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    Nations top back Marcus Lattimore to visit Georgia  Nov 13, 2009
    Anyone know a good bail bondsman with a helo pad on the roof. chemdawg. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Farmington man gets 7 years for assault (63)  Nov 8, 2009
    Farmington man gets 7 years for assault Pratte sentences Forrester in assault on bail bondsman By TERESA RESSELDaily Journal Staff Writer Saturday, November 7, 2009 4:10 AM CST A Farmington man was sentenced to seven years in prison for assaulting his bail bondsman ... According to court records, a bail bondsman went to Forrester s residence on July 31 to let him know that his bond was being revoked. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)

    Cat fight at West Palm Beach adult club lands two dancers in jail  Oct 10, 2009
    "I was the designated driver," Marshall, who works for a bail bondsman, said today. Marshall said the two dancers came to her table. (The Palm Beach Post)

    Quinn Gray Released From Jail  Oct 8, 2009
    According to the sheriff's office, Gray got out of jail with help from bail bondsman Ann Teague, whose office is in downtown Jacksonville. Gray's family posted $20,000, or 10 percent, of her bond. (News4Jax.com, FL)

    Gray Remains In Jail After Bond Reduction  Oct 6, 2009
    They can post the full $200,000 or they can work with a bail bondsman, which would allow them to only have to post 10 percent of the bond -- in this case $20,000. The bondsman would then give his word in the form a legal document to the judge that Quinn Gray will obey all the conditions of her bond. (News4Jax.com, FL)

    Residents bond over law careers  Sep 30, 2009
    Ironically, while she was working to put people in jail for breaking the law, Brooks, 79, a bail bondsman, was helping get them out. "I was getting people out of jail," Brooks said. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)

    Clergy-abuse settlements add turmoil to trauma  Sep 30, 2009
    Today, Dominic Zamora and his parents rarely speak, and they believe Dominic has entrusted what remains of the $700,000 to a bail bondsman named Dave whom he met on the streets of Whittier. He owns eight cars, including a '53 Imperial and a '66 Thunderbird, and two flatbed tow trucks - even though he lost his license because of drunken driving. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)

    School in path of progress  Sep 20, 2009
    A bail bondsman, a pawn shop and a landfill the community dubbed Mount Trashmore surround Milford Elementary School south of Marietta. Parents say you can hear the shots from an outdoor police shooting range a mile away. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Honolulu fugitive may be dead  Sep 14, 2009
    Bail bondsman James Lindblad said that because Lefrandt's mother had guaranteed her son's bail bond, she and her husband had to borrow $60,000 against their home and withdraw $40,000 more from their retirement account to raise the forfeited bail money. Lindblad last month paid the $100,000 to the court after unsuccessfully trying to convince Circuit Judge Steven Alm that Lefrandt is dead and that he had died at a time when the $100,000 hadn't been ordered forfeited. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Federal Jury Finds Calif. DA Retaliated Against Critic  Aug 28, 2009
    District Attorney David Paulson retaliated against a bail bondsman who slammed the prosecutor in a newspaper ad, a federal court jury decided Wednesday. Paulson and his chief investigator, Al Garza, acted with malice when they sought a temporary restraining order against Joel Thomas "Tom" Toler and then unsuccessfully pursued charges that he violated that order, the eight-member jury found. (Law.com)

    Murder-For-Hire Suspect Missing  Aug 18, 2009
    Smith's bail bondsman said the sheriff's office told her on Wednesday that the monitor was no longer transmitting. The bail bondsman said Smith checked in regularly over the past two years ... "She comes off as happy-go-lucky, always in good spirits, never showed any worry about anything," bail bondsman Beatreace McFatter said. (Click2Houston, TX)

    Bail for accused police officer remains at $100,000 cash  Aug 15, 2009
    Weber tried to convince Volland to reduce Rollins' bail to an amount that would require him to post only $1,000 cash with a bail bondsman. Find reporter Megan Holland online at. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Forrester strikes bail bondsman with vehicle  Aug 14, 2009
    fredman posted on Thursday, August 13th, 2009 at 5:32 pmIsn't a bail bondsman the guy who gets you out of jail. Wow Norman not real smart there buddy. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)

