The Sacramento City Attorney’s office threatened Target with public nuisance criminal charges and fines if they continued to call the police for theft incidents, according to the Sacramento Bee.
Sacramento City Attorney Threatens Target it Will Face Fines for Reporting Retail Theft ‘Nuisance Calls’
— California Globe (@CaliforniaGlobe) July 9, 2024
We have officially entered George Orwell’s 1984.@CaliforniaGlobe https://t.co/PzKIVTFsEK pic.twitter.com/WRk3Hun25C
The Bee reported that the City Attorney targeted the Target retail store at 2505 Riverside Blvd. in Land Park this year.
In a surprising move, Democrat state lawmakers added an amendment to a retail theft bill that prohibits prosecutors from making these types of threats to businesses.
Fox News reported:
The City of Sacramento, California’s legal department threatened to fine a popular retail store for public nuisance over numerous calls to police after thieves stole from its Land Park location multiple times, according to a report.
The Sacramento Bee reported that a person with knowledge of the warning, who wanted to remain anonymous out of fear they could be retaliated against, said Sacramento officials warned they would issue an administrative fine to the Target at 2505 Riverside Blvd. in Land Park, during the past year.
A police spokesperson confirmed the location to the publication after being asked about the alleged warning.
After learning about the city’s warning and comparable actions across the state, state lawmakers added an amendment to a retail theft bill, outlawing these types of threats toward businesses from authorities.
Anarcho-tyranny: Prosecutors in Sacramento’s City Attorney’s Office @SacCountyDA warned Target they could be charged with criminal public nuisance if they continued to call police too often over theft incidents.
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) July 10, 2024
Sacramento Police are severely understaffed, a problem experienced… pic.twitter.com/AzGao1oWlK
