(We’ve included several previously blogged about here on KeepBailing.com  However, this is not an exhaustive list.)

#10 - Chris Klein

Chris Klein, best known for his role in American Pie, was arrested for driving under the influence on June 16th just after 3:15 AM on an alleged DUI. He was driving on the 101 Freeway, with his dog. He was later bailed out of the Van Nuys Jail. It’s reported his blood alcohol level was just about three times the legal limit in California, which is .08 percent. Rovers should never let their owners drive drunk!

# 9 – Russel Brand

Our newly married, Mr. Katy Perry was arrested for misdemeanor battery for an alleged scuffle at LAX with some over zealous Papparazzi.  The couple was passing through the security checks when an attempt was made to photograph Katy’s skirt. We’re happy to report that Mr. Brand definitely made it to the Greek on time.

# 8 -  Joey Porter

The Arizona Cardinals star Linebacker ended up in the Bakersfield Jail, arrested on misdemeanor DUI. He allegedly resisted arrest and battered a peace officer. Reportedly, it all happened outside of a Taco Bell at when Porter was asked for his license by a CHP officer. He refused and rolled up the window. He then made the unfortunate mistake of ‘slapping’ the officer’s hand. Ouch!

# 7 – Senator Roy Ashburn

State Sen. Roy Ashburn was pulled over by CHP officers after they noticed him driving erratically at the wheel of a state Senate-issued Chevy Tahoe. When stopped, officers noticed symptoms of alcohol intoxication. He was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors. One for driving with a blood alcohol level in excess of .08% and DUI.

# 6 – Redmond O’Neal

Redmond O’Neal, who happens to be the son of the late Charlie’s Angels actress Farrah Fawcett and actor Ryan O’Neal, was remanded back to jail after violating his probation for a series of drug offenses. O’Neal was sentenced to a 30-day, in-custody drug-treatment program thanks to his inability to stay clean.

#5 – Jason Wahler

The former realty star  of “The Hills” was reportedly arrested a sixth time for drunk driving by the Newport Beach Police Department. Wahler was stopped and handcuffed by police around 11:00 p.m. on March 20, 2010, but he was released without bail on his own recognizance (“O.R.”) hours later.

#4 – Randy and Evie Quaid

The Quaids have been in and out of 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. Seems like they had to play the game over and over again.

#3 – David Cassidy

“Come on, get happy?”  David was arrested on a DUI charge in Florida in November. The Partridge Family cast royalty was in his Mercedes Benz when he was stopped for weaving in and out of traffic, almost causing an accident. Oops, police also found a half empty bottle of bourbon in the car.  Maybe he was rehearsing for a new role?

#2 – Paris Hilton

Paris, oh Paris. Arrested again in South Africa for allegedly smoking pot at the World Cup Match. Later, she was arrested in Las Vegas for cocaine possession. For a girl who seems to have it all, the world just doesn’t seem to be enough.

And the #1 Celebrity Arrest in 2010 – Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan expressed a look of shock, awe and heavy tears when Judge Marsha N. Revel handed the screen queen a mandatory 90 day jail term for violating her probation. Lindsay served a partial jail time at the Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF), Los Angeles County’s Women’s Jail, also known as the Lynwood Jail.  Here’s hoping Ms. Lohan is set to fly straight and give her career a big turn around as we move into 2011.

And speaking of moving into 2011, (famous or not), each and every one of us can look forward to a fresh, new year of clean slates, driving sober and keeping our butts out of jail. 

From all of us at www.KeepBailing.com, we wish all of you a Happy New Year! And we truly emphasise the word, “Happy.”

At the first stop, LAPD Santa Claus landed his sleigh on the streets of Venice Dec. 8th, (pulled by a Pacific Division LAPD SUV) happily playing Christmas carols  from speakers and flashing lights areound the Oakwood and Walk Street neighborhoods. Santa’s visit is an annual tradition in the area sponsored by the Pacific Division.  Kids were allowed to climb aboard Santa’s sleigh as he asked each one what they wanted for Christmas.

