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San Francisco Jails Ordered To Pay Settlement In Strip Search Lawsuit

The San Francisco jails have been ordered to pay more than $450,000 to settle a 10-year old lawsuit.  The suit was initially filed by Mary Bull after she was subject to what she feels was cruel and unusual punishment for consistently failing to sign a consent form agreeing to allow officers conduct a strip search.   Bull was taken into custody alongside other anti-war demonstrators in late 2002 and booked into the Bryant Street jail.  Records indicated she was charged with vandalism.  Bail information for her crime was not immediately available.

Bull's complaint alleged that after she failed to agree to a visible …

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    Theo Lacy jail inmate pepper-sprayed after incident with deputies

Theo Lacy jail inmate pepper-sprayed after incident with deputies

The man accused of shooting and killing eight people at a Seal Beach salon was pepper-sprayed and restrained by authorities at the Theo Lacy jail,  where he is being held while awaiting trial. According to KTLA, Scott Dekraai became disruptive at the jail January 26, screamed and charged at jail guards.

In order to contain him, deputies at the jail teamed up with protective shields. After Dekraai began throwing things at the protective windows of the jail, officers fired pepper balls at Dekraai, according to the Orange County Register. He then charged towards the officers and was wrestled to the ground.

After he was subdued, …

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San Diego Officer faces DUI charges 

A San Diego police detective is facing DUI charges after he was involved in a traffic accident while off duty. ABC News reported that police gang detective Jeffrey Blackford is scheduled to be arraigned on two misdemeanor DUI counts February 20, at which time he must report for the booking process. Blackford is an 11-year member of the San Diego Police Department.

Blackford was reportedly driving an undercover police car when he drove into a utility box in the early morning hours of December 7 near the 7300 block of Princess View Drive in the Allied Gardens neighborhood of San Diego. The injuries …

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Volunteers visit immigration inmates in Orange County jails

A group of volunteers started visiting the immigration detainees at the Orange County jails. The immigration inmates have no legal right to a visit from family or friends, the Voice of Orange County reported, but the government does allow limited visits.

“The visits have been quite moving for all of us involved, including the detainees,” Jan Meslin, the coordinator of the group Friends of Orange County Detainees, told the source.

The visits by the group began in September. Months later, in November, the National Detention Watch Network cited the maximum-security Theo Lacy Jail in Orange County as one of the worst U.S. …

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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 …

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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…)

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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 …

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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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