The Chronicles of Justice Podcast: Recent Episodes
Yolo County District Attorney's Office
Our latest "Chronicles of Justice" podcast: Car Break-ins. These crimes of opportunity are on the rise in Yolo County and the DA's office discusses how and why car break-ins happen and how they can be prevented with Winters Police Department and City of Davis Police Department.
Learn more about the Yolo County DA's Citizens Academy in this podcast which highlights what participants can expect to learn and experience during the annual academy.
The Yolo County District Attorney's Office discusses Breast Cancer Awareness and speaks with Investigator Virginia Meguire as she explains her emotional battle with breast cancer.
The Yolo County District Attorney's Office discusses Domestic Violence Awareness with Senior Victim Advocate Julia Hernandez explaining how our office serves domestic violence victims in need. We also share a victim impact statement that was originally read to the judge in court during a sentencing hearing.
From Victim to SURVIVOR - A Story of Hope. The DA's newest podcast highlights one of our employees who has used her past victimization to better empathize and work with crime victims here at the Yolo County District Attorney's Office. Our goal is to seek justice and do justice for all victims of crime and empower them to become survivors.
In this episode, we interviewed our Investigations Lieutenant Dave Marshall. He discusses why he seeks justice and tells stories from his extensive career serving as a peace officer.
YCDA's latest podcast: The Yolo County Cannabis Task Force. This task force was formed once marijuana was legalized in the state of California. On this podcast we discuss the ways members of the DA's office and the Yolo County Health and Agricultural Department are keeping growers in compliance and holding them accountable.
Tune in to YCDA's latest podcast about Empower Yolo, a centralized location for all services provided to victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse or human trafficking. They are celebrating their 40 year anniversary with a summer solstice event which will be held tomorrow, Saturday, June 24th from 7:00pm to 9:30pm at the UC Davis Alumni Center with key not speaker Alice Sebold, the author of The Lovely Bones.
Our newest YCDA podcast: Campus Detection Dogs. We sit down and discuss how River City High School and other Yolo County Schools are making a strong effort to keep contraband off of school campuses and ensuring the health and safety of all of their students with Campus Detection Dogs.
YCDA's newest podcast discussing UC Davis' 103rd Picnic Day. We sit down with Chelsea Hernandez, Picnic Day chair and get specifics about the event as well as safety information from Officer Ray Holguin from UC Davis Police Department and Tim Chang an Aggie Host and UC Davis Police Cadet.
YCDA's newest podcast "Bicycle and Vehicle Safety". We sit down with Officer Mike Yu from City of Davis Police Department and Maria Contreras Tebbutt from The Bike Campaign and Bike Garage to discuss how bicycles and vehicles can share the road safely to avoid collisions and keep our streets safe.
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office is dedicated to prosecuting perpetrators who sexually exploit and traffic women, men, and underage girls for financial gain, including pimps, panderers, and human traffickers. We sat down with the dedicated staff who prosecute these perpetrators, Deputy District Attorney Tiffany Susz and YCDA Investigator Jennifer Davis to discuss what Human Trafficking is and what the Yolo County District Attorney's Office is doing about it.
As students are heading back to campus, we sat down with campus sexual assault survivor Yee Xiong to discuss campus sexual assault and what UC Davis and the Yolo County District Attorney's Office are doing about it. Also contributing on this episode are Sarah Meredith, the UC Davis Care Program Coordinator; Wendi Delmendo, UC Davis Title IX Coordinator; and Julia Hernandez, Social Worker at the Yolo County District Attorney's Office.
The Yolo County District Attorney's Office sits down with Al Reynoso from Yolo County Probation, Laura Valdes from YCDA Victim Services Program, Michael Works, a YCDA Administrative Analyst and YCDA Investigator John Sadlowski to discuss the recent sex offender sweep and compliance check. All Yolo County Law Enforcement Agencies helped out to check on every registered sex offender in Yolo County during the last week of November, 2016. We sit down to discuss the operation.
