Governor Gavin Newsom professed shock and outrage as he visited the site of mass looting of cargo trains in L.A., helping to clean up.

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Newsom vows crackdown: Rail car looting like 'third world country'

‘I’m asking myself, what the hell is going on?’ 

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Newsom compares train looting site to ‘third world country’ as he joins clean up

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is promising statewide coordination as law enforcement and prosecutors go after thieves who have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains near downtown Los Angeles for months, leaving the tracks blanketed with discarded boxes. 

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About 90 shipping containers a day are plundered from trains in Los Angeles. The old Western-styled crime is exposing a weakness in the supply chain.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom joined CalTrans workers to clean up a section of the tracks littered with thousands of discarded boxes and to announce a multi-agency task force, led by the California Highway Patrol, charged with cracking down on the massive amount of rail theft occurring in the city.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) visited the site of a recent wave of freight train looting and said it "looked like a third world country," according to reports. 

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveils his proposed 2022-2023 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)            Rich Pedroncelli/APGavin Newsom says California looks like a Third World country            Zachary Faria    January 21, 04:22 PMJanuary 21, 04:23 PMDemocratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has noticed that the state he runs looks like a “Third World country.” If …

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Union Pacific has reported an alarming 160% increase since December 2020 in thefts along railroad tracks in L.A. County.

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Photos: Gov. Newsom bags trash along railroad tracks littered with pilfered e-commerce

California Governor Gavin Newsom visited an area where thousands of stolen packages have been left on railway tracks in Los Angeles. While crews worked to clean-up the debris, the governor said the area “looked like a third world country,” adding that the looting is a result of organized theft.

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After weeks of trains being looted in Los Angeles, state officials are now stepping in.

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"What has happened on this stretch of the Union Pacific railroad is unacceptable," said Gov. Newsom.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom visited the Union Pacific train tracks near downtown Los Angeles. Thieves are breaking into trains and taking what they want, the rest tossed aside, officials say. Union Pacific says it may stop operating in L.A. County following this increase in thefts.

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