This statement came from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office Thursday. It has been republished in full with minor edits.
Citing ongoing progress to take down organized retail crime statewide, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that, since January, the state’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force conducted 211 investigations that led to 383 arrests and the recovery of nearly 41,000 stolen goods valued at $4.4 million.
Spearheaded by the California Highway Patrol, the Organized Retail Crime Task Force in March alone made 174 arrests and recovered $2,134,742 in stolen assets…