Jun
1
Courtney Love ID theft makes Page Six
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There’s also a good piece about the case here.
Apr
28
Nothing better than a hot pepper!
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Many times in the course of providing security we are asked “what would you recommend” type questions. Well, I have always been a strong believer in entertaining myself while I was a cop when the legal opportunity would pop up in the course of taking bad guys to jail. And “gassing” a bad guy who […]
Mar
22
Four Oakland Cops Murdered
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Today I was shocked to hear of the murder of four Oakland Police Officers. This is an attack on our entire society. Having worked in the bay area for a number of years this horrible event hits me to the core. In the old days we spent many hours working leads in Oakland, the Oakland […]
Mar
21
Maple Syrup?
Filed Under Security, private investigators | 21 Comments
Well we are in a new time and place when it comes to private investigators, and those who operate with no license creating havoc in this state. How many times does a P.I. meet with a new potential client and hear “I want to know this” or “I want to know that” and on and […]
Mar
4
A Model Deputy, and a Lesson in Ex Games
Filed Under Security, Divorce | 2 Comments
After last week’s deputy disaster, as luck would have it I had another run-in with a Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff, but this one renewed my faith in the department. I was called out to respond to a former husband who had moved out of the family home and had gone begging to get some […]
Oct
24
ADT Answers the Alarm Bell
Filed Under Security, Services | 2 Comments
What alarm system? ADT/TYCO and John J. Nazarian went to battle and I have to say, when these guys screw something up they fix it! Only if you have the ability to track down MR. BIG and talk to someone with a brain and not raisins where the gray matter should be. As many of […]
Aug
25
Please Help Me Help the Marines!
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For the last few years I have been given the honor to be a guest at one of the United States Marine Corps balls. If you have never been to any Marine Corps function, try and attend at least one before you die! Many of the men and women who work for me are Marines, […]
Aug
3
Pamela Fayed Murder: all about the money
Filed Under Security, Money, Revenge, Divorce | 5 Comments
Pamela Fayed is the woman who was stabbed to death last week in the parking lot of a Century City highrise (a building with many high-powered attorneys’ offices). No surprise here, as a matter of fact it is a big surprise that more “murders” and “disappearances” don’t occur. Divorce can be real ugly when you […]
May
5
Restraining Orders: Fact and Fantasy
Filed Under Security, Revenge | 5 Comments
Bulletin: a “Restraining Order” will not protect you, and in some cases it may well cause the earth beneath your feet to become singed! First, a little background on cops and domestic disputes. As a former police officer, I can attest that every cop knows to watch out when responding to the infamous family knock-down. […]