Taking action against gangs stealing cargo and store merchandise was at the top of the agenda for Los Angeles’ law enforcement establishment on Feb. 17.
More than 600 police officers and retailers gathered at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for the first “Organized Retail Crimes Conference.”
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley and Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca gave introductory remarks at the event, which was organized by the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Area Organized Retail Crimes Association, an organization of law enforcement and retailers founded in 2009.
The conference was for law enforcement and retailers to share intelligence and examine local trends in organized retail crimes. According to keynote speaker Joe LaRocca, senior asset-protection adviser for the National Retail Federation, a retail trade group in Washington, D.C., Southern California represents a gold mine for gangs of thieves stealing cargo and store merchandise.
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