{"id":537681,"date":"2023-01-09T02:33:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T23:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-grocers-simple-fix-for-serial-shoplifters-will-lawmakers-listen\/"},"modified":"2023-01-09T02:33:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T23:33:12","slug":"nyc-grocers-simple-fix-for-serial-shoplifters-will-lawmakers-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-grocers-simple-fix-for-serial-shoplifters-will-lawmakers-listen\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC grocers&#8217; simple fix for serial shoplifters: Will lawmakers listen?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a2a02725c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a2a02725c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-grocers-simple-fix-for-serial-shoplifters-will-lawmakers-listen\/#%E2%80%9CNYC_grocers_simple_fix_for_serial_shoplifters_Will_lawmakers_listen%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYC grocers&#8217; simple fix for serial shoplifters: Will lawmakers listen?&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYC_grocers_simple_fix_for_serial_shoplifters_Will_lawmakers_listen%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYC grocers&#8217; simple fix for serial shoplifters: Will lawmakers listen?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>New York City\u2019s grocers, large and small, have a simple ask of the state Legislature: Fix the law that gives carte blanche to serial shoplifters.<\/p>\n<p>As The Post\u2019s Lisa Fickenscher reports, Collective Action to Protect our Stores represents nearly 4,000 shops across the city. It has several requests of law enforcement as well as lawmakers, but the central one is to target serial shoplifters by allowing multiple \u201csmall\u201d offenses to add up to a major one.<\/p>\n<p>That is: Reformers guaranteed that no one would be jailed, let alone imprisoned, for thefts under $1,000. CAPS wants serial thefts that add up to over a grand to qualify for grand-larceny charges.<\/p>\n<p>More broadly, the group calls on prosecutors and judges to invoke the \u201charm on harm\u201d doctrine to target serial thieves (as even hyperprogressive Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg did in one high-profile case), and for DA\u2019s offices and the NYPD to dedicate units to address the plague.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepeat offenders are the key words,\u201d says grocer\u00a0Carlos Collado. \u201cWe are not asking for elevated charges for first-time offenders, but to send a message to those who make it a career.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004461826.jpg\" alt=\"grocery shopping\" class=\"wp-image-25286669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004461826.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004461826.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004461826.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004461826.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Collective Action to Protect our Stores wants to target serial shoplifters by allowing multiple \u201csmall\u201d offenses to add up to a major one.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Levine-Roberts\/Sipa USA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That\u2019s beyond reasonable, when thieves are packing up dozens of shampoos, ice creams or even steaks and waltzing brazenly out the door.<\/p>\n<p>And, worse, threatening or even assaulting workers who try to stop them. That\u2019s why CAPS also wants assault on a retail worker made a Class D felony \u2014 the same protection granted cops and livery drivers. After all, the pandemic showed that grocers are essential workers, too.<\/p>\n<p>One more ask actually targets shop-owners who <em>buy <\/em>the ill-gotten goods, with a law making it a Class A misdemeanor that can bring fines and even short jail time for the fences.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004786746.jpg\" alt=\"Rev. Al Sharpton\" class=\"wp-image-25286672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004786746.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004786746.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004786746.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000004786746.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rev. Al Sharpton noticed basic hygiene products locked up in grocery stores. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Mecea<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other retailers surely agree: As no less than the Rev. Al Sharpton notes, even toothpaste is now locked up so you have to get a clerk to open the case. And that\u2019s <em>if<\/em> the shop hasn\u2019t closed, as literally hundreds have. Other stores lock their doors, admitting only would-be customers who seem legit.<\/p>\n<p>The Legislature\u2019s progressives won\u2019t budge on allowing judges to jail offenders they deem dangerous; can they at least heed Mayor Eric Adams\u2019 call to get serious about persistent repeat offenders?<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers and law-enforcers alike need to get with the CAPS program, or the only stores left in the city will be ones with their own armed guards, ready to take the law into their own hands.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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