SF DA Announces Shoplifting Convictions Related to Walgreens Thefts
By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Walgreens received some measure of justice here Monday when San…
Sunday Commentary: Reisig Complains about Prop 47 but Always Manages to Get Felony Charges When He Wants
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – This week Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig announced…
Yolo DA’s Office Files Retail Theft Charges in West Sac Case
By Robert J. Hansen Sierra Stommel, 36, and Allen Wright, 28, were arraigned in Yolo County Superior…
Sacramento DA Candidates Address Their Position on Prop 47
Prop. 47 is a critical issue once again facing California. Passed in 2014 by the voters, it…
Yolo DA Discusses Smash and Grabs During Townhall, Explains What He Sees As the Problem of Underreporting
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig held a townhall…
My View: Yolo DA Pushes the Retail Theft Issue
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – The rise in murders in the US has…
Detractors Not Impressed by SF DA Boudin’s Announcement of Arrests, Recovery of $2 Million in Retail Theft Sting Operation
By S. Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin this week announced…
Commentary: Amid Panic about Crime Waves, Data Continues to Downplay
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – “My message to anyone thinking about coming…
‘Operation Focus Lens’ Bags Arrests, Warrants in Organized Retail Theft/Shoplifting Spree in SF, District Attorney Boudin Announces
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Arrest warrants were issued for five people, and two…
Sunday Commentary: Retail Theft Is Not Nearly at a Crisis Level
by David M. Greenwald Executive Editor For criminal justice reformers, this was not the best week. We…
Two Accused of Organized Retail Theft Arraigned in Yolo on Monday
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Taveon Thompson and Dorian Adams were arraigned Monday…
Guest Commentary: The State of Petty Theft
By Rory Fleming When Nikole Hannah-Jones of “1619 Project” fame saw the recent Associated Press story about…
Sunday Commentary: It Is Easy to Attack Bail Reform, but Long Term Pretrial Custody Leads to More Recidivism
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the people arrested for retail theft in San Francisco…
CA Atty General Announces Sentencing Details of Organized Retail Theft Ring
By Amy Berberyan BURLINGAME – California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the sentencing details Friday of the…
Sunday Commentary: Bail Reform Under Scrutiny After Pre-Trial Release of Smash and Grab Suspects – But Why?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week LAPD and LA City Officials announced the arrest of…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo Officials Are Ready For Smash and Grabs – But Is It Actually a Threat?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – An incident that happened prior to Thanksgiving in…
Three Arrested for Mass Retail ‘Smash & Grab’ Theft in Walnut Creek
By Jake Romero and Hannah Adams WALNUT CREEK, CA — Three individuals have been arrested in connection…
Boudin Announces Charges against Nine for Union Square; Prosecutors in Bay Area Create Alliance to Combat Retail Theft
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – If there is one area that San…
California’s Mission to Reduce Crime, Retail Theft, and General Violence: A Press Conference on AB 311
By Zoey Hou LOS ANGELES, CA – Gov. Gavin Newsom joined law enforcement leaders, legislators, and local officials…
