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Having a business in a jurisdiction that condones lawlessness is not good for profit. When criminals are not held accountable for their actions, business owners sometimes get a bit creative in the way they handle the retail theft epidemic. A Southern California nursery owner did just that when he used AirTag trackers to catch an alleged thief accused of stealing thousands of dollars in goods over several weeks, according to KABC-TV.

Surveillance footage from Roger's Gardens in Newport Beach on Oct. 12 captured the suspect loading up his truck with potted plants and trees and then driving off. The nursery was hit two more times over next the several weeks. Some of the pots stolen cost as much as $300 each.

Michael Sullivan, operations manager for Roger's Garden said on Nov. 16 that the alleged thief struck again with more items, including a bench. That is when Sullivan planted the Apple AirTags in some items, with hopes of catching the suspect if he were to return.

"I saw one of the AirTags had moved to a location in Irvine, so I had the address at that point. I took a screenshot of it and I sent it to the detectives at 2 in the morning," Sullivan said.

Police subsequently went to the address and found what they described as a "sanctuary of stolen greenery" with many of the alleged stolen items in the man's front yard.

"Every single thing in his front yard was like our pots, our fountain, our plants. The entire front yard. A bench from out front. The entire front yard was - it was basically decorated with our stuff that we were missing," Sullivan said.

About $8,000 worth of stolen merchandise were found by police. Officials subsequently filed four felony grand theft charges against him.

If you Google “Shoplifting in California “ you will find an endless supply of content in that regard. We have all seen those videos where a thief just walks into a store, fills up a bag of whatever he pleases, and then walks out as if nothing even happened. No one even blinks an eye.

This is because California State law made it so any amount of goods worth $950 or less is just a misdemeanor. Because of this, law enforcement does not tend to investigate these sorts of crimes. But even if they did, many prosecutors in the state will just drop those charges because of “racism” or something.

Theft is de facto legal in California as a result and the state has essentially sent out an open invitation for criminals to come in and take what they wish.

California's train of robberies is a perfect example of its self-imposed decline.

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