Response to An Article

Dear Friends, Family, Colleagues and Community Members:

I am writing you today in response to an article that was recently written about me and my bail bonds business. I would like to take this time to explain to you the nature of the bail bonds industry in hopes you will understand my position on this matter.

When a client skips out on my bail, they officially become a fugitive of the law. It then becomes my job, my obligation, and my number one priority to recover them. Yes, there is money on the line for me. It is a business, after all. However, my concern is more importantly for the safety of our community. You see, fugitives of the law tend to adopt a "nothing to lose attitude" which puts everyone and everything around them at risk. The sooner I can recover a fugitive, the less likely it is they will commit further crimes.

Fugitives do not respond when I ask them nicely to turn themselves in. Nor do they hide out at their own homes. They hide with friends, family, friends of friends and sometimes even complete strangers. These people do not willingly open their doors for me and do not willingly give up the fugitive. Unfortunately, this often times means that force will be necessary to bring them in. As a bounty hunter, I do my very best to ensure this goes as smoothly and safely as possible. However, there are times when the situation becomes unavoidably escalated. There are also rare times when others get caught in the crosshairs of these confrontations. This is an unfortunate side effect of an industry that deals mostly with criminals.

As I stated before, the safety of the community is of utmost importance to me, which is why I make it a priority to try and avoid situations like these at all costs. For every negative and "bad" recovery story there is out there about me, there are hundreds of fugitives I have brought in safely and without incident. Everything I do is within the law and within my rights as a licensed bail bondsmen.

I have even taken it upon myself to meet with the Sheriff and local law enforcement officials to ensure that we are all on the same page when it comes to fugitive recovery. This is all done out of concern for the safety of community members, law enforcement, my staff and myself.

Fugitive recovery is a necessary part of my job that I take very seriously. If a fugitive was threatening your family in any way, you would want me to catch them, wouldn't you? If a fugitive was hiding in your garage, you would want me to catch them, wouldn't you? If your neighbors were harboring a fugitive, you would want me to catch them, wouldn't you? Please keep this in mind the next time you read the stories circulating about me and my business.

Thank you for your time!

Regards,
Fausto Atilano