They let them
walk free.
Cashless bail. Defunded police. Prosecutors who won't prosecute. Judges who don't sentence. Repeat offenders with rap sheets longer than the docket. This is the documented record of soft-on-crime policy in Democrat-run cities — and the real people who paid for it.
The policy is the REAL crime.
Deported Three Times, Released Anyway. Now a Family of Three Is Dead.
DHS says Joaquin Escoto, 28, was deported three times and freed under California’s sanctuary law despite an ICE detainer — then charged with stabbing a grandmother, her daughter, and a two-week-old infant in Modesto. He pleaded not guilty June 1; presumed innocent. We name Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem (R).
Rocks, a Smashed Work Truck, and Two Beaten Officers on the Waterfront.
SPD says a man living in a tent on the Alaskan Way South bike trail threw rocks at an SDOT worker, smashed his city truck, and beat two responding officers. Five alleged charges; case pending. We name the (D) officials who run Seattle’s homelessness response. Suspect presumed innocent.
Imposter Nurses, Stolen IDs — and a Conviction on All 11 Counts.
A King County jury found Kent’s David Njenga guilty of leading organized crime and identity theft for running sham staffing firms that placed unqualified imposters in long-term care facilities using five nurses’ stolen identities — some couldn’t take a blood pressure, some dispensed wrong meds. AG Nick Brown’s (D-WA) Medicaid Fraud Division built the case; sentencing is June 16.
He Screamed He’d Kill an ICE Agent’s Whole Family. The FBI Found Him in 24 Hours.
A Brooklyn man, Nicholas Scelfo, 27, faces a federal felony — up to 10 years — over a death threat screamed at an ICE officer outside Newark’s Delaney Hall. The FBI says facial recognition found him in a day. He is presumed innocent.
An Auburn Officer Was Cuffed Inside His Own Station. Then the Department Fired Him.
A 42-year-old Auburn officer was arrested in a Pierce County child-predator sting and charged with felony communication with a minor for immoral purposes. The department fired him within two weeks. Criminal case pending; officer presumed innocent.
Twice Deported, Twice Back. Then 31 Shell Casings in a Texas Neighborhood.
ICE says Juan Ayala-Montero, 60, was removed in 2000 and 2006 before allegedly firing toward homes in New Caney, Texas — 31 shell casings, a wounded teen, a SWAT standoff. He faces a federal gun charge plus a 287(g) detainer. Charges unresolved; presumed innocent.
They Spent $26 Million on It. The Neighbors Call It a Meth Mansion.
LA County’s Skid Row “care campus” — designed on paper to keep police out — sits amid 693 LAPD calls and four homicides on two blocks in early 2026. The story names Mayor Karen Bass (D), Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), and the DOJ task force now circling $24B in state homeless spending.
Street Takeovers Are Dropping Across LA County. Deputies Say the Deadly Trend Isn’t Going Away.
LASD logged a 58% drop at the Compton Station and 56% countywide — but the takeovers that remain still draw 500-car crowds, spill into shootings, and have killed, including a 15-year-old in South LA. Surge crested under DA Gascón (D); voters installed DA Hochman.
FBI Hunts the “Neighbor Next Door” Who Allegedly Faked Cancer to Scam Loved Ones. She’s Been a Fugitive for 8 Years.
Vanessa O’Rourke allegedly claimed terminal brain cancer to collect $11,740 from 140+ friends and family via GoFundMe — then spent it on trips to Australia where, the FBI says, she received no treatment. Indicted 2018 on 15 counts of wire fraud; believed to be in Queensland. Presumed innocent.
Two Women Found Stabbed to Death in a Park Slope Building — the Same One Where a 2024 Tragedy Unfolded.
A 59-year-old and a 23-year-old were found stabbed Saturday at 386 2nd Street, where a 2024 apparent murder-suicide also occurred. No arrest, no motive released; police have not characterized the deaths. Reported as the 4th fatal Brooklyn stabbing in a week — even as NYC logged record-low murders. Victims’ names withheld.
One Man Has Filed 1,800 Disability Lawsuits Against SoCal Shops. A Democratic Assemblyman Just Killed the Bill That Would Have Stopped It.
