Criminals are now getting a rude awakening in California after the state’s residents voted to actually hold them accountable last month, reversing a decade-long error.
KTLA reported that the Seal Beach Police Department released footage showing the moment two shoplifters realized that they were headed to jail for their crimes instead of getting a free pass.
The incident occurred at an Ulta Beauty store in Seal Beach on December 4, but the SBPD released it on Monday as an educational reminder that Proposition 36 was now in effect. The new law reversed Proposition 47, which lowered theft crimes such as shoplifting and burglary involving items that are valued less than $950 to misdemeanors.
The footage shows three women, including the two suspects, walking into an Ulta Beauty store and then calmly walking out with several bags full of goods. They then walk into a Kohl’s and steal even more merchandise.
But the police catch up to two of the women as they drive away. One tries to run away but gets forced to the ground and is apprehended along with her friend.
The footage shifts to a police patrol car, where the suspects are surprised…
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