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Upland Police Department Reports a Rise in Retail Theft

officers arrested and booked a female for felony shoplifting.

On Friday Sept. 13, the Upland Police Department issued a statement regarding a shoplifting incident.

 

According to the statement, which the Upland Police Department posted on Facebook and X, formerly known as Twitter, three female suspects allegedly entered an Upland convenience store and stole $1,125 worth of merchandise.

 

In the video posted on the department’s Facebook and X accounts, one woman spoke with the store clerk while the two other suspects can be seen placing several bottles of wine into a “makeshift kangaroo pouch” under one of the suspect’s dresses.

 

The trio then allegedly left the store without making any purchases.

 

According to the police, the suspects left in a blue Honda Odyssey with an Oregon license plate.

 

They ask that anyone who has any information regarding the identity of these three suspects call the Upland Police Department’s Detective Bureau.

 

The department stated that there has been a 20% increase in retail theft over the last.

 

“We will continue our efforts identifying and arresting any thieves who victimize businesses in our city,” the Upland Police Department posted.

 

Retail theft has burdened businesses nationwide.

 

According to a report published by the National Retail Federation, the amount of losses from retail theft totalled $112.1 billion, a $18.2 increase from 2021.

 

Shoplifting has been a hot button issue for Californians, even making its way to the 2024 ballot.

 

As it currently stands, shoplifting that results in a loss of under $950 is considered a misdemeanor while anything above that limit can be charged as a misdemeanor or a felony.

 

Proposition 36 would make it so that those who are charged with theft resulting in the loss of under $950 can still be charged with a felony if they have two prior convictions related to carjacking, burglary or shoplifting.

 

This proposition would undo some of the punishment reductions in Prop 47, which was passed in 2014.

 

Prop 36 would also allow felony theft sentences to be extended to up to three years in county jail or state prison.

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