A California man was arrested and released three times in one day thanks to the state’s new zero-bail policy.
According to ABC 7, Glendora County police say they arrested and released 24-year-old Dijon Landrum three times on Wednesday and blamed the zero-bail policy from preventing him to stay behind bars. The first arrest occurred around 8:28 a.m. after officers responded to a call about a man attempting to break into vehicles. At the time of his first arrest, Landrum also had drugs in his possession. He was issued a citation and released from jail.
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His second arrest happened an hour after his release when police discovered Landrum placing stolen items from front yards in a box. Shortly after, he was issued a citation and released from jail. Later that night, Glendora police encountered Laundrum once again after responding to a report about a stolen vehicle from a parking lot on South Grand Ave.
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The suspect led police on a car chase but he was eventually caught in Pasadena and arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and evading arrest…and yes, he was issued a citation and released from jail again.
The Glendora Police Department is blaming the zero bail policy for not allowing them to Landrum behind bars since he is a repeat offender. The policy was implemented for people arrested for misdemeanors and low-level felonies to have zero bails in order to maintain jail populations amid the coronavirus pandemic.