Legislation Would Increase Penalties for Crimes Committed During Disasters
Bill A-3524 was introduced by several Assembly members.
Several members of the State's General Assembly introduced a bill Monday that would increase the penalties for a number of crimes committed during a State of Emergency. Bill A-3524 was introduced after legislators said there were a spate of looting, robbery and unlawful trespassing incidents, among other crimes, that took place during Gov. Chris Christie's declaration of a state of emergency following Hurricane Sandy. Bill A-3524 would see crimes such as robbery committed during a state of emergency upgraded from a second degree crime to first degree. Burglary would become a second degree crime and shoplifting, regardless of the value of the property stolen, would be upgraded to a second degree crime, among other heightened punitive …
Common Sense in Silverton
9:13 am on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
While cleaning out my house over the past few weekends, I've seen some strange things. I brought my desktop computer out to the curb, and it was gone the next morning. Not sure who took it or why, you could clearly see the entire thing was submerged in salt water. I had a guy come rummaging through the piles at the curb while I was still bringing stuff out to it; he started clipping the power … more ›