Tag: Retail Theft
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After heated debate, Aurora council finalizes harsh penalties on retail, restaurant theft
After heated discussion Monday night, Aurora city council finalized two ordinances making the penalties for retail theft and “dine and dash” crimes harsher. Both ordinances add to an original ordinance passed in 2023, which set a three-day mandatory minimum jail sentence for retail theft of $300 or more. Supporters of the ordinances finalized Monday night…
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Look ahead: Aurora council to discuss repealing marijuana tax Monday
Aurora’s councilmembers will discuss an array of topics at Monday night’s study session and meeting, including a proposal to repeal Aurora’s marijuana excise tax, the finalization of harsher penalties for retail theft and a rule change banning international issues in the council. The councilmembers will hold a study session at 5:15 p.m., followed by their…
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Stealing more than $100 worth of goods, or dining-and-dashing, results in Aurora jail time
Aurora adopted harsher penalties for theft in the city, a move that supporters said will help reduce theft and one that opponents said will cost the city more in incarceration costs for a strategy that isn’t effective. Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky brought forward two ordinances at Monday night’s council meeting that add to the original ordinance…
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Looking ahead in Aurora: immigration, public defense, retail theft major topics at council meetings
The Aurora City Council on Monday will tackle anew several contentious issues, notably the possible privatization of the public defender’s office, handling of the influx of immigrants into the metro area, retail theft mandatory minimums and the Israel Hamas war. The councilmembers will hold a study session and their regular meeting late on Monday. In…
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Aurora City Council debates harsher punishment for retail theft
The Aurora City Council agreed to move forward with two ordinances Monday night that would broaden the city’s mandatory minimum sentence for retail theft ordinance that passed last year. Both ordinances were put forward by Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky and would add to the original ordinance passed in 2023, which set a three-day minimum mandatory jail…
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FOCUS ON THE SPRINGS | Carver leads bill to tackle online sale of stolen products
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs lawmaker is championing legislation that seeks to crack down on stolen and counterfeit products being anonymously sold through online marketplaces like eBay and Facebook. If enacted, House Bill 1099 would require some third-party sellers to provide identifying information to the online marketplace…