Retail Theft Down 13% in San Bernardino’s Southern District as Police Ramp Up Felony Enforcement

Retail Theft Down 13% in San Bernardino’s Southern District as Police Ramp Up Felony Enforcement

Retail theft in San Bernardino’s Southern District is down 13% year-to-date, a promising trend highlighted by San Bernardino Police Department leadership during Coffee With a Cop on July 15 at the Double Tree by Hilton. Southern District Lieutenant Nick Oldendorf attributed the decline to targeted felony enforcement and proactive work by the department’s retail crime task force. “With Prop 36, it now makes it a felony,” Oldendorf said. “They’re …