Anthony Bouyer, 55, has filed ~1,885 ADA lawsuits against SoCal small businesses. His attorney Joseph Manning Jr. was suspended for fabricating billing records. SB 84 passed the CA Senate 34-2 — Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) killed it in committee without a hearing. California files 37% of all U.S. ADA lawsuits. LA is the #1 Judicial Hellhole in America.
California Quietly Housing Violent Juvenile Offenders in Unregulated Homes
Newsom closed all state youth prisons June 2023. $490M/year flows to counties with no enforcement. LA County spent 11% of $88M on actual services. A convicted juvenile murderer cut his GPS monitor in March 2026 and was free for 2 days before Anaheim SWAT recaptured him. The oversight body cannot pull a grant dollar.
Savannah Guthrie’s Mother Has Been Missing 118 Days. The Democratic Sheriff Just Got Referred for Perjury.
Nancy Guthrie, 84, abducted Feb. 1, 2026 — Day 118 with no arrest, no named suspect. Democratic Sheriff Chris Nanos (D) excluded FBI for 4 days, sent DNA to the wrong lab, posted a wrong woman’s “LOCATED” alert, and was referred to the AZ AG for perjury on a 4-0 board vote. Savannah spent $500K on private investigators. A YouTuber found a 1,000-year-old skeleton while searching independently.
When the City Won’t Police the Block, the Block Polices Itself — Seattle Residents Barricade Their Own Streets
Greenwood-neighborhood residents on Aurora Ave erected DIY barricades after a 40-shell-casing shootout on May 23. 95 shootings since 2024. SPD down -29% since 2020. Mayor Katie Wilson (D), new in office Jan 2026, faces $50M Aurora Initiative pressure.
LA Firefighters Pooled $1M+ of Their Own Money to Force a Ballot Tax — Going Around Mayor Karen Bass
UFLAC Local 112 pooled $1M+ in members’ personal funds for a Nov 2026 half-cent LAFD sales-tax measure, bypassing Mayor Karen Bass (D-LA). $17.6M LAFD budget cut signed June 2024. 7m 53s response time vs NFPA 4-min standard.
A Parkland Teen Tried to Rob Someone at Gunpoint. The Victim Shot Back. Broward’s Progressive DA Has the File.
A teenage suspect attempted an armed robbery in Parkland, FL in May 2025. The victim exercised Florida stand-your-ground rights and shot the suspect. Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony (D) and State Attorney Harold Pryor (D) — a progressive prosecutor criticized for non-prosecution and diversion policies — hold jurisdiction. Parkland is the same Broward County jurisdiction known since the February 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglasshooting. Pryor’s office has a documented record of declining to prosecute juvenile repeat offenders.
Floyd Mayweather Is Being Sued for $175 Million Over a Crypto Pump-and-Dump. The SEC Already Fined Him. Now a Class Has Found Him.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. faces a $175M class action over his 2021 promotion of EthereumMax (EMAX), which plaintiffs allege was a coordinated pump-and-dump scheme. The SEC settled civil charges with Mayweather in 2022 for a $120,000 penalty. Co-defendant Kim Kardashian settled for $1.26M and a three-year crypto-promotion ban. The SDNY class action alleges coordinated social-media promotion caused measurable investor losses. Presumed innocent in the civil suit; SEC matter is closed.
NYPD Hunts Sweater-Swapping Gunmen Who Shot Up a Bronx Playground — Even as Tisch’s NYC Hits Historic Crime Lows.
Two masked gunmen opened fire on a Longwood Bronx playground May 14, swapped their outer layers, and fled on a single scooter; a 5-year-old girl was struck. NYC Q1 2026 was the record-low first quarter: 139 shooting incidents, 54 murders, 1,146 illegal firearms seized under NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch (retained from Adams). But Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D-NY, DSA) cut Adams’s planned 5,000-officer hire and gutted his own $1.1B Community Safety promise to $260M. Trump (R) / Border Czar Tom Homan pressing sanctuary friction post-CBP-officer Queens shooting.
“I Drank One Twisted Tea, Bro”: The Bakersfield DUI Killing That Exposes California State Failure.
2:02 AM March 16, 2025, St Pat’s weekend Bakersfield. Anabell Correa, 21, unlicensed California driver, BAC 0.088 + THC, ran a red light at 82 mph at Stockdale & Gosford and killed Max & Desiree Mooney, both 30. Kern County DA Cynthia Zimmer (R) filed 10 counts incl. 2× Watson murder under PC 187(a) + the People v. Watson doctrine. Trial Aug 31, 2026 (Judge Dulcich). Editorial frame: this is a CA STATE-level failure, not a local D-DA failure — Zimmer is Republican and filed the maximum charge. Newsom (D-CA) + Bonta (D-CA) carry the licensing/sentencing policy stack.
