US EditionState Attorney General Highlights Organized Retail Theft Crackdowns
- Oklahoma's new law, effective in November 2025, empowers the Attorney General to prosecute organized retail theft involving aggravating factors statewide.
- This legislation, influenced by advice from a state panel on organized retail crime, eliminates a measure that would have reduced the felony charge threshold from $1,000 to $500 due to concerns related to previous criminal justice reforms.
- Meanwhile, Pennsylvania's Organized Retail Crime Unit, established about a year ago, identified ring leaders who use juveniles and mental illness victims to steal items for cash resale, with over 65 investigations opened recently.
- Authorities have apprehended several individuals connected to thefts amounting to millions of dollars in merchandise, and officials in Pennsylvania warned that anyone involved in such criminal activity will face consequences.
- These crackdowns aim to reduce organized retail theft's economic impact, with Oklahoma reporting $662 million lost in 2021 while enforcement efforts continue across states targeting prolific crime rings.
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Local business takes new approach to prevent store loss
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The Pottstown MercuryState attorney general highlights organized retail theft crackdowns
LOWER PROVIDENCE — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday visited Montgomery County on Wednesday as he offered a status report on measures taken to crack down on organized retail theft. Sunday touted the organized retail crime unit’s progress since state legislation in 2023 gave way to its founding. The agency, composed of 10 agents and five attorneys, also collaborating with other law enforcement departments across the state to focus on “lar…
Pa. Attorney General Sunday highlights organized retail theft crackdowns
LOWER PROVIDENCE — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday visited Montgomery County on Wednesday as he offered a status report on measures taken to crack down on organized retail theft. Sunday touted the organized retail crime unit’s progress since state legislation in 2023 gave way to its founding. The agency, composed of 10 agents and five attorneys, also collaborating with other law enforcement departments across the state to focus on “lar…
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CNHI NewsState cracking down on shoplifting rings
After a push from big retailers and law enforcement, a new Oklahoma law will give the state attorney general the power to prosecute crime rings that steal retail goods to sell online for profit. But a provision to lower the…
Oklahoma joins a growing number of states cracking down on shoplifting rings at the urging of retailers
A new law will give the Oklahoma Attorney General powers to prosecute organized retail crime, but a provision that would have made it easier for shoplifers to pick up felony charges was removed from the legislation.
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