In Van Nuys CA, on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at 7:15 p.m., a 2013 black Lexus SUV was travelling westbound on Burbank Blvd at Natick Ave. A male passenger from the Lexus exited the moving vehicle and fell onto the roadway. An unknown light-colored sedan travelling westbound Burbank Blvd struck the male passenger while on the roadway. The driver of the sedan failed to stop, identify his or herself and render aid as required by law.

 Unfortunately, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the scene and pronounced the male passenger dead at the scene. He was a male, approximately 24 years- old. His name will not be released until next of kin is notified. Luckily, the driver of the Lexus didn’t sustain any injuries from the collision.

So far, this investigation is ongoing and no arrest was made at scene.

It is important for drivers to know they should pull over and stop as soon as it is safe to do so, notify emergency services, and remain at the scene to identify themselves if they are involved in a collision.

On April 15, 2015, the City Council amended the Los Angeles Administrative Code and created a Hit and Run Reward Program Trust Fund. A reward of up to $50,000 is available to community members who provide information leading to the offender’s identification, apprehension, and conviction or resolution through a civil compromise.

Anyone with information about this collision is asked to contact Valley Traffic Investigator Garcia at 818-644-8117. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call CrimeStoppers at 800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact CrimeStoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.” Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on “webtips” and follow the prompts.

After a COVID-19-related push to drop Los Angeles County’s jail population by roughly 5,000 inmates to prevent the spread of the virus, the amount of prisoners has grown by nearly 15%, according to a report posted to the county’s website.

As of Aug. 27, the countywide jail population was 13,280, up from a low of 11,723 just a few months ago. That uptick was attributed in part to restrictions on transfers during the coronavirus pandemic that have put thousands of individuals in limbo awaiting relocation to state prisons or state hospitals.

In May, a transfer of 121 inmates from a state prison in Chino is thought to have been responsible for an outbreak at San Quentin that infected more than 2,200 inmates in the Bay Area lockup and killed more than two dozen inmates and employees.

The total puts the county back over the system’s state-rated capacity of 12,404, according to a working group tasked with figuring out how the county might close the downtown Men’s Central Jail.

Bookings have also increased, as the Men’s Central Jail numbers jumped by 11% in the first two weeks of August, according to analysis provided by the Vera Institute of Justice for the county report. Crimes that dropped sharply during the early months of the pandemic, including violent crimes, have increased as some public restrictions have been lifted, according to both the Los Angeles Police Department and county Sheriff’s Department.

The update, submitted to the board with a letter from Dr. Christina Ghaly, who runs the county’s hospital and clinic system, was dated Sept. 9 and posted recently

Los Angeles Men’s Central Jail holds about 30% of the county’s jail inmates and is located close to the downtown criminal courthouse.  The working group is tasked with determining how it could relocate thousands of inmates from that facility without creating overcrowding elsewhere.

Posting Bail At Van Nuys Jail

 Posting Bail at Van Nuys Jail refers to the nominal amount of money which needs to be deposited to ensure that the defendant attends their court appearances after being released from jail. Bail can be posted by anybody, and is returned to the payee, presuming the defendant attends their court hearings. Posting bail for an inmate at Van Nuys Jail can be done in several ways. It can be paid in cash, directly to Van Nuys Jail, or it can be paid in the form of a cashier’s check or a money order.

Cash Bail

Cash bail can be paid in person, directly to Van Nuys Jail. Bail must be paid in full. If the inmate attends their court hearings, the bail will be returned to you in full, after the conclusion of the court proceedings. Should the inmate fail to attend their court hearings, or otherwise breach the conditions of their bail, your money will be retained by the court.

Cashier’s Checks

You can pay bail in full- by a certified California bank-drawn cashier’s check. Cashier’s checks must include the inmate’s full name as well as their booking number and be made payable to the LA Police Department’s Bail account. 



Bail Bonds

By using a Bail Bonds Company, you can avoid having to come up with 100% of the bail amount in cash. In general, a Bail Bondsman will make you pay 10% of the bail amount, and the company will pay the rest. However, even if you or a loved one make all required court appearances, the 10% of bail you paid to the Bail Bondsman will not be refunded. You can easily find a local Van Nuys Bail Bondsman by searching online.

As you can see, there are a variety of ways to bail out of Van Nuys Jail