Maryland Bail Bonds Blog

Recently Big Boyz Bail Bonds of Essex Maryland was contacted by a frantic woman
whose 20 year old son had just been arrested on his first criminal charge. After we
were able to initially calm her down, we explained to her the process and all of the
possible outcomes and methods for getting her son released. She and her husband
are homeowners but because her husband was out of town at the time she would
have been unable to put up her house to the courts as collateral. She was told to
contact a Bail Bondsman in Essex and decided to call Big Boyz Bail Bonds because she heard we were the fastest, cheapest and most reliable Bail Bond Company in Baltimore.

Her son was taken to the precinct in Essex, Maryland (Baltimore County) for
fingerprinting. From there, inmates get taken to the courthouse on Kelso Drive in
Essex for a bail hearing in front of a district court commissioner. The problem is they
have to wait for a contracted security company or police patrol car to come pick up
the inmates and transport them. Often times, these transporters wait until the
precinct has accumulated a group of prisoners so that they don't have to take
multiple trips. Unfortunately for this young man, it was a slow evening for crime in
Baltimore County.

The precinct informed the worried mother that her son would be taken over
around 9pm. Upon hearing this, Big Boyz immediately sent a licensed bail bonds
agent to wait with her in the parking lot of the courthouse. Hour after hour passed
by and they still hadn't transported the defendant. Big Boyz actually had to send a
relief agent at 1am so that the original agent could go home and get some sleep. At
4:15am the defendant was finally brought over to see the commissioner. After a brief
hearing, the young man was released on his own recognizance meaning the services
of our company were not needed. The mother was very relieved, and happy to save
some money of course!

Big Boyz was not upset when this occurred. Our Maryland Bail Bonds
Company prides itself on providing top-notch service to our clients and their
families in their times of trouble. Had this young man got bail, our elite bail bonds
company was there so that he would not have had to spend any unnecessary time in
handcuffs. His mother was very appreciative of our patience and attentiveness
during this difficult time. We are confident that should she or anyone she knows
need the services of a Maryland Bail Bonds company, Big Boyz will come highly
recommended by her.

Big Boyz Bail Bonds of Baltimore Maryland is proud to announce the newest and greatest addition to our Online Bail Bonds Website. We are the first and only Bail Bond agency in Maryland to feature the ability to make online payments for you and your families' bails. Paying for Bail Bonds has never been easier or more secure now that online payments have become an added feature. Big Boyz uses PayPal online payment service to process your bail payments, and does not require that you create a PayPal account to use it!

This new bail payment feature eliminates the need for you to waste gas driving down to the office to make a payment, thus reducing the Big Boyz Bail Bonds carbon footprint on our planet. It also eliminates paper by using an e-mail receipt system rather than the standard paper receipt. This will make organizing your receipts and tracking your balance a far less daunting task. Finally, it will save you money on unnecessary stamps you have used to mail checks or money orders in the past. This payment option is most convenient for clients who live out of town and can't make it to our office but have a friend of family member being detained in a Maryland Detention Center.

We hope you will both enjoy and take advantage of this new and easy-to-use payment method. In addition to providing the lowest possible rates for bails, we are constantly brainstorming new ways to make arranging bail for a loved one as painless and convenient as possible. To use this new service, simply visit our Baltimore Bail Bonds website at and click the PAY ONLINE link on the right side of the home screen.

Recently, Big Boyz Bail Bonds went to the extreme for one of their clients incarcerated in Towson Detention Center. The defendant was being held on a $100,000 bail. His family did not have the means to post his bail; however, there was a long time family friend that wanted to assist in the matter. There was only one problem; the family friend was incarcerated as well.

Big Boyz Bail Bonds was contacted by the long time family friend through a collect call which many bail bondsmen in Maryland do NOT accept! The family friend wanted his banker to issue a check from his account to Big Boyz Bail Bonds; however, the bank's policy would not allow this. Therefore, the only option would be for the bank to issue a check payable to the family friend and have him endorse it over to our licensed bail agent. Most bail bonds companies would not jump through all these hoops in order to help out a client, but our 24 hour reliable bail bonds company always goes the extra mile for our clients.

