By CBS13 Staff
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Porch pirates could face prison time under a proposed California law.
Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) introduced the measure Wednesday to increase penalties on people who steal packages from homes.
READ MORE: Sutter Health Short On Vaccines As Blue Shield Takes Over DistributionThe proposed law would allow prosecutors to charge porch pirates with a felony if they’re convicted of package theft two or more times within three years.
Currently, stealing a package is only a misdemeanor.
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Jones says the current law treats package theft differently than burglaries inside a home.
“Many of these porch pirates are habitual offenders who keep dodging real punishment for their crimes,” Jones said in a press release.
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