Don?t call them bounty hunters. Just those two words conjure up images of rogue spaghetti Western desperadoes on the prowl with “Wanted: Dead or Alive” posters stuffed in their pockets. Rather, Dennis Sew and his team are bail bondsmen who are paid by an employer to bring bail-jumping bad guys to justice. So what?s it like to spend your workday rounding up outlaws? Is it at all like Duane ?Dog? Chapman and his gang of reality-show tough guys? Examiner Staff Writer Luke Broadwater wanted to know. Here is his report.

It?s just before 7 on a hot July morning, and Dennis Sew is ready. Standing in a parking lot near City Hall, the imposing 220-pound bail bondsman straps on his bulletproof vest.