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 crime.



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California officials propose making looting during emergency a felony

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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 crime. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman and Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer on Monday called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to amend further…

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Contrary to social media claims, looting, defined as theft or robbery that occurs during a disaster, has been a crime in California for years.

Contrario a lo que afirman las redes, los saqueos, definidos como un robo o hurto que ocurre durante un desastre, ha sido un crimen en California durante años.

No, los legisladores de California no han despenalizado los saqueos

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No, California lawmakers have not decriminalized looting

The new proposal comes amid concerns of thieves taking advantage of the devastating wildfires in Southern California.

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California DAs propose making looting during emergencies a felony

LA County DA Nathan Hochman and Orange County DA Todd Spitzer are pushing Gov. Gavin Newsom to make looting during an emergency a felony amid heightened concerns of thieves taking advantage of residents impacted by the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires.

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Looting during an emergency should be a felony, California officials propose

During the fires in Los Angeles, Elon Musk released a false claim that Governor Newsom and the state Democrats decriminalized the looting.

Durante los incendios en Los Ángeles, Elon Musk divulgó una afirmación falsa de que el gobernador Newsom y los demócratas del estado despenalizaron los saqueos.

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In two statements this week,  Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman and Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer called on Governor Gavin Newsom and state legislators to make looting during a local emergency a felony punishable by a state prison sentence, as well as make it a strike under California’s Three Strikes Law. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer (Photo: orangecountyda.org) Since the Eaton and Palisades fires …

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Los Angeles DA Hochman, Orange County DA Spitzer Call On Gov. Newsom to Strengthen State Looting Laws – California Globe

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Looting during a local emergency would become a felony punishable by a state prison sentence and make it a strike under California's Three Strikes Law under proposed legislation by Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman and Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer, sending a strong regional message to opportunistic thieves that these crimes will not be tol...

Santa Monica Observer

SoCal District Attorneys Call on Newsom and Legislature to Make Looting a Felony

FIRST ON FOX: California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for looting in fire evacuation zones to be a felony after prosecutors in Southern California urged him this week to issue harsher penalties, Fox News Digital has exclusively learned. “Preying on people at their most vulnerable is despicable, these criminals are among the worst kinds,” Newsom said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital on Thursday afternoon.  Newsom said “looting has neve…

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Newsom calls for looting to be a felony in evacuation zones amid LA inferno

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Proposal targets looters in evacuation zones during wildfire emergencies – San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow announced a proposal for an urgency legislative […]

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