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If elected, Sliwa said he would hire 7,000 more police officers and do more to end building package theft and drugstore shoplifting.

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The Gen Z protests, as they’re known here, began in opposition to tax hikes, but have come to reflect anger about youth unemployment and the theft of public monies by government officials.

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He was arrested, accused of theft and spent 17 years behind bars.

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Following a jail stint for assault and theft, Mike gets a probation officer, a room at a hostel and a cook job at a shabby hotel.

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Detectives from the Beverly Hills Police Department arrested him in 2021 for burglary and theft, according to a probation report.

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