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Burbank Jail Water Damage

The finishing touches on the Burbank Police and Fire Headquarters may be completed early next year, according to a city official. Renovations began nearly three years ago on the facility.

Bonnie Teaford, Public Works Director, is optimistic that the final phase of the renovation will be wrapping up in March 2012, with a total estimated cost of $9.5 million.

Repairs to the facility took place in 2000, nearly two years after it opened, due to water damage. Water leaks were discovered in the firefighter locker area, as well as the parking garage, front stairs, and other areas. The floors in various areas were also found to be too thin and in need of repair. This necessitated removing and replacing the limestone flooring.

The original contractor for the facility, Kajima Construction Services, had a suit filed against it by the City of Burbank, which alleged that the company did substandard work. Kajima settled with the city in August 2008 for $3.16 million, along with $475,000 from WLC Architects.

Burbank Bail Bonds at Glendale Police Department

The current project also included removing the concrete from the floor of the Burbank Jail. This made it necessary for the Burbank police to take suspects to the Glendale jail for booking. Having to travel such a distance eats into officers’ call response times.

Additionally, Burbank jail staff work at the Glendale Police Department. When a bondsman arrives to post bail, the bondsman needs to inform staff if it is for Burbank bail bonds or Glendale bail bonds and the appropriate jailer accepts the bail bond. It seems this could be done more efficiently, but for whatever reason, this is the system in place.

Deputy Police Chief Tom Angel said Read more »

A new rule has been put into place that will keep taxpayers from having to foot the bill for those jailed in Glendale. The Glendale Police Department has begun charging a $135 fee to each defendant booked into the Glendale jail.

Officials state this new fine will help the city recover thousands in administrative costs. According to a Police report, the court will impose the fine as part of the civil judgement, and as a condition of their probation. The city reports that the money can help with purchasing fingerprint equipment, storage, photographs and other administrative costs.

Glendale has been charging this fee to those convicted of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) since 1997 and has collected about $31,000 in fees. With the expanded fee, the city could 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 »