Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he would quadruple the number of California Highway Patrol officers on shifts to Oakland and deploy California National Guard prosecutors starting Monday to crack down on organized crime, carjackings and sideshow acts.

The announcement comes five months after the department initially sent 120 highway patrol officers to Oakland as part of a new law enforcement campaign to increase police presence in the city where last year's incidents occurred. Crime Data It found that violent crime increased by 21 percent, robbery by 38 percent and vehicle theft by 43 percent.

Overall crime so far this year is Reportedly That's an increase of 33 percent.

“While I am encouraged by some of the positive trends, the lawlessness we are seeing on Oakland's streets is unacceptable,” Governor Newsom said in a statement Thursday. “Building on our partnerships with local law enforcement, I will be adding new California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers to our efforts to provide the safety and security Oakland and East Bay residents deserve.”

It is not uncommon for governors to send in state personnel as reinforcements, especially when local agencies are underfunded.

Governor Newsom's office announced that the Highway Patrol has already recovered 1,142 stolen vehicles, seized 55 crime-related guns and made 562 arrests in the East Bay since February.

In April, Governor Newsom sent new police officers to Bakersfield, located in Kern County, which has crime data showing higher than the state average for violent and property crimes.

A month later, he called the fentanyl seizures occurring in those cities “unprecedented.”