    Wis. cold-case suspect led life of crime  Aug 13, 2009
    Convinced he was going to be convicted of a crime he didn't commit, he persuaded a friend to pose as a bail bondsman and trick jail officials into letting him go. Two others were eventually convicted in those slayings. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Conspiracy to Kill  Aug 2, 2009
    "There was always a story-within-a-story probably is the best description of Sonia," according to Henry Hoskins, a bail bondsman and the head of the local Chamber of Commerce who has been friends with Sonia for more than 25 years. "She had the Corvette that she drove. She was very successful. She was a very successful business woman I think she came up the hard way," he says of her rags-to-riches story. (CBS News)

    The Hot Button: Will UGA win a BCS title under Mark Richt?  Jul 31, 2009
    Is it true they have a fulll-time bail bondsman on the team bus. Maybe Dog The Bounty Hunter could relocate to Athens. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    U.S. Marshals Service joins hunt for Pingle  Jul 27, 2009
    Holly Bishop, the bail bondsman carrying Pingle s bond, said Friday the marshals are tracking Pingle at the request of the Longview Police Department. Bishop said Pingle, who disappeared in early May, could be hiding in the Southwest. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Brookhaven man sentenced in Jones Co.  Jul 25, 2009
    Sheriff Steve Rushing said when May was jailed on his charges in Brookhaven, he waited until his bond had been paid by the bail bondsman, and then ran away without paying him ... "That's where they picked him up after he ran off on the bail bondsman, I think he had another charge over there," Rushing said. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)

    Sternisha enters race for 70th District seat  Jul 15, 2009
    He has worked as a police officer, firefighter, insurance agent, bail bondsman and private investigator. There is no one thing that qualifies me for this (position), Sternisha said. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)

    Danvers employee charged with possessing child pornography  Jul 15, 2009
    A bail bond allows the accused to contract with a bail bondsman to post a promissory note that the accused will appear for the next court date. In addition, the judge ruled that Fife wear a GPS monitor, stay away from any child under 16, stay away from schools and not use any computer. (Danvers Herald, MA)

    County wants Pingle's bond revoked  Jul 13, 2009
    If the bond is revoked, bail bondsman Holly Bishop, who is carrying Pingle s bond, will have to pay the county 250,000, then collect from the bond s cosigner. Bishop has declined to disclose the cosigner s name, saying it s a private matter. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    U.S. 92 road work planned in 2 phases  Jul 6, 2009
    "It's a bit annoying," bail bondsman Bob Barry said as he listened to the thumpa, thumpa, thumpa of cars coming to a stop for the light in front of his business at Indian Lake Road. "I'm glad to hear they're going to do something with it, because it's a washboard.". (Daytona Beach News Journal)

    Same Place, Different Shooting  Jul 4, 2009
    Gunfire then errupted between "T" and two others attending the vigil; one a bail bondsman and the other a corrections officer. In the end, three were shot -- Rivera, the corrections officer in the side and back, and Williams in the right arm. (FOX61, CT)

    Three Shot At East Hartford Candlelight Vigil  Jul 3, 2009
    The man known as "T" then got out of the car and approached Jeffrey Vega, a licensed bail bondsman who was armed with a pistol at the time. "T" pointed a gun at Vega from about 15 feet away, the report states. (FOX61, CT)

    OBerry arrested three times since Feb.  Jun 16, 2009
    That bond was met $58,500 through property and $41,500 through a bail bondsman and OBerry was released the same day as his arrest, WPSO jail officials confirmed. In his March arrest, OBerrys bond was set at $5,000 per burglary, which was also paid in quick order, and he was released the next day, jail officials said. (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)

    Four scenarios for next season of Lost  Jun 16, 2009
    Just the ones that the Flannery-reading, map-challenged, spare pen-lending, guitar case-denying juvenile bail bondsman, tapestry hobbyist, vending-machine enthusiast had visited and touched earlier in their lives. (R.I.P.: Miles and Juliet. (MSNBC -- News)

    Suspect acted like cop in 1992  Jun 4, 2009
    At his arraignment Wednesday, Maldonado told City Judge Chris Maier that he worked for a bail bondsman as an enforcer and bounty hunter. When Ventura came before the judge, he said he was in training with Maldonado the night of the incident. (Albany Times Union)

    Bond system seen as broken  May 31, 2009
    Local police and his bail bondsman now have help in trying to find Christopher Doty ... Eric Barry, the bail bondsman, said his company is focused on Doty. (Erie Times-News, PA)

