Former LAPD jailer accused of taking bribes from bail bond company owners

A former LAPD jailer and a couple who owned a bail bond company were charged with operating a “bail capping” scheme at the Van Nuys jail, prosecutors said Friday.

Leonard Ramirez, 44, who was a detention officer in the Van Nuys jail, allegedly gave William Aroutounian, 34, and his wife, Iryna McCormick,...