CNN: Package thefts and other high-profile crimes threaten to derail the reform-minded Los Angeles County DA

January 25, 2022 – Los Angeles (CNN) A rash of package thefts from freight trains passing slowly through downtown Los Angeles has raised a fundamental question facing this city and others: how to balance attempts at criminal justice reform with the need for crime prevention.

“What the hell is going on?” asked an exasperated Gov. Gavin Newsom last week when he joined an effort to clear the cargo detritus from the train tracks.

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ADDA VP Eric Siddall discusses the Avant killer’s sentence on John & Ken

Eric Siddall, the vice president of ADDA, on the John & Ken Show discusses why Jacqueline Avant’s killer sentenced to more than 150 years in prison. Eric explains that the lengthy sentence was possible only because of the ADDA’s injunction that struck down George Gascón’s attempt to eliminate sentencing enhancements.