Criminal Investigations
« Previous EntriesCriminals Used to Demand, “You Money or Your life” – Now They Can Have Both
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010According to the Georgia Tech Research Institute in Atlanta, those simple five or six letter passwords you’ve been using to secure your computer or restrict access to your online information is just not cutting it – giving criminal hackers (as well as amateurs) easy access to your money and your life. Yes, the shorter passwords [...]
Cell Phones, Batteries and Blame
Monday, August 16th, 2010In an article that appeared in today’s issue of USA Today, Are Lithium-Ion Batteries the Next Threat to Airline Safety? Gary Stoller recounts the incident in which American Airline Flight Attendants confiscated 58 lithium-ion batteries, cell phones and other electronic devices from one passenger during their flight from New York City to Buenos Aires on [...]
Was it Suicide – or Murder?
Thursday, July 29th, 2010While family, friends and fans grieve the loss of former Atlanta Hawks star Lorenzen Wright, police are trying to determine exactly how Wright died – a puzzle that could have a long term effect on the future of his children as well as the rest of his family. It’s the type of case in which [...]
Watching Over Their Innocent Worlds
Thursday, July 15th, 2010My wife and I have a rock solid policy; our little girls never, ever go into a public restroom alone…period. They go with each other or my wife takes them.
I’m not paranoid; I’m a parent – and an investigator. And I’ve seen too many cases like the “Magic Jeff” case – the former youth minister from a Kennesaw, Georgia church named Jeffrey Alan Wasley, 39, who was sentenced to 20-years in federal prison this week in Atlanta.
Private Investigations: Sabotage
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009Recently my car was sabotaged. That’s right, sabotaged. Now we’re not talking James Bond 007 style of sabotage involving an explosion, just your basic means of intentionally interfering with the proper performance of my car. In the world of PI my car is one of my most precious commodities so to tell you that this [...]
Sex Offenders Where Are You?
Friday, February 13th, 2009Sex offenders are living incognito here is Georgia.
A Few Tips For Protecting Your Teens On “Prom Night”
Thursday, May 15th, 2008Ah, May… that special time of year, when your teens are dressing up like real adults (albeit, fashions best suited for bridesmaids and groomsmen) to take part in that annual Spring tradition – The Prom. But don’t fool yourself – that “tradition” is most often a “right of passage”. You remember. Think back – Prom [...]
Illegal Aliens; Terrorists Seeping Into The U.S. Unchecked
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008There's no need for a criminal background check, right? Don't kid yourself - drug smugglers, slave traffickers and international terrorists are all pouring over the border like flood waters over a collapsed dam…and they look like everyone else. They're hiding inside the wave of illegal alien workers seeking jobs, American dollars to send home to Mexico and [...]
Drugs, Slaves and Terrorists – Just a Border Security Problem?
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Does the border security problem really have any effect on you? Fair question. Now, try these on; Does that hispanic worker you're hiring have a "green card"? Where did he or she come from and who are his or her friends? Are you setting yourself up for organized criminal activity within your business…or worse? Keep this in [...]
Hunter Investigations
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008Private investigators are retained for many reasons, but there is one common thread. There are questions that need to be answered. Often tough questions involving confidential, emotional or family issues; questions that require discreet professional assistance: Why is she spending so much time with a new best friend? Why are his business trips suddenly so [...]
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