Crimes Going Unpunished Under Prop. 47: A California mother was "livid" when she learned that the suspected thief who stole her disabled son's specially-made bike was a repeat offender released early under Proposition 47. CBS reports that Prop. 47 was passed by California voters in 2014, reducing several felonies to misdemeanors and limiting jail time. The measure has resulted in repeat offenders being able to commit crimes with "virtual impunity." Last year in Los Angeles County, bookings dropped 31% for property crime and 68% for drug offenses and, all the while, property crime spiked 145% and violent crime jumped 54% in 2015, according to a study by the Public Policy Institute of California. The study touted the $130 million the measure is helping the state save, but opponents argue that is has "already cost the citizens of LA County nearly $250 million in property loss."
Three Illegals Charged in Gang Rape of Young Girls: Three illegal immigrants from El Salvador are facing charges for gang raping three young Indiana girls earlier this month in a case that further emphasizes the importance of securing the southern border and eliminating lax immigration policies. Bob Price of Breitbart reports that Yontan Ramirez-Diaz, 20, Edwin Marquina-Valesquez, 26, and Melvin Ramirez-Morales picked up three young girls, all under the age of 14, and drove them to a motel where they repeatedly raped and assaulted them for several hours. The men have each been charged with crimes ranging from rape to criminal confinement, and ICE officials have placed a detainer on all of them. However, even if the men are eventually deported back to their native country, they could easily return to the U.S. through the porous border and commit more crimes, as many other who are frequently deported have. Just this week, two previously deported child sex offenders were captured trying to sneak back into the U.S.
Sister of Leonard Lake Victim Continues Advocacy: This week marks National Crime Victims' Rights week, and the sister of one of the victims of California serial killer Leonard Lake and his partner Charles Ng continues her decades-long mission fighting for victims' rights. Craig McDonald of the Newark Advocate reports that Sharon Sellitto, sister of Ohio native Paul Steven Costner, feels that more should be done for crime victims "than just stringing up a banner in a gazebo," lamenting the fact that in criminal cases, "it's all about the perpetrator and their rights, all the way through." Costner moved from Ohio to California in the 1980s and established a car dealership before disappearing in 1984 after Lake and Ng came to his home to discuss buying a vehicle they had test driven days earlier. Lake admitted in writing that he and Ng killed Costner for his vehicle and pre-dug a hole to bury him in, though his remains have never been found. Lake and Ng are believed to have killed between 11 and 25 people, many of whom were raped and killed on videotape. Lake committed suicide after his capture in 1985 and Ng is on death row. Sellitto is still in touch with experts, officials and family members of other victims also fighting for victims' rights. Together, they have "changed a lot of laws in California." She hopes to witness Ng's execution.
Three Illegals Charged in Gang Rape of Young Girls: Three illegal immigrants from El Salvador are facing charges for gang raping three young Indiana girls earlier this month in a case that further emphasizes the importance of securing the southern border and eliminating lax immigration policies. Bob Price of Breitbart reports that Yontan Ramirez-Diaz, 20, Edwin Marquina-Valesquez, 26, and Melvin Ramirez-Morales picked up three young girls, all under the age of 14, and drove them to a motel where they repeatedly raped and assaulted them for several hours. The men have each been charged with crimes ranging from rape to criminal confinement, and ICE officials have placed a detainer on all of them. However, even if the men are eventually deported back to their native country, they could easily return to the U.S. through the porous border and commit more crimes, as many other who are frequently deported have. Just this week, two previously deported child sex offenders were captured trying to sneak back into the U.S.
Sister of Leonard Lake Victim Continues Advocacy: This week marks National Crime Victims' Rights week, and the sister of one of the victims of California serial killer Leonard Lake and his partner Charles Ng continues her decades-long mission fighting for victims' rights. Craig McDonald of the Newark Advocate reports that Sharon Sellitto, sister of Ohio native Paul Steven Costner, feels that more should be done for crime victims "than just stringing up a banner in a gazebo," lamenting the fact that in criminal cases, "it's all about the perpetrator and their rights, all the way through." Costner moved from Ohio to California in the 1980s and established a car dealership before disappearing in 1984 after Lake and Ng came to his home to discuss buying a vehicle they had test driven days earlier. Lake admitted in writing that he and Ng killed Costner for his vehicle and pre-dug a hole to bury him in, though his remains have never been found. Lake and Ng are believed to have killed between 11 and 25 people, many of whom were raped and killed on videotape. Lake committed suicide after his capture in 1985 and Ng is on death row. Sellitto is still in touch with experts, officials and family members of other victims also fighting for victims' rights. Together, they have "changed a lot of laws in California." She hopes to witness Ng's execution.
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