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Defending the Defender: Inadequate and Negligent Security Investigations

Our agency was employed by an attorney that represented a security guard company in a negligence lawsuit. The facts of the case involved a security company that had the contract at a college to provide 24-hour on-site armed security. During registration, a security guard was sitting in a room assisting with taking money as the [...]

“Catch Me If You Can” Service of Process on Difficult People

Wouldn’t it be great if we could perfect service on the 1st attempt every time? We all know not every serve can go as planned and oftentimes difficult people make for difficult situations. As a process server I find that my skills at times are tested. When these difficult serves arise I must remember that [...]

Comparison and Contrast of Current and Proposed Pre-Trial Release Methodology

This system has evolved into a commercial bail activity, with the guarantor or responsible party being the citizens. The resulting drain on the budgets of local law enforcement agencies has rendered them crippled in their efforts to recover fugitives. The law enforcement agencies are left with thousands of un-served warrants and their respective reputations in [...]

A Secret Network of Skip Tracers

Have you ever read the fine print on a credit application you’ve signed? It says that you give the creditor permission to inquire about and share credit information with other creditors. This has long been the “Secret Weapon” used by ALL bill collectors! Essentially, they can call any of your other creditors and share information [...]

Pursuit Magazine is Now Available in 15 Languages!

Pursuit Magazine has gone global! Well sort of… We have worked very hard to extend our readership and forum to investigators around the world. Our network of subscribers continues to grow and as a result of numerous requests, we found it necessary to provide Pursuit Magazine in other languages. We have added a translation engine [...]

Marketing your PI Agency through Mass Communication

There is a scene near the start of the movie “Oh Brother, where art thou?” in which, upon leaving the radio/recording studio in the middle of a dusty nowhere, George Clooney and his prison pals encounter the governor. With an election coming, the governor’s staff tries to get the governor to meet his constituents, but [...]

What is Steganography? Hiding Information in Pictures and Sound (Video)

From Wikipedia: “Steganography is the art and science of writing hidden messages in such a way that no one, apart from the sender and intended recipient, suspects the existence of the message, a form of security through obscurity. The word steganography is of Greek origin and means “concealed writing”. The first recorded use of the [...]

Anti-Computer Forensics

DEFINITION Anti-forensics has only recently been recognized as a legitimate field of study. Within this field of study, numerous definitions of anti-forensics abound. One of the more widely known and accepted definitions comes from Dr. Marc Rogers of Purdue University. Dr. Rogers uses a more traditional “crime scene” approach when defining anti-forensics. “Attempts to negatively [...]

Private Investigator Finds Profit in Loss

Uncovering crime was the America dream for Jeffrey-Peter Hauck until the economy turned bad. The former paratrooper and 15-year police veteran even worked his way through college and law school before starting his own investigative business. “It was a job where I could blend my experience, education and skills,” he said. “I watched many people [...]

Executive Protection Training for Law Enforcement and Security Professionals

During my 29 years of police work, I have had numerous opportunities to provide close protection or “bodyguard” services to groups or individuals. Anyone who has been in law enforcement can say the same thing and for most of us, it was merely an assignment that was as interchangeable as traffic duty or report writing. [...]