SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force has recovered nearly $8 million in stolen goods and arrested more than 700 suspects in the past seven months, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday, underscoring the state’s aggressive push to combat organized retail theft.
“We are serious about stomping out crime rings that target California’s businesses and undermine public safety,” Newsom said in a press release. “We appreciate the work of our law enforcement partners statewide to apprehend these bad actors.”
Led by the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the task force works with state, local and federal partners to protect retailers and communities from coordinated theft rings, according to the release…