Pomona is the largest city in the East District, with roughly 150,000 residents, and sits at the far eastern edge of Los Angeles County against the San Bernardino County line. The Pomona Courthouse South is here.

Who makes the arrest in Pomona

The Pomona Police Department is at 490 W. Mission Boulevard, Pomona, CA 91766. Pomona runs its own municipal force rather than contracting to the Sheriff, unlike neighboring Diamond Bar and Walnut.

That distinction matters on the night, because Pomona also runs its own jail. The department publishes a direct jail line, (909) 620-2131, and a 24-hour non-emergency line, (909) 622-1241. The front desk itself is open Monday to Thursday only, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., because the city closes on Fridays.

So a Pomona arrestee may be held at the city jail first and transferred into county custody afterwards, rather than going straight downtown. That is one reason a Los Angeles County custody search may initially return no result after a Pomona arrest. Confirm where the person actually is before anyone travels.

The county line

Claremont and the Inland Empire begin just east of here. An arrest across that boundary is a San Bernardino County matter with its own sheriff, its own jails, its own courthouse and its own bail schedule — and critically, without Los Angeles County’s Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols.

That is a genuinely large practical difference. The same conduct a few miles apart can mean release with no money bail on one side of the line, and a scheduled bail amount on the other. Establish which county you are dealing with before doing anything else.

Where someone is held

Los Angeles County books men and women into different facilities, which is one reason families are told there is no record of their relative. Men are processed at the Inmate Reception Center in downtown Los Angeles — 24-hour intake (213) 473-6080. Our find an inmate guide explains how to search each system. Women are held at the Century Regional Detention Facility, 11705 S. Alameda Street, Lynwood — (323) 568-4500.

Which courthouse

• Pomona Courthouse South — 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, (909) 802-1195
• Superior Court of Los Angeles County, East District
• Hears criminal matters alongside civil, family law and juvenile cases

Our nearest office to Pomona

American Freedom Bail Bonds has no Los Angeles County office. Our three physical offices are Anaheim, Brea and La Habra, all in Orange County. Pomona is a service area we cover from our Brea bail bonds office, which is the closest of the three — the 57 runs almost directly between them. Our La Habra office is a little further west, on the county line.

Pomona is toward the far end of the area we cover, and we will not pretend otherwise. What matters in practice is that the paperwork is electronic and the posting happens at whichever facility holds the person — which for a Pomona arrest is generally the county system, not anything local.

Charges we are called about

• Warrants — in Los Angeles County a warrant is one of the situations where a bond is genuinely required, because the release protocols address arrest without a warrant.
• Domestic violence — Penal Code section 1270.1 requires a hearing in open court, on two court days’ written notice, before release on own recognizance or at a non-schedule amount for certain of these charges.
• Felony charges — where the serious-or-violent test decides whether the protocols apply at all.
• DUI, drug charges and misdemeanors — frequently within the protocols, so ask before assuming.
• All bail services and payment plans.

Nearby areas we serve

• Diamond Bar — to the south, sheriff-policed
• Walnut — to the south-west, sheriff-policed
• West Covina — to the west, own police department
• Rowland Heights — to the south-west, unincorporated

See also Los Angeles County bail bonds and our service areas.

Where a Pomona arrest is held

Pomona runs its own police department at 490 W. Mission Blvd., open 24 hours. Pomona Police Department custody covers the numbers that get answered, the transfer route into county custody, and how to tell whether a bond is needed at all.

The full Pomona bail resource network

Most bail websites give you a phone number and nothing else. Below is everything that actually governs a Pomona case — where the person is held and for how long, where the bail figure comes from, and the process that controls when they walk out.

Where a Pomona arrest is held, and for how long

The Board of State and Community Corrections classifies the Pomona Police Department Jail (facility 2740) as Type I. Under Title 15 § 1006 that means not more than 96 hours, excluding holidays, after booking. The J suffix is the part almost no bail site explains: it means the facility is separately approved to hold minors, and a minor held there is not in the adult bail system at all — there is usually no bail amount to post.

Los Angeles County sets bail differently — and that changes what you should do first

This is the single most important thing to understand about a Pomona arrest. Los Angeles County releases many non-violent, non-serious arrests before arraignment at $0 bail, with no bond and no premium. It also publishes no inmate record at all for roughly the first two hours after an arrest, so an empty search result usually means the booking is not finished — not that the person was released or taken elsewhere. Paying anyone before you know which category the case falls into is how people spend money they did not need to spend.

The clock, hour by hour

Before you pay anyone

Where a Pomona case is heard

Court assignment follows the city of arrest and the charge that is ultimately filed, and the Los Angeles County Superior Court publishes no public city-by-city criminal assignment table. We will not guess at yours: the release paperwork names the actual courthouse, date and time, and that document governs. Use it, and check the date independently before relying on anything else.

See every Los Angeles County courthouse we cover, how to find a court date, and what happens if that date is missed.

Common questions

Is this Los Angeles or San Bernardino County?

Pomona Police means Los Angeles County, heard at Pomona Courthouse South. An agency east of the line means San Bernardino County — different courts, different jails, and no LA County release protocols. It changes the answer completely.

Do we need a bail bond?

For an LA County arrest, often not — the release protocols cover many non-violent, non-serious cases. Across the line in San Bernardino County, a scheduled bail amount is far more likely to apply.

Where is my relative held?

Check with Pomona Police first, then county custody — Inmate Reception Center for men, Century Regional in Lynwood for women.

You are a long way from Pomona.

We are, and we would rather say so than claim a Pomona storefront. The paperwork is electronic and the posting happens where the person is held, so the drive is rarely what determines the timeline.

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Please note: American Freedom Bail Bonds is a licensed bail bond agency, not a law firm. Nothing on this page is legal advice, and we cannot guarantee a bail amount, a release time, eligibility for release, or the outcome of any case. Los Angeles County release rules changed substantially in October 2023, and court and jail information can change — always confirm details directly with the facility or the court. California bail license 1841014.