A laptop with company data is stolen. Now what?

A laptop with company data is stolen. Now what?

My client was in a panic. It was a Friday and I had just wrapped up a case when the phone rang. “I need to get my laptop back,” he said, conversational formalities left at a minimum. “It has everything. All my company files, all my passwords. Everything.” The man’s...
Arming your home with security cameras is easy today

Arming your home with security cameras is easy today

Security is a difficult product to sell. Like insurance, it never seems necessary on a good day. Until a driver gets t-boned in the middle of an intersection, the last thing on the driver’s mind is whether or not she has the right kind of coverage. As a security...
Use these three tricks to search a name (like yours) online

Use these three tricks to search a name (like yours) online

“I Googled his name but I didn’t find anything.” As a professional investigator, I’ve heard this phrase thousands of times. There are a number of reasons why a person will turn to a search engine with a name. Perhaps you want to know a little...
Private Detective, PI, or Private Eye?

Private Detective, PI, or Private Eye?

What is a Private Investigator, Private Detective, PI, or Private Eye? The following is from Wikipedia: A private investigator or private detective (often shortened to PI or private eye) is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake...
Looking At The World Through The Eyes of a PI

Looking At The World Through The Eyes of a PI

Private investigators look at everything differently than most of the rest of the world. It is very common for us to see the odd thing out instead of noticing the focal point of a situation. It is our job to notice the things that others don’t, and that is how we do...