Archive for May, 2010
The Ultimate Mother’s Day Gift: A Bail Bond?
Written by Robin Sandoval-March on May 6, 2010 – 12:26 pm -Ahh, Mother’s Day — For some it conjures the smell of chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven; the sting of Bactine and band aids on the knee; or long nights mom spent wiping away our crocodile tears.
Our mothers taught us how to be upstanding citizens, to do the right thing and respect other people. Invariably, they would also sometimes dress us in funny clothes or brightly colored shoes we didn’t like. But heck, we still loved our mothers and would do anything in the world for them.
However, it’s unfortunate, but very real when we in the bail bonds business hear, “my mom was arrested last night, what do I need to do to get her out?” There’s something Read more »
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Changes in the Orange County Sheriff Department after $750,000 Lawsuit
Written by 888BailBond Bondsman on May 5, 2010 – 6:16 am -
Matthew Fleuret received a $750,000 settlement from Orange County after allegedly being tasered 11 times at the Orange County Jail. The incident was caught on video showing him being held to the floor while deputies repeatedly shock him for about 13 minutes.
Since that incident, Assistant Sheriff Tim Board indicated that a lot has changed within the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and the manner in which they use force. This is being attributed to the newly appointed Sheriff Sandra Hutchens as the motivator reform with the OC Sheriff Department.
Board says Hutchens has already done a lot for the department. She understands processes of accountability and risk management. He went on to say that they are a completely different department since the 2006 Fleuret incident.
Orange County has had other Read more »
O.C. Police Sobriety Checkpoints – DUI Arrests
Written by Robin Sandoval-March on May 1, 2010 – 7:59 am -ORANGE COUNTY, CA — If you are ever in the area of Pacific Coast Highway and Huntington Streets, be warned of recent sobriety checkpoints. Hopefully, you will have read this and haven’t just left happy hour or a happy birthday for that matter after downing a few cosmos or even one beer. (If so, stop reading your email while driving!) Police have been screening cars and have been administering field sobriety tests in the O.C. area.
Officials saw more than 1300 cars at the PCH checkpoint between 9:30 pm and 2:30 am, which has led to the arrest of 11 drivers suspected of DUI. Additionally, Read more »