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California governor boosts efforts to combat smash-and-grabs

Gov. Newsom proposed giving $255 million in grants to local law enforcement agencies to put more police at stores and deter organized retail crime.

SACRAMENTO, Calif — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will seek more than $300 million in state funding over three years to boost law enforcement efforts to combat retail theft. The state has been stung by recent headline-grabbing smash-and-grab robberies. 

Newsom on Friday proposed giving $255 million in grants to local law enforcement agencies over three years to put more police at stores and deter organized retail crime. Another $30 million over three years would go to county prosecutors for prosecution of retail and auto theft-related crimes. Retailers elsewhere in the U.S. in cities including Chicago and Minneapolis have also been hit recently with large-scale thefts.

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FILE - People walk past a boarded storefront window of a Salvatore Ferragamo store following recent robberies near Union Square in San Francisco, on Dec. 2, 2021. Stung by recent headline-grabbing smash-and-grab robberies at high-end stores, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, that he will seek more than $300 million over three years to boost law enforcement efforts on retail theft, while he also is targeting increasing gun violence. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

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