1. Maybe the cops should be more support and work closer to them, when they are busting in on a someone. I can tell you that it will be a bad time for someone before they see the light, when they bust into the wrong persons house and someone in the house hears something going on around their home and gets to protect their family, then the door comes busted in. The rest will be the news. I wonder who will be wrong that time. It sould never happen. But with people in the law that don’t work together with their other law people, how does anything work correct with the system.

   Comment by Dennis Hines — May 4, 2007 @ 4:35 pm

2. I HAVE BEEN A BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENT (BOUNTY HUNTER) IN THE STATE OF NEVADA FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, MYSELF AND MY TWO PARTNERS HAVE PUT OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE BACK IN JAIL AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE LAW. THERE IS A SMALL PORTION OF LICENSED AND UNLICENSED RENEGADES THAT GIVE THE BAIL INDUSTRY A BAD NAME WITH THE POLICE AND THE PUBLIC. ITS A SHAME THAT WE ARE ALL JUDGED BY THE ACTIONS OF A FEW.

   Comment by RUSSELL STOLL — May 4, 2007 @ 10:10 pm

3. Most people that Bounty Hunt are illegal themselves. In the State of Nevada, you must be licensed as a Private Investigator (NRS Chapter 648)(It takes five years of qualifying experience, 10,000 proven and documented hours)(licensing is done through the Private Investigator’s Licensing Board, office of the Attorney General), be a State licensed Bonding Agent in good standing or be employed by a licensed Bonding Agent (employed means that a bonifide employee-employer relationship must exist, that the employer is paying for Medicare, Social Security, unemployment insurance and withholding federal income tax.)You must then be in possession of a copy of the warrant of arrest, copy of the posted bond and a signed pick up order from the Bonding Agent, before you can go after these people.Absent this you have no powers whatsoever to do this type of work and are in criminal violation. In addition, you cannot have been convicted of a felony crime or crime of moral turpitude.

   Comment by Jim Born — May 4, 2007 @ 11:08 pm

4. The only people serving a warrant should be the police. Bounty hunting should be illegal. There is too much potential for abuse.

   Comment by Jeff Ryman — May 6, 2007 @ 1:14 pm

5. Bounty Hunters in Nevada are by the most part very good at what they do. It is when they decide to bend the law and act like irresponsible persons who think they can do whatever they want, that problems occur. The Bounty Hunters live by an extremely old set of laws, which do not make a lot of sense in the year 2006. If the law is not changed very soon, it will only be a matter of time until a shooting occurs and someone dies.

   Comment by homer guadi — May 6, 2007 @ 10:46 pm

6. Bail Enforcement Agents do not live by out of date laws. We work within the local laws that govern the area we are in. If it were not for BEA’s, you would have criminals everywhere not facing their charges before the judge. And anyone who works for our company local or national will not have any felony charges. This is a professional industry. And just like any industry, you have good people and bad people. We are working nationally to weed out the bad ones.

   Comment by Eagle — May 8, 2007 @ 1:12 pm

7. I am truly amazed at the ignorance displayed by most reporters.
   Bounty Hunters “BEA’s” are responsible for 30,000+ re-arrests each year. These arrests are at NO expense to the taxpayers and frees up LEO’s to do the job that they were hired for - to Serve & Protect on the local streets.
   Are there people out there that behave in a less than desirable manner - you bet.
   Infact it was not too long ago that the good citizens of the USA were in an uproar about one and singing his praises. Not only is he a convicted felon, he also commited a crime al in the name publicity.
   The ones that are causing the problem now in Neveda are the very same ones that couldn’t function within the law last year when they left the USA to do stupid.

   SO, do ALL BEAs need to be chastised?

   NO - ONLY THE STUPID ones and they know who they are.
   Those of us that do our job within the letter of the law you almost never hear from or about - GOOD NEWS almost never seems to make news.

   Comment by LuVonda Donnellan — May 8, 2007 @ 2:32 pm

8. MR Ryman

   ONLY Law Enforcement can SERVE a warrant
   A BEA does not have to have a warrant to re-arrest an individual, they just have to have justifiable cause.
   When it comes to the ‘re-arrest’ a BEA has more authority than a LEO.

   Comment by LuVonda Donnellan — May 8, 2007 @ 2:36 pm

9. We have worked in Las Vegas several times, notifying LE, and doing our job correctly.

   Unfortunately, every profession has its “black sheep” and with the publicity of television and certain entertainers, bail writing and the public perception of bondsmen and their enforcement agents, have become very popular professions, but also very negative due to the ridiculous and unprofessional antics by some in the profession, and others who falsely claim to be in the profession to cheat others.

   Any true professional can, and is willing to, provide proof and back up their claim. Our problem is that there are many unqualified wannabes, or flat out crooks who claim to be in our profession who are eager to rob innocents, and blame it on us. This is wrong and gives the legal professionals a bad name.

   I can’t argue that there are some who are licensed who use their perceived powers illegally, but those are shunned by most of the others.

   There are scammers in every profession, so no specific one should be targeted. Unfortunately, the main ones seem to run in cycles, and right now, bail agents and bail enforcement is the target.

   All that I ask is that the individual be examined, not the profession as a whole. There are crooks in every aspect of life. Do you refuse to have any friends just because one person screwed you over? If so, you really have a lonely life.

   It is the same in any business relationship you have. Friends, family, or business, you have to know who to trust and who to reject.

   Comment by Kathy — May 8, 2007 @ 9:31 pm

10. With all due respect, it seems evident that there has been NO backround or homework preformed by the reporters who take a one sided stance at the Fugitive Recovery Industry. Perhaps a tuitional of the Bail Industry should be presented as to the necessity or benefits of this much needed funtion, before chastising the industry as a whole, due to a small percentage of mishaps that seem to dominate the media, rather than the higher percentage of positives incurred by this group of highly trained proffessionals that serve a great funtion for our Country.

    Comment by Yak — May 9, 2007 @ 6:06 am

11. I have been a member of the National Enforcement Agency since 1996. Being a professional Bounty Hunter is more like being a spy than being a Rambo. Most of us that work outside of Bail Agencies, find most of the Bail Agents cause the situations by not getting enough info. Very seldom do we use weapons in the performance of our duties.

    Comment by Kevan Fitzgerald — May 10, 2007 @ 8:28 pm

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