Prior to conducting surveillance, a thorough background & vehicle check is performed on every assignment.  The background check helps confirm the subject’s current address, the number of residents we can expect to see at the house, and any criminal and/or civil issues pertaining to the subject and his family.  The vehicle records check informs us which vehicles we can expect to find at the residence, most importantly, which vehicle(s) the subject might be driving.  All of this information is included in our detailed report.

Before proceeding to the subject’s residence, reconnaissance of the target area is obtained via satellite imagery to help determine the make-up of the subject’s residence & neighborhood.  In many cases, ideal surveillance positions can be determined before entering a neighborhood, helping avoid suspicion by the subject or neighborhood watch programs.

Our self-contained, low profile surveillance mini-vans are converted to keep the investigator comfortable for extended periods of time in temperatures ranging from sub-zero to sub-tropical without operating the vehicle.  On the exterior, there is nothing to discern our vehicles from any other “soccer mom” minivan parked on the street.  To help explain an atypical vehicle in the subject’s neighborhood, we use out-of-state license plates to give the impression of an “out-of-town” visitor staying with a neighbor.  The investigator is virtually undetectable inside our vans, even by people who walk directly up to the vehicle.

We use only state-of-the-art video equipment with high-powered lenses, which allow our investigators to obtain high-quality video from a much further vantage point than even a few years ago.   High definition video has all but eliminated the need for 35mm or digital cameras, as our video editing software allows for any paused frame of video to be extracted into a high-quality still photo!  

Today's technology also allows the investigator to wirelessly email a preview of the video directly to you immediately after obtaining it in the field.  (For those times when you "just can't wait" to see what we obtained.)

Hard copies of the video footage will be provided in the format of your choice; either DVD, VHS, or CD.  Still photo extractions can be provided on photo stock, CD, DVD or even emailed to you in the format of your choice.

We are also prepared to make a professional presentation to the court when testifying on your behalf by playing back the original film on our own flat-screen monitors.  An un-edited copy of the original video (or the original, if required) will also be provided to the court in their preferred format.