MODESTO, CA - They're attractive young women in tight jeans, but with a pair of pink handcuffs stuffed in one pocket. When it comes to fighting crime, the Bail Babes are all business.
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When they arrest a wanted fugitive, no one is more surprised than the guy who's going to jail.
"No one expects a cute little smiley, bubbly girl to be the one to slap some handcuffs on you," said Jessica, one of the Bail Babes. "They're so caught off guard that they just don't know what to do, other than follow directions."
Allie Hayes is a private investigator who runs Redemptions Bail Bonds in Modesto. And the Bail Babes are her secret weapon.
"I don't put them in harm's way, I would never do that," said Hayes. "The only thing that could ever possibly happen to these girls, in my mind, is they would break a nail. And for them, that's the worst thing that could happen."
The "war room" is where Allie and her Bail Babes plan the "cuff and stuff" of wanted fugitives. The team includes two private investigators, and Allie two son's who provide protection for the Bail Babes if it's need when they make an arrest.
The team is frequently hired by other bail bond companies to track down suspects who have jumped bail.
"There is no reason to go kick a door in," said Hayes. "They want to come out and play."
Hayes asked us not to reveal some of their most effective methods for tracking down suspects. But they know where and how to look. And sooner or later, the man they're after is bound to show up.
"If they show the slightest bit of interest in me, they've already taken the bait," said Jessica.
On one recent night, Jessica arranged to meet a man for dinner at a Modesto restaurant. The man was wanted for failing to appear in court, after posting $50,000 bail. He probably thought he was just hooking up with a new friend. In reality, it was the Bail Babes on the trail of another fugitive.
"We never go out alone," explained Jessica. "I feel extremely safe with ... the other few guys that do go with us. They blend into the crowd."
In several different vehicles, Allie Hayes, her two sons, the Bail Babes and a private investigator pulled into a dark parking lot near the restaurant. Staying out of sight, they quickly identified the suspect standing outside.
Jessica walked across the parking lot toward the suspect, but the other Bail Babes and Allie's son's Derek and Donny were close behind, pretending to be a group of friends arriving for dinner at the restaurant. When Jessica told the suspect he was being taken into custody, the young man attempted to run. Allie's sons quickly wrestled the man to the ground, put on the handcuffs, and drove him to the Stanislaus County Jail.
"I know that every time that I'm gearing up to get out there and go, it's going to end well," said Jessica. "And it's going to end the way we want it to. So I'm excited to get in there and get it done."
Indeed, the night ended the way Allie wanted every "cuff and stuff" to end: No broken nails.
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