1. Don’t take their money.

If you know you can’t help them, don’t take a “retainer” to “see what you can do”.

2. Offer a referral to a detective agency that can help them.

Maybe you don’t really do what they need, but another detective agency specializes in that area (EG. surveillance, skip tracing, infidelity cases, etc.). If that’s the case, refer them to that other agency.

3. Tell the truth.

Don’t let them hire you for a surveillance when they really need a skip trace.

4. Suggest they hire an attorney to find out what they really need, then call you back.

If the attorney needs information you can get, work for the attorney. The nice thing about this is you may pick up a law firm as a long term client!

5. Remain honorable.

Do not break the law. If you can’t help your potential client within the bounds of what’s legal, then don’t take them on as a client.

Bonus Tip… Pray for them.

Let me know if you have a question you’d like me to answer in one of my weekly videos.

For most people the only exposure they have to the Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division is based on what they see on TV and in the movies. In fact, even the name “Internal Affairs” is the department name we think of because of Hollywood, but many police departments call this division by another name such as “Internal Investigations Division”, “Professional Standards” or “Office of Professional Responsibility”.

Here’s another thing you may not know… many police officers don’t really hate them!

Here’s why… this division of the police department investigates accusations made against police officers, but MOST accusations are false!

It’s easy for a criminal to toss out a false accusation about a police officer doing his or her job because the bad guy has nothing to lose! He thinks he can get the charges dropped or reduced in exchange for agreeing to drop the accusation.

So here’s what happens most of the time… the “Internal Affairs Division” investigates the accusation, discovers it to be unfounded and clears the officer of wrong doing. This process is no fun for the officer who’s going through it, but this division helps to clear innocent officers!

Of course if you’re a dirty cop… watch out. But in my view, if you’re dirty, you SHOULD be held accountable!

If you’d like to learn a bunch of dirty tricks cops, Private Investigators and bounty hunters use, be sure to check out my book 51 Dirty Tricks Bad Guys Really Hate.

Or you can learn more about it at 51DirtyTricks.com

Let me know if you have a question you’d like me to answer in one of my weekly videos.

Stay Safe,
-Larry-
Larry Kaye, P.I.