Also on Wednesday, the LAPD Santa Sleigh cruised at a slow clip with Christmas carols playing through the Mar Vista area. Santa stopped in the areas of  St. Andrew’s Church, Colby Ave., Federal Ave., Inglewood Blvd., and Wade Streets. Santa’s sleigh was escorted by black and white cruisers with police lights flashing.  Family’s came out to take pictures with Santa while taking in the joy of the season.

Thursday, LAPD Police Chief Charlie Beck officially launched the Angels Community book and toy drive. Officers handed out toys to students at the 10th Street Elementary School.  Anyone can take part in the toy drive by dropping off an unwrapped toy or book and any one of the 19 police LAPD department stations located throughout the Los Angeles County. It’s a great way to ensure that children who may not otherwise receive a toy or gift this year, will instead have big smiles.

And coming up, the kids at the Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital will be delighted to see SWAT Santa Clause making a special delivery via his high-tech Helicopter Sleigh on December 15th from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. He will deliver gifts to over 1,000 kids to L.A.O.H. located at 24oo South Flower Street in downtown Los Angeles. 

The LAPD SWAT has been a supporter of the Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital for over 16 years. Every year, they hold a “Children’s Holiday Toy Party.” This year should be a jolly fun time to be had by all.

According to the Chula Vista City Manager, Jim Sandoval, “If we don’t lay these folks off, what we’ll be doing is closing down the libraries, closing down the recreation centers.” Sandoval authorized the layoffs in order to cut more than $12.5 million from the budget next year.

Chula Vista’s Police Department Chief, David Bajarno stated, “It’s very difficult to say the least. It’s a crisis.”

Once this new mandate takes place, the city will have approximately 0.83 officers for every 1,000 residents. The worst in the entire county. Fred Rowhotham, president of the Chula Vista Police Officers’ Association stated, “The citizens of  Chula Vista need to be prepared to take care of themselves in the absence of professional law enforcement.”

As a caveat, these layoffs could be avoided, if  the police union agrees to give up their pay raises this year and officers start paying into their own pension accounts… So far, this idea has not been met with the warm and fuzzies.

Negotiations are still under discussion. It seems this isn’t the first time the city of Chula Vista has been hit with budgetary woes. It has cut more than $20 million from the budget during the past three years and has laid off around 150 employees, although none were police officers.

As a band-aid to the problem, city officials have asked its employees to begin paying into their own pension accounts, however those involved have not agreed to the new reform idea.

Interestingly, the Chula Vista Jail is the only city police department in San Diego County to operate its own jail facility. A Chula Vista City Council meeting is scheduled for Oct. 5, where Sandoval will present the budget cuts. We’ll have to wait and see how this issue is handled for the City of Chula Vista and its citizens.

However, that’s exactly what veteran “skyscraper climber” Dan Goodwin did. Using no ropes (just suction cups), he reached the top of the Millennium Tower right before 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The 645 foot building took about 3 hours to climb.

He ignored police orders to stop the climbing and firefighters say he was too high by the time they arrived to the scene.

San Francisco Police arrested him upon reaching the top of the 58 story cloud-buster after he affixed ol’ glory to an outside window. 

The 54-year-old Lake Tahoe native claims many other credits for feats such as this one, including Chicago’s Sears Tower.

DUI checkpoints, that’s what!

On this 3-day holiday weekend, the LAPD will set up several, and we mean several DUI checkpoints throughout the city. You’ll see plenty of cruisers and CHP on motorcycles everywhere. 

Starting Friday at 6:01 p.m., police officers will begin the Labor Day holiday enforcement initiative which will continue through 11:59 p.m., on Monday Sept. 6th.

There’s a national campaign in effect called, “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.” It is a coordinated effort of law enforcement agencies that will continue throughout the Labor Day weekend.

So stay cool and drive sober no matter what.  Then, you won’t have anything to worry about.

