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Are LA Jails Violating International Laws?

African Americans make up less than 10 percent of Los Angeles County's total jail population, but account for more than 40 percent of those who have been classified as having a serious mental illness.

Students and faculty at the UCLA School of Law have prepared an eight-page report that alleges the LA County Jails are incarcerating racial minorities who are mentally ill inmates at unsettling rates.

The authors of the report feel that these inmate populations would be better served by other types of community-based programs and that jailing these men and women is not appropriate.

According to the report, black inmates …

By |August 18th, 2014|Los Angeles Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Are LA Jails Violating International Laws?
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Fight Over Sean Penn Lands A Woman In Jail

A squabble between a couple over a famous Hollywood star has landed a local man in the Santa Monica Jail.

During the middle part of last month, Santa Monica Police Department officers were called to a local hospital to interview an assault victim.  When they arrived, the woman said she had been sitting beneath the 10 freeway with her boyfriend, smoking and drinking.

She was flipping through a magazine at the time, and at some point, she came across a photo of Sean Penn.  The woman mentioned to her boyfriend that she'd met the actor a few months prior and that …

By |August 4th, 2014|Los Angeles Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Fight Over Sean Penn Lands A Woman In Jail
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Police Not Sold That Uber Has Reduced DUIs, But Have They?

Rideshare apps are all the rage these days, but despite claims by one company that they've helped take a bite out of DUI arrests, police say they're not exactly buying it.

The LAPD has confirmed that there are fewer DUI arrests in the city since these personal drivers started making their rounds, and yes, the numbers have dwindled since Uber and Lyft arrived on the scene in 2012, but there could be other reasons for the trend.

Increased driver education could be one of them.  Or, perhaps the public is starting to think more before getting behind the wheel of a …

By |July 24th, 2014|Los Angeles Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Police Not Sold That Uber Has Reduced DUIs, But Have They?
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LASD Jailers Found Guilty On All Counts, Face Jail Time

A half dozen former and current Los Angeles Sheriff's Department deputies who were accused of trying to thwart a federal investigation have been found guilty in a court of law.

Each had been charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy for their part in trying to hide a jail inmate who had been working with the FBI.  They were even accused of trying to intimate a federal agent.

A spokesperson for the court said that while the final sentence won't be handed down for a few weeks, each of the named defendants is facing up to 15 years behind bars.

Two of …

By |July 3rd, 2014|Los Angeles Bail Bonds|Comments Off on LASD Jailers Found Guilty On All Counts, Face Jail Time
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LAPD’s Volunteer Bike Patrol Is Coming To The Valley

Members of the Los Angeles Police Department said they're starting to think outside the box when it comes to making the northwestern San Fernando Valley a bit safer.

To do that, they said, they're putting together a volunteer civilian bike patrol.

Participants will need to provide their own bikes but they will be given matching uniforms.  Although they won't be able to do things like make arrests or write tickets, they will be extra eyes and ears on the ground.

The LAPD said each volunteer will undergo about a week of training and officers will help teach them what to look for …

By |June 13th, 2014|Los Angeles Bail Bonds|Comments Off on LAPD’s Volunteer Bike Patrol Is Coming To The Valley
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LAPD Urges HS Grads To Stay Safe, Sober

It's that time of year again.

This month, it's believed more than 27,000 senior high school students from throughout the city will celebrate their 12th grade graduation.

And for many, when this type of milestone achievement is reached, there's a certain amount of celebrating that goes along with it.  This is why the LAPD has teamed up with the Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) for their 16th annual Safe and Sober Graduation Operation.

Using alcohol to enhance a celebration is ill advised, they said, with the most obvious problem being the fact that graduating seniors fall short of the legal drinking …

By |June 6th, 2014|Los Angeles Bail Bonds|Comments Off on LAPD Urges HS Grads To Stay Safe, Sober
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Beverly Hills Police Warn Residents About Latest Phone Scam

First, it was fake bail bonds companies calling people saying a relative had been arrested, and they'd need to wire large chunks of money in order to get the defendant out of jail.

That later morphed into scammers posing as law enforcement officers, calling to tell whoever happened to pick up the phone that they had a warrant out for their arrest.  The fix, they'd say, was to simply wire transfer thousands of dollars and the problem would disappear.

But the Beverly Hills Police Department says the latest con artist ploy involves a woman with some sort of foreign accent who …

By |June 4th, 2014|Los Angeles Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Beverly Hills Police Warn Residents About Latest Phone Scam
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High-Tech Drones Give LAPD Additional Eyes In The Sky

For some, the LAPD's recent acquisition of two helicopter drones is quite the exciting event. Others, however, say it's a little too "Big Brother" for comfort.

The drones were a gift from the Seattle Police Department, according to sources, who had purchased them with federal grant funds.  Each is approximately three-feet wide, they said, and can be operated through the use of a remote control.

They are also outfitted with video cameras, which can help provide a birds-eye view of the areas the drones are patrolling.

Privacy rights advocates are worried that use of these types of devices will infringe upon the …

By |June 2nd, 2014|Bail Industry Features, Los Angeles Bail Bonds|Comments Off on High-Tech Drones Give LAPD Additional Eyes In The Sky
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Race To Replace Lee Baca Continues Amidst Corruption Trial

Primary election takes place this week
On Tuesday, the seven-candidate pool of men who are vying for the position of Los Angeles County Sheriff will likely be cut down to two.

Unless, of course, one of them garners more than 50 percent of the popular vote.  In that case all bets will be off, and the new leader of the LASD will be announced.

This is the first time in more than a decade that Baca's name isn't on the ballot.  Although many believed he'd toss his hat into the ring for a fifth term, things changed quickly after a handful of …

By |June 1st, 2014|Los Angeles Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Race To Replace Lee Baca Continues Amidst Corruption Trial
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CHP Swaps Out Their Beamers For Hogs

It wasn't all that long ago that a number of law enforcement agencies started trading in their Harley Davidson motorcycles for a sleeker, sexier BMW model.

But now, it seems, at least one has decided to go back to the classic.

A Harley Davidson dealership in Northern California has confirmed they're building about 16 bikes per month for the California Highway Patrol, and they've delivered more than 100 hogs since winning the contract last year.

The dealership's manager said the CHP was very specific in terms of what it did and didn't want on the patrol bikes, and manager Mike Genthner said …

By |May 29th, 2014|Bail Industry Features, Los Angeles Bail Bonds|Comments Off on CHP Swaps Out Their Beamers For Hogs
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