Railroad company Union Pacific (UP) is urging Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon to 'reconsider' his directive that specifies 13 specific misdemeanor charges that will be dismissed with certain exceptions.
Their request comes after Los Angeles photojournalist John Schreiber shared footage of train tracks belonging to UP in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles and described"looted packages as far as the eye can see," including"Amazon packages, UPS boxes, unused Covid tests, fishing lures, epi pens," he said in a Thursday tweet.
"But that's the reality of what Union Pacific has been facing over the past year, and it's helping us shine a light on this issue. I think it's a call to action for a number of stakeholders involved in this issue because…there are a number of folks being impacted by this," Guerrero told Fox News Digital, adding that UP has engaged with the Los Angeles Police Department, Sheriff's Office and California Highway Patrol to target the thefts.
"In several months during that period, the increase from the previous year surpassed 200%. In October 2021 alone, the increase was 356% over compared to October 2020," Guerrero wrote in the letter."Not only do these dramatic increases represent retail product thefts – they include increased assaults and armed robberies of UP employees performing their duties moving trains."
UP started taking note of an increase in rail theft in mid-December of 2020 when the directive was issued.
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