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Someone you love was arrested in El Cajon? We can post their bail right now. Call and we’ll find where they’re held and what the bail is.
We can post bail for El Cajon now
We find which Sheriff’s jail is holding your loved one and post the bond there. Call and we start right away.
Have this ready when you call
- Their full name, as it would be on their ID
- Their date of birth
- Booking number (if you have it — we can find it)
- The bail amount (if you know it — we’ll confirm it)
Arrested in El Cajon?
- Police: El Cajon Police Department
- Police department: 100 Civic Center Way, El Cajon, CA 92020
- Where they’re held: A Sheriff’s jail, after a short hold at the El Cajon police station
- Where bail is posted: At the Sheriff’s jail, 24 hours a day
- Court: East County Regional Center, 250 E. Main St., El Cajon
The historic US Route 80 sign on Main Street in El Cajon. Photo: Kire1975, CC0. Credits
Bail bonds in El Cajon
Arrests in El Cajon are made by the El Cajon Police Department, which holds people only briefly at the El Cajon police station before they are taken to a Sheriff’s jail. Bail bonds are accepted there 24 hours a day. The El Cajon Police Department Jail is at 100 Civic Center Way, less than a mile from the center of El Cajon. The East County Regional Center is less than a mile from the center of El Cajon.
We call the jail for you, confirm the bail amount and post the bond. Our San Diego County office answers 24 hours a day.
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About El Cajon
El Cajon incorporated in 1912 and is home to the East County Regional Center, the courthouse for East County cases. El Cajon police moved into their Civic Center Way headquarters in 2011.
The station holds people only for a short time, because it is not staffed around the clock for booking. Men are booked at San Diego Central Jail and women at Las Colinas in Santee.
What happens after an arrest in El Cajon
1
Booking
The El Cajon Police Department holds the person briefly, then takes them to a Sheriff’s jail.
2
We post the bond
We post the bail bond at the Sheriff’s jail holding the person, 24 hours a day.
In between, you call us and a co-signer signs the bail paperwork. Paying the full bail yourself or using a bail bond? See how bail works →
El Cajon bail questions
Where do people arrested in El Cajon go?
The El Cajon Police Department holds people only briefly at its station, 100 Civic Center Way, El Cajon, CA 92020, then moves them to a Sheriff’s jail. Bail is posted at the Sheriff’s jail holding the person, 24 hours a day: San Diego Central Jail downtown, Las Colinas in Santee, the Vista Detention Facility, the South Bay Detention Facility in Chula Vista, or the George Bailey, East Mesa and Rock Mountain jails on Otay Mesa.
Where is court for El Cajon cases?
Criminal cases from El Cajon are heard at the East County Regional Center, 250 E. Main St., El Cajon, CA.
Where is the El Cajon Police Department Jail?
The El Cajon Police Department Jail is at 100 Civic Center Way, El Cajon, CA 92020. You don’t need to go there or call the jail: we call for you, confirm the booking and bail amount, and post the bond.
What is the nearest Sheriff’s booking jail to El Cajon?
The nearest Sheriff’s booking jail to the center of El Cajon is the Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility at 451 Riverview Pkwy., Santee, CA 92071, about 3 miles away. It books women; men are booked at the San Diego Central Jail downtown. If someone is moved to a Sheriff’s jail, we post bail there, 24 hours a day.
Is the El Cajon courthouse close to the police station?
Yes. The East County Regional Center at 250 E. Main St. is a short walk from El Cajon police headquarters.
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Information on this page was checked against official city, El Cajon Police Department and Superior Court of California, County of San Diego sources and our agents’ experience on September 28, 2026. Fastrak Bail Bonds is a private bail bond agency and is not affiliated with the El Cajon Police Department or any law enforcement agency.