Investigations Plus, Inc.

03/03/2023

https://osxdaily.com/2022/03/01/how-to-hide-blur-your-home-on-google-maps-apple-maps/?fbclid=IwAR2NbVYmy3V8GyUN10H0DspPkPsXzBar6uKI0xdWdSJhjgv5Bn6HqMEDcIo

If you’re creeped out or bothered by the Street View cameras for Google Maps and Apple Maps taking pictures of your house, you can request for Google Maps or Apple Maps to hide, blur, and cen…

03/27/2020

Annual Report filing deadline has been extended until June 30, 2020.

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03/27/2020

Important Annual Report Notice:

Annual Report filing deadline has been extended until June 30, 2020.

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06/14/2018

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/13/technology/apple-iphone-law-enforcement/index.html

Apple says a security update for the iPhone and iPad will make it harder for hackers, and law enforcement, to gain access to data on the devices.

06/02/2018

https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/us/politics/supreme-court-driveway-searches-warrant-curtilage.amp.html

The case concerned a stolen motorcycle covered in a tarp that an officer had looked under without an invitation or a warrant.

06/22/2017

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-eyewitness-identification-law-20170615-story.html

Perhaps a step in the right direction. But, can we be assured this new law will have any teeth? Certainly, investigators communicate their findings with one another. Can we feel comfortable with the notion that one detective won’t suggest the suspect’s identity to another before conducting a photo lineup?

New Florida law requires photo lineup administrators to be unaware of suspect's identity when quizzing eyewitnesses.

11/15/2016

A Wisconsin federal judge has ordered that Brendan Dassey, one of the subjects of the hit Netflix docuseries "Making a Murderer," be released from prison on his own recognizance pending the appeal of his 2007 murder conviction.

11/10/2016

Defense Investigators: What Are They, and Why You Need One

In short, a Defense Investigator is a private investigator who specializes in the realm of criminal defense. Investigations Plus, Inc. focuses primarily on these types of investigations, and can play an integral role on a criminal defense team. We independently verify and validate that which has been accumulated by the investigating law-enforcement agency, as well as uncover missed evidence and witnesses. We focus on finding Exculpatory Evidence (evidence favorable to the defendant), analyzing discovery, verifying alibis, obtaining witness statements, and much more.

Investigations Plus, Inc. is backed by a decade of law-enforcement experience. We are well-versed in Florida Criminal Statutes, the elements of crimes, and how law-enforcement investigators go about establishing Probable Cause. It is not unusual for our agency to uncover vast discrepancies that were either missed or ignored during the course of a law-enforcement investigation. When this happens, Investigations Plus, Inc. follows those leads, leaving no stone unturned.

Your clients deserve a competent defense, regardless of his or her economic status. Investigations Plus, Inc. is more than happy to work with JAC rates for all indigent defendants.

Call or email Investigations Plus, Inc., and lets discuss how, together, we can best represent your clients.

(954) 621-3665 [email protected]

06/11/2016

Attorneys often do not fully realize how useful an experienced private investigator can be until they use one. One client in particular recently told us that she had never used an investigator in the past, but after experiencing what we could delivery, now uses us for nearly every case.

While attorneys typically have many useful research techniques, consulting with an experienced investigator can almost always help them leverage their position.

Here are 5 ways an attorney can effectively use an experienced private investigator:

1. Locate People

Locating witnesses, potential at-fault parties, heirs, etc. is the hallmark of any good investigator. Remember, a tenacious investigator is willing to go beyond a database search by scouting an area and speaking to people face-to-face if needed, depending on the desired outcome.

2. Leverage for Negotiations

An investigator can pull intelligence from numerous sources, and inform you of any potentially pertinent information. For instance, an experienced investigator can sometimes pull a vehicle’s location history from nothing more than a license plate, providing you with a date/time stamped picture of the vehicle, without ever have done any actual surveillance. While the investigator can usually obtain this information in a matter of seconds, the surveilled party is often left wondering how long they have been under surveillance, and how much you know about their potentially unscrupulous habits.

3. Discovery Analysis

The tactic of inundating opposing counsel with voluminous documents is nothing new, and is still used today. If you don’t have the time or desire to pour over discovery, you may be better off passing it over to an experienced investigator. Investigators view things through a different lens, and are adept at discovering seemingly innocuous discrepancies in the case files you’ve been provided. A good investigator will look beyond the one case you are handling for a particular client, by searching for incongruities possibly available through other avenues.

4. Preparation for Depositions

Depending on your case, an investigator should be used to vet the opposing side (and sometimes your own client). An investigator can research and analyze a person’s background, behavioral tendencies, and potential weaknesses, all of which can be valuable tools during a deposition or cross-examination.

5. Dissecting Police Reports and Notes

While not all private investigators have law-enforcement experience, this type of background can be useful. Investigations Plus, Inc. can review and analyze police reports, and can spot any potential shortsightedness. We can also obtain key law-enforcement intel, even when a police report was never written. Knowing police codes and jargon can prove quite useful in these situations.

02/08/2016

Check out our new website at www.investig8plus.com. While you’re there, be sure to visit our blog section for interesting investigative tid-bits. We’ll be updating our blog routinely, which will contain interesting articles, investigative advice, and more.

Have a great week!

11/21/2015

Public Service Announcement For All Smartphone Users, From Investigations Plus, Inc.

Attention smartphone users! You're possibly GPSing yourself on a daily basis without even realizing it. iPhone users, view the following steps:

1. From the main Settings menu, select Privacy
2. Select Location Services
3. Scroll all the way to the bottom to System Services
4. Scroll 3/4 of the way down to Frequent Locations (Note: this is where you turn the feature off!).

But before turning this feature off, click on a location in History. Each location is ordered based on the amount of time spent there. Click on a location. Now you'll see details on exactly where you've been with plot points and how many visits have been recorded. As if this wasn't creepy enough, click on a location and you'll see specific location details, with dates and time-stamps of where you've been. A convenient way for people to obtain your daily habits and patterns, including where you work and where your children go to school. Smartphones are one of the most stolen items in the U.S. Imagine if someone stole yours!