California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday bringing back tough criminal penalties targeting large-scale stealing schemes and smash-and-grab robberies.
They were becoming more popular in certain areas because it wasn’t the same level of crime as say, breaking and entering into someone’s home.
Some of these gangs were staking out carousels at airports watching for equipment cases to come through, then tailing cars they were loaded into to smash and grab the contents, sometimes with people in the vehicles stopped in traffic.
This sounds like they’ll be prosecuted with a much harsher penalty now.
They were becoming more popular in certain areas because it wasn’t the same level of crime as say, breaking and entering into someone’s home.
Some of these gangs were staking out carousels at airports watching for equipment cases to come through, then tailing cars they were loaded into to smash and grab the contents, sometimes with people in the vehicles stopped in traffic.
This sounds like they’ll be prosecuted with a much harsher penalty now.