Industry Sheriff’s Station

The Industry Sheriff’s Station is the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department facility that handles arrests across a wide slice of the San Gabriel Valley — including the City of Industry itself, which has almost no residential population but a great deal of industry, traffic and commercial activity passing through it every day.

If someone you know was arrested in this area, this page explains where they are, what happens next, and how bail actually works at a Sheriff’s station — which is not the same as how it works at a county jail.

Station details

Details above are published by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Station arrangements change; call us and we will confirm where the person actually is before you drive anywhere.

Which communities Industry Station covers

This is the part that causes the most confusion, because several of these places are unincorporated — they have no city hall and no police department of their own. The Sheriff lists the station as serving:

• City of Industry — a city of vast commercial and industrial acreage with a very small resident population. Most arrests here involve people who work in, drive through, or visit the area rather than live in it.
• Hacienda Heights — unincorporated Los Angeles County, one of the largest communities the station covers.
• City of La Puente.
• City of La Habra Heights — not to be confused with the City of La Habra, which is in Orange County and a separate jurisdiction entirely. Our head office is in La Habra, a short drive from both.
• Valinda, including East and West Valinda.
• Bassett / North Whittier.

What happens after booking

A Sheriff’s station is not a long-term jail. It has holding cells, and people are processed there, but it is a way station rather than a destination. Understanding that sequence is what tells you whether to act in the next hour or wait.

1. Arrest and transport to the station. The person is brought in, searched and their property is inventoried.
2. Booking. Identity, charges, fingerprints and photographs. Until booking is complete, the system will often not show the person at all — which is why families calling in the first hour are frequently told “no record found” and panic unnecessarily.
3. The charge is set. This determines the scheduled bail figure. It is not always what the arresting officer said at the scene, and it is not always what the family was told on the phone.
4. Either release, or transfer. If bail is posted while the person is still at the station, release can happen from there. If not, they are moved into the county system.

Transfers, and why timing matters so much

If a bond is not posted at the station, men are generally transferred into the county system through the Inmate Reception Center in downtown Los Angeles, and women through the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood.

That transfer is the single most important timing fact on this page. Once it happens, the release clock effectively restarts, you are dealing with a far larger and busier facility, and what might have been a few hours at a station can become considerably longer. The window while someone is still at Industry Station is genuinely the fastest point at which to act — and it is often short.

So the useful first call is not “how much is bail.” It is “where are they right now, and are they about to be moved.” We check that for free, in a few minutes, with no obligation.

Do not assume a bond is needed

Since 1 October 2023, the Superior Court’s Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols mean that many people arrested in Los Angeles County for non-violent, non-serious offenses are released without money bail, through citation or a magistrate review rather than a bond. That is a real change and it applies here.

It does not apply to everything, and domestic violence is one of the significant exceptions. But it does mean the honest first step is finding out what the booking charge is, rather than assuming you need to raise money. If a bond is not required, we will tell you that. We would rather give you a straight answer at 2am than sell you something you do not need.

Domestic violence arrests handled at this station

Domestic violence is where the rules change most, and it is worth understanding before you do anything else. Under Penal Code § 1270.1, these offenses require a hearing in open court before a person can be released on their own recognizance or at any amount other than the published scheduled figure. Domestic violence offenses are expressly on that list, and the rule is statewide.

In practice that splits into two situations. Posting the scheduled amount does not require a judge and can proceed at any hour, including the middle of the night. Asking for a reduced amount does require a judge and waits for a court day — so a Friday evening arrest can mean the whole weekend. Families who do not know this sometimes wait through a weekend when release was available the entire time.

Our domestic violence bail bonds page sets out the current scheduled amounts by charge and explains the protective order that takes effect the moment someone is released. Charge-specific detail is on PC 273.5 corporal injury, PC 243(e)(1) domestic battery and PC 273.6, which is the second arrest that catches families out days after the first. See also protective orders and EPOs.

Warrants, felonies and misdemeanors

Beyond domestic violence, the charges we are most often called about from this station are:

• Warrants and failures to appear. If someone knows there is a warrant, arranging the bond before surrendering is almost always the better order of operations. Walking in without one arranged means going through the full booking and transfer process.
• Felony bail. On larger bonds, a PC 1275.1 source-of-funds review can apply, which means the court may want to see where the money came from. It is manageable, but it is worth knowing about in advance rather than discovering it at the counter.
• Misdemeanor bail, where the Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols above most often apply.
• DUI and drug charges, both common given the freeway corridors running through this area.

How to start bail for someone at Industry Station

You do not need everything on this list to call. You need the first item, and we work out the rest together.

• The full name of the person arrested, and their date of birth if you have it.
• Roughly where the arrest happened — a street or cross streets is enough for us to work out the station.
• The booking charge, if you were told it. If you were not, we will find it.
• Details for whoever will sign as indemnitor, usually identification and something showing stable local ties such as employment or residence.

We will tell you honestly whether collateral is likely to come into the conversation before you drive anywhere, rather than after you arrive.

Nights, weekends and holidays

Arrests cluster in the evenings and at weekends, which is exactly when courts are closed and most offices are shut. Our three offices are open 24 hours a day, every day of the year, and a licensed agent answers the phone at 3am on a holiday.

