PLACER COUNTY, Calif. — Placer County businesses can put up new signs as part of an initiative to raise awareness about a retail theft vertical prosecution program.
The Placer County District Attorney's Office announced a new campaign with local law enforcement agencies and chambers of commerce to combat retail theft.
Businesses can hang a sign in their window reading “This business is protected by Placer County’s retail theft initiative."
“Placer County is known as a problem solver on key issues affecting our state,” said Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire in a statement. “Our county’s collaborative and innovative approach to statewide problems, coupled with our ability to address those problems proactively, makes Placer County a leader in addressing challenges affecting our quality of life. This retail theft initiative shows that we are united and dedicated to fighting retail theft in our region.”
With money from a $2 million grant from the California Board of State and Community Corrections, the district attorney's office will add a full-time deputy district attorney, a district attorney investigator and a crime analyst. The vertical structure allows for cases to be handled by the same investigator and prosecutor from case filing through adjudication.
The organizations involved in the campaign include the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, Roseville Police Department, Rocklin Police Department, Auburn Police Department, Lincoln Police Department, Auburn Chamber of Commerce, Roseville Chamber of Commerce, Rocklin Chamber of Commerce, Colfax Chamber of Commerce, Loomis Basin Chamber of Commerce, Foresthill Divide Chamber of Commerce, and North Tahoe Chamber of Commerce.
Businesses wanting to participate can follow the district attorney's social media for locations to pick up a sign.
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