Illegal Immigration is a hot topic, and Sherriff Joe Arpaio conducted a two-day sweep for illegal immigrants through a Hispanic neighbourhood of Phoenix, despite a federal court ruling days earlier that stripped the state’s controversial new immigration law of its key sections.

The blitz had barely finished when word got out he was the target of a US$1-million bounty issued by a Mexican drug cartel, via cellphone text message.

Deputy Peter Paul Felix gets four years for trying to smuggle drugs into jail

Peter Paul Felix was found trying to bring heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana into L.A. County’s Castaic jail facility in October 2008.

Lindsay Lohan is now free from jail, and goes to rehab… lets hope she doesn’t need another bail bond soon. (if she does, Fast Out Bail Bonds is standing by )

DMX is headed back to jail, for the thrird time. DMX violated his probation on and and will turn himself into authorities in a Los Angeles courtroom shortly.

An officer of the Long Beach Police Department has been arrested for stealing firearms that had been turned over for evidence. He has been booked at the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail and is being held on $1,000,000 bail.

Getting out of jail fast in Los Angeles means you post a bail bond.

Bail is set by the court to guarantee you’ll in court on the date when ordered to do so. When you appear in court, the court then refunds the bail. But if you don’t appear, the court will keep the bail… and a warrant for the defendant’s arrest is issued. It is really that simple.

How a Bail Amount Is Set

Judges usually set the bail. But, many people want to get out of jail immediately (instead of waiting for a judge). California jails have standard bail schedules that set the bail amounts for common crimes. An arrested person can get out of jail quickly by paying the amount set out in the bail schedule.

The Eighth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution requires that bail not be excessive.

This amendment came about to make sure that bail would not be used to raise money for the government or to punish a person for being suspected of committing a crime. In keeping with the spirit of bail, it allows the arrested person to remain free until convicted of a crime, and the amount of bail must be no more than is reasonably necessary to ensure the suspect appears in court for judgment.

Despite the rules, there are judges who set an impossibly high bail in particular types of cases to keep a suspect in jail until the trial is over. Although bail set for this purpose seems to violate the Constitution, courts have rejected this argument.

The good news is that California allows bail bonds, which lessen the actual cash outlay for bail, in most cases only costing around 10% of the bail.

Bail can be paid in the following way:

* cash or check for the full amount of the bail
* putting up property worth the full amount of the bail
* a bail bond (that is, a guaranteed payment of the full bail amount), or
* a waiver of payment on the condition that the defendant appear in court at the required time (commonly called “release on one’s own recognizance“).

A bail bond is like a check held in reserve: It represents the arrested person’s promise that he or she will appear in court when required. The bail bond is purchased by payment of a nonrefundable premium (usually about 10% of the face amount of the bond).

If you’re in a situation that requires bail, and you’d like to explore all of the options available, just give us a call. We will provide a free consultation and will a bail bond estimate for your specific bail requirement.

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One question parents face: Do you let them sit in jail, or so you bail them out?

You probably have told your child that if they ever ended up in jail, they better be ready to spend some time there. A night in jail is likely one of the most traumatic experiences anyone could experience. Jails are not an easy place to get comfortable in.

If a young person is arrested in Los Angeles County and not bailed out quickly, he’ll be transported to the Twin Towers or Men’s Central Jail Facilities. This isn’t a place you want your child one to be.

It was reported in 2006 by the Los Angeles Times, the Men’s Central Jail is one of the nation’s most violent facilities. There was a reported nine inmates killed in that jail since 2003. It can be dangerous. But, depending ion where they were arrested, your child may not end up in a violent jail facility. Chances are, if they were arrested by a smaller police agency and not bailed out; they may be transferred to a larger jail facility pretty quickly. Then they are processed and booked all over again.

What does all that mean? Well instead of a possible night in jail, it could mean days in jail. Young adults make mistakes and bad choices at times… deciding to let them sit in jail may not necessarily be the best way to teach them a lesson.

Just going through the legal process should have a serious impact on them. They’ll have to deal with the total embarrassment of the arrest and booking process , not to mention the loss of freedom, and having to explain their actions to law officials and the court system.

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Today, the Supreme Court ruled: “A suspect who has received and understood the Miranda warnings – and has not invoked his Miranda rights – waives the right to remain silent by making an uncoerced statement to the police,” Justice Kennedy said. He was joined by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr.

Justices John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen G. Breyer dissented.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the ruling “marks a substantial retreat from the protections against compelled self-incrimination that Miranda v. Arizona has long provided.” She said the conviction should be overturned because the prosecution had not “carried its burden to show that he waived his right to remain silent.”