The long time family friend's bank issued the check, but this was only the beginning. Our bail agent now had to figure out how to get the family friend to endorse the check and sign a receipt all while being incarcerated. The only possible way to accomplish this was to have the family friend put the bail agent on his personal visitation list. Luckily for all parties involved, he was able to get in contact with one of the supervisors on duty and put our bondsman on his visitation list.

The never-arrested-before Maryland Bail Agent Recounted his experience inside the jail that day:

After emptying everything out of my pockets I was frisked and searched to make sure I had nothing else on me. I was taken to an elevator and was directed to take it down three floors, get off and walk down the long hallway until I reached a giant metal door. Walking down this hallway reminded me of the movie "The Shinning;" the same door after door appeared with no one in sight. Eventually, I reached the end of the hallway where I was taken into a room to wait for the defendant. They brought in the defendant, an older white man wearing a ripped jail jumpsuit. There was a glass partition between us, but if he wanted to he would have had no difficulty jumping over top to attack me. There were no guards in the room with us, but he remained seated in his chair. He proceeded to explain his situation to me as well as his fondness for his family friend. I slid all the documents underneath the partition for him to sign and he did so without any hesitation. I then left the room and felt as if I was running out of that place. It is definitely not some place where I would want to end up.

The bail agent informed our 24 hour bail bonds location that everything was taken care of. He then went over to the Towson District Court Commissioners Office to post the bail for the Defendant.

Fortunately for all parties involved this process was able to take place without any major glitch. The defendant was later released that night, and surely owed a debt of gratitude to his longtime family friend. Big Boyz Bail Bonds is in the business of helping people get out of jail so that they can get home and fight their case. It does not matter how strange the situation may seem, if we can help, we will do whatever we can to help ensure your freedom.

Big Boyz Bail Bonds recently attended a fundraiser for the Sitting Judges of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. Judges Bailey, Brobst and Nagle are asking for your support and re-elect them to the circuit Court for Baltimore County.

The kick off campaign was held at Martins West from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Countless attorneys and prosecutors attended this event. Our 24 hour Maryland Bail Bonds Company regularly attends events such as this to show our care and support of the Justice System. It was a pleasure to speak with defense and state's attorney's and give them a better understanding of just what it is that we do as Bondsmen and why it is so important for us to continue our much needed roll in the Justice System.

What is a kickoff campaign? When there are vacancies in the Baltimore County Circuit Court the Governor appoints Judges who are highly qualified to serve on the bench until the next election. When the next election occurs, those Circuit Court Judges who wish to continue to serve must run for a 15 year term in a special non-partisan election.

Recently appointed Judges Sherrie R. Bailey, Ann Brobst and John Nagle are each running to be retained as Circuit Court Judges for Baltimore County in the 2010 election.

If you are interested in getting involved by volunteering or contributing please visit their website at www.sittingjudges.com or check out their facebook page and become a fan.

What is MAAWLE?

The Mid-Atlantic Association of Women in Law Enforcement Association is a professional organization of law enforcement officers and individuals promoting women in law enforcement working or residing within the states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, and Pennsylvania.

This weekend Big Boyz Bail Bonds attended this great event located at the Pier 5 Hotel downtown Baltimore, Maryland. Big Boyz Bail Bonds had such a great time at this event and met so many wonderful women in Law enforcement who risk their lives every day for their job. It was nice to be able to talk with and answer different questions and misconceptions police had about bail bonds.

We are certainly able to relate to women in law enforcement as Big Boyz Bail Bonds is proud to boast that over 50% of our staff is made up of women. One might not believe it given our name, but women play a vital part in making the everyday occurrences in our business run smoothly.

We were also able play a round of golf at Grey Stone Golf Course with groups of women in Law enforcement. We had a great time on the course besides it being so cold that Sunday.

The event also had a room with different venders set up and Big Boyz Bail Bonds was honored to be asked to set up a booth with our infamous t-shirts, Big Boyz Pens and key chains. They were such a big hit amongst the police who said they see our pens and shirts everywhere.

