Bills address habitual offenders, big retail theft Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 2:50 pm, Monday, February 18, 2013 (AP) — One piece of legislation that cracks down on organized retail theft and another aimed at refining the filing of habitual offender status in criminal cases are now before the Assembly Committee on the Judiciary. Opponents of AB102 argue there are already ample resources to fight and prosecute organized ... Read More