The California Highway Patrol (CHP) informs the Little Hoover Commission that they struggle to find district attorneys willing to take retail theft cases. Commissioner Garcetti suggests involving the CA Attorney General. A San Francisco restaurant owner expresses frustration after a group of thieves stole around $5,000 worth of premium Wagyu meat. The theft is part of a series of robberies in the area, with one restaurant being robbed at gunpoint twice within six months. Lawmakers are addressing the issue, with the Assembly holding a special hearing on retail theft, and a Retail Theft Committee being created amid surging crime in California.
The operators of a relatively new San Francisco restaurant say they've already been robbed at gunpoint twice since they opened six months ago. https://t.co/skNwgpyG33
"Inaction Is Unacceptable" - California Lawmakers Create First Retail Theft Committee Amid Surging Crime https://t.co/73QxoOpvzL
San Francisco bought this restaurant’s building for $27 million. Then it was robbed at gunpoint — again. https://t.co/f8xBJgjXtT
As businesses across the Bay Area deal with retail theft, a manager who foiled a robbery at his Pleasant Hill store describes how desperate things are becoming. https://t.co/e9T9Wv0OZd
Retail theft drives possible return to tough-on-crime policies in California https://t.co/57gN3TMEnI
🧵 California lawmakers in the Assembly are holding a special hearing on retail theft at the state capitol. Chairman of this select committee @RickChavezZbur says there will be more of these in other regions across CA. Agenda: https://t.co/65KsfW6y7x
How Los Angeles police are fighting back against organized retail theft https://t.co/PFMzxVq2MA
A SF restaurant owner has some beef with thieves who made off with $5,000-worth of premium Wagyu meat. The owner of Ace Wasabi says that multiple suspects entered the restaurant's storage unit before making off with meat and seafood in about 10 minutes. https://t.co/dvy4jMwbQp https://t.co/3sa5VxrN2u
San Francisco restaurant owner suffers 'crime trifecta' after his car and two businesses were broken into in a single week - with thieves stealing $5,000 worth of Wagyu from freezers after failing to break into neighboring Apple store https://t.co/O7oohjnocj https://t.co/2Vl4Q30rKS
ABC7 NEWS EXCLUSIVE: A San Francisco restaurant owner has some beef with the city and the thieves who made off with around $5,000-worth of premium Wagyu meat. https://t.co/s8aQmbeaEy
A San Francisco restaurant owner has some beef with the city and the thieves who made off with around $5,000-worth of premium Wagyu meat. https://t.co/P9yvZvQDaX
A frustrated restaurant owner in San Francisco spoke out Friday after a large group of thieves broke into his business overnight. https://t.co/2ghUhI10Sm
Members of California Highway Patrol tell Little Hoover Commission they basically have to shop around to find a district attorney that will take retail theft cases. Commissioner Garcetti floats idea of getting CA Attorney General more involved. CHP says AG has kicked cases back https://t.co/ZG1hJuBazA