ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME HAS GROWN AND EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS…..COSTING RETAILERS TWO-BILLION DOLLARS IN 20-22…….
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL RUSSELL COLMAN SAYS THERE WAS A 30-PERCENT INCREASE IN DOCUMENTATED INCIDENTS LAST YEAR…..IN
RESPONSE…..REPRESENTATIVEJARED BAUMAN PLANS TO INTRODUCE A BILL NEXT MONTH TO CREATE AN “ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME TASK FORCE”…..COMPRISED
OF FOUR DETECTIVES, TWO CRIMINAL ANALYSISTS AND A PROSECUTOR…….
IF PASSED…..THE TASK FORCE WOULD ENABLE LOCAL, STATE AND AT TIMES FEDERAL PARDNERS TO COLLABORATE BY ALLOCATING FUNDS AND RESOURCES TO
INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE THESE CRIMES…..ACCORDING TO COLEMAN….THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS APPROVED TWO MILLION DOLLARS TO FIGHT RETAIL
THEFT……
