By Brian Willingham There are very few topics that get me as agitated as do discussions regarding ethics and private investigators. My enthusiasm for this topic falls somewhere between my obsession with food and making the perfect paella (sorry, but no Spaniard would ever put chorizo in a paella) and drinking good beer (sorry, but Coors Light does not qualify
Read moreBy PInow Staff For private investigators, part of the job is staying up-to-date with the latest technology that enables efficient investigations. License plate recognition (LPR) technology is definitely one to keep on the radar as it enables users to keep tabs on specific vehicles without planting a tracker. In fact, this technology is so effective that it stirs conversations about
Read moreBy Brian Willingham This article was originally published in Pursuit Magazine on June 10, 2020. For as long as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to play baseball for the majors. Because when you are young and a baseball fanatic, that’s what you do. You dream big. By the fourth grade, I had become a diehard New York Mets
Read moreBy PInow Staff Private investigators all over the country are seeing an uptick of certain cases as a result of the coronavirus pandemic’s effects on people and businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic has put the United States and much of the globe in uncharted territories due to the novel nature of the virus and the many unknowns about how the virus
Read moreBy Brian Sabol Over the years, we have written dozens of blog posts in order to answer some burning questions people have had about private investigators. Now I’ve decided to put these answers into one convenient list: 1Do private investigators need to be licensed? In most states, yes; 45 of the 50 states require a private investigator’s license in order
Read moreBy PInow Staff Even as the nation begins to loosen stay-at-home policies, we’re far from returning to normalcy. Business will resume but it will likely look different than it did before. If you have a physical office and staff, this may mean taking precautions to keep you, your employees, and your clients safe. Even if you’re a one-man show, the
Read moreBy Brian Willingham This was originally posted in September 2013, but updated in May 2020 with new information. Of the 50 states in the United States of America, 45 states (and the District of Columbia) require a private investigator to have a license in order to perform his or her investigative duties. States that do not require a license: After
Read moreBy Brian Willingham Two years ago as of April, I was scrolling through my Facebook feed when I came across an upset parent in my local community who was claiming that a private investigator in a white SUV had been parked in front of her house all day. The police were called and confirmed that the person was a private
Read moreBy Brian Willingham We have written extensively about the benefits of hiring a private investigator, but there are some inherent risks you may have never thought about. 1Getting Caught If you are trying to conduct a discreet investigation, such as doing surveillance, there is always a chance that the investigator will get caught red-handed. Similarly, if you are making discreet
Read moreBy Brian Sabol I’m a movie buff as well as a private investigator. Now that I (and the rest of the world) have been trapped at home for over a month, I thought it would be a good idea to unveil the list of my favorite private investigator movies. While there are well-known classics on the list, such as the
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