Soft-on-crime NY Speaker Heastie finally caves on increased penalties for assaulting retail workers
New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) said he was on board with stiffening penalties for assaults on retail workers, ...
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San Francisco lawmakers want to let city residents sue grocery stores
A pair of progressive San Francisco lawmakers are pushing a bill that would allow residents in the crime-ravaged city to ...
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Heastie doubles down on refusing to back stiffer penalties in retail assaults
Powerful state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) doubled down Tuesday on his stance that stiffer penalties don’t deter criminals — ...
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley accuses Walgreens of racism over Boston store closure
The recent closure of a Boston-area Walgreens is tied to racism, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) claimed earlier this week. The ...
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San Francisco stores abandoning self-checkout lanes to combat thefts
Retailers in crime-riddled San Francisco are abandoning their self-checkout lanes in a “defensive retailing” move to counter surging thefts in ...
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California to spend $267M to crack down on ‘brazen’ smash-and-grab store thefts
California will spend $267 million to help dozens of local law enforcement agencies increase patrols, buy surveillance equipment and conduct ...
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Nordstrom CEO slams ‘disturbing’ mob that swiped $100K in merchandise
Nordstrom CEO Erik Nordstrom slammed the brazen bandits who recently ransacked a Los Angeles-area outpost — swiping $100,000 worth of ...
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NYC is no place for small businesses
“It’s, like, just impossible to survive,” says Designer Revival owner Tiffany Keriakos. On top of rampant shoplifting, burglary, taxes and ...
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Queens DA candidate George Grasso slams Melinda Katz’s ‘too little, too late’ curbs on retail theft
Former judge George Grasso, a Queens district attorney Democratic primary challenger, blasted DA Melinda Katz’s efforts to curb retail theft ...
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