Reflections 2014

Being a private investigator is one of the professions where what you do or don't do matters. This year Morrow Detective Agency has reunited four families, kept one person from going to jail for a crime that they did not commit, exposed multiple insurance fraudsters, and caught some cheating spouses. The hundreds of cases that we have worked this year have largely been successful. But it is the cases that we have not been able to resolve that stick in our minds. 

For instance a man was adopted out as a baby, he is now in his fifties,  has some information about his mother, this man does not have the means to pay for our services, so our company wanting to give back to the community at large, decided to take on this case at no charge (we accept three cases a year that we do not charge for). We search for this man's Mother, call hundreds of women sharing his mothers first and middle name. We contact attorneys, we search public records, we bang on the wall, bang some more, and unfortunately find that we do not have the tools to take the wall down-at least not right now. We never truly stop working on these cases, right now as we speak, it sits on my desk positioned in a way that it stares at me and lets me know that we haven't looked everywhere because if we had we would have found her.  In addition to this case for this individual we do find a family member, but that family member unfortunately does not want to have anything to do with the client. The case is not hopeless, it just needs time and some more work. 

However if you only dwell on your failings, you can go crazy. On Christmas day a client that we reunited with her father sent me photos of herself and her father, she also sent photos of her Uncles, and her Aunts. The smile on her face makes the whole year a success for us. The emails that we received from clients thanking us for our extra efforts and stating that because of what we did they were able to get a successful conclusion on their end, reminds us that what we do matters. The young man that is walking free after being accused for a crime that he did not commit embracing his freedom and the opportunity to be able to spend time with his family a and friends reminds us that our families are important, they are the ones that will stick with you when every one else turns around and runs. The wife who got what she needed from our agency in order to proceed forward and divorce her husband that was cheating on her, reminds us that even in the darkest of situations there is still hope and good things can come from the bad. 

So here is hoping that 2015 will be bigger, better, and more challenging than 2014, that all of us are reminded of the things that matter most to us. That we all have the tools needed in order to break down whatever walls are holding us back. We at Morrow Detective Agency would like to say thank you to our clients, to our friends that have been following us on Facebook, on Twitter, and reading our blog. Thank you to everyone that has referred us over to someone that did not think that they could get the answers they needed. You all's esteem in us is what has helped us help others. Thank you all and may 2015 be healthy and prosperous for you! 

Morrow Detective Agency is a licensed private investigation firm located on the border of Ventura and Los Angeles, Ca in Simi Valley, CA. Morrow Detective Agency is capable of performing surveillance, process service, locates, background investigations, asset investigations, and more. Please feel free to visit our website at www.MorrowDetectiveAgency.com or give us a call at (805) 823-3540 and allow us to make your problem our solution!

If at first you don't succeed.

Detective work is full of trial and error. I once spoke with an investigator by the name of Josiah Tink Thompson, he told me that detective work is also full of luck, his parting statement to me was I hope that you are lucky. My experience has shown that it definitely is a blend of the two. Case and point. Our agency was hired to conduct surveillance on a particular subject in an effort to prove that this subject was utilizing a vehicle they were not supposed to be using, and also working when they stated that they are not. The first day of surveillance we get there at an appropriate time and we sit and wait. About an hour after our arrival our subject departs, we give the subject some time to move into traffic and then join into the flow of the morning transportation. The first fifteen minutes of the surveillance went as planned, but suddenly our subject gets off of the freeway, travels onto the surface streets and makes a crazy U turn, in our experience the subject is getting hinky. We let the subject go not wanting to add onto the subjects paranoia. We call our client and advise of what happened. Our client later reports to us that the subject called and stated that someone in the family was attempting to follow the subject. Apparently the person in the family drove the same type of vehicle as our subject and our subject knows that this person is watching them. Our client laughed as the they knew that the investigator and the relative did not resemble each other in the slightest way. We advised a cooling down period and we would attempt at a different time. 

Two weeks later our investigation continues. We get at the surveillance location in the early morning, we wait, and wait, and wait, but no movement from the subject. We decide to go out again, and we wait, and wait, and finally there is some movement by the subject. The subject gets onto the freeway and our investigator followed. Anyone that lives in California is familiar with the 405 and the horrible traffic that it has. Our subject was on the 405 and now the words I hope your lucky took a definitive meaning. Our subject drove like a person on a mission, weaving in and out of lanes with only minimal space to merge, the subject caused cars to slam on brakes, horns to blare, and hand gestures of all kinds to come out of windows. Our investigator followed the subject for approximately thirty minutes before exiting the freeway. The subject travels at a decent pace on the surface streets and finally lands at a building, the subject parks in the lot. Our investigator gives the subject a moment to get together, our investigator was able to take some photos of the subject exiting the vehicle, and we were also able to show that the vehicle the subject was using was not the one that they were supposed to be using. The subject entered into their work place without giving our investigator a second look. 

We have said it in the past and we will say it again here, persistence and patience will win out nine out of ten times. Trying to make things happen in case can cause the case to fall apart instead of working the case in its own pace. Now our client will be able to utilize the evidence to prove that this person is lying and is doing things that they should not be doing. 

Morrow Detective Agency is a licensed private investigation firm located on the border of Ventura and Los Angeles, Ca in Simi Valley, CA. Morrow Detective Agency is capable of performing surveillance, process service, locates, background investigations, asset investigations, and more. Please feel free to visit our website at www.MorrowDetectiveAgency.com or give us a call at (805) 823-3540 and allow us to make your problem our solution!