New data from Oakland police shows a 23% increase of auto burglaries between 2023 and 2022 -- a problem the entire Bay Area deals with.
Senator Scott Wiener is creating a state proposal to find a solution. He said a new piece of legislation would close a “locked door loophole.”
Right now, to prosecute in California, there has to be proof that a thief not only broke into a car, but that the doors were locked.
This proposal would remove that loophole, and make getting a conviction theoretically easier.
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