The Alabama Fights Crime package includes bills focused on violent crime, fentanyl, retail theft, and the state’s class D felony sentencing guidelines.
The goal is to increase the penalties for shoplifting, which is already a large problem in the state.
“Organized retail crime is a $100 billion criminal enterprise in Alabama, and many businesses are closing facing large revenue losses, limited employee pay is being forced to pass the losses from death on to consumers,” said Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth.“This isn’t petty shoplifting. These are professional thieves. They’re stealing these items solely for the purpose of resale or profit,” explained Alexander Foxx, an organized retail crime investigator for The Home Depot.
According to Pringle’s bill, If a dealer’s fentanyl-laced drug kills the buyer, the seller could be charged with manslaughter. Pringle’s bill is not yet filed. Other bills in this plan include a bill already signed intoNot reading this story on the WSFA News App? Get news alerts FASTER and FREE in the
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