Private Investigator

Private Investigator and Detective Agency - Salgado Investigations offering commercial, corporate and private investigation services (infidelity - cheating husband and wife) specialising in surveillance, fraud investigation, process server, computer forensics and other private detective services worlwide

Our private investigators are fully trained, discreet and follow regular refresher courses on changes to legislation and investigative practices. Your professional private investigator will also use the most up to date surveillance techniques to help reduce consumer fraud, prevent losses and tracing people.

All of our private investigators are professionally trained having come from a military, police or commercial investigative background.

Our private investigators use only the latest techniques and tools and have access to sophisticated equipment including surveillance and observation vans, motorbikes and cars.

Our observation vans are equipped with the latest zoom, pan, tilt CCTV and photographic equipment.

We are one of the few private investigator agencies that have access to both male and female private investigators from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.

What is a Private Investigator?

Private Investigators have been around since time immemorial, whenever someone has needed to find someone, or to watch someone, a private investigator has been used. A private investigator is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigations. MORE?

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PI’s descend on Birminham - The PI’s Diary reports!

October 27th, 2008

The day started early for me as i needed to be at the hotel by 11am to take notes for WAPI’s 2008 AGM also being held at the Hyatt Hotel in Birmingham. It was my last day as WAPI’s General Secretary. Just as well cause I wasn’t very good at that role. For the full details of the AGM please refer to the WAPI website.

I was subsequently elected onto the governing council (GC) of WAPI in charge of Electronic Media (SEO). Hopefully I will do a much better job of this role than my last one.

Beverly Flynn from Insight Investigations did an absolutely marvellous job in organising the WAPI 2008 Banquet.

2008 WAPI Annual Banquet on October 25th 2008 - The World Association of Professional Investigators, WAPI, is a professional body, formed by professionals, for professionals. It covers all areas of investigation, public sector and private sector, companies and individuals, corporate and domestic.

WAPI meets the need for a worldwide organisation, which can provide a focal point for investigators. It promotes the profession internationally and provides networking opportunities through which members can exchange ideas, knowledge, methods, advice, education and working assignments.

The WAPI Governing Council have elected to host the 2008 WAPI Annual Banquet on October 25th 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Central Birmingham a favourite Venue due to its central location, ease of access from around the UK and for our Overseas Guests alike!

Well after having donned my tuxedo, I joined the rest of the GC on the line-up in order to greet all the guests. After about 10 hand shakes, the novelty was wearing off. Unlike when I was there at the WAPI Banquet 2006, I actually knew loads of people who were attending including 10 members of e-LEGAL | Gathering, one of which, Maria Cooper of Warwickshire Investigation Agency won an award for Best Newcomer of the year.

The table where I was sat was at the back of the room which worked out quite well as it allowed us to talk without annoying the speakers too much. to my left was my friend and colleague Freddy from The Arabian Knight Ltd, next to him was Victoria Mitchell from Foxglove and Surveillance Services, then there was Maria Cooper (Warwickshire Investigation Agency) and her partner Kim, Neil Sheppard (Trident Investigations Ltd) and his Fiancé Kerry and last but not least, David Claire and Matt Frost from Alpha Detective Agency. Also there but not at our table was Tony Goring (Aclarado Enquiries) and KPS (DK Investigations).

Well all in all it was a good night and the band was great.

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Cops Who Started ‘Hackers Are Us’ Service Convicted

August 25th, 2008

Yes, “Hackers Are Us,” a private investigation firm that would illegally install “keyloggers” on anyone’s computer was run by two moonlighting cops. For future reference, though, if you’re setting up a business to do illegal stuff, it’s probably not a good idea to advertise it in your name.

This case was about blatant breaches of the DPA and they were quite rightly convicted.

Vetting the background of a potential partner is just common sense

August 17th, 2008

It’s amazing that most people don’t check out their partners.

What’s the difference between a Private Investigator and a Process Server?

April 5th, 2008

The government (in the form of the SIA) has been wrestling with the definition and still isn’t sure. You see they are trying to license Private Investigators in the UK and in order to do that they have to define what they do.

In all their definitions, what is clear is that a Process Server is not one. As far as I’m aware, a Process Server will not need a SIA license.

Often a Private investigator is also a process server. The main difference is that a PI will be able to carryout investigations and inquiries while a process server will not. They will only be able to serve process. No house to house inquiries, no tracing if the person is not at the address specified.

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Maxim’s Private Investigator

April 1st, 2008

Sometimes you don’t have to do anything and the media write about you. Well tell a lie, Neil Sheppard from Trident Investigations (otherwise known as Provost2000 - ELG) got a call one day from a journalist writing for Maxim Magazine about Private Investigators. He mentions my name as well as another member of ELG and the next thing you know, i get a phone call from said journalist and a telephone interview ensues.