Dems Promote Rep Who Organized Luxury Trip To Support Reputed MS-13 Gangbanger

In a secret vote on Tuesday, Democrats chose California Democrat Robert Garcia to become a ranking member of the House Committee on Surveillance and Reform. Garcia was one of four Democrats who traveled to El Salvador in April last year and stayed in a luxury hotel while advocating for the release of the highly-recognised MS-13 […]

Organized retail theft cases in Maricopa County rose in 2024

Phoenix -Maricopa County Prosecutor’s Inspector Bureau The amount of organizational retail theft case was almost twice as compared to the previous year in 2024. The office recently announced that it had received such an incident of 891 in 2024. This has increased by 45 % from 616 retailed retail cases received by the office in […]

Suspect Indicted on 44 Counts in Maricopa County Organized Retail

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced that Hector Manuel Romero has been charged with a series of organized retail theft charges after stealing from various retail stores over a nearly year-long period. Through this racket, Romero is suspected of targeting well-known stores such as Target, Ulta Beauty, Lowe’s, and Home Depot, and making a total […]

Newsom signs legislative crime package addressing organized retail theft

San Jose — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 10 bills into law in what he called an unprecedented effort to combat the rise in retail crime, auto theft and the sale of stolen property, enacting tougher penalties for repeat offenders and strengthening tools for felony prosecutions. “Let me be clear: this is the most significant bill […]

Maricopa County Man Faces 42 Charges in Wide-Ranging Organized Retail

Crime doesn't pay. In the case of Jeremy James Bean, 42 criminal charges led to fines. Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell imposed harsh penalties on Bean. Bean is currently charged with shoplifting in addition to a string of organized retail crimes. Between February 2022 and the summer of 2024, Bean is alleged to have used […]

Suspects linked to South American organized crime groups indicted

PHOENIX — Three suspects connected to a South American criminal organization were indicted Tuesday in Maricopa County for allegedly trying to break into a Phoenix home earlier this month, authorities announced. The suspects are Sue Ellen Gutierrez Saez, 20, Johan Salvo Aracon, 21, and David Carlos Rojas Ferrada, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said in […]