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    Venice Beach Dog Walker Throws Hissy Fit With Police, Gets Ticketed Anyway

Venice Beach Dog Walker Throws Hissy Fit With Police, Gets Ticketed Anyway

Late last week a beach area blogger stumbled upon quite the spectacle.

It all started when as seemingly entitled, long brown-haired 20 year-old woman was walking her dog on the sand. This is a big no-no, as per city ordinance, because the four-legged animals' excrement have been making seals sick, and sick seals have been making dogs sick.

Signs are posted everywhere, and although there's a decent sized contingent of residents who chose to ignore the law, for the most part, when the LAPD Pacific Station police catch them, they issue a verbal warning and shoo them back to the sidewalk.

That …

By |May 28th, 2014|Los Angeles Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Venice Beach Dog Walker Throws Hissy Fit With Police, Gets Ticketed Anyway
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Activist Sues Police After She Was Arrested For Clapping

A California woman said she's suing the Riverside Police Department for violating her Constitutional right to clap.

It all started last summer when Letitia Pepper attended a city council meeting.   Although it's not entirely clear what the council was voting on that night, what is known is that the mayor asked attendees to refrain from clapping after public comments.

Noisy shows of support could dissuade others from chiming in, he said, especially if those people had alternative viewpoints.

But Pepper wasn't swayed, and when one particular speaker finished speaking his mind, she put her hands together.

Whens he was asked to stop, she …

By |May 27th, 2014|The Illegal & Unlawful|Comments Off on Activist Sues Police After She Was Arrested For Clapping
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Show Me The Money: SDPD Under Fire For Missing $1M

It can be bad enough when you lose your car keys or sunglasses, but in the case of the San Diego Police Department, they're facing a slightly bigger issue.

They're trying to get to the bottom of how $1 million in seized cash and assets went missing.

Earlier this week, a local newspaper's watchdog group found that the funds were absorbed into the department during property seizures.  It also included monies confiscated from drug dealers at the time of their arrest.

The law requires that seized and forfeited assets be shared between local and state law enforcement agencies.

And despite the SDPD showing …

By |May 26th, 2014|San Diego Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Show Me The Money: SDPD Under Fire For Missing $1M
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    Long Beach Police Cite Dozens For Alcohol Violations During LB Pride

Long Beach Police Cite Dozens For Alcohol Violations During LB Pride

More than 60 people were cited by members of the Long Beach Police Department during last weekend's gay pride celebration for things ranging from being drunk in public to selling alcohol to minors.

For anyone who has ever attended the parade, or festival, it's quickly apparent that with the number of people in attendance, that it's pretty much a cluster.

But that's not to say that those who choose to break the law can assume they'll get away with it.

This year, the department partnered with investigators from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to make sure all the rules were …

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Contra Costa Jails Say Bye-Bye To ICE Hold Inmates

A spokesperson for the Martinez Jail said their facility is joining others throughout the state who are no longer holding inmates for no other reason than illegal immigrant status.

Each year, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (better known as ICE) asks East Bay jails to detain and turn over undocumented inmates who are arrested on other charges so the agency could establish whether that person is in the country legally.

Ultimately, even if this person hadn't been convicted of a crime, they were not allowed to be released on bail bonds.

But now, the jails say they're not going to honor …

By |May 23rd, 2014|Contra Costa Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Contra Costa Jails Say Bye-Bye To ICE Hold Inmates
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MashUp: LAPD, Ninjas, A Pirate And Candy Crush

It's one of those videos where, as you start to watch it, you find yourself cocking your head to the side and raising an eyebrow.

You want to shut it off, but the quirkiness keeps you watching much longer than you know you should.

However the latest 5-minute video PSA that's been released by the LAPD does have a purpose.

The ultimate message is simple: if you have valuable items in your car and you don't stash them out of sight, bad guys are likely to pilfer your goods.

This "24" parody begins as, special agent "Jack", has been captured by narco cyber …

By |May 22nd, 2014|Los Angeles Bail Bonds|Comments Off on MashUp: LAPD, Ninjas, A Pirate And Candy Crush
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DUIs Not Just For USA

In the United States, people are arrested every day for drinking and driving.

We see the stories on the news of people who were caught at sobriety checkpoints, or worse, after causing a fatal crash because they had too much to drink.

Although the number of DUI arrests in the US is staggering, this crime is not one that is exclusive to Americans.

Countries all over the world are seeing a high number of citizens being arrested for drinking and driving.

India has been working to reduce the number of DUI incidents with its citizens with longer jail terms and weekend inspections.

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By |May 22nd, 2014|Infographic|Comments Off on DUIs Not Just For USA
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Getting Zen Behind Bars

In the Netflix series Orange is the new Black, a handful of inmates flock to a free yoga class that's led by a California hippie who is serving some time.

And now, at the Santa Barbara County Jail, it would seem that life has started to imitate cinematic art.

The Prison Yoga Project was kicked off about two years ago by a local certified yoga instructor.  And for an hour each week, class participants are given a chance to mentally escape from their confines.

The instructor, Ginny Kunh, has been practicing yoga for more than two decades, she said, although it wasn't …

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    Diversion Programs Cause A Major Drop In San Francisco Jail Population

Diversion Programs Cause A Major Drop In San Francisco Jail Population

Counties throughout California say their jails are feeling the squeeze of realignment-  and most are dealing with the problem of too many inmates and not enough beds.

But that's not the case in San Francisco, whose jails are boasting record-low populations.  At current, they're operating at just 51 percent capacity.

Those numbers are so low, according to the sheriff, that the San Francisco County Jail has one of the lowest inmate populations of anywhere in the country.
On decline since 2009
It all started a few years back when the county started placing more weight on diversion programs and supervised release.  More than …

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    Bondsmen Stepping Up When The Criminal Justice System Falls Short

Bondsmen Stepping Up When The Criminal Justice System Falls Short

A lot of times, when people think about bail bonds professionals they picture someone who could double as a used car salesman. And sure, thanks to Hollywood, that’s the primary image that’s put out there.

But that’s not exactly how things look in real life.

Not only does the commercial bail industry help save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars (we’ll get into that later) some bondsmen are being credited with helping track down and capturing the worst of the worst- and hand delivering them to the jail’s doorstep.
The benefits of bail bonds
When a person is arrested and hires a company …

By |May 19th, 2014|Bail Industry Features|Comments Off on Bondsmen Stepping Up When The Criminal Justice System Falls Short
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