The weekend point that matters most here is the one above: posting the scheduled amount does not need a judge, so it can happen at any hour. Only a request to reduce bail has to wait for a court day. Knowing which situation you are in, early, is often the difference between a few hours and three days.

State classification: Type I (juvenile approved)

The California Board of State and Community Corrections classifies this facility as Type I (juvenile approved). Under California Code of Regulations, Title 15, § 1006, that means not more than 96 hours, excluding holidays, after booking.

The classification is the regulatory limit for the building, not a prediction for any individual — but it tells you how much time the situation realistically allows. What kind of jail is holding them? sets out every classification and the class of every facility we cover in both counties.

What a Sheriff’s station jail actually does

A station jail is not where a case ends. Industry Station books people arrested in its patrol area, holds them for a short period, and then one of three things happens: they are cited and released, they are released on the county’s pre-arraignment protocol, or they are transferred into county custody at the Inmate Reception Center at 450 Bauchet Street. Releases for anyone transferred happen downtown, not here.

Is a bond needed at all?

In Los Angeles County this is the first question, not the second. Since 1 October 2023 the Superior Court’s pre-arraignment release protocols designate most non-violent, non-serious offences CR (cite and release), BR (book and release) or MR (magistrate review) — all at $0 bail unless an exception applies. Money bail remains for domestic violence, nearly all serious or violent felonies, and constitutionally excluded offences.

Read the protocol column before anyone pays anything: LA County bail amount lookup. If a figure does apply, the current schedules are published at lacourt.ca.gov — and the guideline amounts a judge uses for protocol offences are $25,000 (CR), $50,000 (BR) and $75,000 (MR) on the felony schedule.

Finding the person

Use the Sheriff’s Inmate Information Center, remembering the published rule: records are not available for bookings made in the last two hours. In that window the phone is faster — custody questions and inmate location on (213) 473-6100, or 24-hour inmate information and intake on (213) 473-6080. We will check for you at no cost.

The San Gabriel Valley is not uniform

This is the single most useful thing to establish first in this part of the county. West Covina and Pomona run their own police departments with their own Type I jails. Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights and La Puente are unincorporated or contract areas served by this station. Walnut and Diamond Bar are served by a different station again. Identifying the agency before searching saves the first hour.

Where the case is heard

Criminal cases from this station’s area are associated with the West Covina Courthouse. That is what the courthouse handles, not a case assignment — the release paperwork and case record control where a case is actually heard. Arraignment must happen within 48 hours of arrest, excluding Sundays and holidays, under Penal Code § 825 — see arraignment. There is a Court Holding facility inside the courthouse, but nobody is housed there; it is used only around a hearing, for no more than 12 hours.

Before you drive anywhere

• Booking has to finish first — the booking process.
• Check for a second case. Penal Code § 1269b(g) means posting bail clears only the offence it was posted on — how to check for a warrant.
• A probation or parole hold outranks the bail entirely — see parole violation holds.
• Expect hours once a transfer happens — how long release takes.

Communities served

This station covers the Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights and La Puente communities among others. Station boundaries do not match city lines, so confirm for a specific address. Nearby: the Walnut / Diamond Bar Station, and the city departments at West Covina and Pomona.

Common questions

Can I post bail at the Industry Station itself?

Often yes, while the person is still being held there, and that is usually the fastest outcome. Once a transfer into the county system has begun, the process moves to the receiving facility instead. Call us and we will confirm which situation applies before you go anywhere.

I called and they said there is no record of the person. What does that mean?

Usually that booking has not finished yet. Records typically appear only once the booking process is complete, which can take a few hours. It is frightening, but it is normal and it does not mean something has gone wrong.

How long does release take once bail is posted?

We will not give you a number we cannot stand behind. Once the bond is posted, the remaining time is processing time inside the facility — paperwork, property and whatever queue is ahead of you. A quiet weekday morning at a station is a very different situation from a Saturday night after a busy shift. Posting earlier is always better than posting later, because the queue is shorter.

Is Rowland Heights handled here?

No. Rowland Heights is policed from the Sheriff’s Walnut / Diamond Bar Station, despite sitting immediately next to Hacienda Heights. This is one of the most common mix-ups in this area.

Is La Habra Heights the same as La Habra?

No, and the difference matters. La Habra Heights is in Los Angeles County and is covered by Industry Station. The City of La Habra is in Orange County, a separate jurisdiction with a different court system. Our head office is in La Habra and we are licensed in both counties, which is exactly why families on this border call us.

Which courthouse will the case go to?

Los Angeles County cases from this area are heard in the LA County court system rather than in Orange County. We can tell you which courthouse is involved once we see the booking charge. If the arrest was on the Orange County side, the North Justice Center in Fullerton is usually the one.

Where we work from

Our nearest office is La Habra, at 510 E La Habra Boulevard, open 24 hours and a short drive from the station. Behind it are Brea and Anaheim, also open around the clock. We post bail throughout Los Angeles County and Orange County, and we have been doing it from this area since 1997.

Nearby communities we serve include Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights, La Puente, Whittier, La Mirada and Diamond Bar. Other facilities are listed under jails and courts.