FILE - New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at the Arcosa Wind Towers, Aug. 9, 2023, in Belen, N.M. Prosecutors in New Mexico's largest metro area are taking over all cases involving retail theft including small-scale shoplifting, in efforts to enforce new state sanctions against coordinated retail crime. Albuquerque-area District Attorney Sam Bregman and Grisham on Tuesday, Sept. 5, announced the approach to combatting retail crime. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE PHOTO
