating retail<\/a> and package \u2064theft by\u2062 escalating penalties based\u2063 on\u200d the value of the\u200c stolen \u200bitems. This measure seeks to deter theft and safeguard consumers&#8217; deliveries in the state.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">signed legislation<\/a> on Tuesday that will toughen penalties for retail and package theft in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Florida<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Package theft will now be considered a third-degree felony if the item is worth $40 or more, a third-degree felony for a subsequent violation, and a first-degree misdemeanor for property worth less than $40.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you order something and they leave it at your front door, you come home from work or you bring your kids home from school, the package is gonna be there, and if it\u2019s not, someone is gonna have hell to pay for stealing it,\u201d DeSantis said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-woman-allegedly-faked-her-own-death-to-avoid-being-charged-with-making-a-false-accusation-of-sexual-assault\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Woman Allegedly Faked Her Own Death To Avoid Being Charged With Making A False Accusation Of Sexual Assault\">retail theft<\/a> clauses will include harsher penalties if five or more criminals work together to steal and if social media is used to carry out the crime. Those provisions will look to cut down on \u201cflash mob thefts,\u201d when groups organize online, flood stores, and overwhelm employees to steal merchandise. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis retail theft ring is a total scam,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cYou have liberal laws, and these people are exploiting that to basically further themselves, knowing that they can loot a certain amount without really facing any significant penalties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>California fell victim to \u201cflash mob thefts\u201d in 2023 when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2023-08-16\/smash-and-grabs-flash-mob-robberies-shopper-fear-retailer-concern\">large group<\/a> of masked robbers broke into luxury Los Angeles retail locations. California instituted Proposition 47 in 2014, making thefts of up to $950 misdemeanors, up from $400, in the hope of reducing prison populations, while Florida allows up to $750.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis said Florida\u2019s harsh retail theft laws are why it has seen a decline in such occurrences. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Florida, we\u2019ve actually seen a decline in retail theft over the last four years, and we\u2019re proud of that,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cI think it\u2019s because a lot of people know this is not the state you want to try that in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody also weighed in on the legislation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida is a law-and-order state, and our policies combating organized retail theft are another shining example of how we are leading the nation,\u201d Moody said.<\/p>\n<p>A press release from DeSantis\u2019s office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/2024\/04\/09\/governor-ron-desantis-signs-legislation-to-eliminate-retail-theft-and-porch-piracy\/\">stated<\/a> that New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have seen the sharpest increases in theft, while shoplifting has decreased 30% in Florida since DeSantis took office.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed a bill to increase penalties for retail and package theft in the state. According to the new legislation, stealing packages worth $40 or more will be a third-degree felony, while subsequent violations will also incur harsh penalties. 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