George Soros’s Open Society Network Moved $7M Into Three NY Parole-Reform Bills That Would Lower the Bar for Violent Felons.
Open Society Foundations + Open Society Policy Center $7M since 2018 to RAPP / Vera Institute / Center for Community Alternatives / Brooklyn Defender Services. Fair & Timely Parole (S.159 Salazar D-Brooklyn), Earned Time Act (S.342 Cooney D-Rochester), Second Look Act (S.158). Berkowitz (Son of Sam, 12 parole denials), Mark David Chapman (12 denials) would face a board legally required to presume their release. The bill’s own justification text concedes 90% of current denials rest on offense severity — the exact criterion S.159 would eliminate. Hochul (D-NY), Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers), Heastie (D-Bronx) hold the gates. Bragg (D) and Gonzalez (D) signed coalition letter backing the bills. Blakeman (R) leads opposition.
NYC Has Spent $192 Million on Violence Interrupters Since 2016. Some Are Convicted Felons Re-Offending.
NY Post Metro: a CMS-affiliated violence interrupter the Post reports was twice charged with murder is now eyed by NYPD in a recent slashing. Comptroller Mark Levine (D) 2025 ‘Cure for Crisis’ audit: $192M total spend FY2016-FY2025, 1,567 fewer shootings 21% reduction — BUT ‘critical evaluation measures, such as conflicts successfully mediated, participant retention, and recidivism reductions, are not consistently monitored.’ Top vendors: Justice Innovation $63.1M, Urban Youth Alliance $27.7M, Man Up! Inc. $13.1M (2019 DOI $15K misappropriated probe). Mayor Mamdani’s (D-DSA) new Office of Community Safety inherits the funding stream.
The 2026 NYC-DSA Assembly Slate Is Running on Decarceration. The Statute They Want Passed Would Expand Parole for Violent Inmates.
Conrad Blackburn (D-DSA, AD70) Jim Owles questionnaire: ‘New York needs to drastically decarcerate.’ Endorses Fair and Timely Parole + Earned Time Act + Second Look Act — would expand parole for inmates serving long violent-crime sentences. Tate (AD54): ‘16th highest incarceration rate in the world.’ Kawas (SD12): Mamdani-endorsed. NYC Mayor Mamdani (D-DSA)on 2020 Far Left Show about prisons: ‘What purpose do they serve?’
Thirty-Six Hours After the Mayor Announced a New Bronx Public-Safety Plan, a Bullet Went Through an FDNY Ambulance.
12:18 AM May 21 · gunfire at 1245 Webster Ave (Claremont/Morrisania, 44th Precinct in new Patrol Borough Bronx South command launched 36 hrs earlier by Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D-NY), Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY), NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch). Bullet entered rear of FDNY ambulance parked across street, exited front windshield. EMT Francisco Vasquez + partner uninjured. 18-yr-old patient stable at St. Barnabas. Q1 2026 Bronx shooting victims +22% YoY while citywide ties all-time lows.
Hundreds of Teens Took Over a NJ Beach Town Five Days Before Memorial Day. Long Branch Imposed an Emergency Curfew Within Two Hours.
Tuesday May 19, 2026 · Long Branch Pier Village (Monmouth County, pop ~31K, Mayor John Pallone (D), brother of Rep. Frank Pallone D-NJ-6) · 8 PM curfew · 139 officers deployed · 6 arrests all from Newark (Mayor Ras Baraka D) + New Brunswick (Mayor James Cahill D). 2 open aggravated-assault investigations. Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) + AG Matthew Platkin (D-NJ) issued no statements within 48 hrs.
The Man Who Led Exodus International for 12 Years Was Just Arrested in an Orlando Sheriff's Sting. He Allegedly Tried to Meet a 14-Year-Old Boy for Sex.
Alan Manning Chambers, 54, Winter Park FL · former president of Exodus International 2001-2013 (largest “ex-gay” conversion-therapy umbrella ministry, shut down 2013 with public apology to LGBTQ community) · arrested May 19 following 4-month Orange County Sheriff's Office Snapchat sting · 3 FL state charges, max ~30 years · $15K bond · THE 14-YEAR-OLD WAS A LAW-ENFORCEMENT DECOY (no actual minor involved). Defendant presumed innocent.
