The San Ramon Police Department has received more than $5.6 million in a state grant to battle organized retail theft.
Police said that with the rise in organized retail thefts in recent years, there's an urgent need for targeted measures within San Ramon.
The department announced Friday it secured $5,616,613 through the State of California Board of State Community and Corrections Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program.
The grant is meant to implement a comprehensive strategy combining proactive law enforcement initiatives with community engagement and education.
The department said the money will provide increased staffing to establish a dedicated team focused on suppressing and preventing organized retail theft.
It will provide enhancements to the citywide camera network through additional automated license plate readers and situational cameras.
It will also enhance the department's drone program and establish a drone as a "first responder program," meant to reduce response times and increase situational awareness for officers as they respond to incidents.
The grant is also meant to increase community engagement to improve educational programs related to organized retail theft prevention throughout the city.
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Registered user
Danville
on Sep 19, 2023 at 6:52 am
Registered user
on Sep 19, 2023 at 6:52 am
$5.6 million dollars for Danville. And towns and cities all over California are facing the same problem.
Sadly, it is needed to protect both businesses and individuals.
It does not take a genius to know why this problem is escalating. We need new leadership in California that takes crime seriously. We need to replace District Attorneys and politicians that are not doing their jobs. Just my opinion.
Registered user
San Ramon
on Sep 20, 2023 at 9:15 am
Registered user
on Sep 20, 2023 at 9:15 am
Leadership is the key, and it starts at the top. Democrats voted for the most incompetent stooge this country has ever known. Old man Biddy can hardly complete two sentences before mumbling off into the unknown. Never, in the history United States, has there been a more incompetent president. And the Democrats know it.
In California, people are more concerned about flying the gay pride flag than they are about supporting members of enforcement. And by the way, BRAVO to the Sunol School Board for banning the gay pride flag. If you can’t fly the Christine flag, Islamic flag, or Star of David at school, then the gay pride flag is out too. It’s that simple. Now, onto the so-govenor of this state.
The Democrat governor of this state, the one that told you folks to mask up, while he wined and dined in the wine country without wearing one? Yeah, that clown. The one who replaces the original court-ordered sentence of convicted murderers to time served so they can get out on early release (commutation). And then there are the Democrat district attorneys- namely Price from Oakland and Gascon from Los Angeles.
Gascon ordered prosecutors to stop seeking extra-long sentences for people accused of using a gun or being a gang member while committing a crime. He said he would no longer seek the death penalty, and prohibited prosecutors from seeking life sentences without the possibility of parole.
Price instructed her staff to no longer charge firearm or gang enhancements except in exceptional circumstances, and not without her approval, as well as to never charge a “life without parole” or LWOP under any circumstances.
Happy with all that, Democrats?
Registered user
San Ramon
on Sep 20, 2023 at 4:07 pm
Registered user
on Sep 20, 2023 at 4:07 pm
if only there was a legit 3rd party (with a chance) vs the two parties we have full of loons.
Registered user
San Ramon
on Sep 20, 2023 at 5:44 pm
Registered user
on Sep 20, 2023 at 5:44 pm
I have to say S. Hale, I agree with you. For the first time! LOL.
Registered user
San Ramon
on Sep 20, 2023 at 11:54 pm
Registered user
on Sep 20, 2023 at 11:54 pm
@S.Hale
Just kidding! Hope you enjoyed the joke. Seriously, the loons are all in the your Democrat party - AOC, Omar, Tlaib, Fetterman, Schiff, Swalwell, etc. Liars, anti-semites, and Fetterman’s hoodie, oh my! No class.
Tell me, S. Hale, when Trump was president, he disclosed his cognitive tests - which were very good. Biden took the same tests, but won’t release them. Why? Because he is in cognitive decline and getting worse. Is that why you Democrats are oddly quiet these days?
Registered user
San Ramon
22 hours ago
Registered user
22 hours ago
And snap, just like that! SRPD will get funding from Sacramento to battle retail theft. That’s funny, I thought all you Democrats were about defunding the police. Looks like all that crime out there is beginning to erode that fake sense of security you Democrats seem to share.
To further my point, check out this beauty. The video shows all of these crazy Democrats with their defund the police rhetoric.
Web Link
Registered user
San Ramon
16 hours ago
Registered user
16 hours ago
>> Seriously, the loons are all in the your Democrat party
Really, are you only watching right wing loonville news at Fox etc?
tell me you realize the GOP has an equal amount of right whacko, out of touch, total loons.
It would be embarrassing for you to list 'em. but, I get it if Fox is your only cup of tea. Took them a while to run the 'groping' and 'vaping' issue. Ooops?
Always protect your flank, dude. ;)
Registered user
San Ramon
11 hours ago
Registered user
11 hours ago
@S.Hale
You can't defend your party or your flank, buddy. Instead, your party supports anti- semites - think Omar and Tlaib. Defend that, dude. Republicans support Israel.
And by the way, who is the party of the anti-cop? Hmm? Democrats. And before you hit back with the insurrectionists, just know they did not kill one person or attempted to burn down the Capital. Now, that's not excusing what they did, but it's a far cry from people burning down American cities. Defend that.
Your party supports BLM and Antifa. Let's see... Antifa and BLM burned down buildings and killed people. In fact, Democrat mayors and governors did nothing as our cities burned - as evidenced in Portland, Seattle, Philadelphia, etc. Defend that, dude.
Democrats feel that it's okay to fly gay pride flags at schools. But we can't fly Christian flags, The Star of David, or the Islamic flag (Tawheed) at school. Why not? Oh, because we have a separation of church and state?
Yet the gay pride flag represents a group of people, just like religious flags do. So, what's the difference? There is none. In fact, many people feel the gay pride represents an ideology. So, again, what's the difference?
2024 can't get here fast enough. Oh, and FOX ain't the only news source that thinks your clown in the White House is a stooge. AP, CNN, and MSNBC have plenty of negative things to say about your president.
Dude.