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Investigations in Family Law Mediation
The mediation process can be complicated when children are involved. Using a licensed professional private investigator prior to mediation may help the attorney identify issues that might not otherwise surface until court. Investigations provide key information that...
Do It Yourself Investigations
The latest "fiscal cliff" highlighted just how tight today's economy really is. It's no surprise that people are trying to cut back spending where they can, to include 'do it yourself' private investigations. Here's why that can end up costing you money, instead of...
Social Media Investigations
Most private investigator agencies provide for a "social networking search" or a "social networking background" of some sort. Usually this is done through a Google search of the person's name, and some of the more well-known platforms (such as Facebook and Myspace)...
Continuing Education and the Licensed Investigator
In order to make the most efficient use of time and energy at work, most people in this day and age make use of the latest technology and knowledge. For example, if you're driving an unfamiliar route, you might make use of a GPS navigation device in your car or on...
Statements and Interviews
Interviews, statements and interrogation methods are often glamorously portrayed in today's media. The popularity of crime dramas and mysteries on television make getting that crucial bit of information a cornerstone to solving the entire case; it is often a tense...
GPS Tracking in Colorado
Advanced Professional Investigations has cautioned against the misuse of GPS tracking technology for years. Why is GPS tracking technology such a grey area for the typical consumer as well as for private investigators in Colorado? API has compiled some recent news...
The Importance of Private Investigator Conferences
The Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado recently hosted the annual Conference as well as a Private Investigator Core Curriculum day. At these two events, I referred to a recent New York Times article which points out that professionals in...
Responsible Locate Investigations
As professional private investigators we receive many requests to locate individuals. Over the years I've received requests to locate old college roommates, adoptees looking for birth parents, witnesses, beneficiaries, war veterans looking to be reunited with their...
Surveillance – Managing the White Space
What is "good" surveillance? In insurance defense investigations it is often measured by the bottom-line or end result. How much video was obtained and what does that video depict? To an insurance adjuster managing a heavy case load, the bottom-line is necessarily the...
How I Became a Colorado Private Investigator
I have been a member of the Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado for nearly 6 years now. During that time, one of the questions I have heard time and time again is how one exactly goes about becoming a private investigator, what steps are...
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