Dana Ginder, Hawk and LaBrosse all said they avoid the types of dangerous pick-ups such as the one that occurred in Cromwell last week.

In that instance, three recovery agents went to the home without the backup of law enforcement. Helman had been involved in a standoff with police a few years before.

“No way would I go into that kind of situation without law enforcement,” Ginder said.

“I’m not going to be chasing bad guys like that,” LaBrosse said.

Ginder said she worked in the industry for five years with her father, then left. She and her husband have taken over the business since her father’s death earlier this year.

She said she never has had to go herself and use the arrest powers granted by her state license to apprehend a fugitive.

“I’m licensed to, but I don’t,” Hawk said. “I’m a woman. I’m not safe to do those things.”

Those situations are when licensed recovery agents occasionally are used by local bondsmen.