We thought we’d give you some heads-up anyway. These are the checkpoints we know of thus far. There are sure to be plenty more:

• This Friday from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. – Manchester Avenue and Hoover Street, South Los Angeles. 
• This Friday from 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. – Sunset Boulevard and Sutherland Street, Echo Park.
• This Friday from 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. – Slauson Avenue and Olive Street, South Los Angeles.
• This Saturday from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.– Jefferson Boulevard and Western Avenue, South Los Angeles.
• This Saturday from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. – Washington Boulevard and Stanford Avenue, Venice.
• This Saturday from 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. – Reseda Boulevard and Ventura Boulevard, Encino.
• This Sunday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. – Harbor Boulevard and 1st Street, San Pedro.
• This Monday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. — Venice and Abbot Kinney Boulevards, Venice.

Well, there you are. Last year during the Labor Day weekend, CHP officers throughout the state made 1,417 arrests for people who were caught driving under the influence. 

Don’t be part of that statistic this year. Stay sober, stay alert, get a sober driver and have a fun holiday weekend!

At least 200 inmates threw rocks and other items at Sheriff deputies, forcing them to retreat. They also vandalized the barracks at the facility. According to L.A. County spokesman Steve Whitmore, what sparked the fracas is still unclear.

To break things up, non-lethal stinger rounds were shot into the crow to dispurse the crowd of nearly 150 inmates who were throwing rocks at the deputies. The crowd began to vandalize barracks, guard stations and attempted to smash windows.

The disturbance was stopped around 4 p.m. Some inmates were transferred to other jails because of damage to the buildings. The investigation is expected to result in criminal charges being brought against those who were involved in Sunday’s Castaic jail melee.

Harrison was brought to the Santa Rita jail on Aug. 13th on a warrant for driving under the influence of alcohol. While in custody in the jails minimum security area, Harrison was found hiding behind a mattress claiming someone was trying to shoot him. Harrison had allegedly tossed his food tray and flooded his own cell.

A deputy calmed him down and Harrison was handcuffed while the jail cell was cleaned up. Allegedly, Harrison broke free and charged at the officer. That’s when the deputy used a Taser to stop him. Other deputies rushed out and came to assist. Harrison was shocked again when he charged the deputy a second time.

He was seen by the nursing staff and taken to the jail’s medical clinic for evaluation. It was there he became unresponsive. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.

The two deputies involved in the incident have been placed on administrative leave pending further investigation.

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy, Peter Paul Felix, was arrested in October on the charges of attempting to smuggle the drugs into the jail where he worked. Tuesday, he was sentenced to 4 years in prison. As Felix was escorted in handcuffs from the Los Angeles courtroom, he mouthed the words, “I love you guys” to his girlfriend and sisters.

Felix’s attorney, Spencer R. Vodnoy said, “This has been devastating for him and his family… Sometimes good people make really bad decisions.”

An inmate who allegedly helped to arrange the drug exchange with Felix was also sentenced on Tuesday. He was given two years in prison.

As for Felix, he’ll have 4 years in a jail cell to think about his lack of judgement. Perhaps by then, he’ll realize what side of the fence he should have been playing on.

But this past Tuesday, another arrest warrant was issued for Mr. Nguyen, and it doesn’t have anything to do with Dog. This time, it was for failure to file proof of completion for a public service program regarding his driving on a suspended license.

Seems this is about the 12th time Mr. Nguyen has been arrested for a range of charges such as theft, multiple traffic violations, felonies, misdemeanors and obstructing an officer.

I’m sure the general consensus would be that Mr. Nguyen pretty much deserves to be in the “Dog House.”

When officers from the LAPD Foothill Station & Jail dispersed party goers early Sunday, the whole thing was caught on tape. It’s allegedly shown that some of the officers were dressed in riot gear. As more officers arrived to scene, party goers reportedly began throwing bottles, cans, rocks and other items at them. It was then, that an air support unit made a call out for more assistance.

According to reports, officers formed skirmish lines to disperse the crowd of between 60 to 70 people. Nine People were arrested for charges including assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, delaying or obstructing and officer and resisting arrest.

The department stated, “It has come to the attention of the department that an Internet video shows at least a portion of the encounter between LAPD offers and those attending the party. In the video, officers are shown in the skirmish line formation.”

After the party smoke cleared, complaints of  the officers using ‘excessive force’ were reported to the Foothill Division, according to officials.