Tweeker Seeker

Well if you do and it’s for a non-violent, misdemeanor crime then December is your lucky month. Santa Clara County is running and amnesty program this month that will allow you to stay out of jail. I used the program last year to convince a few fugitives to themselves in. All you have to do is get down to the Sheriff’s office on Younger Ave in San Jose and they will take your finger prints and issue you a new court date. The process normally takes about an hour depending on how busy they are. Under normal circumstances, if your warrant is over $5,000.00, the Police will take you to jail and you will either have to post bond or wait and see a Judge. Under this program it does not matter how big your warrant is as long as it’s not for a felony or for any type of violent crime (assault, domestic violence, etc.)

Here is a link to the press release if you want more information.

We all know that most criminals are not the brightest people. In fact, most of them are really stupid and that’s why they commit crimes and why they get caught. So let’s all just agree that criminals are dumb, okay? Alright, now that we got that out of the way let me give you some proof. A couple of months back my partner and I were in Watsonville, CA. waiting for defendant to make himself visible. We were pretty sure of the address so all we had to do was wait. About an hour into our surveillance an older model pickup truck pulls up in front of the house. Inside the truck was the defendant and what appeared to be his father. The defendant climbs out of the truck and immediately jumps into a beat up old black Camaro and starts burning rubber in front of the house; just like any smart fugitive would do. Nice way to lay low idiot.

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I made a promise when I started this blog that I would never disclose the name’s of my defendants, coworkers or the company that I work for. So, as much as I would like to tell you who John Doe is I have to stick to my guns and respect everyone’s privacy. I had been looking for John since September. He was wanted for failing to appear in court on drug related charges and was originally arrested in Sunnyvale. John and had been living out of his van and I learned through friends that he was a pretty decent guy who was doing what he could to makes ends meet.

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There’s an interesting article that appeared in the Associated Press today about bail companies that allow criminals to make payments on their bail premium or the fee they pay when they are bailed out of jail. The article talks about the increase in bail-credit because of the slowing economy and brings up several good points about the risks associated with  financing the bail premium. However the article failed to mention that a number of counties in California have increased the number of criminals who are being released on their own recognizance (O.R.). Santa Clara County, for one, has recently increased the number and types of criminals who are released under their ORP and SORP programs. Santa Clara County has also initiated an amnesty program for persons with non-violent, misdemeanor bench warrants. If you get arrested before the end of the year on a qualifying warrant, you are cited and released without having to post bond.

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Federal investigators served out a search warrant at AJ’s Bail Bonds in Modesto as part of an ongoing investigation into the business and its owner, Aleo John Pontillo. Apparently no was arrested and the feds arn’t saying too much about the case. According to local bondsman, AJ’s has been linked to drugs, firearms, kidnappings, extortion and money laundering. We’ll just have to see how this plays out.

Federal agents raid local bail bonds company