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Someone you love was arrested in La Mesa? 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 La Mesa 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 La Mesa?
- Police: La Mesa Police Department
- Police department: 8085 University Ave., La Mesa, CA 91942
- Where they’re held: A Sheriff’s jail, after a short hold at the La Mesa 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 Amaya Drive trolley station in La Mesa. Photo: Stickpen, public domain. Credits
Bail bonds in La Mesa
Arrests in La Mesa are made by the La Mesa Police Department, which holds people only briefly at the La Mesa police station before they are taken to a Sheriff’s jail. Bail bonds are accepted there 24 hours a day. The La Mesa Police Department Jail is at 8085 University Ave., less than a mile from the center of La Mesa. The East County Regional Center is about 4 miles from the center of La Mesa.
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 La Mesa
La Mesa incorporated in 1912. Its police department on University Avenue has four adult holding cells.
People who stay in custody are booked at San Diego Central Jail (men) or Las Colinas (women). La Mesa cases are heard at the East County Regional Center in El Cajon.
What happens after an arrest in La Mesa
1
Booking
The La Mesa 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 →
La Mesa bail questions
Where do people arrested in La Mesa go?
The La Mesa Police Department holds people only briefly at its station, 8085 University Ave., La Mesa, CA 91942, 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 La Mesa cases?
Criminal cases from La Mesa are heard at the East County Regional Center, 250 E. Main St., El Cajon, CA.
Where is the La Mesa Police Department Jail?
The La Mesa Police Department Jail is at 8085 University Ave., La Mesa, CA 91942. 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 La Mesa?
The nearest Sheriff’s booking jail to the center of La Mesa is the Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility at 451 Riverview Pkwy., Santee, CA 92071, about 6 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.
Does La Mesa have its own police department?
Yes. The La Mesa Police Department is at 8085 University Ave.
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Information on this page was checked against official city, La Mesa 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 La Mesa Police Department or any law enforcement agency.