Consumer Law

Bill Collectors - What Are They Good For?

By Peter Orville, Attorney at Law

You might think that bill collectors are good for nothing.  After all, they drive many of us crazy with their harassing phone calls and letters.  But bill collectors are not all bad all of the time.

At least not yesterday, when a bill collector saved a Victorville, California woman who was being held hostage in her home by an ex-boyfriend.  According to both the Huffington Post and KTLA news, a local car dealership told a saleswoman that on her way home she should try to pick up a late car payment from a local woman.  When she arrived at the Winona Street address, she knocked on the door.  The 30 year old woman who opened the door had noticeable scratches on her body and scribbled the word “help” along with the name of her ex boyfriend.  When the saleswoman asked if she were OK, she whispered that her ex had a gun and was holding her hostage.

The saleswoman called the police who arrested 28-year-old Miguel Rios, a self-admitted gang member, for false imprisonment and making terrorist threats.

Full post as published by Credit Law Network on June 25, 2009 (boomark / email).