Man sues Redwood City police for being tased in 2010

Man sues Redwood City police for being tased in 2010

A young manrecently filed a civil rights lawsuit against officers of the Redwood City Police Department. The teen, Marcelo Perez, said the officers used a taser on him and then allegedlytaunted him in a 2010 incident in downtown Redwood City, Palo Alto Daily News reported.

According to the lawsuit, Perez went into a Safeway store to use the restroom on September 25, 2010. He was accompanied by a friend, who stole a bottle of alcohol as they left the store, the Daily News reported. Employees followed the friend who they say they saw steal the alcohol.

Perez walked in a different …

By |February 1st, 2013|News, San Mateo County Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Man sues Redwood City police for being tased in 2010
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Man Fleeing From Los Angeles Bondsman Hides On Roof

Sources close to the investigation said the man had initially been arrested for a burglary warrant.  His bail had been set at $115,000.  When a person is bailed out of jail that is not to say they are free and clear of responsibility.  They will still need to return to court as required to handle their case.  If a defendant fails to appear a bench warrant will be issued for their immediate arrest.  Their bondsman will have 6 months to get that person back into the system or (more…)

By |January 30th, 2013|Los Angeles Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Man Fleeing From Los Angeles Bondsman Hides On Roof
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Oakland Shooting Suspect Arrested By Novato PD

A spokesperson for the Novato Police Department said they have captured a man who is believed to have shot and killed an Oakland teen.

Defendant Larry Williams was arrested and booked into the Glenn Dyer Jail earlier this week.  It is believed he one of several individuals responsible for the murder of Kenneth Jones.  Jones was killed in the West Oakland neighborhood in August 2011.  Police say the victim was shot to death outside a convenience store on August 27.   The suspects immediately fled the scene of the crime and were not in the area at the time officers responded …

By |January 29th, 2013|Alameda Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Oakland Shooting Suspect Arrested By Novato PD
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Mission Viejo Bondsman Pleads Guilty To 14 Felonies

A Mission Viejo bail bondsman pled guilty to 14 felonies after prosecutors determined he had hired Orange County Jail inmates to negotiate and sell bail bonds on his behalf.

Kenneth Hendrick, 50, has been sentenced to three years probation and will be required to serve one year in the Orange County jail.  The California Department of Insurance has also revoked his bail license meaning Hendrick will never be able to negotiate, transact or sell bail bonds again.

Authorities say the defendant commissioned nearly one dozen Orange County jail inmates to help him drum up business between March and December 2010.  Those …

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San Diego police officer involved in shooting

On January 26, an officer from the San Diego Police Department was involved in a shooting in the Mira Mesa neighborhood, according to CBS. The incident left one man injured with non-life-threatening injures from the gunshot wound.

Police responded to a domestic violence call around 8:40 p.m. when they encountered the man near the 8800 block of Scorpius Way. It was reported that a woman placed the call after she was allegedly attacked by her husband who was also threatening to attack police officers so they would shoot him.

San Diego police officer Mike Cali said that when officers arrived, the …

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Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department Arrest Burglar

The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department has said they have successfully captured a man who is believed to have burglarized an Isla Vista apartment.   Defendant Oliver Lim was captured early this morning.  Authorities say that Lim is an 18 year-old college student who is attending class at Santa Barbara City College.

At the time of his capture Lim was reportedly found to be in possession of numerous stolen items.  These included but were not limited to cash, credit cards, a flat-screen television, prescription medication and checks.  Deputies say he may also be tied to other similar crimes in the area.   One witness has …

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Woodland Police Department Officer Assaulted During Traffic Stop

A spokesperson for the Woodland Police Department said one of its offices sustained non life-threatening injuries when he was attacked during a routine traffic stop.  The incident first unfolded last Saturday morning when an unnamed officer took note of a cyclist riding on a sidewalk.  That cyclist, he said, was non-compliant in that it did not have an operative light installed.

The individual was stopped and it was soon determined he was on probation and because of that, was subject to search.  The officer said he believed defendant Reggie Dickerson was holding contraband in in his t-shirt.  At the time …

By |January 28th, 2013|News|Comments Off on Woodland Police Department Officer Assaulted During Traffic Stop
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San Diego police officer escapes injury pursuing suspect

A San Diego police officer attempted to stop a potential suspect by jumping on a moving motorcycle January 24. NBC reported that the police officer was on the lookout for a stolen motorcycle when he encountered the suspect.

Around 10 p.m., the officer began to pursue the motorcyclist as he sped up the hill to Murray Ridge Road in Mission Valley. When the motorcyclist would not stop after the officer signaled for him to pull over, the officer jumped from the patrol car and grabbed the suspect. Instead of slowing down, the motorcycle continued moving and dragged the officer for an unknown …

By |January 28th, 2013|News, San Diego Bail Bonds|Comments Off on San Diego police officer escapes injury pursuing suspect
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SF Sheriff Sued For Defamation

The leader of the San Francisco Sheriff's Department and his wife have reportedly been sued for defaming neighbors and lying to police.  The suit is linked to Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's arrest late last year in which he was charged with domestic violence.

A neighbor said she placed a call to the SFPD in early 2012 out of concern for Eliana Lopez, who is married to the Sheriff.   The neighbor relayed to officers an incident in which Mirkarimi forcefully grabbed his wife's arm after an argument surrounding a potential vacation in South America.   She also turned over a video in which …

By |January 27th, 2013|San Francisco Bail Bonds|Comments Off on SF Sheriff Sued For Defamation
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CA Prisoner Realignment Increases Jail Populations

 

California lawmakers have touted the success of the state's prisoner realignment program, saying that one year later they have successfully reduced the number of inmates being detained in state prisons. The program has worked so well, they said, that the Department of Corrections has said numbers are at their lowest point in 17 years.

Implemented as AB109, the mandate was simple. Non serious non violent and non sexual offenders were to be transferred to county jails to serve out the remainder of their sentences.  This would ensure that the state prison system was only housing individuals who committed the most …

By |January 26th, 2013|News|Comments Off on CA Prisoner Realignment Increases Jail Populations
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