    Public defender calls for charges against 'Dog' Chapman  May 30, 2009
    Bill Schoewe filed the request today, alleging Chapman, a bail bondsman and others fabricated a story that a man fired a gun at them while they were filming the reality show in Colorado Springs on April 21 ... Bill Schoewe filed the request today, alleging Chapman, a bail bondsman and others fabricated a story that a man fired a gun at them while they were filming the reality show in Colorado Springs on April 21. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Lawyer wants charges against 'Bounty Hunter' star  May 30, 2009
    Schoewe filed a motion Friday asking a judge to force prosecutors to charge Chapman, bail bondsman Bobby Brown and others with attempting to influence a public servant, conspiracy to attempt to influence a public servant, both felonies, and false reporting, a misdemeanor. Chapman's publicist, Mona Wood, said he was in Canada for public appearances Friday and was unavailable to comment. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

    Public defender wants charges against 'Dog' Chapman in Colorado incident  May 30, 2009
    Schoewe filed a motion Friday asking a judge to force prosecutors to charge Chapman, bail bondsman Bobby Brown and others with attempting to influence a public servant, conspiracy to attempt to influence a public servant, both felonies, and false reporting, a misdemeanor. Chapman's publicist, Mona Wood, said the Hawaii-based bounty hunter was in Canada for public appearances Friday and was unavailable to comment. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    30 Years Since Death Penalty's Return  May 25, 2009
    The Morning Show 5-9am on your PC. 64 Men, 2 Women Put To Death Since 1979. (News4Jax.com, FL)

    Vick out of jail, headed for home confinement  May 24, 2009
    In the afternoon a local bail bondsman, Vince Rera, exited his car with a leashed pit bull in hand and placed several envelopes into Vick s mailbox. He claimed to be delivering information about his service after corresponding with Vick s legal team and family, but offered no details on any specific arrangement. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Man Investigating Haleigh Case Arrested  May 23, 2009
    A South Florida bail bondsman who has been investigating the disappearance of 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings was arrested by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office ... A South Florida bail bondsman who has been investigating the disappearance of 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings is in the Putnam County Jail on charges of false imprisonment. (News4Jax.com, FL)

    Florida Jobless Rate Dips Slightly  May 23, 2009
    "The bad news for Florida is that its April jobless rate is still seventh-tenths of a percentage point higher than the national rate of 8.9 percent and 4 percentage points higher than the state's rate a year ago.Construction remains Florida's hardest hit sector due to the near collapse of the state's housing market. It accounted for 26 percent of total job losses with an April-to-April decline of 105,200 jobs, or 19.8 percent.The education and health services sector is the only one gaining jobs... (News4Jax.com, FL)

    Castle Rock man convicted in daughter's death reported as missing  May 23, 2009
    The Washington State Department of Corrections, police and Pingle s bail bondsman have now mounted a search for him ... Bishop, the bail bondsman, said Pingle has been doing whatever the courts have asked him to do. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    On the Run From 'Dog'  May 20, 2009
    Last month, Colorado Springs police arrested a man accused of shooting at Chapman and another bail bondsman, but prosecutors dropped the charge, citing conflicting witness statements and weak evidence. FOX NEWS VIDEOS. (Fox News)

    No charges for man accused of firing at Dog  May 16, 2009
    Chapman and bail bondsman Bobby Brown told Colorado Springs police they were fired on while chasing Hoang Nguyen, 35, last month after Nguyen missed a court date on a domestic violence charge. advertisement. (MSNBC -- News)

    Police say evidence too weak in "Dog' Chapman shooting case  May 16, 2009
    Chapman and bail bondsman Bobby Brown told Colorado Springs police they were fired on while chasing Hoang Nguyen, 35, last month after Nguyen missed a court date on a domestic violence charge ... Chapman and bail bondsman Bobby Brown told Colorado Springs police they were fired on while chasing Hoang Nguyen, 35, last month after Nguyen missed a court date on a domestic violence charge. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Hit-run suspect remains jailed  May 9, 2009
    Robert Michael spent Thursday trying to find a bail bondsman to put up the money for both of his loved ones, Rockwell said. Bondsmen generally require at least 10 percent of the amount before covering the bond, and the recipient has to prove he or she has assets to cover the full amount. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Bail bondsman arrested for keeping the money  May 2, 2009
    A licensed bail bondsman, Ammons was issued a cease and desist order, license revocation and fine notice for alleged misappropriation of premiums, according to the Louisiana Department of Insurance. She was booked into the Washington Parish Jail on Tuesday, but later released. (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)

