Los Angeles is launching a new task force to address organized retail crime in the region, officials announced Thursday.
The task force will include multiple Southern California law enforcement agencies, including the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, as well as the U.S. Marshals Apprehension Task Force and Federal Bureau of Investigation Apprehension Task Force, the LA Mayor's OfficeAmong recent incidents of organized retail crime cited by police, more than 30 masked individuals stole more than $300,000 worth of merchandise from a Nordstrom in Topanga on Aug.
The California Highway Patrol will "triple its resources" in Los Angeles to help address organized retail crime, according to the governor's office. Suspects involved in these types of crimes will be charged with robberies and held in jail, Pitcher said during a press briefing on Thursday when addressing whether the county's zero-cash bail policy will have any impact on the task force operation.
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