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10 SurveillanceTips from a Licensed Private Investigator
I would like to offer my 27 years of experience as a Licensed Private Investigator and the President of CPI Investigations and provide you with 10 tried and true surveillance tips. These tips are for the novice and professionals alike.
1) Mobile Surveillance
It is important that you stay right on a car when doing a mobile surveillance in city areas. The more obvious you are, the less likely the person will perceive you. There is a difference between seeing and perceiving. Someone can see you but not register your presence in their mind. There are too many obstacles like traffic lights, stop signs, pedestrian interference that can allow you to lose your target subject.
2) Pretexts
Always have a pretext ready if someone asks why you are following them. Remember you cannot say that you are police officer, a fireman, doctor or member of a clergy. The pretext should fit in with you environment and your subject's psychological set.
3) Be Creative
if you are following a vehicle down the street and that target vehicle stops, drive slightly ahead and then stop your car and open the hood, like you are having a problem with your vehicle. This will allow you to observe your subject without losing them. You might also pull your vehicle into someone's driveway, but don't make a habit of that. The homeowner of that driveway may be alerted of your presence.
4) Foot Surveillance
When tailing someone on foot carry a reversible bag with the change of jacket, hat, and sunglasses. During the surveillance, you may have an opportunity to stop in a bathroom, or similar public rest area. You then can change your appearance in order to continue your stealth operation.
5) Equipment
On a typical surveillance you should bring a tape recorder to record time, place, address, dates and plate numbers. Make sure you bring binoculars to aid your investigation. You should bring misleading business cards incase you have to confirm why you are in a certain location. Make sure you have a GPS and EZ pass in your vehicle. Have change ready in-case you have to have change ready at the toll boths in-case your subject does not have EZ pass.
6) Pre-surveillance Investigation
The day or days before your surveillance, it is important to conduct a pre-surveillance check. This will give you an opportunity to observe the best areas for your stake-out, vehicles in the subject's driveway, the ways of exiting your subject's neighborhood. How many entry exits are there and where is the nearest highway.
What might be the potential difficulties of this case.
7) Video documention\still photos documentation
Make sure your camera is ready at all times. The date and time should be stamped on your camera if the case is going to court. Practice shooting pictures all the time in all different environments. When you shoot at a subject, take a breathe, let half of it out, and exhale while you are filming. This will keep your camera steady. Your camera should have night vision capability.
8) Live to fight another day
Always remember it is better to lose someone, than to be burned or made. You sometimes must break off the surveillance an call it another day. Don't risk hurting someone by blowing a light or stop sign. Life is more precious than blowing your investigation.
9) Observation
If you get an opportunity to get a quick look into your subject's car, it can produce important information. If you can read his odometer one day and then read it the next day, you can get an idea of the radius in-which the subject has driven. Evidence of his employment or occupation might be apparent in his vehicle.
When you observe your subject, make a note of his or her gait, or the way in-which they move or walk. This is a prime importance. For instance, if your subject is a 40 year old slightly built business man from 5ft 7 medium built and he is exiting Manhattan or another big city office building at 5pm rush hour, the only way you will be able to distinguish him from many other men fitting his description is by his gait, movement, mood and attitude.
10) Preparation
Make sure your vehicle is in good working order and has a full tank of gas. Don't follow another vehicle in a flashy car ie...Mercedes Benz or a Porsche unless the particular environment requires you to do so. For example...I would want a flashy vehicle if I were following an individual in a wealthy recreation area like the Hamptons in order to not be conspicuous.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mr. Bank was a former detective and a chief polygraph examiner for the Queens District Attorney's Office. He is the president of CPI Investigations (a private investigative firm) with offices in Manhattan and
New Jersey. Mr. Bank has 27 years investigation experience and is considered one of the leading experts in his field. Visit us at http:\\www.nj-investigations.com or call us at (212) 822-3424.
1) Mobile Surveillance
It is important that you stay right on a car when doing a mobile surveillance in city areas. The more obvious you are, the less likely the person will perceive you. There is a difference between seeing and perceiving. Someone can see you but not register your presence in their mind. There are too many obstacles like traffic lights, stop signs, pedestrian interference that can allow you to lose your target subject.
2) Pretexts
Always have a pretext ready if someone asks why you are following them. Remember you cannot say that you are police officer, a fireman, doctor or member of a clergy. The pretext should fit in with you environment and your subject's psychological set.
3) Be Creative
if you are following a vehicle down the street and that target vehicle stops, drive slightly ahead and then stop your car and open the hood, like you are having a problem with your vehicle. This will allow you to observe your subject without losing them. You might also pull your vehicle into someone's driveway, but don't make a habit of that. The homeowner of that driveway may be alerted of your presence.
4) Foot Surveillance
When tailing someone on foot carry a reversible bag with the change of jacket, hat, and sunglasses. During the surveillance, you may have an opportunity to stop in a bathroom, or similar public rest area. You then can change your appearance in order to continue your stealth operation.
5) Equipment
On a typical surveillance you should bring a tape recorder to record time, place, address, dates and plate numbers. Make sure you bring binoculars to aid your investigation. You should bring misleading business cards incase you have to confirm why you are in a certain location. Make sure you have a GPS and EZ pass in your vehicle. Have change ready in-case you have to have change ready at the toll boths in-case your subject does not have EZ pass.
6) Pre-surveillance Investigation
The day or days before your surveillance, it is important to conduct a pre-surveillance check. This will give you an opportunity to observe the best areas for your stake-out, vehicles in the subject's driveway, the ways of exiting your subject's neighborhood. How many entry exits are there and where is the nearest highway.
What might be the potential difficulties of this case.
7) Video documention\still photos documentation
Make sure your camera is ready at all times. The date and time should be stamped on your camera if the case is going to court. Practice shooting pictures all the time in all different environments. When you shoot at a subject, take a breathe, let half of it out, and exhale while you are filming. This will keep your camera steady. Your camera should have night vision capability.
8) Live to fight another day
Always remember it is better to lose someone, than to be burned or made. You sometimes must break off the surveillance an call it another day. Don't risk hurting someone by blowing a light or stop sign. Life is more precious than blowing your investigation.
9) Observation
If you get an opportunity to get a quick look into your subject's car, it can produce important information. If you can read his odometer one day and then read it the next day, you can get an idea of the radius in-which the subject has driven. Evidence of his employment or occupation might be apparent in his vehicle.
When you observe your subject, make a note of his or her gait, or the way in-which they move or walk. This is a prime importance. For instance, if your subject is a 40 year old slightly built business man from 5ft 7 medium built and he is exiting Manhattan or another big city office building at 5pm rush hour, the only way you will be able to distinguish him from many other men fitting his description is by his gait, movement, mood and attitude.
10) Preparation
Make sure your vehicle is in good working order and has a full tank of gas. Don't follow another vehicle in a flashy car ie...Mercedes Benz or a Porsche unless the particular environment requires you to do so. For example...I would want a flashy vehicle if I were following an individual in a wealthy recreation area like the Hamptons in order to not be conspicuous.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mr. Bank was a former detective and a chief polygraph examiner for the Queens District Attorney's Office. He is the president of CPI Investigations (a private investigative firm) with offices in Manhattan and
New Jersey. Mr. Bank has 27 years investigation experience and is considered one of the leading experts in his field. Visit us at http:\\www.nj-investigations.com or call us at (212) 822-3424.
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