WHY VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STAY “Why don’t they just leave?” A common question from those who have never been abused – unfortunately it’s easier said than done. Truth is, leaving can often times be more complicated than it seems….
PROPERTY OWNERS AND LANDLORDS MAY FIND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CRIME SCENE CLEANUP AS PART OF THEIR DUTIES. The need to clean the area may come as the result of a criminal activity, a fall, or an accident, yet the…
NOW THAT JUNE IS OFFICIALLY OVER, SO IS NATIONAL SAFETY MONTH. Even though the month is over it’s important to remember its message: to educate and influence safer behaviors to reduce cases of injuries and accidental deaths at work, on the…
MARCIE LEFT WORK EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON, CONVINCED HER HUSBAND NEEDED HER AT HOME. Twenty-seven-year-old Mark suffered from severe depression and anxiety, and Marcie had noticed a recent shift in his condition. He’d become lethargic and despondent, sometimes unable to engage…
I AND THE REST OF THE BROOKS REMEDIATION CREW GET A DIVERSE RANGE OF CALLS TO ACTION. Most of these include homes, hotels and places of that nature, but some are very different. This was the case with a call we…
DANIELLE WOKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO AN UNFAMILIAR SOUND. She sat up, instantly alert, then slipped silently off the bed, crossed the room to her closet, and retrieved a Louisville Slugger from inside. As she approached her…
BEING A RENTAL PROPERTY OWNER CAN BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. When renting to a person that you don’t personally know, there’s really no telling what those people are really up to. Even people who seem like a happy couple can…
IT’S ALMOST GUARANTEED THAT NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF MAID SERVICE YOU CALL, THEY’LL REFUSE THE GRUESOME CHORE. If they do agree to take a look and give you a quote, the odds are high that they’ll run from the…
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE POLICE AND EMT’S LEAVE THE SCENE OF A CRIME? Most people don’t, unless they have been involved in one of these traumatic situations. In fact, what usually occurs is specialists like Brooks…
THERE ARE SOME MESSES THE AVERAGE PERSON IS JUST NOT CAPABLE OR QUALIFIED TO CLEAN ON THEIR OWN. Every day tragedy strikes somewhere in the United States. It is not something people who are unaffected by ever actually think about….