OBA Bail Continuing Education
June 29, 2010 by Collateral Staff
Posted in: Bail Education
The Oklahoma Bondsman Association is offering Continuing Education Classes at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Catoosa, Oklahoma. The course will be held June 29th, 2010. For more information visit the OBA website Read More →
Bondsman Honors History
June 28, 2010 by Collateral Staff
Posted in: Bail Buzz
Danbury, CT – Dennis Perkins is a cousin of Sheriff Wilber Perkins, the first bondsman in Danbury. Dennis Perkins is following in his relative’s steps – and is honoring local bonds history – by getting licensed as a bondsman himself. Sheriff Wilber Perkins as the first bondsman in the city, starting his work in the 1970s. Read the full story here. Read More →
Bondsmen Accused of Harming Suspect
June 28, 2010 by Collateral Staff
Posted in: Bail Buzz
St. Louis, MO – Bondsmen Kevin Ritrovato, Sean Baker, and Shawn Boyer of F&N Bail Bonds are being accused of torturing a man they apprehended. The three are accused of wiping mace into the genitals and face of a felon who allegedly owed the bond company $225 after not appearing in court. The three bondsmen also allegedly struck the man and uttered threats against him. The bondsmen have denied the charges. Read the full story here. Read More →
Pastor-Bondsman Found Guilty
June 28, 2010 by Collateral Staff
Posted in: Bail Buzz
Fayetteville, NC – Bondsman and pastor Robert Lee McQueen has been found guilty of weapons and drugs offenses in federal court. The bondsman was arrested in 2008 and was charged with six counts. Before his arrest, he owned McQ Bail Bonds and worked as a pastor at Burning Bush Missionary Baptist Church. McQueen could face millions of dollars in penalties and life in prison. The Department of Insurance for the state will likely revoke McQueen’s license if the bondsman does not surrender it. Read the full story here. Read More →
Tabloid of Felons
June 28, 2010 by Collateral Staff
Posted in: Bail Buzz
Knoxville, TN – Just Busted is a small newspaper distributed in local convenience stores, featuring people who have been arrested or who have skipped bail. The paper allows bondsmen to post pictures of skipped fugitives, in the hope that someone knowing the accused will come forward with information as to there whereabouts. Attorneys, bondsmen, and others are also allowed to use the newspaper as a place to advertise their business. Recently, the Knox County Sheriff’s Department has started posting arrest reports and mug shots on its own website,... Read more
Bail Agents Ready to Bond at the 2010 PBUS Midyear Meeting
June 28, 2010 by Collateral Staff
Posted in: Bail Business, Events & Education, Featured
Bail Agents Ready for PBUS Midyear Meeting. Just as summer is kicking into full swing in Chicago, the Professional Bail Agents of the United States (PBUS) association will arrive to commence its midyear meeting. Bail professionals from around the country will be flocking to the meeting, which will be held July 21-24 at the Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park hotel. The four-day event — the last PBUS meeting before the association celebrates its 30-year anniversary in February 2011 — will give bail agents a chance to network, participate... Read more
Bail Bond Software Solutions
June 16, 2010 by Collateral Staff
Posted in: Technology & Gadgets
Featured Software - Bail Bond Software Solutions Company: Bail Bond Software Solutions Website: www.bailbondsoftwaresolutions.com Phone: 615-591-5191 Product: Bail Bond Tracker 2010 Pricing: $500.00 initial license fee $35.00 monthly maintenance fee (optional) About The Company Bail Bond Software Solutions was started in 2005 by Daniel Brittain Dugger. Daniel was driving down the road and saw a billboard for a bail bondsman. For months, Daniel worked with the bondsman to develop a software program that addressed the needs of their business. The... Read more
Choosing the Right Software for Your Bail Business - Part 2
June 15, 2010 by Collateral Staff
Posted in: Bail Business, Featured, Technology & Gadgets
Finding software for your bail business. Writing bonds for thousands of defendants over the course of several years, then tracking those bonds and dealing with the forms and documents associated with the bonds … well, it can get complicated without an extremely organized system. Many software companies have introduced their versions of these bail-specific systems, giving agencies a quickly growing selection that can prove difficult to choose from. In the first part of our series covering bail bond management software, we examined some of the... Read more
BailBooks Bail Bond Software
June 15, 2010 by Collateral Staff
Posted in: Technology & Gadgets
Featured Software - Bailbooks Company: Ebondsman.com, LLC Website: www.bailbooks.com Phone: 877-467-9433 Product:Bailbooks Online Bail Bond Management Software Current Version: 4.0 Version Release Date: 02/15/2010 Pricing: Monthly Subscription Based Software About the Company Ebondsman.com, LLC is the maker of Bailbooks Online Bail Bond Management software. Our software is used by thousands of bail agents throughout the country. We are located in Aurora, CO and have been doing bail bond software since November, 2004. Is your solution web based... Read more
Captira Analytical Bail Bond Software
June 15, 2010 by Collateral Staff
Posted in: Technology & Gadgets
Featured Software - Captira Company: Captira Analytical LLC Website: www.Captira.com Product: Captira Toolkit Suite Current Version: 080601 Version Release Date: 6/18/10 Pricing: Call for pricing - 866.955.7430 About the Company Captira’s mission is to provide up-to-date, easy to use tools tailored for the Bail Bond Industry. Using these tools is an easy and efficient way to organize your data and help you make better, more informed business decisions. Captira’s Software developers are constantly working to improve and enhance thetoolkit Suite.... Read more







