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| Author: | tsuggs [ Sat 06 Mar 2010 18:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Aiding A Bounty Hunter |
3 Bergen County Sheriff employees suspended for passing documents to bounty hunter Friday, March 5, 2010 BY ANDREA ALEXANDER The Record STAFF WRITER Three Bergen County Sheriff department employees have been suspended without pay and could be fired for allegedly passing on documents about an arrest warrant to a bounty hunter, a spokesman said Friday. A bounty hunter went to the Essex County Court House on February 1 to hand over a person who had an outstanding arrest warrant, said Ben Feldman, a spokesman for the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department. While the bounty hunter was at the court house it was determined that he had documents pertaining to the arrest warrant that he should not have had, Feldman said. Feldman described them only as “documents that shouldn’t have been in possession of someone outside of law enforcement.’’ An investigation determined that the documents had come through the sheriff’s office, Feldman said. Feldman would not release the names of the suspended employees, citing Attorney General guidelines on internal investigations. He said the department is conducting an internal affairs investigation to determine how the documents “emanated out” of the Sheriff’s office. E-mail: alexandera@northjersey.com |
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| Author: | Mdbtyhtr [ Sat 06 Mar 2010 18:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Aiding A Bounty Hunter |
NCIC data? Also how the chain of information could have been tracked. Scott |
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| Author: | reddragon116 [ Sat 06 Mar 2010 18:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Aiding A Bounty Hunter |
Unless the documents had any information about a minor, especially the victim being a minor, or if it had to deal with co-defendants in the case, I'd like to know what caused such a stir? This is something to keep watching as it unfolds. |
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| Author: | tsuggs [ Sun 07 Mar 2010 15:21 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Aiding A Bounty Hunter |
In some states like California, LE can not give out suspect information that includes SS#s, addresses and prior criminal cases to the "public." Some LEs will not even confirm warrants with bail agents. Also, many local LE will not provide a booking photo to bail agents. So, it may be a local LE policy that restricts certain information on defendants. |
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| Author: | reddragon116 [ Sun 07 Mar 2010 15:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Aiding A Bounty Hunter |
Oh wow, well I feel spoiled then. When we get the file we have photos of not just our def. and prior booking photos (if any) but photos of their tats', scars, sometimes even copies of the citation.  And they sometimes won't confirm a warrant? Ouch... |
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| Author: | tsuggs [ Sun 07 Mar 2010 17:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Aiding A Bounty Hunter |
This is life in California. The 58 county sheriffs, operate under their own rules. Some are bail friendly, others are not. |
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| Author: | KARMA [ Sun 07 Mar 2010 19:20 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Aiding A Bounty Hunter |
It is a Class "D" Felony to provide NCIC information to anyone NOT LE here in Arkansas. A good Bondsperson gets a booking photo and all the pertinent information when writing a bond. One just writing for the money . . . well, lets' just say . . . they usually lose what little bit of money they made on the bond initially and then the balance of the bond . . . plus. It is not a wonder that so many go by the way Should a bondsperson (BountyHunter) come into this information it is in the best interest of their "Source" for that said Bondsman (BountyHunter) to not divulge that they even have that information . . . what an IDIOT |
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| Author: | reddragon116 [ Sun 07 Mar 2010 22:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Aiding A Bounty Hunter |
Wow...I'll never complain about a crappy booking photo again. |
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| Author: | KARMA [ Sun 07 Mar 2010 23:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Aiding A Bounty Hunter |
The beauty of a digital camera. |
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| Author: | DSI [ Mon 08 Mar 2010 07:22 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Aiding A Bounty Hunter |
I do not want to speculate about the facts of this specific case. However I will agree that NCIC data is considered restricted information and can only be released to a criminal justice agency or its agent that has a FBI assigned “ORI”. Now with that said most open warrants are public record and the information thereto can normally be secured from court records, i.e. charging documents that include his address, ssan, dob, along with copies of the arresting agency’s internal reports that document the circumstances that caused the arrest. These reports sometimes contain the subject’s next of kin information and prior arrest history. Securing booking photos of a suspect from a law enforcement agency comes with a lot of fanfare sometimes. Several agencies will afford the Bondsman or his certified BEA a booking photo without any issue, others prefer that a court order be issue for the photo, and yet others will tell you that booking photos are considered restricted law enforcement work product and can not be released to the public. I believe LuVonda addressed it best if you are a true professional you will take your own photos of the subject when you bond him out of jail, and another when and if you have to re-arrest the subject. |
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