California State Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares (R-Santa Clarita) introduced new legislation Thursday to increase penalties for crimes committed in impacted areas during wildfire emergencies. One ...

California still considers looting a crime. Newsom debunked the claim on X, and prosecutors have charged multiple people with ...

Los Angeles DA vows to crack down on opportunist thieves amid looting as firefighters struggle to contain multiple wildfires raging in Southern California.

Alejandro Martinez, 41, allegedly set one of the fires that destroyed large swaths of California in recent weeks, and faces ...

Looting is illegal in California during a state of emergency or under an evacuation order, according to the state’s penal code. People can be charged with felony looting when they commit burglary or ...

After facing pressure from Southern California prosecutors, Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for looting to be a felony in fire evacuation zones as the blazes are not yet contained.

As wildfires continue to ravage the Los Angeles area, California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently said there is “zero tolerance for looting” as some people may look to take advantage of the disaster.

“We have to keep people safe – no room, zero tolerance for looting,” Newsom says in part. The post’s caption reads, “NOW: Newsom and California Democrats literally decriminalized looting ...