from Revolver News:
We’re all old enough to remember when Gavin Newsom and his band of progressive cronies basically legalized looting in California, right? Thanks to the soft-on-crime crowd, looting has turned into its own booming industry—and it’s now spreading like wildfire. Pun sadly intended.
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Who can forget the viral videos of typical thugs ransacking stores, casually sauntering out with up to $950 worth of stolen goods, knowing they’d face zero consequences? That’s the progressive brilliance of California’s Prop 47—a law so utterly absurd it pretty much gives criminals a free pass to loot, as long as they stay under the magic $950 threshold.
The kicker is that California proudly touted this as the “toughest” law in the land, even comparing it to Texas, where felonies aren’t charged until theft hits $2,500. But here’s the big difference: in Texas, even if someone steals $100 worth of goods, they’re still charged with something. In California, under Prop 47, petty theft has been reduced to people just standing there watching and filming looting and encouraging this type of rampant lawlessness:
Random Convenience store getting totally looted – this is common practice in California now.
California technically legalised theft for up to $950 with stories of staff getting sacked & charged when attempting to prevent thieves. pic.twitter.com/VXwT6trQ4A
— Johnny Midnight ⚡️ (@its_The_Dr) January 10, 2025
Now, it can’t come as a shock to anyone who’s been paying even the slightest bit of attention that
NEW: Santa Monica PD tells me they’ve arrested 10 burglary suspects in #PalisadesFire evacuation zones since the fire began, none of whom live in Santa Monica. Six had burglary tools with them, one pair had the Watch Duty app open on their phone to track evac zones. SMPD says they were able to stop these attempted burglaries before they were carried out. Details & booking photos for four suspects below, per
@SantaMonicaPD.I’m told 29-year-old JOSHUA KALIEL LOVE (grey shirt), was spotted in a Santa Monica apartment breezeway, and ran. After a brief foot chase, SMPD says he was caught and found to be in possession of a dagger, a window breaking tool, a mask, gloves, and narcotics. He was on probation, and has been charged w/ attempted burglary.
I’m told 22-year-old MIGUEL ANGEL DORANTES and 18-year-old DOMINIC PACHECOMANGA (black & white shirts) were in a van together, and were pulled over by SMPD after they ran a stop sign. SMPD says they were unable to provide ID, and had the Watch Duty app opened on their phone, which they claimed they were using to track fire acreage. After a search of the van. SMPD found burglary tools, ski masks, gloves and bags. Both arrested for attempted burglary.
I’m told 27-year-old GABRIEL ISAIH STOKES (navy hoodie) was pulled over by SMPD after an auto plate reader got a hit on the car he was driving as stolen out of Hawthorne, CA. SMPD says he had a stolen California ID, as well as other fraudulent IDs, burglary tools, a ski mask and black beanie, and large bags. He had priors for burglary, robbery, and grand theft. Charged in this incident with grand theft & false impersonation.
Overall, SMPD says they’ve arrested 39 people in evacuation zones since the start of the fire, none of whom live in Santa Monica. Those not charged w/ attempted burglary were picked up for curfew violations, drug possession, warrants, probation violations, etc. Most of the attempted burglary charges were via PC 459.
SMPD says there were two successful burglaries where suspects got away, and those cases are under active investigation.
