The holiday season is in full swing. Only a few short weeks left for shopping for those that relish in festivities of giving and hosting parties and activities. Unfortunately there are many circumstances that can make you a target for a crime during this season of love and kindness. With that in mind, we at…
When a loved one goes missing it can take a toll and greatly impact our lives. When someone goes missing it becomes a difficult task to track down and locate them. Often law enforcement personnel are put right on the case and they will begin working on locating the missing person. However most people don’t…
There various types of security operations. Security is preventative, improves recovery and attempts to provide evidence if there is a breach. Security operations are: • Electronic data and communications. The three types are first Preventative or secures against breaches. Second, Detective operations provides the tools to detect the breach and analyze the methods. The third…
Private investigators must document their investigations and create reports, that may in turn be submitted in court. The documentation effort starts with an incident report that captures the preliminary information required to begin an investigation. Remember the who, what, when, where and why. Who’s the victim, possible suspect, where did it occur and when. Many…
Undercover investigations are very difficult and need planning to be successful. The undercover agent is under a lot of stress, and being undercover is not for everyone. The possibility of discovery may place the operative in danger, if nothing else it will compromise the investigation. Undercover Corporate Investigations & Employee Surveillance Depending on information leakage,…
In most jurisdictions juvenile records are sealed when one turns 18. The reason is that many of us in our youth have made poor decisions. Also, many statutes related to minors are status offenses. These are determined offenses merely due to the fact that a person is under age, and a minor. Situations like truancy,…
MIA is the military term for missing in action. But those who are missing from our homes are important as well. At any one moment there are 90,000 unaccounted for missing persons. Of all missing persons young and old there is about 900,000 of that number with about 800,000 of those children, under 18. Every…
Traveling can prove to be dangerous, especially so for those traveling along. There are too many examples of people being abducted and being forced into sex trafficking, ransom, or other malicious reasons as well as being victimized by rape, robbery, or assault crimes. When traveling, particularly those who are traveling alone, it is important to…
Surveillance is something that is very common. Many agencies public and private conduct surveillance operations nearly around the clock. In some situations like an unfaithful spouse, surveillance is the primary technique to obtain evidence. This would be rolling surveillance with a camera to collect video or photographic evidence. A rolling surveillance can be pedestrian or…
Marriage is a contract between two parties. The contract is to unite two parties into a partnership and has economic aspects as well as promoting procreation and providing a protective environment for development and education in a socially positive environment. A strong healthy marriage is based on trust, and if infidelity of one’s spouse is…
