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The Modern Day Private Investigator

A PI is trained to be very savvy withsome diverse and available search sites.
their research methods. Despite filmFrom Social Networking sites like
noir movie depictions of a PI as a manMySpace to city records posted online,
sporting a fedora and a 5 o' clockthere is little running around as a
shadow in smoky office with a bucksomegumshoe anymore when the info is at the
blonde wanting their husband spied on,tip of the fingers.
they are in actuality men and women whoSearching Locally: An Orange County
spend a good deal of their time doingExample
the legwork from a computer.There is quite a good deal of revealing
The Bureau of Security and Investigativeinformation that is posted on local
Services give five points to what a PIstate or federal government sites. For
does:instance, an Orange County private
- Someone who investigates crimesinvestigator can visit the county's
- Investigates identity, whether it is aCalifornia Criminal index online to view
finding the person, finding the trueany citations or criminal court
character of the person, theirproceedings that have been logged and
occupation or businessdocumented as far back as 1988. This
- Investigates the location of property,gives great material for background
lost or stolenchecks or finding patterns in habits or
- Finds the causes of fires, losses,criminal recidivism. Sites like these
accidents, damage or injuryare often available to anyone online for
- Secures evidence for use in courtfree.
Investigators work in various sectors soThey are not specific to government
the work can be very specific accordingworkers or licensed private
to who they do work for. For instance,investigators in Orange County by
detectives who work for insuranceexample. There are layers of search
agencies will often look into personallevels the investigator can peruse
claims and the legitimacy therein. Ifthrough: federal, state to county
someone is trying to defraud the agencyrecords; a private investigator in
then the detective may do someNewport Beach (within Orange County) can
surveillance on foot with a camera, orfind information specific to that city
do a background check to see if therewithin a city records search.
was any past record of fraud.Also, with the advent of web 2.0 and
There is a great deal of office worksocial networking sites and blogs, the
that goes into investigation. Aside fromfalse sense of privacy is often
making frequent phone calls, anexhibited by the public at large who
investigator uses a great deal ofdaily leave a cyber trail wake that
internet searching, especially formakes investigations less intensive.
background searches. Investigators use



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