California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday bringing back tough criminal penalties targeting large-scale stealing schemes and smash-and-grab robberies.
I always thought the biggest problem with these wasn’t light penalties but that perpetrators were rarely caught because they plan things out and 10 seconds after you realize something’s happening they’re in the car driving off.
Personally I would think increasing patrols in business areas to prevent property crime and decreasing them in residential areas focusing on drugs might be a good idea, but I’m just a random guy on the net, what do I know?
See a lot of grow houses busted, but rarely a stash of these kinds of organized retail gangs.
I always thought the biggest problem with these wasn’t light penalties but that perpetrators were rarely caught because they plan things out and 10 seconds after you realize something’s happening they’re in the car driving off.
Cops want an excuse to high speed chase 🤷♂️
Personally I would think increasing patrols in business areas to prevent property crime and decreasing them in residential areas focusing on drugs might be a good idea, but I’m just a random guy on the net, what do I know?
See a lot of grow houses busted, but rarely a stash of these kinds of organized retail gangs.