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California Leads the Nation (Again!) in Auto Thefts

We’re No. 1. Again. California led all states in auto thefts last year, and Los Angeles was the top city. The L.A.-Long Beach-Anaheim metropolitan area saw a total of 57,247 cars stolen last year, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, almost twice as many as closest rival San Francisco’s 30,554 and more than double […]

Don’t Ever Give Up, Even If Your Loved One Has

Whenever someone might be arrested, it can become very easy for them to give up on themselves. They’ve gotten themselves into a very tough situation and now they’re behind bars. I’m sure you can understand how it would be difficult for them to see anything good happening for them in the near future. They’re angry, […]

The Pain Of Explaining Jail And Bail To Children

If you thought that explaining the story behind “Santa Claus” isn’t real to your children was difficult, imagine having to explain to them the fact that ‘Mommy’ or ‘Daddy’ was arrested and put in jail for doing something really bad, and was unable to come home for a certain number of hours, days, weeks, or […]

How Long Will It Take To Post Bail?

The time it takes a person to post bail and be freed largely depends on how busy the jail is. Typically, it will take a few hours at best. A defendant, or someone on their behalf, may apply for a bail bond with a professional bail bond company as soon as the arraignment hearing has […]

The Evolution of Bail

When judges set bail at a specific amount of money for a defendant, that individual or anyone on their behalf must pay that amount to the court to be released from jail. This is known as bail. This concept in the justice system has evolved over centuries and has quite the history. Bail first began […]