Jenkins: California’s Supreme Court Just Stripped the Tool That Drove the 2025 Crime Drop.
In re Kowalczyk, S277910 — 7-0 unanimous, April 30, 2026, opinion by Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero (Newsom-D appointee). Bail must be “reasonably attainable” given the defendant’s circumstances. Within days, defense lawyers filed release motions for 90+ inmates. SF DA Brooke Jenkins (D) tells the NY Post: “devastating.” 2025 SF homicides hit lowest level since 1960 (28) under aggressive pretrial detention; 2026 YTD already running 14 homicides vs 4 same period 2025.
Federal Jury Convicts Bronx Man of Running a Secret CCP Police Station in Manhattan. First Such U.S. Conviction.
EDNY, May 13, 2026: a federal jury convicted Lu Jianwang (64, Bronx, U.S. citizen) of acting as an unregistered MPS agent (18 U.S.C. § 951) and of obstruction (§ 1512(c)(1)) for deleting his Beijing handler’s text-message chain. The station at 107 East Broadway in Manhattan’s Chinatown ran under a “Fuzhou Police Overseas Service Station” banner from January 2022 until FBI takedown. Co-defendant Chen Jinping pleaded guilty December 2024. Max statutory exposure: 30 years.
A Trooper and a Marine With a Legal CCW Stopped a Cambridge Mass-Shooter.
Tyler Brown, 46 — paroled from a 2020 cop-shooting case prosecuted by then-Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins (D), who sought 10–12 years and got 5–6 — sprayed 50 to 60 rifle rounds into Memorial Drive traffic between Harvard and MIT three days after his discharge from McLean Hospital. MSP Trooper Landon Veney and an unnamed former U.S. Marine lawfully carrying a 9mm ended it in minutes. Six new felonies; Middlesex DA Marian Ryan (D) prosecuting; Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) responds.
Corsages and Shell Casings. Saturah Hayes Never Made It to Prom.
Saturah Hayes, 17, was shot and killed at a pre-prom photo gathering at Webb Banks Passive Park in Brownsville, TN on May 9, 2026. More than 100 Haywood High School students were in the park in prom attire — tuxedos, evening gowns, corsages — when shots rang out at approximately 7:55 PM. Four others were injured, at least one critically. No suspect arrested. TBI and Brownsville PD are investigating. Haywood County is one of only 3 Tennessee counties that voted Democratic in 2024. DA Frederick Agee (28th District) had just reported zero murders in the district for all of 2025.
He Shoved Ross Falzone, 76, Onto Subway Tracks. Police Had Arrested Him Five Times in 2026.
Rhamell Burke, 32, a former Broadway dancer — five arrests in 2026, zero bail — was released from a Bellevue psychiatric hold still wearing his hospital bracelet and allegedly shoved Ross Falzone, 76, a Columbia Ed.D. and retired special ed teacher, onto Manhattan subway tracks. An oncoming train killed Falzone. DA Alvin Bragg (D) charged Burke with murder. Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) has not changed bail or psychiatric hold policy.
She Tattooed a ‘Party Dot’ on Her 22-Month-Old Son’s Arm. Kentucky Arrested Her for Child Abuse.
Brook Ann McDaniel, 27, of Monticello, KY was arrested by KSP Post 15 after investigators found a black “party dot” tattoo on her 22-month-old son’sinner arm. The home was described as “deplorable.” Charged under KRS § 508.030 (Class A misdemeanor). $5,000 bond. The boy was placed in protective custody. Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) oversees DCBS — which met only 57.97% of federal child safety standards.
Bellevue Released Him After 47 Minutes. He Pushed a 76-Year-Old Onto Subway Tracks.
Rhamell Burke, 32, with a prior assault record, was taken to Bellevue Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation and discharged after just 47 minutes. That same day, he allegedly pushed Ross Falzone, 76, off a Manhattan subway platform — Falzone struck by an oncoming train and killed. DA Alvin Bragg (D) charged Burke with second-degree murder. Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D)took office January 2026; the city's psychiatric hold policies remain unchanged.
Convicted Rapist. 75 Years Old. Paroled December 30. Newsom's Window to Stop It Closed April 24.