The majority ruling is in line with the position taken by the Obama administration and Supreme Court nominee U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan. In December, she filed a brief on the side of Michigan prosecutors and argued that “the government need not prove that a suspect expressly waived his rights.”

She said that “if a suspect knows and understands his Miranda rights,” anything he says can be used against him in court.

What this means is that if you are arrested, you must invoke your rights immediately and ask to see a lawyer.

Failing to do so can result in evidence being used against you, even if it’s only one word, as in this case…

LA Times:

Supreme Court backs off strict enforcement of Miranda rights

Once the suspect has been informed of his rights, he has the duty to invoke them, justices say. The decision reinstates a murder conviction based mostly on a suspect’s one-word answer to police.

The Supreme Court retreated from strict enforcement of the famous Miranda decision on Tuesday, ruling that a crime suspect’s words could be used against him if he failed to clearly invoke his rights clearly and, instead, answered a single question after nearly three hours of interrogation.

In the past, the court has said the “burden rests on the government” to show that a crime suspect has “knowingly and intelligently waived” his rights.

But in a 5-4 decision Tuesday, the court said the suspect had the duty to invoke his rights. If he failed to do so, his later words can be used to convict him, the justices said.

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote that police were “not required to obtain a waiver” of the suspect’s “right to remain silent before interrogating him.”

In this case, Michigan police had informed the suspect, Van Thompkins, of his rights, including the right to remain silent. Thompkins said he understood, but he did not tell the officer he wanted to stop the questioning or speak to a lawyer.

But he sat in a chair and said nothing for about two hours and 45 minutes. At that point, the officer asked, “Do you pray to God to forgive you for shooting that boy down?”

“Yes,” Thompson said and looked away. He refused to sign a confession or speak further, but he was convicted of first-degree murder, based largely on his one-word reply.

If you are arrested, please remember that there are professional who are there to help you through the process.

The California Senate passed a bill that holds parents responsible if their children regularly skipped school.

The measure would let prosecutors charge parents with misdemeanors punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,000 fine if their children were chronically truant. The measure passed the Senate on a 21-to-9 vote and now goes to the Assembly.

The state of California would hold parents responsible if their children are chronically truant under a bill the state Senate approved Thursday.

The bill would let prosecutors charge parents with misdemeanors punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,000 fine if their kids miss too much school. Judges could delay the punishment to parents as an incentive to get their children to class.

It applies only to parents or guardians of children age 6 or older in kindergarten through eighth grade. Prosecutors would have to prove the parents failed to reasonably supervise and encourage the student to attend school.

Chronic truancy would be defined in a separate pending bill as missing 10 percent or more of the school year without a valid excuse.

Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, said his bill, SB1317, is a public safety measure because children who do poorly in school or drop out are more likely to commit crimes.

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A report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union shows that overcrowding and unsanitary conditions that have plagued Los Angeles County’s Men’s Central Jail for more than 30 years still persist, along with an apparent culture of violence and fear, including prisoner-on-prisoner assaults and the use of excessive force by deputies.

The picture of the jail that emerges in stark and disturbing detail in the report suggests that prisoners with mental illnesses suffer some of the worst treatment, and that retaliation by deputies against prisoners who complain about conditions as well as a lack of transparency in conducting investigations into prisoner complaints make it difficult to assess the full extent of violence that occurs there.

“Men’s Central Jail is a modern-day medieval dungeon, a dank, windowless place where prisoners live in fear of retaliation, and abuse apparently goes unchecked,” said Peter Eliasberg, managing attorney at the ACLU of Southern California. “The jail is not an appropriate facility for housing prisoners with mental illness, many of whom do not receive proper treatment. At the root of the many problems plaguing this toxic facility is overcrowding, and the only solutions are to either reduce its population dramatically or close it.”

With approximately 20,000 detainees, the Los Angeles County jail system is the largest and most expensive in the nation, costing nearly $1 billion a year to operate. Men’s Central Jail is nearly 50 years old and currently houses an average of 5,000 detainees daily. More than half are simply awaiting trial – in other words, they are presumed innocent and have yet to get their day in court.

As a result of decades-long litigation in which the ACLU charges the conditions in the jail violate the constitutional rights of detainees, the ACLU of Southern California and the ACLU National Prison Project are the court-appointed monitors of conditions within the jail.

The new report, based on the observations of ACLU jail monitors, numerous interviews with prisoners and thousands of prisoner complaints gathered between 2008 and 2009, focuses on conditions inside Men’s Central Jail, the largest jail in the county’s system.

In one case, a prisoner said he was brutally beaten by deputies after complaining to an ACLU jail monitor that he and other prisoners on his jail row had not been allowed to shower for weeks. The deputies broke his leg and hurt his knee so badly that he had to have surgery. The ferocious attack had a chilling effect, silencing many of the prisoners on that row. When a jail monitor visited a few days after the beating, many refused to talk, while those who did spoke in hushed tones for fear of also being targeted.

