Sen. Brian Jones wants to make repeat offenses punishable with more prison time.
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Current law makes package theft a misdemeanor, punishable with imprisonment in a county jail for no more than one year.
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Senate Bill 979 would make the act of entering the curtilage of a person's property, with the intent to steal, a crime. It would also make the third and subsequent offenses within a three-year period a misdemeanor or a felony charge.
Offenders could serve up to three years in prison under the proposed bill.
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Package thefts have spiked in California over the last few years, especially during the holiday season.
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One woman in Southern California caught a man porch pirating from a neighbor's home, and stopped him from taking the package. The incident was captured on camera by her son.
Other cases have involved thieves posing as delivery servicemembers or food delivery employees.