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California Astronauts ransacked THREE 7-Eleven stores in under 20 minutes, just hours after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new package to crack down on retail thefts.
About 20 thugs on bicycles targeted convenience stores in Hollywood on Friday night.
The thieves broke into each store, stealing food and drink items.
An employee at one of the stores was allegedly assaulted.
A third store on Santa Monica Boulevard was also hit.
Between 2019 and 2022, California experienced a 22% increase in shoplifting and upticks of 16% and 13% in commercial burglary and robbery, respectively.