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    “Handsome Mugshot” Wife Is Fuming, Says He’s Not A Bad Guy

“Handsome Mugshot” Wife Is Fuming, Says He’s Not A Bad Guy

If you've spent any time on Facebook in the past few days you've likely seen a handful of posts relating to San Joaquin County Jail inmate Jeremy Meeks.

The defendant, whose rap sheet includes a stint in state prison and convictions for robbery, corporal injury and is alleged to have ties to an area street gang, was thrust into the media spotlight after the sheriff's department posted his mugshot online.

Since that time, this "hot inmate" has had dozens of news stories written about him and his name is appearing in headlines on websites spanning TMZ to Fox News to US …

By |June 23rd, 2014|San Joaquin County|Comments Off on “Handsome Mugshot” Wife Is Fuming, Says He’s Not A Bad Guy
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Fate Of Marshmallow Fight Participants Remains Sticky

What started out in 1985 as "friendly fire" between neighbors has since grown into the largest marshmallow fight in the western United States.

The annual 4th of July marshmallow fight has gotten so big, according to local residents, that it's turning Ocean Beach into a great big hot and sticky mess.  But this year, the San Diego Police Department will be on the lookout for would-be candy tossers- and those who break the rules could find themselves in hot water.

Last year, several people were hurt and nearly 2,400 pounds of trash needed to be collected off sidewalks, streets and the …

By |June 20th, 2014|San Diego Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Fate Of Marshmallow Fight Participants Remains Sticky
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    Man Gets Run Over By Daughter When He Tries To Stop Drunk Driving

Man Gets Run Over By Daughter When He Tries To Stop Drunk Driving

A 37 year-old woman remains behind bars this morning on charges that she backed over, and killed her father when he tried to prevent her from driving drunk.

Police say the now defendant, Soukvilay Barton, had been drinking with family members at her parents house last weekend.  At some point in the evening she decided to head home, but her father didn't want her driving while she was under the influence.

He even went so far as to follow her out to the driveway as she was getting into her car.  When that didn't work he stood directly behind her vehicle …

By |June 19th, 2014|The Illegal & Unlawful|Comments Off on Man Gets Run Over By Daughter When He Tries To Stop Drunk Driving
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Notorious Prisons Around the World

It's something American's seem to take in stride in a strange way: harsh justice in world-wide prisons.

It's estimated that approximately 11 million people in the world are incarcerated. Yes that is 11,000,000.

It's not just Iran, China, Pakistan and North Korea: American federal "Supermax" is on the list with the rest.
Let's take a look at this infographic about the harshest prisons and the most extreme torture:

By |June 17th, 2014|Infographic|Comments Off on Notorious Prisons Around the World
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Marin County Jail Healthcare Costs Nearly 2x Local Average

For the most part, inmate healthcare costs at Bay Area jails runs about $8,000 per detainee, which is why Marin County Jail officials are trying to understand why they're paying close to twice that amount.

A recent grand jury report found that their county's detention facility is shelling out approximately $15,000 for each inmate.

The report was commissioned as a part of a follow up to a 2005 study on in-jail healthcare costs.

So what is a county to do?  Well, for starters, the grand jury is suggesting that quite a few bucks can be saved by contracting out certain segments to …

By |June 17th, 2014|Bail Industry Features|Comments Off on Marin County Jail Healthcare Costs Nearly 2x Local Average
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El Cajon Police Say Fake Gun Was Used To Rob Gun Shop

If you're sitting there scratching your head after reading the title to this post, you're certainly not alone.

But yes, a spokesperson for the El Cajon Police Department has confirmed a fake gun was used to hold up the Hiram's Guns and Spirits store.  (Yes, you read that correctly; the store sell guns and booze and their Yelp reviews are hilarious.)

Anyway.

So officers have said that last Saturday afternoon three masked suspects made their way into the store, smashed a display case and ran off with a handful of real firearms.

The three men then hopped inside a red sedan and sped …

By |June 16th, 2014|San Diego Bail Bonds, The Illegal & Unlawful|Comments Off on El Cajon Police Say Fake Gun Was Used To Rob Gun Shop
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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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You’ll Pay to Be Arrested – Guilty or Not

As if the whole process of getting arrested isn't bad enough, Chicago is testing a plan that requires every person who is arrested to pay for their trip to lock up.

One city village passed a measure that requires anyone who is booked and charged with a crime write a $30 check payable to the city (even if they are later found not guilty).

This is less about offsetting costs for detention services, according to a recent report.  Instead, it's a (hairbrained?) fundraising tool that elected officials hope will offset a nearly $340 million budget deficit.

As long as people keep taking …

By |June 12th, 2014|National|Comments Off on You’ll Pay to Be Arrested – Guilty or Not
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The Governor, The Supreme Court And The CA Jails Problem

The latest round of litigation in the California jail realignment program relates to the state wanting to move disabled offenders back into state prisons.

Jails were never designed to hold inmates for more than 12 months at a time and because of that, their facilities are far more limited than those that were built to house people for years at a time.

But before we get ahead of ourselves, maybe we should start at the beginning.

Several years back the US Supreme Court ordered the vastly overcrowded CA prisons to cut their population in a very big way.  In theory it was …

By |June 11th, 2014|National|Comments Off on The Governor, The Supreme Court And The CA Jails Problem
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California Teens Arrested For “Ballin Too Hard”

Every now and again you'll hear a story about someone getting arrested for something really really silly- like stealing a pack of gum or on a warrant for an old unpaid parking tickets.

But in the case of these two Bay Area teenagers, they figured, if they were going to do something illegal, they were sure as heck going to go big or go home.

It all started last Saturday when 19 year-old friends Nhima Kahsay and Mohannad Halaweh used a fraudulently obtained credit card to rent a McLaren sports car.

At some point, though, the dealership reported it stolen.  That's when …

By |June 10th, 2014|The Illegal & Unlawful|Comments Off on California Teens Arrested For “Ballin Too Hard”
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