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Chino police say dedicated retail-theft team, Measure V funding cut shoplifting after 2024 spike
Summary
Chief Kevin Minson reported to the Chino City Council on Jan. 21 that a retail‑theft team created in June 2024, partially funded by Measure V, helped reduce retail theft through year‑end 2024.
Chief Kevin Minson reported to the Chino City Council on Jan. 21 that a retail‑theft team created in June 2024, partially funded by Measure V, has coincided with a decline in shoplifting in the city.
The team—two specially trained investigators, identified in the presentation as Corporal Jete and Officer Cremona—was assigned after the department recorded a 53% increase in retail theft in 2023 and a further increase during the first five months of 2024. Minson said the city added four police positions with council approval; two were assigned to the retail‑theft team.
Minson said Chino’s retail‑theft reports fell about 10% from June through December 2024 and that the city finished the…
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