This event is held every year but not always in the same place. Every year this event is in a new location between one of the Mid-Atlantic States. If you would like more information on the Association and like to support it, please go to their website: www.maawle.org

This morning Big Boyz Bail Bonds of Baltimore Maryland executed a bond for a defendant locked up in the Baltimore County Detention Center. She was being held on a bond while having very little local support able and willing to secure her bond with a bail bonds company. The reason for her lack of support is because the defendant had only been living here in Maryland for a few years due to her employment.

The parents of this defendant were able to find us via our Maryland Bail Bonds website and contact us to inquire about getting their daughter released on bond. We explained to them that one of our specialties is posting bail bonds for defendants who have out of state signers. We specialize in this for the simple reason that so few other bail bondsmen in Maryland are willing and able to do a bail without someone local to sign for the bail.

We understand that people travel and move for various reasons and at any time or place one can get in a jam and get taken into police custody. We don't discriminate from doing bails for people that have out of state contacts. Certainly it makes the bond a little bit more difficult for us to do, and we are taking on additional risk, but we welcome the challenge.

If you or anyone you know is in need of a bail bond and doesn't have any family local in the Maryland area to help, do not hesitate to contact our 24 hour Bail Bonds Office. There is always someone available to speak to you and you will never listen to a recording.

Recently we were contacted by Steve Silverman of the Maryland law firm, Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White in regards to posting bond for a defendant held in Baltimore City Central Booking. At first glance this would appear like a normal bond. However, we soon discovered that the defendant locked up in Baltimore City was being held on Fugitive from Justice Charge out of the state of Connecticut. To make matters more difficult for Big Boyz Bail Bonds is that the defendant himself was not from Maryland, he was actually from Texas!

Typically, when one is incarcerated on a Fugitive from Justice Charge they are held without bail until the state that has lawful claim to the defendant can come and pick him up and take him back to the state where the charge is for. This defendant was able to obtain a bond because his family hired superb Maryland Defense Attorney Steve Silverman to handle the fugitive case in Maryland. The purpose of a bail in this particular instance is to insure that the defendant will willfully turn himself into the state of Connecticut within 30 days. As you can imagine, it is quite a difficult task to persuade a Maryland Judge that a defendant from Texas will eventually turn himself into a completely different state. Therefore, the judge ended up issuing a $200,000 bond in the case.

Big Boyz Bail Bonds executed the bond within hours of being contacted by the family for the bond. It is safe to say that 99% of the bail bondsmen in Maryland would never even dream of touching a bail like this. The defendant has virtually no ties to the state of Maryland other then the fact he comes here for business from time to time. There is no doubt that our Maryland Bail Bonds company took a significant amount of risk in executing this bond.

To make matters more interesting is that when the defendant turns himself into Connecticut he will be issued another bail. We informed the family of our capabilities of posting bails nationwide. So when the defendant receives his bail in Connecticut we will be more than capable to spring the defendant on that charge as well. Stay tuned for a follow-up on this particular case.

Recently Big Boyz Bail Bonds in Baltimore was contacted in regards to a defendant that we previously bailed out a couple months before. The prior bonds we did for the defendant were $200,000.00 and $50,000.00 respectively for Anne Arundel County detention center. The charge was over a domestic dispute with a significant other and Big Boyz posted the bond with a mere 1% of the bond down.

Big Boyz Bail Bonds is a local Baltimore based bail bonds company but can service any County in Maryland with virtually no difficulties at all. This defendant found himself arrested this time all the way out at the Worcester County Detention Center in Snow Hill Maryland on a $250,000.00 bond. Because Big Boyz has agents all over the State, and all over the Country, we were able to post bond for this defendant securing his release within one hour of the person coming into our office to pay the bail.

Most other bail bonds companies are not set up to service an entire State, much less an entire Country. There are a lot of "ma and pa" bail bonds companies that can only post bails in one or two locations and that's it. Most of these bail companies work out of their car and off their cell-phone and do not even have an office location to be met in.

