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Tag: Looters
Point of Law
California Officials Propose Legislation to Punish Looting in Fire Zones
The bill would make looting a felony instead of a misdemeanor and increase possible prison sentences to four years instead of one, and comes as law enforcement agencies report elaborate attempts to take advantage of victims.
February 10, 2025
Command
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff and DA Slam City’s Leadership Over Fire Response, "Woke" Ideology
“The degree of mismanagement is epic. It’s incompetence married with poisonous ideology,” said Alex Villanueva, who was Los Angeles County sheriff between 2018 and 2022.
January 15, 2025
Patrol
Looting Suspect Arrested in Malibu in Firefighter Gear, LA County Sheriff Says
The firefighter imposter was one of 29 people who had been arrested on suspicion of looting in Los Angeles since the wildfire disaster started last week, officials said.
January 13, 2025
Patrol
20 Arrested for Looting Homes Evacuated During Los Angeles Wildfires
Twenty people so far have been arrested for looting, Sheriff Robert Luna said, adding that "depriving these poor people who have been through so much…absolutely unacceptable."
January 9, 2025
Patrol
2021 in Review: Rising Crime, COVID Rules, and Court Cases
With just hours remaining until we ring in 2022, it's time for our annual retrospective on the year that was 2021—and what a year it was.
December 31, 2021
Patrol
CA Governor Orders CHP to Increase Presence in Shopping Areas After Looting at Luxury Retailers
“The level of organized retail theft we are seeing is simply unacceptable,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said. “Businesses and customers should feel safe while doing their holiday shopping.”
November 23, 2021
Command
Activists Threaten New NYPD Mayor with Riots if Anti-Crime Units Re-Established
“If he thinks that they’re going to go back to the old ways of policing, then we are going to take to the streets again. There will be riots, there will be fire and there will be bloodshed because we believe in defending our people,” said Hawk Newsome, co-founder of Black Lives Matter of Greater New York, after a heated meeting with Adams in Brooklyn Borough Hall.
November 11, 2021
Patrol
Protests, Looting Erupts in Minneapolis Suburb After Fatal Police Shooting
Another group of protesters broke into about 20 businesses at a regional shopping center, with some businesses looted, according to the police and local media reports.
April 12, 2021
Patrol
MN Chief Says Officer Drew Gun Instead of Taser in Fatal Traffic Stop Shooting
In the clip, the officer can be heard shouting "I'll tase you." Video shows her duty pistol in her hand.
April 12, 2021
Patrol
1,000 Looters Turn Philly Retail Zone into "Total Loss"
In the second night of unrest in Philadelphia after the Monday shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. by police, police say 1,000 looters descended on retail stores in the Port Richmond neighborhood.
October 28, 2020
Command
Santa Monica Chief Steps Down After Criticism Over Riot Response
The police chief of the Los Angeles-area beach city of Santa Monica is stepping down amid anger over her department's response to protests and riots following the death of George Floyd.
October 21, 2020
Patrol
2 Minneapolis Officers Seriously Injured in Overnight Riot
Two officers with the Minneapolis Police Department were seriously injured—and hospitalized—Wednesday night as protesters became violent, and began damaging property and looting local stores.
August 27, 2020
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