Borrowed Time: Missed Payments Bring 'Repo Man'
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Recovery Agent Todd O'Connor searches for delinquent car owners on Facebook in Syracuse, N.Y. O'Connor, vice president of Advanced Recovery of New York, works day and night locating and repossessing vehicles for banks and loan agencies after their owners fall behind in payments. Facebook has become a main investigative tool for recovery agents, as even delinquent car owners often post their whereabouts in Facebook status updates.
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A repo order awaits attention. Recovery agents, or "Repo Men," for Advanced Recovery of New York work day and night locating vehicles to repossess for banks and loan agencies.
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Recovery Agent Jeff Grevelding searches for a vehicle after its owner fell behind on loan payments in Syracuse.
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Recovery Agent Jeff Grevelding checks a vehicle inspection number while repossessing a boat after its owner fell behind on loan payments.
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Recovery Agent Jeff Grevelding repossesses a boat after its owner fell behind on loan payments.
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Recovery Agent Todd O'Connor checks an address while searching for a vehicle to repossess for a bank in Utica, N.Y.
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Jeff Grevelding prepares to repossess a vehicle.
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Jeff Grevelding breaks into a vehicle while repossessing it.
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Personal items from repossessed vehicles await collection by their owners in Syracuse.
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Car owners arrive to pay a fee to get their repossessed vehicles back.
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Recovery Agent Amanda Husted returns a vehicle to an owner after he paid for its release.
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Recovery Agent Jeff Grevelding stands in a snowstorm during a day of repossessing cars in Syracuse.
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A sign on the wall of Advanced Recovery of New York.
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