Police in California launched a video of a trio of alleged shoplifters who had been shocked to search out out that the penalty for his or her crime had not too long ago modified.
Within the viral surveillance video shared by the Seal Seashore Police Division on Sunday, three ladies could be seen strolling into an Ulta Magnificence retailer, shopping the cabinets, then casually exiting the enterprise with what police mentioned was practically $650 value of stolen merchandise.
“… a friendly reminder that Proposition 36, which increases punishments for some retail theft and drug possession offenses, went into effect Wednesday morning in California,” the Seal Seashore Police Division wrote within the caption of the video on their Instagram account.
The video reveals the ladies coming into a Kohls retailer and allegedly stealing extra merchandise, totaling practically $1,000 in stolen items.
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An alleged shoplifter was shocked to search out out some shoplifting offenses are actually thought of a felony in California. (Seal Seashore Police Division)
Bodycam video then reveals law enforcement officials chasing after the ladies and finally arresting them.
“It’s a felony?” one of many ladies asks the opposite at the back of the patrol automotive.
“B—h new laws,” the girl responds. “Stealing is a felony and this Orange County b—h. They don’t play.”
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The ladies had been caught on digicam swiping items from a number of California companies, police mentioned. (Seal Seashore Police Division)
The ladies had been later recognized by police as Future Bender, 24, and Deanna Hines, 24, each from Lengthy Seashore, and Michelle Pitts, 26, of Sign Hill.
All three people had been booked into the Orange County Jail on expenses of Grand Theft, Conspiracy to Commit a Crime and Resisting Arrest.
Police shared a pleasant reminder together with the video.
“It undoes some of the changes voters made with a 2014 ballot measure that turned certain nonviolent felonies into misdemeanors, effectively shortening prison sentences and leading to a spike in retail theft and crime,” police mentioned. “Here in Seal Beach we never believed in the cite and release program, but this new proposition only strengthens our commitment to combatting Organized Retail Theft. Remember folks, don’t steal in Seal.”
Proposition 36, the Homelessness, Drug Habit and Theft Discount Act, sought to undo parts of Proposition 47 by rising penalties for some crimes. It was overwhelmingly handed in California, reversing some billionaire George Soros-backed soft-on-crime insurance policies.
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The alleged thieves had been shocked to study that they could possibly be charged with a felony for stealing. (Seal Seashore Police Division)
When Proposition 47 handed in 2014, it downgraded most thefts from felonies to misdemeanors if the quantity stolen was beneath $950, “unless the defendant had prior convictions of murder, rape, certain sex offenses, or certain gun crimes.”
Progressive Los Angeles County District Lawyer George Gascón, backed by Soros, helped creator Proposition 47, and misplaced his seat to challenger Nathan Hochman in November.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom remained adamantly against the hassle to undo parts of Proposition 47, saying it “takes us back to the 1980s, mass incarceration.”
Fox Information Digital’s Jamie Joseph contributed to this report.
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