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Chino police credit new retail-theft team, Measure V funding with decline in shoplifting
Summary
Police Chief Kevin Minson told the Chino City Council on Jan. 21 that a retail-theft team funded by Measure V helped reduce retail theft in 2024 after large increases in 2023 and early 2024, citing arrests, recovered property and partnerships with businesses and other agencies.
Chino Police Chief Kevin Minson told the City Council on Jan. 21 that a retail-theft team established in June 2024 has helped reverse an upward trend in shoplifting, with department figures showing a 10% decline in reported retail theft from June through December and a 5% reduction for the entire year.
The team, created after retail theft rose 53% in 2023 and continued to climb in early 2024, was funded through Measure V and staffed with two specialized investigators assigned to organized retail theft work. "This team consists of two specially trained investigators who partner with business owners and other law enforcement agencies to combat this theft," Minson said. He…
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