Is New Mexico's organized retail crime law making a difference?
A new law lets prosecutors add up the value of stolen items regardless of where it was stolen – making repeated smaller shoplifting charges into a more serious crime.
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A new law lets prosecutors add up the value of stolen items regardless of where it was stolen – making repeated smaller shoplifting charges into a more serious crime.
It's been over a month since New Mexico’s new retail crime law took effect. Albuquerque prosecutors said it's already showing results in getting serial shoplifters off the streets.
One of three suspects, Joshua Peralto, faced a judge by video Monday. Prosecutors wanted him held in jail until trial.
Retail crime detectives said the trio is involved in a group of 10 that repeatedly shoplift daily in the area.
APD plans to use a new state law to charge them which combines the value of stolen merchandise, so the suspect can be charged with a felony rather than separate misdemeanors. | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico