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Train Robberies Increase 160% in Los Angeles

The Crime Report

In addition, Adrian Guerrero, a general director of public affairs at Union Pacific, said lenient prosecution practices result in those arrested for rifling through railcars having their charges reduced to a misdemeanor or petty offense that has them back on the street with relative ease. and the Pacific coast.

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Illinois Scores Top Rank in Reintegrating Ex-Incarcerees, Alaska is Lowest

The Crime Report

Pardon Attorney, in the introduction to the report. Take Alaska , for example, which the report ranks as the lowest-performing state in terms of nearly every law category analyzed — receiving “F” grades for pardoning, felony relief, misdemeanor relief, certificates of relief, employment, and occupational licensing laws.

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The Loki Effect: How Crime Became the Latest Crisis Blamed on the Pandemic

JonathanTurley

Whole stores have been ransacked by gangs, and the crime is sweeping large and small businesses alike. In some cities, like San Francisco, police largely stopped responding to shoplifting calls after state law was changed to make the theft of merchandise worth $950 or less just a misdemeanor. That damned Loki.