Send in the troops, or at least the state prosecutors.
That’s what California Governor Gavin Newsom has decreed in the wake of skyrocketing crime in Oakland, which is blamed on woke District Attorney Pamela Price.
Violent crime is on the rise in Alameda County, where it increased nearly 20% in 2023 compared to 2019, and businesses like In-N-Out have closed due to rampant crime.
Price has been criticized for promoting liberal policies, such as lower prison sentences, to increase “equity” in the city.
Newsom plans to “deploy” state prosecutors to the growing city to “boost law enforcement capacity in Oakland and the East Bay to investigate, analyze and prosecute suspects in violent, property and serious drug crimes,” he announced. his office on Thursday.
The deployment will also include retail theft and auto theft.
Alameda County has one of the highest crime rates in the United States, according to Neighborhood Scout.
Experts believe Newsom is cracking down because he is considering a possible presidential run and knows that crime-ridden cities like Oakland could be targets for his rivals.
“One arrest is not enough,” he said in a statement. “Justice demands that suspects be properly prosecuted. Whether it is carjacking or carjacking, attempted murder or fentanyl trafficking, people must be held accountable for their crimes using the full appropriate weight of the law.”
Governor Gavin Newsom is sending prosecutors to Oakland because of the heinous crime attributed to Alameda County Prosecutor Pamela Price. AP
Price, who has been recalled by disaffected voters, appeared to agree with the plan at a recent news conference.
“As everyone knows, the governor’s office along with the attorney general announced that we are forming a partnership with them to address some of the criminal activity that has been occurring in Alameda County, particularly in Oakland,” Price said.
“We appreciate that the governor, along with the attorney general, has agreed to provide additional resources for the prosecution of violent crimes, as well as primarily narcotics and auto theft activities.”
Price said three agents will be assigned to his office and will report to Mike Nieto, one of his prosecutors.
Newsom’s move comes as crime rates soar in Oakland and videos emerged last month of terrifying carjackings, including one of a 67-year-old woman who was pistol-whipped and dragged down the sidewalk by two young men. .
Violent crime is on the rise in Alameda County, where it increased nearly 20% in 2023 compared to 2019, and businesses like In-N-Out have closed due to rampant crime. The Washington Post via Getty Images
The woman was left with serious injuries.
Price has been Alameda County prosecutor since January 2023.
His campaign promised progressive policies, including shorter prison sentences and not charging juveniles as adults.
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