Over 30 Drug Citations and No Felonies, Thanks to Prop 47:  A Redlands, Calif, man has been cited by police nearly three dozen times, almost all of them drug offenses, since the November 2014 passage of Proposition 47, which reclassified several felonies to misdemeanors.  Brian Rokos of the Press-Enterprise reports that Frankie Alvin Capetillo, 27, is what police describe as a prime example of someone who is "gaming the system," racking up citations and failing to show up for arraignments because he knows he won't face any consequences.  Twelve of Capetillo's citations were for reclassified offenses, and he failed to show up for court in 11 of those cases.  Warrants out on him still only resulted in citations from officers rather than jail time.  San Bernardino County Deputy District Attorney Simon Umscheid says that cases like Capetillo's are "an absolute waste of resources" and would like to see Prop. 47 modified so that habitual offenders receive tougher penalties.

Eight Killed, 39 Wounded in Chicago Weekend Violence:  Rampant violence continued in Chicago over the weekend, with eight people dead and at least 39 wounded in shootings across the city.  The Chicago Sun-Times reports that between Friday evening and Monday morning, dozens of people were shot, many of them killed or injured in drive-by shootings while several others were approached by gunmen and shot at close range as they walked on the sidewalk.  Two of the deceased victims were teenagers, just 17- and 18-years-old.