For well over a decade I’ve been working to bring to light that secret, police files exist and are being withheld from attorneys and private investigators in criminal defense cases.
This week is an update on this dirty trickused by the police and prosecutors both before trial and even after a conviction! Sometimes for years and years!
That means OSINT and FOIA request that are creative in their thinking and scope are more important than ever!
Please, get a cup of coffee and settle in for this private investigator training video. It’s not a quick one, but it’s vitally important to all P.I.’s working criminal cases, lawyers withing criminal defense and any investigative journalist interested in justice!
And, as always, do the right thing, even if it’s the hard thing.
Committed to your success,
Larry Kaye,
Private Investigator (Ret.) & #1 Best Selling Author
P.S. – And, of course, 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 right here…
Learning the sources and methods for gaining access to public records (FOIA information) that other private investigators – and especially private citizens – don’t know can easily make the difference between a successful solve of a case or a fail that leaves your client disappointed and looking for a new P.I.!
In this weeks professional investigator OSINT training video I teach 5 tactics that you can use if you believe the police are “hiding” public records from you.
The Truth
The police aren’t really “hiding” public records when you make a request. However…
If they don’t want you to know something (and THAT does happen), they will answer your FOIA request VERY narrowly.
For example, if you make a public records request for 911 calls from a phone number, the police may legitimately answer your request with “No information found” even when they know you really want any 911 calls from a specific business. They may know a call was made, but not from the specific number you requested.
Tactic #1 Other Numbers
When looking for a 911 call, don’t limit your search just to the phone you know the victim has. Look for calls from other numbers as well like the building’s security department calling or the receptionist’s desk.
Tactic #2 Turn It Around
Request all 911 calls from the address rather than just specific phone numbers within the address.
Tactic #3 Non-Emergency Calls
The call you may be looking for may have been made to the police departments non-emerge number rather than 911. This is common for security guards who deal with the police regularly. They tend to call the non-emergency number (sometimes called the radio room) instead of 911 for smaller issues.
Tactic #4 Alternate Sources
If you think they are deliberately lying to you about having no 911 calls (and they probably aren’t), but if you think they are, then request all “police runs” to that address for the date you’re interested in. These are the records of police officers being dispatched to the address and not just calls into the dispatch center.
Tactic #5 Radio Traffic
Make a public records request for a copy of the police departments radio traffic for the date and time you’re interested in. Then listen to it and see if you can hear officers being dispatch to the address.
BONUS Tactic Broadcastify
If you have a premium membership to Broadcastify.com (and it’s super-affordable) you have access to their extensive scanner traffic archives.
Find the police radio traffic for the date and time your interested in and listen for officers being dispatched to the incident.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Don’t be a follower. Be a student! Study my ideas. Study other experts’ ideas and make a decision for yourself! Don’t just follow anyone’s advice blindly!
In the meantime, this is Larry Kaye reminding you to do the right thing, even if it’s the hard thing.
P.S. – And, of course, 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 right here…
Safety on the streets is vital for everyone, but maybe especially for private investigators so watch this video and see if you can spot the firearm danger.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Don’t be a follower. Be a student! Study my ideas. Study other experts’ ideas and make a decision for yourself! Don’t just follow anyone’s advice blindly!
In the meantime, this is Larry Kaye reminding you to do the right thing, even if it’s the hard thing.
P.S. – And, of course, 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 right here…
Understanding Lead Measures vs Lag Measure is vitally important to your private investigator business success because you need to get clients for your skip tracing, background checks, criminal defense cases and even process serving if you expect to stay n business and especially if you want to THRIVE!
Lead Measures tell you if you’re going to hit your profit target for the month BEFORE you get to the end of the month (or year)!
Looking at your Lag Measures tell you in HINDSIGHT if you hit or missed your financial goals.
What is a Lead Measure?
Lead Measures are the things you know you need to do to hit your goal. In this case, your financial goal.
For example, a Lead Measure is how many sales letters you’ve sent out. Or how many social media post you’ve made. Things you know will generated paying cases for you.
What is a Lag Measure?
A Lag Measure is your profit and loss statement at the end of the month (or year).
By time you look at the Profit and Loss Statement (Lag Measure) it’s too late!
Set Lead Measures and HIT your Lead Measures so you know BEFORE the P&L Statement if your going to be profitable or not!
Here’s the Magic…
If you set the right Lead Measures and HIT them, you’ll make more money!
P.S. – And, of course, 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 right here…
