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Small businesses becoming targets of rampant thefts
Los Angeles County small business owners are coping with financial loss and reconsidering their security measures after becoming targets of a string of break-ins and robberies. Bailey Miller reports for the NBC4 News on Jan. 22, 2024.
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Smash and grab thieves hit multiple businesses in the Inland Empire
New video shows smash and grab thieves breaking into multiple businesses in the Inland Empire. Many of those businesses are part of a popular smoothie company franchise. Tony Shin reports for the NBC4 News on Dec. 5, 2023.
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Law enforcement ramps up efforts to combat retail theft ahead of holiday season
California’s 2023-2024 budget includes over $800 million for programs focusing on retail crime.
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Law enforcement stepping up efforts to stop retail theft ahead of holiday season
Authorities say task force detectives will be assigned specific areas and retailers to work with to prevent theft. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News on Nov. 22, 2023.
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LA County Board of Supervisors votes to accept millions to stop retail theft
Sheriff Robert Luna says the LASD formed a retail task force divided into three teams to combat recent robberies. Karma Dickerson reports for the NBC4 News on Sept. 26, 2023.
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Local police and sheriff's departments to receive millions of dollars to help stop smash and grab robberies
In an effort to help stop the series of smash and grab robberies, several local police and sheriff’s departments will be receiving millions of dollars to fight these crimes.
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LASD gets millions to stop smash & grab robberies
Several local police and sheriff’s departments will be receiving millions of dollars to help stop smash and grab robberies. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News on Sept. 26, 2023.
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Smash-and-grab thieves have a new target. Your favorite LA restaurants
Data show the number of restaurant burglaries in Los Angeles is up significantly from years prior.
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Smash-and-grab thieves increasingly targeting LA restaurants
Data show the number of restaurant burglaries in Los Angeles is up significantly from years prior. Joel Grover reports Sept. 21, 2023.
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Chanel Store Smash-and-Grab
Police are still searching for at least two men involved in a smash-and-grab at a Chanel store in Beverly Grove. Crews are working to board up the store front and people who live and work nearby say they’ve had enough. Lauren Coronado reports for the NBC4 News on Oct. 25, 2022.
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Thieves Use Van to Break Into Chanel Store
A bold smash-and-grab burglary took place in Beverly Grove — with the thieves breaking into the same store burglarized in July. Video aired during Today in LA on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022.