Officers of the San Mateo Police Department arrested a man on Tuesday for allegedly resisting arrest and threatening an officer after he was suspected of shoplifting from a Safeway store in San Mateo, the department said. San Francisco police officers arrested 20 people for allegedly shoplifting last month in coordinated operations, according the San Francisco Police Department. CBS News California examined retail theft rates in California and whether the high-profile Proposition 36 would help combat those crimes.
More than a dozen suspects have been arrested for alleged retail thefts at stores on Mission Street, San Francisco police announced Friday. A group of theft suspects caught on surveillance cameras at various locations in Santa Rosa have been featured in images posted on the Santa Rosa Police Department's social media accounts.
An observant Brentwood police officer spotted a wanted and prolific alleged shoplifter over the weekend and arrested her near a store. A California ballot measure to once again make shoplifting a felony for repeat offenders is threatening to become a litmus test for whether the state's Democrats are tough enough on crime to retain their seats in Congress. It was an emotional day for the Mohs family Thursday as they came to court for the sentencing of the two people who pleaded no contest in the murder of the Home Depot security guard who was shot on the job last year.
A growing number of retailers are considering equipping security and other employees with body cams in a bid to deter thefts. A woman who worked for Safeway for 22 years had to enter a legal battle with the company to get unemployment after they fired her for stopping a shoplifter. A San Francisco hardware store plagued by increasing losses due to constant retail theft is trying to discourage the crime by having store employees escort customers as they shop. Kelsi Thorud reports.
Santa Rosa police posted bulletins on social media this week that include surveillance photos of several suspects wanted for shoplifting, identity theft, credit card fraud, and organized retail theft. Eighteen people were arrested by San Francisco police in anti-shoplifting operations this week in the city, according to police. Two people suspected in a theft of a local business in Benicia on Sunday allegedly rammed two police cars as they tried to flee, the department said.
