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$15K Worth of Kindness of a Stranger

It's hard to imagine that anyone would put up $15,000 cold, hard cash of their own money to help get a total stranger out of jail.

But that's exactly what happened late last week, when Jennifer Bartley saw 25-year old Calvin Wilkes being taken into custody.

She's described the event as being one of the worst things she had ever seen.

Wilkes and two others were arrested last Thursday for allegedly  causing a disturbance near the Light Street pavilion.  Officers said they refused to leave, and that's when things got heated.

The arrest was brutal,  according to bystanders, who say the methods used …

By |May 7th, 2014|The Illegal & Unlawful|Comments Off on $15K Worth of Kindness of a Stranger
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LAPD Improves Efficency By Working Smarter

Once a week, the leadership within the Los Angeles Police Department gets together to review crime trends, analyize statistics and to discuss strategies to improve performance.

During a recent meeting,  they reported homicides were down, but the instances of shots being fired and the number of aggravated assaults had climbed month-on-month.

This trend, they said, was largely tied to some upheaval in the leadership of a local gang, and department members said they'd already started on outreach to community members and church leaders to help negotiate a truce.

Today, it's not just about patrolling the streets.  It's about taking a proactive approach …

By |May 6th, 2014|Los Angeles Bail Bonds|Comments Off on LAPD Improves Efficency By Working Smarter
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    LA County Jail Opponents Say Adding Beds Won’t Help Mentally Ill Inmates

LA County Jail Opponents Say Adding Beds Won’t Help Mentally Ill Inmates

Although the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is considering a plan to expand the county's jail system, some have called the idea of adding more beds misguided at best.

A growing portion of the inmate population is mentally ill, they said, and the greater focus should be on treatment, not detention.

Sure, spending the money would allow more people to be locked up, but the ACLU says it will do nothing in terms of enhancing public safety.
The last fix didn't work
Approximately two decades ago, when the Twin Towers Correctional Facility was still in its conceptual phase, construction proponents said a …

By |May 5th, 2014|Los Angeles Bail Bonds|Comments Off on LA County Jail Opponents Say Adding Beds Won’t Help Mentally Ill Inmates
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Two San Joaquin County Jail Inmates Escape In Two Days

A spokesperson for the San Joaquin County Jail Honor Farm has confirmed that two inmates have escaped in as many days.

It all started last weekend when inmate Melvin Rasberry managed to escape the French Camp Jail.  Corrections officials said they counted him in the morning, but when they did rounds later that night, he was nowhere to be found.

A second inmate escaped the following day.

Representatives from the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department said they searched the area extensively, but turned up empty handed.

The first inmate is reportedly a "known associate" of Matthew Cook, otherwise known as escapee number two. …

By |May 4th, 2014|San Joaquin County|Comments Off on Two San Joaquin County Jail Inmates Escape In Two Days
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Identity Crisis: Being Arrested for Failure to Identify

The issue of failing to identify yourself properly to police officers has recently blown up in the news after a YouTube video was posted showing a young woman in Austin, Texas being detained by two officers who had been handing out jaywalking tickets in the area.

There was such a commotion during the incident, with the girl screaming and crying to passersby, that it has gained national attention.

Witnesses, including the man who shot the video of the incident, said that the girl, 24-year-old Amanda Jo Stephen, had been jogging across the street while wearing headphones.

The police began to run after …

By |April 30th, 2014|The Illegal & Unlawful|Comments Off on Identity Crisis: Being Arrested for Failure to Identify
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    Detectives Work Together to Solve String of Multiple Homicides

Detectives Work Together to Solve String of Multiple Homicides

A small team of Anaheim Police detectives quickly grew to 75 during a four-week homicide investigation involving at least five women. Detective Julissa Trapp led the investigation.

When the body of Jarrae Estepp was discovered on a recycling conveyor belt at the dump, detectives had virtually no evidence to go on.

From the time a person is killed, detectives know that they only have about 48 hours to solve the crime or else the chances of doing so are cut in half. With this victim, 14 hours had already passed by the time she was found.

Trapp has been a homicide detective …

By |April 29th, 2014|Orange County Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Detectives Work Together to Solve String of Multiple Homicides
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    Federal Investigation Finds OC Jail Conditions Are Greatly Improved

Federal Investigation Finds OC Jail Conditions Are Greatly Improved

Medical care is better, use of force against inmates is way down
Just six years ago, it was determined that federal oversight was needed for the Orange County jails.  But a recent report indicates that time may soon be coming to an end.

The jails of today are much different than they jails of the past, according to a statement by the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, who further goes on to describe the facilities as "much improved".

A spokesperson from the department said they're pleased with the findings, pointing out the OCSD is a much different organization today …

By |April 24th, 2014|Orange County Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Federal Investigation Finds OC Jail Conditions Are Greatly Improved
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San Diego Jail Escapee Recaptured Near Petco Park

A 21-year old robbery suspect that escaped from the San Diego Central Jail has been recaptured.

Angelo Paschall was taken into custody on Monday afternoon after he store employees at a Burlington Coat Factory caught him shoplifting.  Although he would have faced misdemeanor charges for the offense, he fought back, and the matter was escalated to a felony.

La Mesa Police Department officers arrested Paschall and transported him to the downtown jail to be booked into the system.  The suspect, however, managed to escape the building through an unlocked door.

Local news reports indicated still wearing handcuffs at the time he made …

By |April 23rd, 2014|San Diego Bail Bonds|Comments Off on San Diego Jail Escapee Recaptured Near Petco Park
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Plans for North County Jail Move Forward

The main jail in Santa Barbara has been dealing with inmate overcrowding. Each day, there are almost 1,000 inmates being housed there.

A report says that the plan to move forward with a new North County Jail in Santa Barbara County has been approved by the Board of Supervisors.

The North County Jail will allow 400 inmates to be transferred out of main jail facility.

Plans for the new jail will place it on the corner of Black and Betteravia Roads in Santa Maria. It will also be designed to blend in with the Mission-style buildings that will surround it instead of …

By |April 18th, 2014|Santa Barbara|Comments Off on Plans for North County Jail Move Forward
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Audit Finds LAX Pays LAPD $8M For “Unknown” Services

Big payment, no records
An independent audit has found that the Los Angeles International Airport paid nearly $8 million to the Los Angeles Police Department to provide police services at the airport- but records of the payments- and the services the LAPD provided, do not exist.

The airport has a tendency to generate significant revenue, according to sources, and federal law requires those monies be used for operational and capital costs.

They are not permitted to funnel money into nearby cities.
The non-existent paper trail
The primary question in all this relates to why the LAPD was paid so much money- especially since the …

By |April 16th, 2014|Los Angeles Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Audit Finds LAX Pays LAPD $8M For “Unknown” Services
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