In our professional opinion, we would advise our clients to stay away from these types of bail bondsmen because most do not practice good business habits, and some don't even possess a Maryland State Property and Casualty Insurance license to post bails. We have heard countless horror stories from clients who try to pay their bail with some sketchy man and surprisingly their phone becomes disconnected after they pay him.

If you have run into a situation like this are unsure what to do, please give us a call and we will guide you on how to get the situation taken care of.

Baltimore bail bonds company Big Boyz Bail Bonds is vastly known in the area for freeing inmates for just 1% down. This is a great feature for our clients because it allows families to save more money on something like a private attorney, and allow the defendant to finance his own freedom. If the defendant put himself in the predicament why should the family bailing them out have to pay the burden?

When most other bail bonds companies in Maryland are looking for anywhere from 3% to the full 10% fee up front, Big Boyz Bail Bonds has no problem doing any size bail for just 1% down. Big Boyz sets up easy payment plans so there is no added stress on your check book. You might be wondering how this is possible? Just ask anybody who has been locked up in Baltimore City Central Booking, or Baltimore County Detention Center and you will know its been done again and again.

Big Boyz Bail Bonds is the original 1% bail company so be careful of imitators. Now that we have been doing it for years there have been many bail companies trying to follow suit just so they get you to call them. But the fact of the matter is, they do not have the means to be able to spring inmates for 1% down. Bail Bondsmen in Maryland have a cost to do bails and most bondsmen in Maryland do not want to come out of pocket for anybody. So if you do not cover the companies cost to do the bail (at the least) the bondsmen will most likely not even consider posting your bond.

This is not the case for Big Boyz Bail Bonds as we are willing to post your bond at 1% down with no issues at all. This program is for qualified applicants so we ask all people who call us to inquire about posting bond at 1% down to ask what is needed. We are ready to answer your questions and needs 24/7. So contact us via the website or call us at 410-534-6070.

Big Boyz Bail Bonds posts bail bonds anywhere in the country that accepts bails. Most bail bonds companies in Maryland are limited to only posting within the state. Big Boyz Bail Bonds has agents nationwide to spring your loved one to freedom. This service is beneficial for a number of reasons.

If you are from Maryland and are traveling to another State and get caught up in a bind, many bondsmen in that State will not post your bond. The reason they will not post the bond is because you would be considered a flight risk, as you would not be a stable resident of that area. That's not a problem for Big Boyz Bail Bonds as we have done bails for defendants as far away as Arizona, and most recently posted a bond of $250,000 in York County Prison in Pennsylvania.

Because Big Boyz has bail agents present in every state there is bail, your families living in Maryland don't have to worry about searching for bondsmen in other States wondering if they will even be able to help you at all. Of course doing these out of state bails can be a huge risk for our company, but Big Boyz is willing to take on this risk for their clients. Big Boyz is able to post these high risk bonds through the help of our Bail Bonds insurance company - Lexington National.

If you are in a situation where a family member or friend is incarcerated in another state and needs bail you should contact us via our Baltimore Maryland Bail Bonds website, or on the phone at 410-534-6070. These are generally not the easiest bails in the world to accomplish but we guarantee we will work to all of our capabilities to get the bail done for you. Our agents are standing by, Nationwide!

One of the many things that Big Boyz Bail Bonds does for their clients is offer great attorney referrals. Big Boyz is proud to offer the services of one of the most acclimated criminal defense attorneys in Maryland named Brian G. Thompson of the Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin, and White Law firm in Baltimore Maryland.

At Big Boyz we know while people are anxious to get out of jail, they also want to take a top notch defense attorney with them to court so they can prove their innocence in a court of law. There is no better way to do this then go and see Mr. Thompson at his downtown Baltimore office located at 201 North Charles St on the 26th Floor.

To inquire more about his services check him out on his bio page at MDattorney.com. In addition they have a very informative Maryland Criminal Attorney Blog that they update regularly with real life situations and accomplishments they have achieved for their clients.

Big Boyz is a full service bail bonds company that is not just satisfied with bringing your loved one home free on bail. We want to provide a service that goes beyond your date of release. We want to insure that when judgment day comes in a court of law you are fully prepared and well represented so you wont have to worry about going back to jail.