    DUI on a horse  Apr 29, 2009
    Gregory Scott Cooley, 40 of 119 S. Lakeshore Drive, and Jeffery Ray Owen, 42, of 101 S. Lakeshore Drive, bonded out of the Whitfield County Jail Monday morning on $891 cash or a $1,782 property bond with the help of a bail bondsman, a jailer said. They were within a few feet of Owen s property when they were told to dismount, Cooley said. (Catoosa County News, GA)

    ZAMBRANO (1)  Apr 28, 2009
    He was also a Bail Bondsman for 15 years, also known as the Local Bondsman Get Out of Jail Free for one time; He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Joe was preceded in death by his father, Adolfo Marroquin Zambrano, sister-in-law, Janie Torres-Valdez, his in-laws, Pedro & Petra Torres and niece, Melissa Lopez of Rockport. (Rockport Pilot, TX)

    'Dog the Bounty Hunter' Shot At  Apr 28, 2009
    (AP) -- Police in Colorado say 00000C81 shots were fired at TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman and a bail bondsman when they tried to apprehend a man whose bail was revoked on an attempted murder charge. Colorado Springs police Sgt. Roger Vargason says the two were attempting to take 35-year-old Hoang Nguyen into custody at an apartment complex Tuesday night when Nguyen shot at them at least once with a handgun and fled on a motorcycle. (13WMAZ.com, GA)

    'Dog' Chapman catches fugitive who shot at him  Apr 28, 2009
    Colorado Springs police said Chapman and a bail bondsman were shot at while trying to apprehend 35-year-old Hoang Nguyen into custody at an apartment complex last night ... Colorado Springs police said Chapman and a bail bondsman were shot at while trying to apprehend 35-year-old Hoang Nguyen into custody at an apartment complex last night. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Sentinel Lunchtime Blog (Cops & Courts): Bail, as in Show me the money  Apr 17, 2009
    Alternatively, you may be able to get a bail bondsman to back you in exchange for a certain portion of the bail. Then again, if officials agree to unsecured bail, you could be breathing free air again on just the legal promise to pay bail if you fail to show up in court or violate the conditions of your release. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)

    Local man charged in shooting  Apr 16, 2009
    dixielady wrote on Apr 15, 2009 9:03 PM:" yourtolame....You hit the nail on the head there. Anyone who has never been to court in Mt. Pleasant should just sit in a few sessions to see how many illegal mexicans come and go for driving without a license. "Have you paid your fines and costs sir" ? "Yes" "You are free to go" Its a shame really. And the above mentioned drug dealer/murderer/man with an obvious anger management problem must have a good relationship with a bail bondsman and lawyer.Oh... (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    YMCA to run Potterfield pool  Apr 9, 2009
    Well except for bail bondsman and bars. (). (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Good Samaritans nab suspected robber Suspect is run down, tackled and handcuffed by bystanders in wild incident in a North Stafford shopping center, police said.  Apr 4, 2009
    Meanwhile, a bail bondsman who was in another store saw the two men run past. He got his handcuffs and placed them on the suspect, Kennedy said. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)

    Judges forced to free some suspects  Mar 30, 2009
    Bail bondsman Mike Alexander, who loses a segment of his business under the change, said Edelstein or the other judges should have consulted people in his profession before expanding Pretrial Release. "This isn't a perfect storm," he said. (Florida Today)

    Some say love, some say addiction has books taking over  Mar 29, 2009
    As a bail bondsman, Palmer, 31, spends much of her time dealing with the seedier side of life. So a romance novel, biography or science-fiction tale provides the perfect tonic to decompress and escape the pressure of the streets. (Daytona Beach News Journal)

    Police Beat: March 29, 2009  Mar 29, 2009
    27, 4:05 p.m., Mat-Su Pre-Trial Facility: A bail bondsman called to facilitate Tommy R. Bass, 32, Wasilla, turning himself in. Bass was arrested in the jail s lobby on two warrants. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)

    Bondsman still springs citizens from jail after 20 years  Mar 23, 2009
    With his Cadillac as his office, Earl Rowe, a bail bondsman of 20 years, travels across western Montana to do his work. There's always crime, says Rowe. (Missoulian, MT)

