Posts Tagged ‘San Francisco Sheriff’s Department’
70 Arrested In SF Warrant Sweep
Written by Bail Expert on January 31, 2012 – 12:54 pm -San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr said that 70 arrests were made on outstanding warrants last week in a multi-agency sweep. All 10 of the city’s district stations as well as members of the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department participated in the effort.
CBS San Francisco reported that 46 of the arrests were for felonies and the remainders were for misdemeanors. Suhr said that of the arrestees had a warrant for attempted murder and that another suspect had been wanted for aggravated assault. Another was for robbery, he said.
Similar sweeps are scheduled to take place in the upcoming months.
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San Francisco County Jail Will No Longer Hold ICE Inmates
Written by 888BailBond Bondsman on May 17, 2011 – 7:37 am -A new policy, set to start on June 1, will no longer require the San Francisco County Jail to detain illegal immigrants who have been arrested for petty crimes (i.e. shoplifting, disorderly conduct, drunk in public) until U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials come to take custody of them.
San Francisco will be the first county in California to implement this type of policy.
No laws are being broken with this policy as there are no requirements for local jails to hold illegal immigrants. Rather, it will be reinforcing San Francisco’s sanctuary ordinance, which does not allow local officials to assist ICE unless Read more »
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San Francisco Jail Rebuild Hinges on Voter Approval
Written by 888BailBond Bondsman on January 21, 2010 – 11:45 am -SAN FRANCISCO — The venerable Hall of Justice is a landmark, but its pre-earthquake code architecture has also made it a target for earthquake damage. This news has prompted the local government to put a bond measure on the ballot that seeks funding for building upgrades, which voters have to approve. If the bond passes, design on a new Sixth Street jail could begin this year as part of a larger effort to replace the Hall.
As reported in the San Francisco Examiner, the measure will be on a June 8 ballot, and according to a draft of The City’s capital plan, will take 10 years to build. The remainder of the $435 million project would be funded with certificates of participation.
The two jails slated for replacement house Read more »