Another significant concern is that a high percentage of prisoners are mentally ill, many of whom are unable to control their disturbed behavior. A national expert found abuse of prisoners by deputies to be disproportionately directed toward those with mental illness.

“The dangerously overcrowded conditions at Men’s Central Jail exacerbate violence, filth and mental illness among the detainee population, creating a poisonous brew,” said Mary Tiedeman, jails project coordinator for the ACLU of Southern California and co-author of the report. “No human being should be forced to live in such egregious conditions. But what is so troubling is that most of these prisoners are awaiting trial, still presumed innocent.”

It is difficult for the ACLU to assess accurately the extent of violence inside the jails or to confirm some allegations. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department refuses to release basic information about how it conducts investigations of abuse and metes out punishment. This lack of transparency raises serious questions about the department’s independence and internal review process and could even encourage violence within the facility. The ACLU is further hampered by a widespread fear of retaliation among prisoners, portrayed in numerous prisoner complaints.

“It’s time for the county and the Sheriff’s Department to deal with the longstanding problems, and spending more money on a newer and bigger jail is not the answer,” said Margaret Winter, Associate Director of the ACLU National Prison Project. “It’s time for county officials to lower the jail population by using proven diversion programs such as electronic monitoring and drug and mental health treatment. The conditions at Men’s Central Jail are simply among the most barbaric of any jail or prison in the nation.”

A copy of today’s report is available online at: www.aclu.org/prisoners-rights/annual-report-conditions-inside-mens-central-jail-2008-2009

Additional information about the ACLU National Prison Project is available online at: www.aclu.org/prison

Additional information about the ACLU of Southern California is available online at: www.aclu-sc.org

Garden Grove reported an 11% drop, Anaheim had a 10% decrease and L.A. saw a 10% drop over the year before, FBI data show. But in Fullerton, violent crime increased.

Los Angeles Times: The number of violent crimes reported in cities across Southern California dropped in 2009 from the previous year, according to preliminary figures released Monday by the FBI.

The statistics show that violent crime nationwide fell 5.5% last year, compared with figures reported the previous year. But the decrease was even bigger in areas of Orange County and the Inland Empire, where some cities reported double-digit drops in the number of murders, robberies, forcible rapes and aggravated assaults.

The crime drops came as the nation was reeling from rising unemployment and a bad economy, factors that are commonly believed to help fuel violence.

“I just think it shows how little sociologists know about crime,” said Malcolm Klein, a USC professor emeritus who has researched gang violence and crime trends. “Whatever drives crime is crime itself rather than how we respond to it.”

In Orange County, Garden Grove reported 541 violent crimes last year, compared to 609 in 2008. That was an 11% drop, according to FBI figures.

Anaheim, meanwhile, logged 1,184 violent crimes in 2009 — 128 fewer than the year before. That was about a 10% decrease.

The Los Angeles Police Department had already reported this year that the city had seen a 10% drop in violent crimes in 2009 compared to the previous year.

However, not all jurisdictions recorded decreases in violent crimes, the FBI statistics show.

In Fullerton, the number of violent crimes rose 28% — from 410 in 2008 to 526 last year. The increase was driven, in part, by a rise in the reported number of aggravated assaults — 227 in 2008 compared to 291 last year, according to the data.

“We do have a lot of assaults in town because we have a lot of bars,” said Sgt. Andrew Goodrich, a Fullerton Police Department spokesman.

During the last several years, Goodrich said, the city’s violent crime rate has been relatively stable, which indicates that the 2009 figures may be an anomaly. “It definitely appears to be a blip,” he said.

Ventura recorded a 7% drop in violent crimes last year compared to the year before. During the same period, Riverside showed a 20% decrease and Ontario reported a 17% drop, according to the data.

“Non-serious, non-violent people that normally would have been sentenced to state prison terms of 36 months or less would go to the County Jail rather than prison,” says Tuolumne CAO Craig Pedro. “That in turn is going to put people that normally would go to County Jail out on our streets.”

“At least to the Governor’s credit, he’s recognizing that this would be unfair and would pay the county on a per inmate basis,” adds Pedro.

Counties would receive $11,500 per prisoner to cover probation programming, services and alternate custody options.

Part of Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposal to close the roughly $20 billion budget shortfall involves reviving a plan to house 15,000 nonviolent felons in county jails instead of state prisons. This cost-cutting move would result in some inmates leaving jail early.

Local law enforcement agencies vigorously opposed a similar idea that Schwarzenegger floated in January, in part because the state would not have reimbursed counties for housing inmates. That proposal would have saved the state $291.6 million.

