California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday bringing back tough criminal penalties targeting large-scale stealing schemes and smash-and-grab robberies that have fueled voter frustration across the state.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday bringing back tough criminal penalties targeting large-scale stealing schemes and smash-and-grab robberies that have fueled voter frustration across the state. The new law requires prosecutors to start imposing harsher sentences again for those who damage or destroy property valued at more than $50,000 while committing a felony. A similar law expired in 2018. The new l…

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California will enforce new penalties for those who damage or destroy property valued at over $50,000 while committing a felony, including retail theft, after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a law Thursday aiming to curb large-scale theft offenses and smash-and-grab robberies.  “California already has some of the strictest retail and property crime laws in the…

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The law is the last of 13 pieces of legislation at the center of a political saga at the state Capitol over how the state should address organized property crimes.

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Newsom signs another retail theft bill amid rising concerns about crime in California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Sept. 12 that will increase sentencing guidelines for those convicted of stealing or damaging property with high values.
Assembly Bill 1960—introduced by Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas to strengthen penalties for organized retail theft and large-scale felonious acts—instructs courts, until Jan. 1, 2030, to impose longer sentences on a tiered system, with those responsible for stealing or damaging $50,…

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Newsom Signs Bill to Increase Penalties for ‘Smash-and-Grab’ Retail Thefts

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday bringing back tough criminal penalties targeting large-scale stealing schemes and smash-and-grab robberies that have fueled voter frustration across the state.

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