Alberto Tamez Jr., 75 (CDCR #B59801), convicted in 1993 of raping Genevieve Adaline Moreno, was paroled December 30, 2025. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) had a statutory 30-day window to review and block the parole board's decision — it expired April 24, 2026, without action. San Luis Obispo County DA Dan Dowcalled the release “unconscionable” in a formal press release. Moreno's family was not formally notified in advance.
He Put on Women's Lingerie to Harass Female Tenants. New York's Housing Courts Let Him Stay 11 Months.
Anthony Orozco, 28, of 1191 East 214th St, Bronx, reportedly dressed in women's lingerie and exposed himself to female tenants in common areas. Metro Landmark Realty filed eviction proceedings in June 2025 — eleven months later, as of May 2026, he remains in the unit. Two NYPD arrests in April 2026for harassment. NYC Housing Court's backlog and tenant protection procedures have prevented removal despite the documented criminal conduct.
$200 Million in Autism Medicaid Fraud. 100% Improper Payment Rate. Zero Refunds.
Four HHS OIG audits: Indiana ($56M), Wisconsin ($18.5M), Maine ($45.6M), Colorado ($77.8M–$285.2M). Every sampled claim in every state had at least one improper payment — 100% rate. OIG recommended $123M federal recovery. Zero repaid in four years.
Mamdani Filmed Outside Ken Griffin's $238M Penthouse. Griffin Is Doubling Down on Miami.
NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D) filmed a Tax Day video outside Ken Griffin's $238M Central Park South penthouse. Griffin responded: “doubling down on Miami.” Apollo Global planning Florida/Texas second HQ for 1,000 employees. Top 1% pays 46% of NY State income taxes — ~$13B annually at risk.
Two Men Beat a 77-Year-Old in Broad Daylight. The Cameras Mayor Wilson Wants Off Caught Them.
April 19, 2026, ~10 PM. 77-year-old man stepped off a bus at Third & Pine in downtown Seattle and was attacked unprovoked — broken arm, broken knee, deep cut above the right eye, more than a week at Harborview. SPD's Real Time Crime Center cameras caught it — the same network Mayor Katie Wilson (D) paused within her first 100 days. Suspect 1: Ahmed Abdullahi Osman, 29 — arrested, charged, then released before bail hearing; now at large on a $200,000 warrant. Suspect 2: Jes'Sean Tyrell Elion— arrested by Redmond Police May 4 from a community tip after SPD released the RTCC footage. KOMO published the video May 5 via public records. Manhattan Institute's Rafael Mangual pushed it past 1M+ views on X.
Operation Free MacArthur Park. 300 Federal Officers. 18 Arrests. 40 Pounds of Fentanyl.
May 6, 2026 pre-dawn. 300+ federal and local officers moved on MacArthur Park — the federal complaint's “notorious open-air drug market” claimed by the 18th Street gang and frequented by MS-13. 25 defendants charged. 18 arrested. ~40 pounds of fentanyl seized at a Calabasas residence — $8-10M wholesale. The DEA had surveilled the park 45 days. The clean-up came from federal law enforcement, not Mayor Karen Bass (D).
Jillian Ludwig Was 18. A Walk in the Park. A Stray Bullet. 83 Days After Nashville Set Him Loose.
November 7, 2023. Belmont University freshman Jillian Ludwig, 18, killed by a stray bullet from Shaquille Taylor — out of jail 83 days earlier on a competency ruling. May 4, 2026: Taylor pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, 35 years no parole. Her parents called the deal Nashville's “miserable failure.” Tennessee passed Jillian's Law in 2024 to close the loophole. Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) signed it.
She Drowned Her 3-Year-Old and Her 14-Month-Old. The Parole Board Hears Her Again November 19, 2026.
Susan Smith strapped Michael (3) and Alexander (14 months) into car seats and rolled the family Mazda into John D. Long Lake on October 25, 1994. Convicted 1995. The 2024 parole board denied her unanimously. In October 2025 she was internally convicted of using a contraband phone to negotiate documentary deals. The 2026 hearing is on the calendar.
Chicago’s police are handcuffed. The teens aren’t.
