Newsom signs bills to tackle California crime in retail, vehicle theft | LiveNOW from FOX

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed 10 bills in efforts to combat retail and vehicle thefts.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bipartisan package of 10 bills that aims to crack down on smash-and-grab robberies and property crimes, making it easier to go after repeat shoplifters and auto thieves and increase penalties for those running professional reselling schemes.

The move comes as Democratic leadership works to prove that they’re tough enough on crime while trying to convince voters reject a ballot measure that would bring even harsher sentences for repeat offenders of shoplifting and drug charges.

While shoplifting has been a growing problem, large-scale, smash-and-grab thefts, in which groups of individuals brazenly rush into stores and take goods in plain sight, have become a crisis in California and elsewhere in recent years. Such crimes, often captured on video and posted on social media, have brought particular attention to the problem of retail theft in the state.

The legislation includes the most significant changes to address retail theft in years, the Democratic governor said. It allows law enforcement to combine the value of goods stolen from different victims to impose harsher penalties and arrest people for shoplifting using video footage or witness statements.

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[corniliuscab]

This is solid proof that if you want to come up with a solution, you must first create the problem.

[DavidLagana-qwob]

Too late now DIPSH-T!!!! You already ran all the retailers into the ground.

[oldsharkbythesea]

“That White person that you see calling themselves a ‘Liberal’ is the most Dangerous thing in the Western hemisphere; The most Deceitful!” - Malcom X

[edmorse]

What a damn joke!!! Blame newsom, bass, and corrupt DA Gascon for NOT enforcing the laws of our state!!!!
Arrest, hold them in jail until the trial or bond out!!! No more releasing with a stupid citation!!! They won't come back and continue to break the law

[clovala]

It’s a smoke screen. They can start by enforcing current laws and drop the felony back down from $1000

[redwjiteandblue]

dont worry retailers are leaving your state in droves all gone

[milaangelatoberg]

Why waited until the whole state damage and want to change?

[romelgrigorian]

What a clown. He thinks people are buying this?

[daleferguson]

He just has to enforce the LAWS WE HAD FOR THE LAST 100...YEARS WE DON'T NEED MORE LAWS.

[helennguyen]

Newsom need to step down no more Newsom

[MIAMIC]

So, he’s making “stealing” illegal. Very progressive 🤔🙄

[SuperKaya]

Too little too late. The companies are already leaving.

[Mrsuperbeetle]

What a joke this man is.
He has 4 years to show America he is president material 😂😂😂😂, but the collapse of this state will follow him everywhere.

[billfromthendtranscompa]

Why now? He never did anything to help, until he wants to move up the political food chain!

[GG-tbru]

only 2900 arrests? since 2019? Since 2019 we've watched over 100, 000 youtube videos videos and news reporting the organized shopliftings. Only 2900 arrests in 4 years? Why so low?

[DeltaSmith]

6 minutes of saying a whole lot of nothing. We want to know what is in the bills. You created the problem, at minimum you can talk about the solution. I can't even stand to visit California anymore.

[teenyverse]

Gruesome is the reason we're in this mess.

[TaterTotRiot]

"What? Its election year already? Lets pretend to be tough on crime for 3 months and then theyll vote for me again like the mindless sheep they are"

-Newsom, probably

[BadwellAsia-pc]

This is like the arsonist trying to put out a fire 🔥 he started.

[nommo]

Nobody's fool by this man this man created the problem now he's trying to solve the problem so you can look like a hero it ain't nothing but a sign of bait and switch