Los Angeles cracks down on looters targeting downtown stores during anti-ICE protests as California pivots away from lenient ...

Amid the continuing unrest and flash mob-style looting incidents in Los Angeles, California is making a significant pivot toward tougher criminal enforcement. Criminal defense attorney David Wohl told ...

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As wildfires continue to ravage the Los Angeles area, California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently said there is “zero tolerance for looting” as some people may look to take advantage of the disaster.

California officials are proposing making looting during a local emergency a felony, as wildfires continue to blaze through parts of their state, leaving barren neighborhoods susceptible to such ...

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