Gov. Kathy Hochul joined state and local officials Thursday to discuss new legislation agreed to in the state budget to crack down on shoplifting and other kinds of retail theft.
Darla MilesDarla Miles has details on New York Governor Kathy Hochul's plan to equip the state's government with more robust laws to fight organized retail theft.New York is taking action to counter the spike in retail theft over the last couple of years.
The state's crackdown on retail theft patters started during the pandemic, and last month Hochul announcedThe trend has gotten so out of hand, Hochul has now ruled an assault on a retail worker will now be prosecuted as a felony. Prosecutors now on will be able to pursue more serious larceny charges that carry stiffer penalties - by combining the value of stolen goods from all of the different stores hit by the same theft ring.
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