Industry
Surveillance: A Story from the Field
We got an assignment to drive up north close to the state line to work a surveillance involving a guy who was working light duty a few hours a day, two or three days a week because he had been injured on the job. He worked for a small manufacturing company near the edge of [...]
5Mar2010 | TW Person | 0 comments | Continued
Deterring Unfriendly Dogs While on Assignment
We all know that encountering dogs can be a problem while working in the field; I’ve had many unfriendly canine confrontations while working bail enforcement and private investigation assignments and while process serving. In many rural areas, you just cannot avoid dogs on the loose altogether. Stephanie Mitchell wrote an excellent article about preventing and [...]
10Feb2010 | Scott Harrell | 2 comments | Continued
The Power of Using a Badge
A bail enforcement agent stops at a ranch in Texas, and talks with an old rancher.
He tells the rancher, “I need to search your ranch for a bail jumper I believe is hiding on your property.”
The rancher says, “Okay, but do not go in that field over there.” as he points out the location.
The fugitive [...]
A Culture of Infidelity?
Part 1: The Question
Do some settings tolerate, if not outright encourage, infidelity?
This idea knocked on our door last year. We had a couple of infidelity cases in an affluent suburb. On more than one occasion, independent cases from different clients, the team wound up sitting in the parking lot of the same fitness [...]
What is the Difference Between a Professional Bail Bondsman and a Surety Bail Agent?
The difference between a property bond and a surety bond is simply who is ultimately liable for paying the bond off in the event of a final judgment of forfeiture. A surety bond is backed by a surety (or insurance) agency that the bondsman is qualified to write bonds on behalf and the bond works [...]
18Jan2010 | Scott Harrell | 0 comments | Continued
Is Process Serving Dangerous?
Stephanie Mitchell wrote two very important articles on Process Server Safety and dealing with and preventing dogs bites while serving process but the basic question still remains, “Is process serving dangerous?”
Unfortunately, there have been several recent instances where process servers have been attacked and / or killed while serving court documents. While it is extremely rare, it [...]
S560, The Employee Free Choice Act, Dead?
Contract security guard companies can breathe a bit easier; the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) seems to be near dead in the water, now that the Democrats lost their 60-vote majority in the Senate. In addition, the loss of a potential appointee to the National Labor Relations Board this week occurred when Republicans blocked the [...]
8Jan2010 | Bruce Hulme | 0 comments | Continued
New Arizona Process Server Continuing Education Course Goes Online
PIEducation.com today announced the formal acceptance by the Supreme Court of Arizona of its online continuing education course for Arizona certified process servers.
In order to be eligible to act as a private process server in Arizona, all persons must be certified and comply with the requirements of the Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 11, the Arizona [...]
Property Title Forensics
Real estate title records are a valuable source of investigative intelligence. By going beyond a simple “title search”, an investigator can discover factual data and intangible patterns which cannot be found elsewhere. True title research goes beyond just a database search of online or electronic title records. Obtaining the actual physical documents for examination takes [...]
7Jan2010 | David Pelligrinelli | 0 comments | Continued
The Security, Compatibility and Portability of Your Investigative Reports
First, It is never wise to send an editable document or investigative report to a client; if you MUST send it in MS Word then you should protect the document from any unauthorized edits or changes. If you are using MS Word 2003 or later, click on “Tools” in the toolbar and select “Protect Document” [...]
7Jan2010 | Scott Harrell | 1 comment | Continued
Michigan Bail Bond Personnel Licensure Act Before the State Legislature
There is yet another move in Michigan to wrangle in the Bail Agents, Fugitive Recovery Agents and Bail Bond Runners working within the state- this time in the form of Michigan House Bill 5536, the “Bail Bond Personnel Licensure Act.”
Read the original bill here.
This bill has not yet been approved by either the Senate or [...]
6Jan2010 | Scott Harrell | 0 comments | Continued
Unidentified Decedents and Missing Persons National Database Available to the Public
It is always astonishing to me when I read that a staggering 800,000+ people are reported missing on an annual basis and entered in to the FBI’s National Crime Information Center (NCIC). Additionally, the Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics reports there are nearly 4,400 unidentified human bodies discovered every year nationwide as [...]
5Jan2010 | Stephanie Mitchell | 1 comment | Continued
Pennsylvania Association of Bail Professionals Forms Amid Proposed Legislation
From the new PABP website:
“Today the Pennsylvania Association of Bail Professionals stands on the road of a journey already underway. Pennsylvania’s commercial bail bond industry is in a dynamic state of change. Proposed changes affect the Department of Insurance, surety companies, bail bond agents, professional bail bondsman, instate bail enforcement agents and bail enforcement agents [...]
Pretext: An Essential Recognized Investigative Technique
Recently the media reported on a $1.8 million verdict in an invasion of privacy lawsuit in Cook County, Illinois. The plaintiff, involved in litigation against her former employer, became the subject of a private investigation by a detective agency hired by her former employer, a defendant in the action. Some of the facts are like [...]
22Dec2009 | ISPLA | 3 comments | Continued