    Jail ATM use popular  Mar 20, 2009
    Other people arrested that evening posted bond either through a bail bondsman or paid with cash. Since news of the Butte jail buying its own ATM was reported last month, McCarthy said authorities from other jails around Montana have contacted him. (Montana Standard, MT)

    The Most Exciting Player in College Hoops Won't Make the NCAA Tournament  Mar 13, 2009
    "I don't think we've seen anything like him in college basketball for decades,'' West Virginia coach Bob Huggins told Dan Patrick, and Huggins would know, having spent the previous two decades acting as a bail bondsman for some of the finest players in the land. This was back in December, a day after Curry to beat the Mountaineers at the Garden, the last on a shimmying little flick of a crossover that about juked his defender into the beer stand. Huggins, in the interview, likened Curry to the... (Slate)

    Obituaries for Friday, March 13, 2009  Mar 13, 2009
    After his retirement, he worked as a bail bondsman for ACME Bail Bonds. Jack attended Pleasant Valley Evangelical Free Church. (Winona Daily News, MN)

    Should there be a requirement to get a prescription for pseudoephedrine?  Mar 10, 2009
    AND then get out, if they can get a Bail Bondsman, they can be back on the streets sooner. When or IF they go to court the charges seem to get plead out, to no jail time. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)

    Remember when: Meadows talks  Mar 8, 2009
    "We worked him for three days," Barker, now an Odessa bail bondsman, recalled. He said a monetary arrangement finally got Meadows to talk. (Odessa American, TX)

    Hoarding - 52 animals seized, more dead in freezer  Mar 4, 2009
    Lancaster bail bondsman Bob Herman caught Gudger in Reseda last week following a foot chase ... An investigation by bail bondsman Bob Herman, who tracked her down, shows Gilbert possessed credit cards under as many as ten different names ... Gilbert was captured by a Lancaster bail bondsman in Reseda last week after she skipped out on an August arraignment hearing on the abuse charges and spent two months on the run - using a number of fake names and documents to secure apartments and motel... (Pet-Abuse.com)

    Local Woman Indicted in Court Scam  Feb 20, 2009
    Local Female Bail Bondsman Allegedly Tried to Defraud Client ... A Laurens County grand jury has indicted a female bail bondsman in an ... bail bondsman for Ibarra. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)

    'Dog' Chapman hit with $2M in tax liens  Feb 14, 2009
    The liens recorded Jan. 27 represent the latest tax troubles for the Honolulu bail bondsman and celebrity bounty hunter, who has been haggling with the IRS for years over tax bills. Chapman owns Da Kine Bail Bonds on Queen Emma Street in downtown Honolulu and stars in the A&E reality show Dog the Bounty Hunter. (Pacific Business News, HI)

    Keipper gets prison for involuntary manslaughter  Feb 12, 2009
    A chiropractor, a Jerome County detective, an Air Force sergeant, a bail bondsman, and a female friend - who even put up her house to bond Keipper out of jail - all said he is a good man. Some even referred to him as a "jolly green giant.". (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)

    Tokyo Massage suspect pleads not guilty  Feb 12, 2009
    He did convince Judge Thomas Sullins to allow Stodolka to hire a bail bondsman, rather than requiring her to put up all of the cash herself. Hendrickson argued his client would not flee prosecution because the federal government is working to seize more than 200,000 that belonged to her. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

    Son of former Hialeah Police Chief, also a former officer, arrested for bank robbery  Feb 12, 2009
    By noon, a bail bondsman appeared at the Turner Guilford Facility. He was released on bond. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)

    Former BART Officer Released From Jail  Feb 8, 2009
    Johannes Mehserle, 27, was picked up by a bail bondsman at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin around 3:45 p.m., according to Alameda County Sheriff's Sgt. J.D. Nelson. He had been in custody since his Jan. 13 arrest. (KCRA 3, CA)

    Conspiracy To Kill  Feb 8, 2009
    He was a loving son and a real patriot and you dont see much of that anymore," says Law Risken. He says his son was a leader - until he met Sonia Rios. For Larry, it was love at first sight, but his sister thought Sonia, who Jackson describes as "flamboyant" and "very attractive," was trouble. "something wasnt right," she says. Sonia was very secretive about her past. All the Riskens knew was a vague story about a previous marriage and a divorce. "I knew absolutely nothing about her... (CBS News -- 48 Hours)


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