All Posts Tagged With: "safety"
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
27Jul2009 | Stephanie Mitchell | 0 comments | ContinuedBody Armor for Fugitive Recovery Agents
I’ve had a few questions regarding concealable body armor lately, especially what type and what level of protection. So I thought it would be best to discuss it here. I firmly believe that going home to my family every night is a GOOD THING and body armor has saved many lives in the [...]
12Jun2009 | Scott Harrell | 6 comments | ContinuedServing Divorce Papers is Never without Drama or Humor
The Toilet Woman
When I got the divorce papers for service on the eighty year old wife, I could see drama spelled out on the pages like a sarcastic soap opera, featuring the kind of characters you’d see in a film like Raising Arizona. The real-life setting was just as disturbing — a rural double-wide [...]
Private Investigators in Pain: Dealing with Common Health Concerns While on the Road
Who leaves someone in a vehicle all day with the windows rolled up? Our clients. No one would think of leaving a dog in a car on a hot day, yet Private Investigators are expected by their clients to sit in their vehicle in all kinds of weather conditions, for long hours. While the effects [...]
20Apr2009 | Pamela Stewart | 11 comments | ContinuedImportant Physical Security Tips
Here’s some good security advice for you and your clients that I received via email today and cannot attribute directly to its author. It certainly gives us all something to think about with all our new electronic technology.
GPS
A couple of weeks ago a friend told me that someone she knew had their car [...]
Process Server Safety: It’s Not Always What It Seems
Process serving in general is really not a dangerous job; but there is always a bad seed in the bunch. In light of the recent death of Steve Allen in Colorado there are some safety precautions that we should all stick to in our routine.
7Sep2008 | Stephanie Mitchell | 3 comments | Continued
