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Voters Failed to Repeal Sheriff Who Makes Prisoners Wear Pink Underwear

A group of people who started a signature drive to allow for a recall of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio have fallen short.   Recall organizers said they were unable to obtain the needed 335,000 registered voter signers needed in order for them to proceed.

The controversial Maricopa County Sheriff first took office in 1992.

Since that time he has received national notoriety for being America's Toughest Sheriff. His jails broadcast 4 hours of classical music, Frank Sinatra and opera music through the jails loudspeakers each day.

 

Cable television programming is required to be provided under federal law.  Arpio's detention centers, though, only …

By |June 6th, 2013|National, News|Comments Off on Voters Failed to Repeal Sheriff Who Makes Prisoners Wear Pink Underwear
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Marijuana Ringleaders Booked Into San Diego Central Jail

Three 20-something Pacific Beach men have been arrested and booked into the San Diego Central Jail.

It is believed the trio shipped tens of thousands of dollars worth of marijuana every week to customers throughout the United States.

A representative close to the case said the men shipped between 15 and 20 pounds of pot every seven days.  The defendants are believed to have pocketed as much as $30,000 each week for those efforts.

Their La Jolla Boulevard homes were searched earlier this week.  A warehouse in the Midway district was also searched.

Authorities said that when they executed that search warrant they …

By |June 6th, 2013|News, San Diego Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Marijuana Ringleaders Booked Into San Diego Central Jail
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Medical Marijuana For Kids? NJ Governor Is Wary

Medical marijuana use is legal in 18 states now. This is old news in California which was the first state to legalize marijuana for medical use in 1996.

New Jersey is a late comer having adopted the legalization in 2011. While advocates are plenty, use by minors still remains controversial.

 

California and New Jersey alike allow for physicians to prescribe MMJ, as it's known, to minors.

However, New Jersey's Governor is wary about allowing medical marijuana to be dispensed to children.

Chris Christie said he'll have the health commissioner take a look at the pros and cons and report back, but at the …

By |June 5th, 2013|National|Comments Off on Medical Marijuana For Kids? NJ Governor Is Wary
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Men Held At San Joaquin Jail On Million Dollar Bail Amounts

Two men have been booked into the San Joaquin County Jail on charges that have landed them multi million dollar bail amounts.

Defendant Samuel Inguanzo's bail has been set at $2.9 million whereas defendant Manuel Pelayo's bail has been set at $4 million.  The defendants are accused of murdering a Tracey resident earlier this year.   Pelayo faces a number of charges including premeditated murder, use of a firearm in a felony, street terrorism, carrying a loaded firearm, carrying a concealed firearm and others.  He is 20 years old.    Defendant Inguanzo faces charges of premediated murder, carrying a loaded firearm, street …

By |June 5th, 2013|San Joaquin County|Comments Off on Men Held At San Joaquin Jail On Million Dollar Bail Amounts
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LAPD Allows Bear To Play Through At Los Angeles Golf Course

Golf play at the Knollwood Country Club was suspended for several hours yesterday after a bear wandered onto the course.   The LAPD reportedly invoked a "Bear Paws" rule, which allows human golfers to be removed from the green in order to maintain the peace.   Players said they received notification just before 7 a.m. that a fuzzy creature was seen wandering in the vicinity of hole 11.

Knollwood employees took to the course in a golf court in order to wrangle those who had not gotten the message.  One player said that from afar, it looked like a large dog.  Upon …

By |June 4th, 2013|Los Angeles Bail Bonds, News|Comments Off on LAPD Allows Bear To Play Through At Los Angeles Golf Course
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San Francisco Sheriff’s Department Deputies To Stand Trial

Two San Francisco Sheriff's Department deputies who have been accused of abusing a detainee have been ordered to stand trial.  The incident took place in 2010.  It was at that time that 38 year-old Darrell Hunter was arrested because of some sort of incident with a process server.  Hunter said that one of the deputies punched him in  the head.  Video surveillance at the jail seem to back up his story.  Those tapes show the defendant being struck in the head.  He was later thrown to the ground, handcuffed and dragged to a holding cell.

Hunter said he was never …

By |June 3rd, 2013|San Francisco Bail Bonds|Comments Off on San Francisco Sheriff’s Department Deputies To Stand Trial
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Santa Rita Jail May Still Receive Monterey County Inmates

A proposal that would allow upward of 60 inmates to be transferred from Monterey County to the Santa Rita Jail is still being considered. The matter is scheduled to be discussed by the county board of supervisors later this week.   Monterey County detention officers say they are hopeful the measure will pass.  It will help alleviate some of the overcrowding within their facilities.

A spokesperson for the jail said they have a rated capacity of 824.  As of February 1, they are holding more than 1,150 inmates.  The county's public defender office has since filed a lawsuit.  They have alleged …

By |June 3rd, 2013|Alameda Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Santa Rita Jail May Still Receive Monterey County Inmates
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Are Michael Jackson And Elvis Presley Deaths Related?

The Michael Jackson wrongful death trial has brought up a number of questions.  The current focus seems to have shifted to the late artist's concert promoter, AEG Live Co-CEO Paul Gongaware.  Gongaware was also the promoter for Elvis' last concert tour.  Both artists died before they were able to complete their scheduled performances.

The CEO testified last week that Elvis died due to complications from a drug overdose.  His attorney also questioned him about the matter, at which point the story changed.  During the second round of questions Gongaware said the artist passed away due to heart problems.  Presley was …

By |June 2nd, 2013|Celebrity, News|Comments Off on Are Michael Jackson And Elvis Presley Deaths Related?
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OCSD Sheriff Says Jails Are Underfunded After Realignment

The realignment first took effect in October 2011.  Under that program, which is also known as AB 109, certain state prisoners started being transferred to county jails in order to serve out the remainder of their sentences.  The state promised it would provide additional funding to the OCSD in order to offset additional costs. Hutchens said more than 30,000 detainees have been shifted to county jails since AB 109 was implemented.

State officials disagree.  They have said that the reduction in the number of state prisoners is not due to them being shifted out.  Many of those numbers are due …

By |June 1st, 2013|Orange County Bail Bonds|Comments Off on OCSD Sheriff Says Jails Are Underfunded After Realignment
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Inmates Tattoo ‘Katie’s Revenge’ On Forehead Of Convicted Child Molester

Yes, this is true... and here's the story:  A man who was sentenced to life in prison after molesting and murdering a 10 year-old girl has a new tattoo. Shortly after Wabash Valley State Prison inmates learned about the details of Anthony Stockelman's crimes, they decided to administer their own form of jailhouse justice. Several unnamed detainees ambushed Stockelman and held him to the ground. During this time another prisoner forcibly administered a tattoo on the man's forehead. That tattoo reads "Katie's Revenge". Katie is the name of the child that was kidnapped, molested and drowned just 15 miles …

By |May 31st, 2013|The Illegal & Unlawful|Comments Off on Inmates Tattoo ‘Katie’s Revenge’ On Forehead Of Convicted Child Molester
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