It’s Friday morning and Lindsay Lohan is still a free woman after a Los Angeles judge canceled the bench warrant for her arrest thanks to a $10,000 bail bond.

After missing Thursday’s scheduled probation hearing because she was “stuck” in Cannes, she’s scheduled for a Monday make-up hearing.

A warrant was issued for the star’s arrest after she failed to attend a mandatory probation hearing in Los Angeles on Thursday morning.

She was due before Judge Marsha Revel at Beverly Hills Courthouse after only completing 10 of her 13 court-ordered alcohol education classes, stemming from a 2007 arrest.

But Lohan found herself stranded in Europe on Tuesday after losing her passport while attending the Cannes Film Festival in France.

She has since obtained replacement documentation – but the star won’t be arrested upon arriving home, according to TMZ.com.

Lohan has posted $10,000 of her $100,000 bail, which is enough to secure her bond – and the warrant for her arrest has been recalled.

The 23 year old is next expected in court on Monday.

Judge Revel stated at the hearing on Thursday she had reason to believe Lohan had violated the terms of her probation – which could result in a 180-day prison sentence for the actress.

Judge Marsha N. Revel, who took the actress to task for failing to appear at a mandatory court hearing, will take a day out of her vacation to take up the case on Monday.

Bail bonds are a blessing for those indicted for misdemeanors, false accusations or crimes. Bail bondsman provide the service to get them out of jail fast and avoid being detained for a long time. A bail bond can be obtained for about 10% of the bail amount the court has set.

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Searching The Internet for Bail Bonds Companies:

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The question ‘Who is the best LA bail bond company?’ really isn’t all that difficult. Just search the web and the best one would only be a click away from you.

When looking for a Bail Bond company in Los Angeles keep the following checklist in mind when selecting your Southern California Bail Bonds Company:

* The bail bond agents should be licensed in California.

* The bail bond company should have broad experience in dealing with the courts, the specific Los Angels Jails, and the California bond system.

* The bail bond company should have options for those who can’t afford high payments, such as loans, financing, credit cards, cash, etc.

* They should offer bonds that do not require any collateral for holding such as signature bonds.

* The bail bonds company and its California Bail Bondsman should be available at their clients’ beck and call 24 hours and provide the most complete coverage possible.

It is important to take these factors into consideration while selecting a Los Angeles Bail Bond company. Their bondsman should be able to get you a quick release and offer various options for payment. With all of the above in mind, you’ll be able to select the right company to help you, when you’re in need of a bail bond.

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Los Angeles is getting aggressive in its pursuit of illegal advertisement signage, and this case shows how you can be caught up in a misdemeanor and face a huge bail.

Businessman held on $1-million bail in supergraphic case

City attorney says Kayvan Setareh posted an illegal eight-story sign near Hollywood and Highland.

In a dramatic escalation of the war against illegal supergraphics in Los Angeles, authorities have jailed a businessman accused of posting an eight-story movie advertisement on an office building at one of Hollywood’s busiest intersections.

Kayvan Setareh, 49, of Pacific Palisades was arrested at his home Friday night and ordered held on $1-million bail. An arrest warrant obtained by Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich accuses Setareh of three misdemeanor city code violations, two of them related to the city sign law, according to William Carter, Trutanich’s chief deputy.

The arrest was an unusually aggressive move by Trutanich and comes less than a week after the city attorney filed a separate lawsuit involving more than a dozen other supergraphics scattered across the city. Just days after that lawsuit was filed, workers used bolts and wire to wrap the new ad around the face of a 1928 office building on the northeast corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue, a major tourist destination along Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Trutanich’s office said Setareh had an “ownership interest” in the building.

“The days of lax and inconsistent enforcement of billboard and outdoor advertising laws in this city are over,” Trutanich said in a prepared statement.

Setareh, who is scheduled to be arraigned Monday, could not be reached for comment Saturday. A woman who answered a phone listed in Setareh’s name declined to discuss the case but said the arrest had been “a shock to the whole family.”

City officials say that unpermitted supergraphics pose a threat to public safety because the huge sheets of vinyl can fall onto cars and pedestrians if they are not attached properly. Still, some law enforcement observers voiced surprise at the large bail amount, saying $1 million is typically used in far more serious cases, such as homicide, rape and kidnapping.

“I’m not saying don’t hold him accountable,” said Nick Pacheco, a former prosecutor and city councilman who is not affiliated with the case. “But I don’t see the relationship between a million-dollar bail and three misdemeanors.”

City officials suspect that the unpermitted image — an advertisement for the film “How to Train Your Dragon” — was timed to coincide with the 82nd annual Academy Awards ceremony next week, which is staged at the Kodak Theatre down the street.

La Times