https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/12/24/statewide-organized-retail-theft-crackdown-ends-in-117-arrests/

SACRAMENTO – A statewide crackdown on organized retail theft resulted in 117 arrests and the recovery of $38,000 in stolen merchandise last week, according to officials.

Two illegal guns and three stolen vehicles were also seized as part of Operation Holiday Watch, which was carried out Friday by the California Highway Patrol and police departments around the Golden State, the California Governor’s Office said in a news release.