Newsom Unveils Plan to Crack Down on Retail Theft Rings and Organized Crime in California
• Newsom proposes new legislation to crack down on "professional thieves" and retail crime in California • Seeks to create new crimes targeting retail thieves and those who break into cars • Wants increased penalties for "resellers" who profit from stolen goods • Calls for allowing law enforcement to combine value of stolen goods to reach felony threshold • Has support from law enforcement and some legislative leaders, but no proposed changes to Prop 47