13 May When to Hire a Private Investigator

Did you know that in addition to offering both private and corporate security, CBI offers private investigation services? Whether it’s for routine background checks or something more personal, we can help ensure you have all the information you need.

When you think of private investigators, you may automatically think of hiring someone to find a long-lost family member or follow someone in your life who’s been acting suspiciously. At CBI, our private security services extend beyond those movie-worthy scenarios.

Reasons to Hire a Private Investigator

There are a number of reasons in your personal or professional life to hire a private investigator. Whether protecting yourself or your assets, CBI has you covered. If you need to gather extensive information on an individual, it’s worth hiring out the work. 

Private security reasons for an investigator may include the following:

• Divorce
• Child custody 
• Hiring personnel (nanny, assistant, etc…)

These situations can be stressful enough; hiring a professional to collect evidence or conduct surveillance can reduce your workload. If you need to present evidence in court to help determine appropriate custody in divorce proceedings, having a private investigator on your side can help you rest assured you won’t show up empty-handed. 

Your business may require our PI services for conducting thorough background checks on potential new hires, or for more complicated reasons. Investing in our services can help save you money in the long run if you’re facing misconduct in the workplace.

• Potential fraud or embezzlement
• Extortion
• Worker compensation fraud
• Personal injury cases

Do I Really Need a Private Investigator?

Unless you have the training and skills of legally conducting surveillance, the answer is yes. A private investigator is much more than someone who just sits in the shadows and snaps photos of the intended target. Our professionals undergo in-depth training so they’re capable of not only gathering evidence but of presenting it in court on your behalf when necessary. 

What Can a Private Investigator Do?

A private investigator is not law enforcement, but they can work closely with you, your legal team, and the law to gather information that may lead to your desired outcome. However, there are limits to what a PI can and cannot do.

• Private investigators cannot make arrests – They’re not law enforcement, so they do not carry a badge and cannot arrest anyone.
• Private investigators cannot trespass or photograph individuals inside their homes.
• Private investigators must follow laws regarding audio surveillance, also known as wiretapping.
• Private investigators can only access public information. In other words, they do not and cannot hack into private or protected records.

For your personal or corporate security, a private investigator can do the following:

• Visual surveillance
• Research an individual’s aliases, addresses, and property ownership
• Gather evidence of personal and professional licensing
• Run license plate numbers and perform background checks
• Confirm birth, marriage, or divorce records

Depending on where these services are conducted, our trained staff will operate within the proper legal parameters to ensure all information gathered is eligible for use in any further legal proceedings. 

Regardless of the size of your business, CBI Security is here for all your personal or corporate security needs.

Author: t6admin