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Menlo Park Police Station Gets Funding From Facebook

A representative from the Menlo Park Police Department has confirmed that a donation from Facebook is helping pay for a new substation.

Facebook has remained tight lipped on the matter.  Few details are known about how the social media giant and the Menlo Park PD partnership came together.
 
It is believed that Facebook may approached the city on their own.  Elected officials reported said the social media site is very active within the community.  They believe that Facebook may have heard about plans for the substation by keeping up on current local events.   City records show they will be picking up …

By |June 23rd, 2013|San Mateo County Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Menlo Park Police Station Gets Funding From Facebook
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Tracy Police Raid Marijuana Grow Houses

A spokesperson for the Tracy Police Department has confirmed that officers have raided three Marijuana grow houses.  Three people were arrested and additional three suspects remain at large.

Officers said more than 1,300 plants were seized at the time of the raids.
 
The first raid is said to have taken place last Tuesday.  It was at that time that a search warrant was executed at a 4,000+ square foot home on Kagehiro Drive.
Tracy Police Department officers said they began monitoring the residence after (more…)

By |June 21st, 2013|San Joaquin County|Comments Off on Tracy Police Raid Marijuana Grow Houses
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Police Officer Honored For Saving Man From Pitbull Attack

A 28 year-old female police officer that works for the Stockton Unified School District has received a prestigious Silver Star award.   Officer Megan Robinson has been honored for her role in saving a local man from a pit bill attack.

County officials have confirmed that this is the only Silver Star that has been granted in the past 20 years.
 
The incident took place in early June.  It was during that time that Robinson was driving in her patrol car and came upon a bloodied man who had been badly hurt.  Report records show he was stumbling around in the middle …

By |June 21st, 2013|San Joaquin County|Comments Off on Police Officer Honored For Saving Man From Pitbull Attack
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Michigan Cop Steals Pot, Makes Brownies, Calls 911

A former Michigan police Captain found himself on the wrong side of the law after he stole marijuana and baked it into a batch of brownies.

A taped 911 call indicates Edward Sanchez and his wife consumed the entire tray.  After about an hour, they realized they bit off a bit more than they could chew.  Sanchez told the operator he believed he and his wife had died and that "time was moving really really slow".
 
Sanchez reportedly said he believed he and his wife were experiencing (more…)

By |June 20th, 2013|The Illegal & Unlawful|Comments Off on Michigan Cop Steals Pot, Makes Brownies, Calls 911
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5 Things To Not Do In Court

Pinocchio may not have know what to do facing the judge, but in most cases even people who have never been to court before will allow themselves to be guided by common sense.  They will arrive early and dress, act appropriately and tell the truth - hopefully.

Others, however, don't take this type of situation seriously.  When this happens things can go very, very wrong.
 

Don't show up drunk.  In May of this year, a South Carolina crime victim admitted to drinking a double shot of vodka 30 minutes before her 9 a.m. court appearance.  Officers administered a breathalyzer test …

By |June 20th, 2013|The Illegal & Unlawful|Comments Off on 5 Things To Not Do In Court
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New Captain For LAPD Northeast Station

A spokesperson for the LAPD Northeast Station has confirmed the patrol unit has a new Captain.   Capt. Jennifer Thomas officially took over the post as of June 16.

Thomas is said to have been with the LAPD for nearly two decades.  She has worked in a myriad of roles throughout her tenure including working with the Asian Crime division and also with gang units.
 
She has replaced Capt. Joseph Hiltner.  Hiltner retired earlier this month.  His retirement reportedly comes approximately nine months after (more…)

By |June 19th, 2013|Los Angeles Bail Bonds|Comments Off on New Captain For LAPD Northeast Station
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SD Sheriffs Bust Sophisticated Meth Ring

A spokesperson from the San Diego Sheriff's Department has confirmed investigators have broken up a sophisticated methamphetamine trafficking ring.

The money for meth exchanges were being made at the Mission Bay Sportcenter.  The owner, 40 year-old Jason Boon, has been charged with 15 counts of transportation, possession and sale.  He is believed to be the ringleader who masterminded the operation.

The arrest was made possible through the efforts of a multi agency investigation.  "Operation Boone's Farm" included members of the San Diego Police Department, San Diego Sheriff's Department, the Martime Task Force, the District Attorney's Office, Drug Enforcement Agency and Homeland …

By |June 18th, 2013|News, San Diego Bail Bonds|Comments Off on SD Sheriffs Bust Sophisticated Meth Ring
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Sesame Street Teaches Kids I Is For Incarceration

In the United States it is estimated that more than 2.7 million kids have parents that are serving time in state or federal prisons.

Corrections department officers said this reflects an 80% spike from numbers reported 20 years ago.

This, according to Sesame Street representatives, is why they are creating a production that is geared toward helping these children cope with a new series called "Little Children, Big Challenges".

 

Research shows that about one out of every 28 kids has a parent that is in jail. Some states say their incarceration rate is so high that nearly 10% of resident children have …

By |June 17th, 2013|National|Comments Off on Sesame Street Teaches Kids I Is For Incarceration
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Police Dog Takes Down Suspect Armed With An Axe

A UK-based police dog is being called a hero.  The furry crime fighter took down an axe-wielding maniac after he mistook the man's weapon as a toy.

The incident unfolded last November after police received a call that a seemingly unstable man was waiving an axe through the air.  The intoxicated suspect was considered to be armed and dangerous.
 
The caller speculated the man may have been drinking.  Authorities arrived to the scene a short time later.  It was at that time that the dog, Rossi, mistook suspect Adrian Dowdall's axe for a toy.   Rossi leaped through the air and wrestled …

By |June 16th, 2013|News, The Illegal & Unlawful|Comments Off on Police Dog Takes Down Suspect Armed With An Axe
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California Jail Realignment Leads To Longer Parole Sentences

Contra Costa Jail officials have confirmed that a bill which would allow for inmates to be sentenced to longer parole terms is moving forward through the state legislature.  The bill was carried by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla.

If passed, it would allow county parole boards to assign inmates three year parole terms.   This would extend the current monitoring time by 12 months.  The bill has already been approved by the Assembly and has moved to the Senate.
 
Prior to the inmate realignment program, which has shifted low level, non serious non-sexual offenders from state prisons to county jails, these types of inmates …

By |June 14th, 2013|Contra Costa Bail Bonds|Comments Off on California Jail Realignment Leads To Longer Parole Sentences
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