Tragedy struck a Home Depot store in the San Francisco Bay Area in April as a 26-year-old employee was fatally shot while confronting an alleged shoplifter who was armed with a handgun, authorities said. Just a few months before, an Antioch gas station cashier was shot to death during an armed robbery, according to local…

As crime and retail theft increase throughout California, more shops are closing while others are fleeing the state. For one California entrepreneur, the state’s wave of increased theft in recent years was almost enough for her to forgo her dream of helping cancer patients rediscover their beauty and confidence through wigs sold at her now-closed…

In a move hoping to tackle the state’s rising crime rates, California Assemblyman Juan Alanis (R-Modesto) has proposed a bill to repeal Proposition 47. Proposition 47, passed by voters in 2014 with nearly 60 percent of the vote, raised the felony threshold for theft in retail stores from $400 to $950, limited jail time for…

Shoplifting in California is getting out of control because of recent criminal justice reform laws, a district attorney told EpochTV’s “California Insider” program. District Attorney of El Dorado County Vern Pierson said while property crimes, including shoplifting, are illegal, state laws such as Proposition 47 and 57 allow many criminal activities to go undeterred. Passed…

LOS ANGELES—A group of California small business owners, stakeholders, and several chamber representatives—known as the Californians Against Retail and Residential Theft—launched its campaign this week to raise lawmakers’ and the public’s awareness of rising theft across the state. “We’re hearing stories every day, these crimes appear to go unchecked,” said coalition spokesman Matt Ross on…

The effort of a Democratic lawmaker to amend Proposition 47 failed for the fifth time in the Assembly Public Safety Committee in a 2–5 vote as the state crime trend persists.  “I guess we really are dependent on Batman to bring accountability and justice. Perhaps maybe we should call the Avengers too,” the author of…

SACRAMENTO—As law enforcement warns residents to leave their expensive jewelry at home amid rising crime, a state lawmaker says the fight to repeal Proposition 47 isn’t over yet. Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) announced Assembly Bill 1599 will have another chance after failing in a partisan vote during a California Public Safety Committee on March 8….

SACRAMENTO—As smash and grabs are reportedly up across California, the effort by some lawmakers to “make crime illegal again” by repealing the controversial Proposition 47 failed on March 8. The party-line vote by the California Public Safety Committee made up of seven assembly members—with five Democrats and two Republicans—ruled against Assembly Bill 1599 proposed by…

SACRAMENTO—As smash and grabs are reportedly up across California, the effort by some lawmakers to “make crime illegal again” by repealing the controversial Proposition 47 failed on March 8. The party-line vote by the California Public Safety Committee made up of seven assembly members—with five Democrats and two Republicans—ruled against Assembly Bill 1599 proposed by…

California legislators are attempting to reinstate harsher penalties for shoplifters that steal less than $950 by repealing Proposition 47—a law that downgraded some crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. This week, Chico city council became one of the latest supporters of Assembly Bill 1599—a bill introduced by Assemblymen Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin), James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), and Jim…