Newsom to send 120 CHP officers to fight crime in Oakland
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Newsom to send 120 CHP officers to fight crime in Oakland

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that he’s sending 120 Highway Patrol officers to Oakland under a new state law enforcement campaign targeting an uptick in violent crime and theft that has placed political pressure on politicians, divided Democrats and bolstered criticism of California’s criminal justice policies. “I’m sending the California Highway Patrol to assist local efforts to restore a sense of safety that the hardworking people of Oakland and the East Bay demand and deserve.” Violent crime increased 21% in 2023 from the year before, according to the Oakland Police Department’s end-of-year crime report. Despite growing concerns about crime, Newsom said early data suggest the increases are unique to Oakland, with violent crime rates down in Los Angeles and San Francisco in 2023. The governor’s office said Newsom’s law enforcement campaign in Oakland will increase CHP presence in the city and the East Bay by nearly 900%.

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Newsom calls on Oakland to allow more police chases, stop suspects from ‘fleeing with impunity’
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Newsom calls on Oakland to allow more police chases, stop suspects from ‘fleeing with impunity’

LA Times  

Oakland police officer J. Yuen leaves his car while on patrol at the In-N-Out restaurant on Feb. 27 in Oakland. “I urge you to reconsider whether OPD should be permitted to pursue suspects in more circumstances to improve public safety in your city and to establish a process to evaluate whether OPD is making full use of its authority, including …

California Highway Patrol presence in East Bay will increase four-fold starting next week
5 months, 1 week ago

California Highway Patrol presence in East Bay will increase four-fold starting next week

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom is cracking down on organized crime, sideshows and carjackings in the East Bay. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he will be quadrupling the number of shifts of California Highway Patrol officers to Oakland and will deploy prosecutors from the California National Guard starting Monday to target organized crime, carjackings and sideshows. The announcement comes five months after initially …

Newsom says CHP work in cities has led to ‘unprecedented’ fentanyl seizures
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Newsom says CHP work in cities has led to ‘unprecedented’ fentanyl seizures

LA Times  

A California Highway Patrol officer stops a motorist in Anaheim in 2023. Gavin Newsom this week praised the “unprecedented” work done by the California Highway Patrol after he dispatched officers across the state to help combat organized retail theft rings and fentanyl trafficking. “We’ve got to start doing a better job at that.” Since Newsom deployed 120 California Highway Patrol …

The CHP was sent into this California city to crack down on crime. Here is what happened
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The CHP was sent into this California city to crack down on crime. Here is what happened

LA Times  

A view of downtown Bakersfield. Gavin Newsom sent California Highway Patrol officers to the city in an effort to tamp down crime. Authorities in Bakersfield made 211 arrests, recovered 127 stolen vehicles and seized four firearms in the first six weeks of an enforcement effort between local police and the California Highway Patrol to reduce crime in some California cities, …

Newsom sent CHP officers to fight crime in Oakland. Now he’s sending them to Bakersfield
8 months ago

Newsom sent CHP officers to fight crime in Oakland. Now he’s sending them to Bakersfield

LA Times  

A view of downtown Bakersfield. Newsom is sending Highway Patrol officers to Bakersfield as an expansion of a law enforcement campaign launched earlier this year. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that he’s sending California Highway Patrol officers to Bakersfield, an expansion of a law enforcement campaign launched this year in an effort to tamp down crime in hard-hit California cities. “We …

Haunted by legacy of police misconduct, Oakland grapples for answers to street crime surge
9 months, 1 week ago

Haunted by legacy of police misconduct, Oakland grapples for answers to street crime surge

LA Times  

Along gracious, leafy College Avenue, you can luxuriate with a traditional Thai massage, slip into an artisanal cocktail at an Italian spot or claim a grain-free treat for your canine companion at a charming Mediterranean cafe. Yet his car has been broken into three times in two years, and he acknowledges he is “much more vigilant than ever was before.” …

San Francisco plans huge increase in cop presence downtown to try and lure tourists back to crime-plagued area...three years after cutting law enforcement budget by $120M
1 year, 1 month ago

San Francisco plans huge increase in cop presence downtown to try and lure tourists back to crime-plagued area...three years after cutting law enforcement budget by $120M

Daily Mail  

Mayor Breed is now using a $17m grant to increase officers despite knocking $120m from the police budget just a few years ago Union Square - the city's major retail area - has become plagued with crime and theft in recent years San Francisco plans to ramp up their police presence this holiday season to crack down on shoplifters - …

Drugs are sold out in the open in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. Inside the fight to curb it
1 year, 3 months ago

Drugs are sold out in the open in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. Inside the fight to curb it

CNN  

San Francisco CNN — The California Highway Patrol may best be known for freeway chases and the Hollywood glamour of its motorcycle cops in television shows like “ChiPs.” But now the storied agency is patrolling the streets of San Francisco’s Tenderloin as part of a multiagency effort to crack down on rampant drug dealing that’s decimating the 50-square-block area. San …

Newsom enlists CHP, National Guard to help San Francisco tackle fentanyl crisis
1 year, 8 months ago

Newsom enlists CHP, National Guard to help San Francisco tackle fentanyl crisis

LA Times  

Drug users smoke at San Francisco’s UN Plaza, where dozens of people consume fentanyl, methamphetamine and other substances in public near the site of a recently closed safe consumption site. Gavin Newsom is calling on the California National Guard and the California Highway Patrol to help San Francisco police and prosecutors fight the fentanyl crisis facing the city. “We are …

California Governor Gavin Newsom calls in National Guard crack down fentanyl dealing San Francisco
1 year, 8 months ago

California Governor Gavin Newsom calls in National Guard crack down fentanyl dealing San Francisco

Daily Mail  

The Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has ordered state police and the California National Guard to partner with local law enforcement agencies to tackle San Francisco's drug problem and disrupt fentanyl trafficking. The California Highway Patrol, the California National Guard, the San Francisco Police Department, and the San Francisco District Attorney's Office will now collaborate to help the city address …

California to help San Francisco with fentanyl drug crisis
1 year, 8 months ago

California to help San Francisco with fentanyl drug crisis

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — California’s highway patrol and national guard will bring in additional people and resources to help San Francisco battle its worsening fentanyl drug crisis, Gov. Newsom said in a statement that the partnership will “crack down on crime linked to the fentanyl crisis” and hold “poison peddlers accountable.” The operation will not result in criminalizing people addicted to …

California governor boosts efforts to combat smash-and-grabs
3 years ago

California governor boosts efforts to combat smash-and-grabs

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Stung by recent headline-grabbing smash-and-grab robberies, California Gov. “The issue of crime and violence is top of mind all throughout not only the state of California but across the United States, highlighted recently by some high-profile retail theft operations,” Newsom said. He also plans to turn an existing retail theft task force into a permanent “smash and …

Gov. Newsom approves sweeping reforms to law enforcement in California
3 years, 2 months ago

Gov. Newsom approves sweeping reforms to law enforcement in California

LA Times  

The changes include raising the minimum age for officers to 21 and allowing badges to be taken away for excessive force, dishonesty and racial bias. of California, which represents 77,000 public safety officers in the state and said any new standards should be phased in and “mindful of disadvantaged individuals who desire a career in law enforcement.” Newsom also said …

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