Close Range International

Steve is CEO and Managing Partner for Close Range International, Inc. He has extensive investigative and executive protection experience. Steve has conducted hundreds of investigations with positive results. He has taken numerous DOJ and POST training classes in the police academy and has worked with and for the LAPD, FBI, Secret Service, Military... Police and numerous security professionals. Steve has worked and coordinated security for many high profile events and is a mainstay in Hollywood circles where his professionalism, knowledge and work ethic has never been challenged. Executive Protection is his expertise. Steve worked exclusively for the entertainer, Madonna, for over 10 years and captured her high profile stalker Robert Hoskins in 1995. Stephens testimony helped convict Hoskins of stalking and ensured his long prison sentence. Hoskins, as of 2014, remains in the California State Mental Health System as an extreme danger to the public. ( We only mention this case because of the worldwide media coverage-Close Range International normally will not disclose clients identity) Stephens has also provided personal security /executive protection for many other high profile celebrities and Rock and Roll Royalty in town and on the road. Steve Stephens most recently was Security Director at Warner Bros Records in Burbank (2005-2009), providing armed security for executives and artists and conducting stalking investigations. Prior to that position he was Security Director at Maverick Records (1995-2004), Madonnas label, where he conducted many investigations and managed numerous threats working closely with the LA County District Attorneys STAT Team ( Stalking and Threat Assessment Team-founded by DDA Rhonda Saunders) and the LAPDs Threat Management Unit. During the period he worked for the record companys, he still managed Close Range International. He now devotes 100% of his time to Close Range International and serving your needs. Monique is a Partner/Executive VP Close Range InternationaI Inc & Executive ...Read More