{"id":60031,"date":"2023-09-26T14:50:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T21:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=60031"},"modified":"2023-09-26T14:50:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T21:50:34","slug":"hahn-motion-secures-15-6-million-grant-for-sheriffs-department-response-to-organized-retail-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=60031","title":{"rendered":"Hahn Motion Secures $15.6 Million Grant for Sheriff’s Department Response to Organized Retail Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sheriff Luna presents plan to use funding to target smash-and-grab crews and root out criminal organizations behind them<\/em><\/h3>\n

\"Sheriff<\/p>\n

Los Angeles, CA (September 26, 2023)<\/strong> \u2013Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a\u00a0motion<\/a>\u00a0authored by Chair Janice Hahn and Supervisor Hilda Solis securing a $15.6 million grant to fund the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department\u2019s response to organized retail theft.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe shameless smash and grabs need to be stopped,\u201d\u00a0said Supervisor Hahn.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThese are not petty thefts — these are organized violent operations that rob businesses of thousands upon thousands of dollars in merchandise, physically damage stores, and traumatize retail workers. \u00a0This is a priority and with this $15.6 million grant, the Sheriff\u2019s Department will have new resources to prevent these smash-and-grabs and root out the criminal organizations behind them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Supervisor Hahn\u2019s motion secures a $15.6 million grant awarded by the State to the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department to fight organized retail crime. \u00a0LASD will use this funding to support the department\u2019s recently created Organized Retail Theft Task Force.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese brazen organized retail theft sprees are hurting business communities across the county and retail companies are losing billions of dollars annually,\u201d\u00a0said Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna<\/strong>, who joined today\u2019s Board of Supervisors meeting. \u201cOur Retail Theft Task Force through our Major Crimes Bureau is focused on reducing these crimes by targeting these crews and aggressively pursuing not just those who commit the theft, but everyone in the criminal chain. This Organized Retail Theft Grant will allow us to continue to investigate retail theft crimes and provide dedicated staff and equipment necessary to continue to combat these thefts.\u201d<\/p>\n

A recent survey from the National Retail Federation found that organized retail crime has increased by 26% since 2000.\u00a0 Unfortunately, this trend holds true in Los Angeles County and includes an increase in smash and grab crimes that have alarmed business owners and the public.<\/p>\n

In response, the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department partnered with neighboring law enforcement organizations to create the Organized Retail Theft Task Force. Within LASD, this task force will consist of one lieutenant, three sergeants, and thirty detectives who are dedicated to preventing and addressing organized retail theft, including smash-and-grabs, catalytic converter thefts, and cargo theft.\u00a0 The Task Force, which will also be supported by civilian professional staff, will be divided into three geographic teams, and they will collaborate with other law enforcement agencies, the District Attorney\u2019s Office, and local businesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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