CCCNews Podcast: Local officials discuss new effort to reduce repeat low-level crime offenses

CCCNews Podcast: Local officials discuss new effort to reduce repeat low-level crime offenses

Author: CCCNews January 10, 2026 Duration: 43:39
Wasco County Sheriff Lane Magill, Hood River County District Attorney Matthew Ellis, Program Manager Rebecca Schilling, and Lead Navigator Nick Smallmon described the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program as a voluntary alternative to jail for people involved in low-level, nonviolent “livability” crimes such as trespass, shoplifting and minor drug possession.

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