Organized Crime – California Globe

Las Vegas Hits The Top Ten for Organized Retail Theft After State Democrats Raised Felony Threshold in 2019

May 19, 2026 3:27 pmMay 19, 2026 3:27 pm

Fresh data from the National Retail Federation has placed Las Vegas among the nation’s top hotspots for organized retail crime, ranking the city sixth hardest-hit in the United States for retail theft in 2025. The ranking comes as local law enforcement...

Legalizing Marijuana Has Created a Black Market Plaguing Riverside County

August 12, 2019 6:05 amAugust 15, 2019 2:50 pm

There is a new sheriff in Riverside County, and he is attacking the illegal marijuana cultivation that’s plaguing his community in Southern California. Sheriff Chad Bianco was elected in November 2018, and has taken on the growing black market with...