San Mateo County Bail Bonds

A former councilman and insurance broker in Clayton is being held at the San Mateo County Jail for embezzling thousands of dollars from an insurance client, Bay area News reported. A judge sentenced Joe Medrano to serve three years in jail for stealing $159,000, the article stated. After serving 18 months at the jail, he will be eligible for probation.

Medrano had kept a payment from Redwood Cityclient iPass instead of forwarding it to Travelers Insurance. At his trial, Medrano claimed he did not know he was breaking the law by keeping the payment. However, San Mateo County Superior Judge …

A man sitting in the San Mateo county jail as he awaits a murder trial has been charged with possessing three homemade shanks in the facility. The 60-year-old man, Gregory Leon Elarms Sr. pleaded no contest to having the weapons in the county lockup, in exchange for a sentence of no more than four years in prison for the crime, the San Mateo Daily Journal reported.

Possessing the weapons in jail is a felony charge. Elarms' first weapon was made from a sport, the second a toothbrush and the third was two pencils strapped together, the article stated. Each of …

A 49-year-old man was recently taken to a San Mateo County jail on suspicion he abused young relatives.

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Department Deputy Rebecca Rosenblatt told the San Mateo County Times that Richard Kenneth Watterworth was arrested at his home late last month after a family member reported the abuse of children, which is alleged to have been going on for a while. The sheriff's department did not specify a duration it was believed the abuse went on, the article stated.

At the time of the arrest, investigators also searched the man's home, but the source said police did …

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Department said it will work with local police agencies to combat crime in the area, NBC Bay Area reported. A recent spike in gang activity in county neighborhoods has encouraged law officials to coordinate their crime fighting efforts through the creation of the violence reduction strategy called "Operation SMART," or the Strategic Multi-Agency Response Team.

San Mateo officials will work with police departments outside the county as well, including those in Santa Clara County, where the city of East Palo Alto is home to the "DaVill" gang that is clashing with the "Taliban" gang from …

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors recently voted unanimously to keep its county manager for the next four years. John Maltbie served as an interim county manager for the past year, coming out of retirement to fill the position. However, the board believed Maltbie had brought "great stability" and a "wealth of knowledge" to the county, the Palo Alto Daily News reported. One of the main projects under Maltbie's tenure has been a new jail for San Mateo, in order to manage the influx of inmates coming to the county as a result of the California prison realignment …

Former inmates of the Redwood City Jail are scheduled to have the opportunity to apply for positions at some major retail companies like Ikea and Target at a job fair in Redwood City on November 8. The fair will cater specifically to former convicts in an effort to help them leave their criminal lives behind and become active participants in society, the Palo Alto Daily News reported.

Approximately 25 companies signed up for the fair. Boris Chumak, aide to a member of the San Mateo Board of  Supervisors, told the source the participating companies know the fair participants have spent time behind …

The San Mateo County Sheriff Department announced it is searching for the people responsible for two robberies, one that took place at a local consignment store and another at a 7-Eleven in Half Moon Bay.

No surveillance video or photos are available from Home Consignment Center, where robbers got away with stolen jewelry, KTVU reported, and so police are asking the public to aid in the search for the suspects. Authorities said a group of masked robbers raided the store during the day October 30. They smashed a glass case, threatened workers and stole jewelry items before fleeing the scene …

A man who allegedly robbed a bank in Redwood City was arrested and is being held at a San Mateo County jail in lieu of $50,000 bail, the Palo Alto Daily News reported.

Redwood City Police Sgt. Sean Hart said the man, Kendrick Roby, is believed to have robbed the BBVA Compass Bank on October 22. Authorities were able to follow a trail of loose cash to the apartment complex two blocks away that officials say Roby had escaped to, the article stated.

"We did find some money that was discarded and that's what continued us on the path to where …

Two former employees of a local community college were arrested for allegedly embezzling more than $100,000 in public money.

Bradley Witham and Mark Boustos were both recently fired from the San Mateo County Community College after being charged  with improperly using the college's credit card, CBS reported.

“One of the individuals was using a procurement card that belonged to the district, making transactions online, purchasing numerous electronic items, and then selling them on websites like eBay and Craigslist and making a profit,” said Deputy District Attorney Karen Guidotti, according to CBS.

Witham is being held on $1 million bail and will next …