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  • Armada Global Unveils a Mobile Unmanned Surveillance Platform for Private Investigators

    Armada Global Unveils a Mobile Unmanned Surveillance Platform for Private Investigators

    Armada Global, Inc., a Central Pennsylvania-based high-tech surveillance and security firm, has developed a tool that is changing the way companies conduct their investigations.  Owned and operated by former operations officers for CIA’s National Clandestine Service, Armada Global insisted on a more covert approach to their surveillance, breaking the mold of using the stereotypical dark [...]

    | 6 Comments January 17, 2012
  • We Will Pay YOU to Post Our Banner and Text Links on Your Site

    We Will Pay YOU to Post Our Banner and Text Links on Your Site

    CompassPoint Investigations is looking for a limited number of qualified advertising partners to help us market several very popular online training courses for the Private Investigations and Bail Enforcement professions via our newly released affiliate sales program.  These partners will simply add a special text link or banner advertisement (which we will provide) to their [...]

    | 2 Comments January 17, 2012
  • When They’re Not Accidents – Investigating Automobile Collisions

    When They’re Not Accidents – Investigating Automobile Collisions

    Most people refer to a vehicle collision as an accident.  However, since there is liability associated with an accident, the term seems to be a misnomer.  It is so common to refer to it as an accident that investigators in this field are often referred to as accident reconstructionists.   If it is an accident, this [...]

    | 0 Comments January 12, 2012
  • How to Conduct an Effective Sub Rosa Investigation

    How to Conduct an Effective Sub Rosa Investigation

    Sub Rosa is a term we use so often in the Workers’ Compensation community that it is surprising how many do not know the original meaning.  Sub Rosa is a Latin term meaning “under the rose”. The rose, a beautiful flower used to express love, is also the symbol of secrecy.  In fact, in ancient [...]

    | 2 Comments January 12, 2012
  • The American Private Investigator January 2012 Podcast is Posted

    The American Private Investigator January 2012 Podcast is Posted

    The January 2012 podcast of The American Private Investigator with your host, Paul Jaeb of Heartland Investigative Group, features Mike McIntee and Paul Jaeb with the API news segment. Hear how Errol Morris, former PI and director of the films Thin Blue Line and Fog of War, used his experience as a PI to direct [...]

    | 0 Comments January 12, 2012
  • Armada Global Unveils a Mobile Unmanned Surveillance Platform for Private Investigators
  • We Will Pay YOU to Post Our Banner and Text Links on Your Site
  • When They’re Not Accidents – Investigating Automobile Collisions
  • How to Conduct an Effective Sub Rosa Investigation
  • The American Private Investigator January 2012 Podcast is Posted

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ISPLA ALERT: Indiana Investigative and Security Professionals Need Your Help Now!

ISPLA ALERT: Indiana Investigative and Security Professionals Need Your Help Now!

| 0 Comments January 13, 2012

Vote NO on HB 1006!! The Indiana legislature has introduced HB 1006 to repeal mandatory licensing of private investigators and security guards. The Indiana Association of Professional Investigators (IAPI) and the Indiana Society of Professional Investigators (INSPI) are working together to stop this bill from becoming law. Indiana has a short legislative session that will [...]

Pursuit Magazine Overhauls Information Network with Launch of PursuitWire.com

Pursuit Magazine Overhauls Information Network with Launch of PursuitWire.com

| 0 Comments January 5, 2012

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Scott Harrell, CompassPoint Investigations ScottH @ compasspointpi (dot) com www.CompassPointPI.com Pursuit Magazine Overhauls Information Network With Launch of PursuitWire.com. January 5, 2012, Pensacola, FL  -   Pursuit Magazine launched the innovative newswire site, http://pursuitwire.com, on January 1, 2012 in an effort to educate and improve the success rates of members [...]

ISPLA Year-End Report on 2011 Federal Legislative Issues

ISPLA Year-End Report on 2011 Federal Legislative Issues

| 2 Comments January 5, 2012

Investigative and Security Professionals for Legislative Action had great success at the federal level in 2011. Although a number of bills were introduced in the 112th Congress to amend federal surveillance laws, thus far, none have passed. Due to the rapid advances in technology Congress has attempted to address conflicts between technological innovation and privacy [...]

Happy New Year from Pursuit Magazine!

Happy New Year from Pursuit Magazine!

| 0 Comments December 31, 2011

“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” – BIll Vaughan TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS Thank you for being a part of Pursuit Magazine and for helping us to make 2011 the BEST year yet for our online publication; we sincerely [...]

Using and Managing Subcontract Private Investigators

Using and Managing Subcontract Private Investigators

| 2 Comments December 26, 2011

There will be a time in your investigative career that you will need to hire another private investigator to help you with an assignment; he or she may work along side of you or may be handling tasks on the other side of the country.  Subcontracting parts of your investigation makes sense when you do [...]

Tips, Tricks and Warnings for Conducting Surveillance in the Winter

Tips, Tricks and Warnings for Conducting Surveillance in the Winter

| 5 Comments December 26, 2011

Surveillance in the winter and in cold climates does not seem to pose as many health problems for the private investigator as during the summer, though some caution must still be maintained to avoid freezing to death in harsh conditions. Keeping yourself warm from the start of a surveillance assignment is easier than trying to [...]

[Video] A Season’s Greeting to You from CompassPoint Investigations!

[Video] A Season’s Greeting to You from CompassPoint Investigations!

| 0 Comments December 16, 2011

From the entire staff of Pursuit Magazine, we wanted to say thank you for your support this year and to wish all of you and your loved ones a very Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year! Whether you were naughty or nice this year, we hope that you get everything you want. [...]

Understanding Suicide and its Prevention – Equivocal Death Investigations

Understanding Suicide and its Prevention – Equivocal Death Investigations

| 0 Comments December 16, 2011

The New Year is quickly approaching, and let us all hope for a better year.  Even if your year was great, it doesn’t hurt to strive for better.  Life can be extremely hard on us, and some have a more difficult time coping than others. Although the Christmas/Holiday season is a joyous time, people still [...]

Private Investigator is Instrumental in Landmark Case Before the US Supreme Court

Private Investigator is Instrumental in Landmark Case Before the US Supreme Court

| 2 Comments December 16, 2011

U.S Supreme Court Considers Death-Sentenced Inmate’s Request for Replacing Habeas Counsel The Supreme Court will consider Clair’s previous counsel’s failure to analyze and submit newly discovered evidence by C. J. FORD as a factor in their decision. WASHINGTON D.C — The capital case Martell v. Clair was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, [...]