Health CareHospitals Hope To Break Cycle Of Violence With Follow-Up ProgramsMarch 27, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaThe hospital is one place to offer youth who’ve been shot, stabbed or assaulted a way out of a dangerous situation. A new program at UC Davis aims to provide follow-up support for patients impacted by violence. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Gang Members, Correctional Officer Arrested In Stockton Gang BustApril 13, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerStockton police have arrested about two dozen people and a county correctional officer in connection with a crackdown on a prominent gang.
Twenty Sacramento Gang Members ArrestedJanuary 24, 2017 | Bob MoffittThe shooting death of a Grant High School football player has led to the arrest of 20 gang members in north Sacramento. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
52 Arrested, 22 Firearms Seized In Major Stockton Criminal SweepMay 19, 2016 | Rich IbarraStockton Police and other law enforcement agencies made a major sweep of criminals and guns as the city faces a major rise in homicides and shootings in the city. More than 50 alleged gang members were taken off the street on Wednesday. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento City Council Approves Grants To Help Combat Gang ViolenceMarch 2, 2016 | Bob MoffittThe Sacramento City Council has awarded $680,000 in grants to help reduce gangs and violence. The neighborhood and church groups received the funding based on their plans to help reduce gang activity in their neighborhoods.
Eight Charged With Making And Selling Semi-Automatic Weapons And SilencersOctober 15, 2015 | Bob MoffittEight people -including a corrections officer- have been indicted for making guns without a license, making guns with no serial numbers, making silencers, and selling all without a license. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
San Joaquin County Receives Grant To Keep Young People Out Of GangsFebruary 19, 2015 | Rich IbarraGang violence is a major problem in San Joaquin County, with gangs tied to more than half of the county's homicides. A multi-million dollar state grant is intended to help reverse that trend. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Bill Would Classify Human Trafficking as Gang CrimeApril 3, 2014 | Max PringleUnder a bill in the California legislature, human trafficking would be classified as a gang-related offense and subject to stiffer sentencing. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