October Is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Yolo County's newest podcast is focused on bringing this awareness to all of you in our newest podcast. Our office sat down with Stephanie, a victim of domestic violence and torture, Silvia, her YCDA Victim Advocate, and Deanna, who prosecuted the defendant in Stephanie's case to talk about what our office does for victims of domestic violence as well as how we raise awareness regarding this heinous crime.
YCDA along with Yolo County Office of Education talk about the importance of school attendance in our newest podcast. Intervention efforts, the consequences of absenteeism, and strategies to get your children to school are all discussed in this School Attendance Matters podcast.
This is the 8th episode in our podcast series, The Chronicles of Justice. In this episode we go onsite to the Yolo Day Reporting Center where we interview Yolo County District Attorney's Victim Advocate Heather Blair regarding her work with the restorative justice process of offenders we have prosecuted. She teaches a Victim Awareness class with the hopes that offenders will not repeat their crimes. We also interview program participants, counselors and the program director. Please listen and learn about all the services we provide at our office.
June is Pride Month. In this podcast we sat down to talk with Gloria Partida who is co-chair of the Davis Phoenix Coalition as well as a member of YCDA's Multi-Cultural Community Council, about her work on behalf of the LGBTQIA community. Additionally, Jonathan Raven & Julia Hernandez Hill spoke about hate crimes targeting them. Our goal is to encourage inclusion, acceptance and peace.
YCDA's newest podcast discussing elder financial abuse. We sat down with Donald a victim of elder financial abuse, Heather Blair, his victim advocate with our office, Arnelle Sanford, a volunteer in our office who works with the senior population, and supervising Deputy District Attorney Ryan Couzens who specializes in these types of cases. In this podcast we discuss how this crime affects this vulnerable population and what the office is doing about it.
"Victims can rest assured that there is an army of prosecutors, investigators, advocates and support staff at the Yolo County District Attorney's Office waiting to support and stand with them throughout the criminal justice proceedings. Our upcoming annual victim tribute honors the real heroes...the courageous survivor of crime. Join us as we celebrate their emotional stories of perseverance." - District Attorney Jeff Reisig
The Yolo County District Attorney's newest podcast focuses on the office's Child Abduction Unit and the services they provide to protect children and families. Moderator Wendy Wilcox sits down with Deputy District Attorney Tiffany Susz, Enforcement Officer Angela Smith and Stephanie, a parent who the Child Abduction Unit helped reunite with her children after 4 years of separation. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Child Abduction Unit wants to remind everyone that parental child abduction is never in the best interest of the child. It is child abuse.
In our newest podcast episode The Yolo County District Attorney's Office sits down with Yolo County Neighborhood Court to speak about their homeless restorative justice program. We spoke with a participant in the program, Dan, his employers, Marco and Guinevere from Guinevere's Café & Bistro, as well as YCDA supervising DDA, Chris Bulkeley, and Dan's Yolo County Social Worker, Deanna Lynn-Steele with Yolo County Health and Human Services. Listen for more information about ending homelessness in Yolo County.
The Yolo County District Attorney's Office partnered with My Sister's House in order to raise awareness for Human Trafficking Awareness Month. In this episode we hear from a real life survivor of human trafficking, which occurred in Northern California. We also gain insight from both Brittany Bray, a human trafficking specialist at My Sister's House. Lastly, we hear from YCDA's own Deputy District Attorney Tiffany Susz.
The Yolo County District Attorney's Office would like to present our first ever podcast. This new series, The Chronicles of Justice, is a radio-style talk show discussing topics and insight in to the world of prosecution. In this first episode DDA Matt De Moura, Chief Investigator Rob Strange, and Sonia Rodriguez, a mother, who's daughter was killed by a drunk driver while walking to a friend's house discuss DUI awareness. We encourage you to listen and we hope it will make an impact on your life.