A secret about gun shots and shootings.

Did you know in some major US cities up to 80% of gun shots are not reported to the police?!?!?

Almost 75 percent of shots detected by the acoustic sensors spread around the Bronx and Brooklyn don’t have corresponding 911 calls, an NYPD spokesman said in 2015.

So why not?

Some suggest that it’s because sometimes citizens don’t recognize the sound as gunfire. Okay, maybe that’s the case some of the time, but I think it’s other things like… Continue reading

One Weird Thing in My Surveillance Bag.

Probably the weirdest thing I carry in my surveillance bag is a valve stem puller to flatten tires on cars I’m tasked to repossess.

car reposession tool

Valve Stem Puller used for auto repos by private investigator.

I use this when the driver (the skip) may return to the car before the tow truck gets there. That way the skip can’t drive off with the car since it’s got one totally flat tire.

I had a guy try to do this on one repo. But that’s a story for another day!

Committed to your success,
Larry Kaye,
Private Investigator

P.S. – Don’t miss my special report titled… If You Want To be a Private Investigator Give Up… Unless You Do These Three Things. You can get it on the home page of my blog.

A Private Investigator Exam Answer from the State Test.

When you take your Private Investigator Exam for your state license, you never know the questions they’re going to ask. Allow my to give you an early Christmas give and share with you a question that’s likely to be on the exam!

Be sure you know the Section Number of your state’s code on the qualifications to be a private investigator!

And if you’d like a special Christmas message I think is important (although not related to investigations).

Committed to Your Success as a P.I.,
Larry Kaye

P.S. – Don’t miss my special report titled… If You Want To Be a Private Investigator Give Up… Unless You Do These Three Things. You can get it on the home page of my blog.