Fontana PD to try Booking, Jail Service (Daily Bulletin 082806).

Fontana PD to try booking, jail service

FONTANA - The Fontana Police Department will implement a pilot program to contract out its booking, jail and transport services. Contracting out the service, which was approved last week by the City Council, can save officers' time, typically 90 minutes for a standard booking and transport, according to a city staff report. The Police Department makes 3,127 arrests a year and contracting out the service will save 4,690 hours of work time, according to the report. "As a result of the time saved, officers would be able to remain in the field on active patrol and respond to calls for service or perform proactive patrol duties," according to the report submitted by Chief Larry Clark. Correctional Services Inc. will be the contractor providing the service. Several law-enforcement agencies use that company, including Ontario, Whittier and Downey. The nine-month pilot program will start Oct. 1. -- Leonor Vivanco, (909) 386-3891 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rialto Police Department has been using the Booking agency since my accident. I cannot say personally that I have seen their success, and how well they work, but I can give this remark based upon the friends that I have that work at Rialto Police Department regarding the Booking Officers and what a convince that they have become. They have become such an easy way to go that it keeps that one or to extra people on the street that would normally be gone to book for sometimes 40 minutes, 1.5 hours. Then you are left covering your area and theirs while they are booking suspects that are left from last shift and your shift. I have been gone with Jail checks for 1.5 shifts before 12 hours for Jail Checks, because we used to meet the other agencies at the back door of the emergency room and wait our turn to get our prisoners looked at. I took a Dog Bite Prisoner to the ER, and that was it HE needed some serious stitch work and 12 hours later I was returning with an overtime slip, and looking at the next shift Sgt. fun stuff back in the day!! Now the booking Officer, you show up hand them your completed booking forms and they are off, and so are you. Back to cover your beat, so no one else does, and you don't get it in the locker room later at the end of shift. Take care and happy hunting out there...as they used to say on my one time favorite police show. Get them before they get you!! BSRanch