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In a sad progression of events, Martinez police have arrested Christina Fletcher, 25 in the connection with the death of her own father, Paul Fletcher, 59.

He was found shot to death by a .357 Magnum at his home on May 13th, sometime between the hours of midnight and 4 a.m. After the shooting, Christina Read more »

SAN DIEGO — San Diego Chargers safety, Kevin Elliston, 23, was arrested in Redondo Beach Monday on the suspicion of being in the possession of a controlled substance. Police  allegedly found approximately 100 Vicodin pills in his car. League sources say that Ellison did not get the pain medication from the Chargers team.

Jerome Stanley, Ellison’s agent stated Read more »

SAN BERNARDINO, CA — 22 people have been arrested in raids which have targeted a  local drug-dealing gang.

Authorites made their arrests on Wedsneday, as a follow-up to a year-long investigation which involved local, federal and state officials. Police seized 32 pounds of methamphetamine, $20,000 in cash and 10 guns.

Among those arrested include Darren Johnson, a barber Read more »

In the continuing saga of drama and arrest queen, Lindsay Lohan a judge issued a bench warrant for her failing to show up for a mandatory probation hearing, Thursday in Los Angeles.

However, her attorney quickly posted 10% of her $100,000 bail, prior to her returning to court, so there will be no actual jail time for Lindsay.

Marsha Revel, a Beverly Hills Court Judge, ordered an arrest warrant for Lindsay failing to appear in court on a previous DUI case.  But she was late after becoming “stranded” in Europe upon losing her passport at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

The Judge didn’t take to kindly to Ms. Lohan skipping out on her court obligations. In fact, Read more »

LONG BEACH — Thursday, the Long Beach Police Department arrested eight subjects in connection with 12 gang related shootings, in where two people have died since July of ’09. This sweep included one of Long Beach’s most notorious gangs, the East Side Longos.

Since July and August of 2009, there was not much evidence in which to link the past shootings to. No subjects had been identified.  However, since this current take down, one suspect has emerged. 28-year old Ruhani Bustamante, a Long Beach resident is now believed to be the main suspect responsible for the deaths and eleven of the shootings.

Further, Read more »

FRESNO, CA –  As an ongoing crackdown on gangs in the area, Fresno police have “stepped-up” their law enforcement and its already making a big difference. Early Saturday, Police made 60 felony arrests and impounded 37 vehicles.

Since it began 20  days ago, the Police have made 912 new arrests.  340 of  those were arrested on felony crime charges and 572 on misdemeanor crime charges. There have also been Read more »

The Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail’s metal detectors are putting people at risk.  This particular facility, the largest jail in the world housing approximately 4,000 inmates, has a total of seven scanners, and many of them are not working.  As scary as that sounds, the jail’s chief says that security has not been compromised by the frequent breaking down of metal detectors. 

Deputies are often confiscating weapons made by inmates from various scrap metals.  Sheriff’s Captain Daniel Cruz, who is responsible for overseeing the jail, stated that, “We’re stuck with old technology and stuff that breaks down regularly.”  Cruz also mentioned that out of seven metal detectors at the jail, only one is working properly at the moment.  

On Wednesday, the LA Times inquired about the non-working metal detectors and the Sheriff’s Department made a commitment to replace Read more »

LOS ANGELES, CA — Conflicting reports last week have caused the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to investigate further allegations of misconduct by deputies who were involved in a dismissed drug case.

Tatiana Anjuli Lopez accused deputies of lying  about the details of her arrest, as retaliation for her filing a complaint against them. She and her fiance were arrested in October on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs. 

Lopez’ attorney, Thomas E. Beck, stated, “The crime report was Read more »

It sounds like the combination of a joke and a game: “Knock, Knock” and “Go To Jail, Go Directly To Jail, Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200.” But according to CBS2, Glendale residence are breathing a sigh of relief rather than laughter.

The Glendale Police Department arrested three women on Friday and took them to the Glendale Jail where they are each being held on $20,000 bail. According to a witness, the women knocked on a residential door. When noone answered, they forced themselves in. The three were arrested as they drove away from the scene thanks to the fast acting witness.

The three, Sukari Joiffron, Valeria Acosta and Ziara Cannady, are suspected Read more »

Pretrial Services Vs. Commercial Bail

Is anyone surprised that bail wins?  Would you be surprised to know that twice as many defendants on unsecured release failed to make their court date?  That is correct: commercial bail (releasing a defendant on bond with a friend and bondsman following up) outperforms pretrial services (releasing a defendant on a promise to appear or their “own recognizance” without a responsibile individual to track the defendant) two to one in getting persons to court.

For 22 years, the Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics has been indicating that bail wins, but recently the pretrial services advocates have been trying to make a case to change or eliminate the bail system as we know it. Bail bonds work because Read more »