Ald. Raymond Lopez (D-15th) told Fox News that under Mayor Brandon Johnson (D), CPD officers are “handcuffed from stopping” teen takeovers and Chicago has become a “destination location.” Hyde Park: 30+ cars damaged, one girl arrested. Gresham: a car set on fire and exploded — zero arrests. Same week: 200+ teens in DC, 90+ takeovers in LA, 7 arrests in Baltimore.
A mother ran onto a Pop Warner field and kicked somebody’s kid.
Renee Lambert charged by Lee County Sheriff’s Office with child abuse without great bodily harm + resisting an officerafter she ran onto the field at Brooks Park in Fort Myers and kicked a juvenile football player. Lambert claimed a child hit her with a helmet first; deputies say the evidence doesn’t support that. Bodycam: “No I’m not. Goodbye… get your hands off me.”
“They begged for that beat down.”
Council member Victoria Parks (D) celebrated the LoVe nightclub mass assault on Facebook at 4:50 a.m. — then voted against $5.42M in emergency police funding. CPD was 147 officers short. The chief refused to deploy more cops downtown all summer. She demanded $7.5M to resign. Fired April 23, 2026.
Iryna Zarutska
A Ukrainian refugee who survived the Russian invasion was stabbed to death on a Charlotte light rail train by a man with 14 prior arrests — released seven months earlier on a written promise to appear. His own mother said he should never have been free.
Pamela Price Recall
Alameda County DA Pamela Price (D) downgraded homicides to manslaughter and stripped gun and sexual-assault enhancements. The East Bay Times investigated her charging decisions. Voters recalled her 53–47 — only the second California DA recalled in modern history, after Chesa Boudin.
Janae Edmonson
A 17-year-old visiting for a volleyball tournament. DA Kim Gardner (D) released Daniel Riley on monitoring despite a pending felony gun charge. He led a police chase and she lost both legs — 12 days before Christmas. Gardner resigned rather than face removal.
Chesa Boudin Recall
San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin (D) eliminated cash bail requests as office policy. The SF Chronicle documented perpetrators he declined to charge who later killed. Voters recalled him 55–45 — the first California DA recalled in modern history. He now teaches at UC Berkeley.
She Dropped the Gun Charges. He Shot Two More.
Kim Foxx (D), Cook County State’s Attorney backed by $2M+ in Soros funding, had declined multiple prior gun cases on Demarcus Johnson. He was charged with murder in 2021, released on monitoring, cut off his ankle monitor, and shot two more people.Foxx also dismissed all 16 Jussie Smollett charges — later called a “major failure” by a special prosecutor.
Officer Miosotis Familia
NYPD Officer Miosotis Familia, mother of three, was shot dead in the Bronx sitting in a mobile command unit — ambushed by a man with a prior robbery conviction released from a failed mental health intervention. Mayor de Blasio (D) was at a protest in Hamburg when she was killed. He flew back. He remains unaccountable in public discourse.
42 Arrests. Zero Interventions.
Jordan Neely had 42 prior arrests— including assault on a 67-year-old woman — and an outstanding warrant when he died in the NYC subway on May 1, 2023. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg (D) had 42 opportunities to intervene. The system made him somebody else’s problem every single time — until he wasn’t.
O’Shea Sibley
A dancer stabbed to death at a Brooklyn gas station after asking men to turn down homophobic music. Perpetrator Waseem Akhtar, 17, was convicted of second-degree murder. Under New York’s 2019 bail reform — signed by Gov. Cuomo (D), sustained by Gov. Hochul (D) — repeat offenders cycled through the system without meaningful intervention.
Kim Gardner Pattern
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner (D) ran a ~67% case dismissal rate — one of the highest of any major city DA. The Missouri AG filed two lawsuits to force her removal. She resigned in May 2023 rather than face removal proceedings. The Janae Edmonson case is one documented example of a larger pattern.
BART Transit Attacks
BART documented 1,300+ violent crimes in 2022. In one documented case, a woman was punched unconscious — her attacker had 8+ prior arrests; Alameda County DA Pamela Price (D) declined felony charges. Voters recalled Price 55–45 in November 2024 — the second California DA recalled in two years.
Laken Riley: The DA Who Was Already Suspended
Underreported frame: Athens-Clarke County DA Deborah Gonzalez (D) had already been suspended by Gov. Kemp for dereliction of dutywhen her office failed to prosecute Jose Ibarra’s prior arrest. Same county. Compound failure. The Laken Riley Act was signed January 29, 2025 — Trump’s first bill.