Month: July 2017

California

(Letter) NJ Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak warns California lawmakers that bail reform is an “absolute disaster”

July 11, 2017 usbailreform Comments Off on (Letter) NJ Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak warns California lawmakers that bail reform is an “absolute disaster”

As California lawmakers consider their own version of bail reform in the form of Senate Bill 10, New Jersey Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak wrote a letter to California Assemblyman Speaker Anthony Rendon warning him that New […]

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Jersey City, NJ – If preventative detention (no bail) was meant for the most violent offenders, why was this NJ teen denied release?

July 11, 2017 usbailreform Comments Off on Jersey City, NJ – If preventative detention (no bail) was meant for the most violent offenders, why was this NJ teen denied release?

NJ Bail Reform is flawed and sets offenders up for failure. New Jersey has a serious identity crisis on their hands. On the one hand, eliminating commercial bail in favor of pretrial release lacks the […]

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Hackettstown, NJ – Drunk passed out mom clutching a beer arrested after her children were wandering the street – FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

July 10, 2017 usbailreform Comments Off on Hackettstown, NJ – Drunk passed out mom clutching a beer arrested after her children were wandering the street – FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

Jamie Stollenmaier, 20, of Hackettstown, was arrested after she was found passed out in bed clutching a 16-ounce can of beer while her children (ages 2 and 5) were wandering on a busy road outside. […]

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(VIDEO) Harris County, TX – Court Order to release those who say they “cannot afford bail” under fire as failure to appear rates increase in just 17 days

July 8, 2017 usbailreform Comments Off on (VIDEO) Harris County, TX – Court Order to release those who say they “cannot afford bail” under fire as failure to appear rates increase in just 17 days

It took only 17 days for Harris County officials and judges to realize that there are serious safety concerns when offenders are released on nothing more than a “promise to appear” just because they say […]

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Morris Plains, NJ – Man who called Evergreen University and threatened to “execute as many people as I can” FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

July 7, 2017 usbailreform Comments Off on Morris Plains, NJ – Man who called Evergreen University and threatened to “execute as many people as I can” FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

Robert W. Kerekes, 53, of Morris Plains, was arrested after calling in death threats last month aimed at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington – “I’m on my way to Evergreen University now with a .44 […]

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Palisades Park, NJ – Man charged with stalking, breaking into woman’s home to get in bed with her FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

July 6, 2017 usbailreform Comments Off on Palisades Park, NJ – Man charged with stalking, breaking into woman’s home to get in bed with her FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

Sungjae Song, a South Korean national living in the borough, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual contact, burglary and harassment after six incidents of stalking that included Song breaking into a woman’s home and crawling […]

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Newark, NJ – Two arrested with handgun after stop and charge one with pointing gun at a woman – both FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

July 6, 2017 usbailreform Comments Off on Newark, NJ – Two arrested with handgun after stop and charge one with pointing gun at a woman – both FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

Yasin Calloway and Jamal Johnson, both 36-year-old Newark residents, were each charged with weapons offenses after police received a tip that a gun was seen inside a van. Officers responded to the tip and pulled […]

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Ocean City, NJ – Five Pa men arrested for assaulting lifeguards on Jersey’s “family beach” FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

July 5, 2017 usbailreform Comments Off on Ocean City, NJ – Five Pa men arrested for assaulting lifeguards on Jersey’s “family beach” FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

Five Pennsylvania men were arrested in Ocean City, NJ on Tuesday after assaulting lifeguards and then trying to escape apprehension – now FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform after the “Pretrial Risk Assessment” tool […]