By G. T. Houts
Big Bear Lake, CA – A Probation Compliance Operation conducted by deputies from the Big Bear Sherkiff’s Station — with the assistance of agents from the San Bernardino County Probation Department — resulted in 10 arrests.
The Friday, February 27, operation was conducted to check on probationers living within the Big Bear Valley to establish whether or not they were in compliance with the terms and conditions of their release.
THE ARRESTS
As a result of the check, 10 adults were arrested for various offenses. The violations included possession of a controlled substance for sales, possession of narcotics, possession of drug paraphernalia, arrest warrants, parole violations and miscellaneous A.B. 109 probation violations.
A media release issued by the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station treports that some of the arrestees were determined to be on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) as a result of California Assembly Bill 109.
A.B. 109 COMPLIANCE
As part of Governor Jerry Brown’s 2011 Realignment Plan (A.B. 109), in order to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court decision requiring the State of California to lower its prison population by 30,000 inmates, offenders with non-violent, non-sexual and non-serious convictions serve reduced sentences in county jails and are then placed on local supervision through the County’s Probation Department after being released.
The Big Bear Sheriff’s Station routinely works in conjunction with County Probation to monitor the whereabouts and activities of probationers who have been granted PRCS status under A.B. 109 to ensure that they remain in compliance with the terms and conditions of their release from custody. (165)