Category: Industry
Investigative Telephonics and Traplines- Part 2
Part 1 in this series can be read by clicking here DELIVERY NOTICES AND DELIVERY POSTCARDS I developed this idea several years ago to increase my success rate with process serving. It was an incredible concept that never failed me, not one time. With the concept of the traplines and calling cards, I developed the [...]
PIEducation.com is Approved for New Continuing Education Requirement for PIs in New Mexico
Effective September 24, 2008, the New Mexico Private Investigations Advisory Board now requires all licensed PIs in NM to have completed 4 hours of continuing education prior to renewing their private investigator license every year. PIEducation.com, a subsidiary of CompassPoint Investigations, has received approval from the New Mexico Private Investigations Advisory Board to begin providing [...]
Investigative Telephonics and Traplines- Part 1
Legally using telephonic information to find your skips and determine useful information. Over 20 years ago, when I started my investigative agency, I asked as many investigators as I could what the most valuable tool in their arsenal was. The dominant answer (other than our skills) was the telephone. About 10 years ago I asked [...]
Private Investigators in Pain: Dealing with Common Health Concerns While on the Road
Who leaves someone in a vehicle all day with the windows rolled up? Our clients. No one would think of leaving a dog in a car on a hot day, yet Private Investigators are expected by their clients to sit in their vehicle in all kinds of weather conditions, for long hours. While the effects [...]
Understanding Bump Keys (Video)
Lock bumping is a lock picking technique for opening a pin tumbler lock using a specially-crafted bump key. One bump key will work for all locks of the same type. Bascially, a pin tumbler lock is composed of a series of spring-loaded stacks called pin stacks. Each pin stack is composed of two pins that [...]
The Private Investigator in Today’s Economy
“The key to thriving, as an individual, in a flat world is figuring out how to make yourself an ‘untouchable’.” -From The World is Flat by Thomas L Friedman With computers and people willing to work for lower wages in other countries taking over so many jobs, many people are worried about their futures. Some [...]
Dominic Casey Replies to Florida Association of Private Investigators’ Allegations
In response to a scathing press release issued by the co-presidents of FAPI against investigators involved in the Caylee Anthony homicide investigation, Dominic Casey sent Pursuit Magazine the following response: ++++ Mark Feegel and Chuck Chambers, I was forwarded your/FAPI March 27, 2009 Statement/Press Release. In this Press Release you state that you are refraining [...]
