Category: Bail Enforcement
Skip Tracing: Intentionally Missing People
As I explained in my previous article, Introduction to Skip Tracing, classifying your subject as “intentionally missing” or “unintentionally missing” is very important and will assist you in determining which action to take and what information you will need in order to bring a missing persons assignment to a successful conclusion. I’d like to describe [...]
Richmond, VA Bail Bondsman’s Killer Sentenced to Fifty Years
Finally after a long nine months of anticipation justice has been served. Judge Beverly W. Snukals of the Richmond Circuit Court sentenced James E. Carr to fifty years in prison.
Richmond, VA Bail Bondsman’s Killer Sentenced to Fifty Years
Finally after a long nine months of anticipation justice has been served. Judge Beverly W. Snukals of the Richmond Circuit Court sentenced James E. Carr to fifty years in prison.
Understanding Military Addresses
From time to time you are going to come across a military address while conducting a database search. Knowing what to do with the address, to whom it belongs, and what additional information can be gleaned from it can yield very important information! I learned a lot while I was in the Navy and the [...]
Investigative Value of Social Security Numbers
Proposed legislation would prohibit the sale of Social Security number information. As a result, private investigators would lose access to databases that are effective for helping distinguish individuals with similar names. This is particularly important with regard to women (who may assume their husband’s name).
Using Email To Locate People
You can use email to locate people but I’ll tell you up front that the success rate when you have email information available, either a subject’s known email address or an intact copy of an email received from the subject, can be fairly low. Any one who tells you that a person can be located [...]
Being Your Own Worst Enemy
Scenario: You have just arrested a 19 year old male on a Failure to Appear (FTA) warrant. He is at his parent’s house and no weapons are visible. You have good scene control but he is “running off at the mouth” with fowl language and calling you every name in the book. Key Question: What [...]
Insurance for bail professionals like us
Are you a serious industry professional, or at least want to be taken seriously while you are breaking into the business? Then you need insurance. NOTHING will set you apart from your competition as forcefully as having a professional liability insurance policy. It can seem right now that everyone else wants to be like Duane [...]










