Category: Repossession
Visual Screening for Concealed Handguns, Firearms and Weapons
Bail enforcement agents often face dangerous situations in the performance of their work; there is no doubt that the greatest risk comes from concealed weapons and firearms in the possession of those who would do us harm. The reality of our work is that there are evil people out there who will kill us if [...]
Repo Man Might Face Extinction in the Future: Repossession Agents Under Fire!
The National Consumer Law Center released “Repo Madness: How Automobile Repossessions Endanger Owners, Agents and the Public.” It is a publication promoting legislation restricting repo work to sworn law enforcement officers. It is posted on-line at: http://www.nclc.org/issues/auto/content/Repo_madness_Report_0310.pdf Here is the included press release via PR NEWSWIRE Repo Madness Threatens Consumers BOSTON, March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — [...]
Private Investigator Databases: What the GLBA Really Means to You
In the mid-1990s to early 2000’s, we entered an era when the “Information Age” precipitated a shift in the private investigations industry then made up largely of “Gumshoe Investigators” to one whose population was being replaced by a new age of “Internet Investigators.” Database companies were just starting to come online and I remember gaining [...]
A Secret Network of Skip Tracers
Have you ever read the fine print on a credit application you’ve signed? It says that you give the creditor permission to inquire about and share credit information with other creditors. This has long been the “Secret Weapon” used by ALL bill collectors! Essentially, they can call any of your other creditors and share information [...]
Derailed by Details? Memory Tips for the Long Haul
It can happen at the worst time. You’ll be knee-deep in a day with contacts, cases and paperwork. Then a sick feeling surfaces from within. “What did I forget?” you ask yourself. “What am I missing?” Your eyes look up at the clock and then down at the papers in front of you. The missing [...]
Developing Your Own Powers of Observation
The power of observation is simply the ability to see clearly, retain, and then record your observations accurately. Proper use of this basic principle in all investigative processes not only helps develop solutions to difficult questions, but it teaches investigators who use it to reason analytically in each step of their investigation. Skip tracers must [...]
Preventing and Treating Dog Bites While on Assignment
While on assignment, whether you are an investigator, process server, on a repossession job or enforcing bail, it is not uncommon to have a less-than-pleasant encounter with “man’s best friend.” Just last week I was serving some documents at a residence and I was greeted in the yard by a very large pit bull… lucky [...]
Enforcing Civil Judgments in a Debtor-Friendly Climate
Has anyone ever owed you money? Most of us have at some point been faced with an unpaid debt. After exhausting all traditional methods of debt recovery, the next logical step is to use our legal system to further pursue collection. After winning a judgment, for a lucky few the debtor will pay. Unfortunately, for [...]
Investigative Telephonics and Traplines- Part 2
Part 1 in this series can be read by clicking here DELIVERY NOTICES AND DELIVERY POSTCARDS I developed this idea several years ago to increase my success rate with process serving. It was an incredible concept that never failed me, not one time. With the concept of the traplines and calling cards, I developed the [...]
