All Posts Tagged With: "Surveillance"
Surveillance: A Story from the Field
We got an assignment to drive up north close to the state line to work a surveillance involving a guy who was working light duty a few hours a day, two or three days a week because he had been injured on the job. He worked for a small manufacturing company near the edge of [...]
5Mar2010 | TW Person | 0 comments | Continued
PIeducation.com “Name our New Course” Contest Winner Announcement!
As announced in January, we’ve written a brand new surveillance course for PIeducation.com but Scott and I had not come up with a title that worked. Since then, you’ve Facebooked, you’ve commented and you’ve emailed us… now it’s time for us to deliver on our promise for the PIeducation.com “Name our New Course” contest!
I am [...]
Contest: Help us Name our New Course and Win a $200 IRBStore.com Gift Certificate!
We’ve written a brand new Surveillance course but Scott and I still haven’t come up with an outstanding title that works for what will be in depth and current course on everything a private investigator needs to know about surveillance. The problem is that there are many books written about surveillance and we want our title to [...]
19Jan2010 | Stephanie Mitchell | 11 comments | Continued
Private Investigator Holiday Gift Guide
IRBstore Holiday Gift Guide
IRBstore experts have researched the perfect gadgets to get or give the professional investigator in your life (or get) this holiday season! Want to learn more? Check our top ten picks for holiday gifts for 2009.
15Dec2009 | Private Investigator Gear and GPS Tracking Equipment | 0 comments | Continued
When Does Surveillance Become Stalking?
Surveillance is a critical skill for any private investigator (PI). In our investigative agency, over half our cases, from criminal defense to personal injury, require some degree of surveillance. For PIs who specialize in insurance or infidelity investigations, surveillance can be the bulk of their work.
Sometimes the issue arises of when legal, permitted surveillance crosses [...]
Investigators Skills: Remembering Faces and Where You Saw Them (With a Test)
Remembering a face and knowing whether or not you’ve seen that person before is a critical skill for investigators in all fields and niche specialties. So is being able to “place the face;” knowing when and in what context you’ve seen that person.
Here is a link to a great facial recognition test…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/tmt/instructions_1.shtml
There are two [...]
Proposed Surveillance Limits for North Carolina Private Investigators
Currently in North Carolina, licensed private investigators are allowed to record video, take photographs and collect evidence even if it involves peering through a window. North Carolina State Senator Julia Boseman (D) wants to change that.
Boseman filed a proposed Senate Bill on January 28, 2009 to amend the current North Carolina “Peeping Tom” law. If [...]
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13Jan2009 | Scott Harrell | 1 comment | ContinuedCCTV Surveillance and Home Security Camera Sytems Blog
I came across a fantastic blog. If you want to learn all about CCTV and security cameras, this is should be your first stop. The CCTV blog posts just about everything related to closed circuit television and it contains information on new products released by security manufacturers including recommendations, issues and problems with [...]
5Nov2008 | Stephanie Mitchell | Comments Off | Continued
Choosing A TSCM Investigation Specialist
Private investigators and security consultants get their fair share of calls from potential clients who are worried that they have been bugged. In my own personal experience well more than half of the calls we receive can be chalked up to a client with some emotional or mental challenges. About a quarter of the [...]
1Jul2008 | Scott Harrell | 0 comments | ContinuedWarning Signs of Covert Eavesdropping or Bugging
If any of the following warning signs apply and you are concerned about covert eavesdropping or wiretapping then it would be wise to immediately contact Granite Island Group @ (978) 546-3803, or another TSCM firm and schedule a “Bug Sweep” or TSCM Inspection. However, do not call from a suspect telephone, cellular telephone, or cordless [...]
1Jul2008 | James Atkinson | 0 comments | Continued
