Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a retail theft crime bill on Friday, at Chicago’s Water Tower Place, which has been hit by mobs of teen robbers in recent years.
The bill will create stiffer penalties for ringleaders of “smash and grab” thefts and makes it easier to prosecute them.
House Bill 1091, otherwise known as the INFORM Act, enforces the new crime of Organized Retail Theft. Those who violate the crime by knowingly engaging with others in a theft valued at $300 or more would be guilty of a Class 3 felony. Those who engage in retail theft from one or more establishments would be guilty of a Class 2 felony. #smashandgrabthefts,
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