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{"1CDC6BCC-0B03-6B7B-C54E-56474EE84310":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"1CDC6BCC-0B03-6B7B-C54E-56474EE84310","title":"Middletown Organized Retail Theft","summary":"Middletown, New York","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"April 2, 2024","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/organized-retail-theft-in-middletown","city":"Middletown","county":"Orange","lat":41.4459271,"lng":-74.42293409999999,"description":"<p>Standing at the Galleria at Crystal Run, amid a spike in large scale organized retail thefts, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to increase enforcement, and use all available measures including the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, which helped curtail the mafia’s organized crime spree, to investigate and prosecute organized retail theft rings in New York.</p>\r\n<p>The senator explained the RICO Act is a strong federal tool for the DOJ to bust criminal, retail theft organizations – which go far beyond run-of-the-mill shoplifters – in the Hudson Valley, and across the state to stop large-scale criminal operations who are hurting local businesses, driving up prices, inconveniencing consumers and risking community safety.</p>"}}

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