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Spikes in crime on the subway have put the system in the national spotlight as offenses ranging from petty theft to stabbings and murders have been publicized in the past year.
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Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Jan. 2025
The measure means tougher penalties for repeat thieves, allowing for felony charges for people with two prior petty theft convictions, even if that third theft is just swiping shampoo.
—Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
Proposition 36 rolls back some reforms from Proposition 47, a 2014 ballot measure that made petty theft a misdemeanor, which on its own generally does not mean a trip to jail.
—Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Nov. 24, 2024
Hanzel will be booked at Fullerton City Jail for charges including hit-and-run, petty theft and felony evading, authorities said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Jan. 2025
The measure means tougher penalties for repeat thieves, allowing for felony charges for people with two prior petty theft convictions, even if that third theft is just swiping shampoo.
—Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
Proposition 36 rolls back some reforms from Proposition 47, a 2014 ballot measure that made petty theft a misdemeanor, which on its own generally does not mean a trip to jail.
—Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
Advertisement California Police pursuit ends in crash that kills one woman, injures others
Nov. 24, 2024
Hanzel will be booked at Fullerton City Jail for charges including hit-and-run, petty theft and felony evading, authorities said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Petty theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petty%20theft. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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