Officials in San Francisco on Thursday confirmed that the city has received $17.3 million in grant funding from the state to help local law enforcement fight rampant organized retail theft.
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"This is critical support to help us expand on our efforts to tackle retail theft," the mayor said in the release."Retail theft hurts both small and large businesses, and it's dangerous and threatening for workers and residents. I want to thank Governor Newsom for investing not just in San Francisco, but in jurisdictions across the entire state.
The cost of essential equipment and vehicles aimed at curbing organized retail theft and catalytic converter theft, including Automated License Plate Readers to aid officers in identifying vehicles used in the crimes, will also be funded by the grant. The District Attorney's Office will use this grant to fund a full time dedicated Assistant District Attorney and a full-time dedicated District Attorney Investigator to prosecute retail theft crimes in San Francisco.
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