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Chris Bourke

Sheriff of Orleans County, New York, with over 40 years at the Orleans County Sheriff's Office; appears as a guest on the Bob Lonsberry radio show.

Oct 13, 2026

Bob Lonsberry

Bob Lonsberry

10/12 Hour 3

Oct 13 · 37m

Jim Salmon
Jim SalmonHOST
32:07
That's gotta m- be such a headache.
Chris BourkeGUEST
32:09
Yeah.
Chris BourkeGUEST
32:09
Since 2020, things have really turned upside down in our world.
Chris BourkeGUEST
32:13
So the bail reform came in, and what it does is make some crimes not eligible for bail.
Chris BourkeGUEST
32:21
So it removes the ability for a justice or a judge to use discretion on an, a certain individual that might be before them.
Chris BourkeGUEST
32:31
They can't consider dangerousness, criminal history, flight of, risk of flight, not returning to court.
Chris BourkeGUEST
32:39
You just have to, uh, release them on a DAT, desk appearance ticket, is the new-
Jim Salmon
Jim SalmonHOST
33:53
Right.
Bob Lonsberry

Bob Lonsberry

10/12 Hour 3

Oct 12 · 36m

Jim Salmon
Jim SalmonHOST
30:51
That's gotta m- be such a headache.
Chris BourkeGUEST
30:53
Yeah.
Chris BourkeGUEST
30:53
Since 2020, things have really turned upside down in our world, so the bail reform came in, and what it does is make some crimes not eligible for bail.
Chris BourkeGUEST
31:06
So it removes the ability for a justice or a judge to use discretion on an, a certain individual that might be before them.
Chris BourkeGUEST
31:15
They can't consider dangerousness, criminal history, flight of ... risk of flight, not returning to court.
Chris BourkeGUEST
31:23
You just have to, uh, release them on a DAT, desk appearance ticket, is the new-
Jim Salmon
Jim SalmonHOST
32:37
Right, right.
Chris BourkeGUEST
32:38
And then they release them.
Bob Lonsberry

Bob Lonsberry

10/12 Hour 3

Oct 12 · 42m

Jim Salmon
Jim SalmonHOST
35:01
That's gotta m- be such a headache.
Chris BourkeGUEST
35:03
Yeah.
Chris BourkeGUEST
35:03
Since 2020, things have really turned upside down in our world.
Chris BourkeGUEST
35:07
So the bail reform came in, and what it does is makes some crimes not eligible for bail.
Chris BourkeGUEST
35:15
So it removes the ability for a justice or a judge to use discretion on an, a certain individual that might be before them.
Chris BourkeGUEST
35:24
They can't consider dangerousness, criminal history, flight of... risk of flight, not returning to court.
Chris BourkeGUEST
35:33
You just have to, uh, release them on a DAT, desk appearance ticket, is the new-
Jim Salmon
Jim SalmonHOST
36:20
Right.

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