Smash-and-grab robberies and brazen shoplifting incidents have run rampant throughout California. In June, the state senate passed Senate Bill 553, legislation that would prevent retail workers from physically confronting thieves, even if the volume of stolen goods was alarming. A retail store was recently hit with a daring robbery where the perpetrators exited the premises with loads of Nike merchandise. Fortunately for the staff, this incident did not require intervention because the thieves turned on one at the worst possible time.
