San Francisco Mayor London Breed backs GOP initiative to stiffen penalties for retail theft
San Francisco – San Francisco Mayor London Breed and San Jose Democratic Mayor Matt Mahan supported a tough-on-crime ballot measure to reform the controversial Proposition 47, which reduced some drug and theft felonies to misdemeanors. of measurementIt's called the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Retail Theft Reduction Act. The country would expand on the 2014 law […]
Alabama lawmaker pushing to raise penalties for bogus police reports
Rep. Weaver (R-Briarfield) said Hoover woman Carly Russell faked her disappearance last year, leading to a massive manhunt that cost taxpayers significant money and hundreds of hours of law enforcement officers' valuable time. In response, he said this bill was necessary. “Like many others, I was furious when it turned out that this whole incident […]
California Democrats reverse course after killing bill to stiffen penalties for child sex trafficking
California Democrats announced the decision, which sparked bipartisan outrage in the state capitol after rejecting a proposal to tighten penalties for repeated sex trafficking of minors, to policymakers who were in the spotlight on Thursday. withdrew at the meeting. Senate Bill 14The bill, which would add sex trafficking to a list of “serious felonies” under […]
County applies stronger penalties for littering on county, private property | Complimentary
The Mojave County Board of Supervisors this week approved amendments to existing county ordinances against illegal dumping to increase penalties for local mealworms. Littering remains an ongoing problem for residents, volunteers, and county officials. Last year, the issue prompted U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials to call for harsher penalties for people who litter in […]
