With videos going viral showing smash-and-grab robberies at luxury retailers and businesses statewide reporting high levels of criminal activity, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Sept. 12 that more than $267 million in grants is slated for distribution to 55 cities and counties to facilitate arrests and help address such issues.
“Enough with these brazen smash-and-grabs. With an unprecedented $267 million investment, Californians will soon see more takedowns, more police, more arrests, and more felony prosecutions,” Mr. Newsom said in a press release announcing the funding. “When shameless criminals walk out of stores with stolen goods, they’ll walk straight into jail cells.”
