The dispensation of marijuana for medicinal purposes has been in a legal gray area for the past several years. In the State of California, it is legal for marijuana to be prescribed by doctors for a variety of conditions including: anxiety, migraine headaches, and cancer-related pain. However, the Federal Government still regards marijuana as a [...]
With prisoner sentences now being cut to slash budgets, jail overcrowding and prison staff getting laid off, it’s nice to learn that something about our California penal system is working. This SCV Bail Blogger just learned that fewer felons are dodging probation, thanks to a new criminal justice realignment program that has replaced the state's old [...]
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Department has created a new Crime Prevention Unit (CPU) in the valley. In this age of cutbacks, this is welcome news to the city. The unit’s creation is a joint effort by the city of Santa Clarita and Los Angeles County, with Santa Clarita Sheriff's, Captain Paul Becker spearheading its development. The Santa [...]
SANTA CLARITA, CA -- On Thursday, July 12th, SCV Bail Bonds welcomed several esteemed Santa Clarita Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors, members, friends and family to their grand opening and ribbon cutting event, which featured great food, swag bags, raffle prizes and shining speeches. Although, SCV Bail Bonds has established themselves in the Santa Clarita community, [...]
After California courts ordered state prisons and jails to ease up on overcrowding, last year, thousands of lower-level offenders were released early. This program is called "realignment," and because of it, many who would have gone to state prison for low-level crimes are now being supervised under house arrest. Their crimes range from drug sales [...]
JULY 4th, 2012 -- If you live in Santa Clarita, you know there are so many fun things to do here around the summer holidays. Fourth of July brings a parade, a 5K, barbeques, swimming, paddle boarding and kayaking at Castaic lake and fireworks galore around our entire city. You can log on to our [...]
Recently, some California legislators have considered reducing penalties for small drug possession offenders in order to cut prison costs. It’s not a radical change, but it may be a move in a positive direction. But, what are the repercussions for California’s felons, individual citizens and the bail bond industry if such a move is made? [...]
Last Wednesday, during the King's pre-final game, the Staples Center was once more a prime location fans-behaving-badly when LAPD officers arrested scalpers for grand theft both inside and out of the venue. Police said several fans unknowingly purchased fake tickets and one San Diego man even forked over $700 for a phony ticket. Another reported buying [...]
Thirty-six years is an unusually long time to be ‘on the run’, especially if the FBI is after you. But that is just what happened to William Walter Asher III, who’s been running and hiding from justice since 1976. It all started in 1966 when Asher, then 20 years old, robbed a bar in San [...]
The stages are being set, the Mariachi bands are tuning their instruments and the people of Santa Clarita are getting ready to celebrate the rich cultural diversity and tradition of Cinco de Mayo, which falls on a Saturday this year. In Santa Clarita, the day takes on an even bigger meaning for the people who [...]
