Horsepower:Getting contact information from interviews

Horsepower. This is not about cars. It's about getting all the information from a witness. This goes out to the Cops and PI's out there. Ever wonder why you are asked to get all of a person's horsepower, or identifying information?

For cops, it's seems to be so you or the next person can easily find someone. That, and to make sure you know who your talking to.

For PI's, it's for the same reasons, and you never know if the alibi witness you need at court has warrants or a criminal history a mile long. Witnesses do get arrested by the bailiff from time to time.

When interviewing someone, getting their name, DOB, phone numbers, and addresses are all musts. When interviewing, I try to get email addresses, Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, and any other information I can use to learn more about them. Get everything you can on the person while they are in front of you, because you never know if that is the last time you'll see them.

Investigations 101: Photographs

"A picture is worth a 1,000 words." Whoever said that was pretty accurate. That is if we could think of a 1,000 words.

What would we do without pictures in trail? These days, not everyone's believable. Photographs are real convincing...So are audio and video.

Let's say Mr. Defendant, your salt of the Earth kind of guy, says he never conducted that "Hand-to-Hand." However, he doesn't know that Mr. Officer had his cell phone camera and snapped the picture. Furthermore, Mr. Officer gets photos of drugs on buyer and seller. Luck? No, there is no luck! It's nothing more than preparation meeting opportunity.

Hitting on cell phones again: I found that when looking into fights or assaults that happened at house parties or other gatherings, asking to look at peoples cell phones is real helpful. You might even catch it on Youtube. Crowds love watching fights. UFC, HBO Boxing, High School...

Everyone in the investigation field knows that photography makes and breaks cases all the time. If you're thinking of getting into this field, pick up some books on the trade. Most colleges offer photography classes; some even offer crime scene photography classes.

If you have any questions, or tips for us readers post comments.

Saying hi for the first time....

Interesting, the blog. I hope you the readers enjoy growing with me. The Investigative Solutions Blogspot will definitely be an eyebrow raiser. If this becomes boring or lame, it's my hope you will let me know.

Challenge the postings. Let's really make this worth while. Discussion and arguments will make things more enjoyable. THIS BLOG IS NOT ABOUT SALES, however I do love my company. It is great working for yourself. Although, there are downsides. That is for a later, more depressing post.

Now, a little about me, Rick Cornejo. I own half of R&R Investigative Solutions. The other half is owned by Rick Barnes. We operate under Mr. Barnes' PILicense25564.

What does our firm do? Covert Surveillance, interview witnesses, fraud prevention, and of course the big one...Private Investigations.

Offices are currently in Victorville and Redlands, California. We draw clients from the Inland Empire and surrounding areas, but have had folks request our services in other parts of the country.

Thanks for following and supporting this endeavor. I am really excited to see where this takes us.