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Two Los Angeles County jail maximum security inmates were captured on Wednesday after escaping from the Castaic jail, where they were being held for several armed robberies.  Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies said Winder Barrios and Jose Aldana were taken into custody without incident about a half a mile from the jail.

They had been reportedly missing for about 14 hours from the North County Correctional Facility.  Residents reported there were two men asking people to give them clothes.  Barrios and Aldana were found in a storage container nearby.

Both men were working on a jail loading dock Read more »

In Fresno this week a gang crackdown was started by the Fresno Police Department where more than 100 people were arrested and are now facing a variety of charges.  Due to the weekend violence police officials are saturating the area in this ongoing crackdown.

Police Chief Jerry Dyer sent out orders to start looking for drugs and guns in a Fresno neighborhood that is known for gang activity.  The gang activity sweeps started after one man died on Saturday, and two more people were shot in a double homicide on Sunday morning at Poppy and Grove avenues.  A 16-year-old boy, who was also found dead amongst these weekend killings, was reported as having an AK-47 assault rifle.

During this sweep of gang activity there have been approximately 108 people arrested.  There were also six search warrants served and 55 arrested on felony charges.

The Fresno Sheriff’s office said it was unclear as to how many of those arrested are still in custody as they do not track people released in these gang sweeps due to overcrowding.

Fresno’s homicide numbers for the year are currently at 20 people, after adding the weekend killings.

The Folsom Police Department arrested a man who was reportedly far over the legal driving limit of .08.  Stephen Paladino, 53, was arrested this week for driving under the influence and tested a .30 on blood alcohol content, which is four times the legal limit.  Police officials said he was in no condition to be delivering groceries or to be driving at all.

According to a news release by the Folsom Police Department, this arrest was Palodino’s fourth for DUI, and his sixth arrest for alcohol-related offenses in the last three years. .35 is surgical anesthesia! .30 he should be passed out. No wonder he ignored lights and sirens before pulling into his garage. Can you say, “Lucky to be alive?”

A woman reported that a man tried to Read more »

A new measure this week comes out of the Missouri House Rules Committee which proposes that bail bonds should be prohibited to be issued for any convicted felons. Starting next year, there will be more accountability in the bail bonds industry in Missouri.

This bill will limit how much bail bondsman can write in terms of bonds for defendants. A committee of judges, bail bondsman, judges and state legislators approved the list of provisions laying out the scope of the bill.

Based on the agencies’ assets, it would determine Read more »

It just goes to show that no matter what your socio-economic background, social status, or celebrity status for that matter, the law is going to hold you accountable for your deeds.

Case in point, Randy and Evie Quaid. The Quaids have been in the news headlines in the past year or more – first for allegedly defrauding a Santa Barbara Hotel, then not showing up for their court dates. In the world of jails, judges and laws, if you’re asked by a judge to show up to court you’d better go, or there will be no ‘get out of jail free’ cards for you.

Judges don’t take to kindly to those that disobey their orders. Because the Quaids missed their day in court,  they were remanded to custody at a Santa Barbara jail with a $100,000 bail. Judge Frank Ochoa felt the couple were being disrespectful. He brought up the time they showed up in court and “showed off” their Golden Globe award. He did give them a $20,000 credit however for a previous bail they paid. Nice guy.

Rightfully, the Quaids apologized to the judge. They have another hearing this Wednesday. Hope they take the judges orders a little more seriously this time. And maybe they should just leave their trophies, and their pride at home.

One inmate spoke his mind so perfectly, “How do I find a way to go beyond these bars?” He describes that being is jail is a difficult enviornment in which to exist; with the constant clanking of jail cell doors being shut, inmates shouting and loud instructions coming through the intercom system.

Being locked in a jail cell can’t be easy. But a program initiated at Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail , may offer many inmates a much needed ’metaphysical outlet’ by way of meditation classes, according to the Los Angeles Times.

A Buddhist Chaplain has been helping the inmates see a calmer, lighter sense of being through a popular weekly meditiation course being offered. So successful, it’s now Read more »

Facebook: some of us “Like it”, some don’t, some spend too much time there. If you’re not on it, you’ve probably been “invited” to be. Maybe you set up your account and have 600 friends or only a few. Whatever your affiliation with Facebook, it seems to be here to stay. Personally, I love the terms “Face Book it” and “Friend Me” and “Face Book Me”.

At Greg Rynerson Bail Bonds, we have a fan page. As of today (Facebook tells me), you can either “Become a Fan” or “Like” our page. We invite you to do that:

According to the Santa Maria Times, a lawsuit filed by several local bail bondsmen was dismissed by the Superior Court Judge that alleged Sheriff Bill Brown and others were impacting their business by preventing inmates from making their free phone calls to bail bond companies.

A final ruling by Judge Thomas Anderle sustained a motion filed by the defendants that the lawsuit had no real legal basis.

The suit filed claimed that Brown, who Read more »

In the media spotlight again, Tiger Woods alleged ex-mistress, Jaimee Grubbs was arrested and taken to the LAPD West Hollywood Jail on April 14th at 7pm. She was later released on a $28,500 bail April 15th at 1am.

Ms. Grubbs was arrested on two offenses which included Read more »

April 18 – 24, 2010

The team at KeepBailing and Greg Rynerson Bail Bonds wishes to recognize National Crime Victims Week. As bondsmen, we play a role in public safety and we take that responsibility to heart.

Each April since 1981, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has helped lead communities throughout the country in their annual observances of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) by Read more »