A California Bay Area county supervisor, frustrated by rising retail theft in the area, admitted that state laws were "not working" to deter criminals, as he announced a new proposal to crack down on crime.
San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa told reporters on Tuesday he would propose a task force at the next Board of Supervisors meeting to address a wave of retail theft in the county. He also wants state lawmakers to harden laws to lower the dollar figure when shoplifting becomes a felony, NBC Bay Area reported.
"Enough is enough! All this retail theft. All this sort of crime. Enough is enough. We really need to look at state laws. What we have in place right now is not working," Canepa stated. "We can't go on like this."
The Democrat admitted he regretted supporting California's Prop 47, which voters passed in 2014. Prop 47 downgraded certain thefts and drug possession crimes from a felony to a misdemeanor if the value of the stolen goods was less than $950.
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