Private Investigator Blog

At Sentry Investigations Ltd, we like to give our visitors an idea of what a private investigator Birmingham actually gets up to. Since the profession was created, a very mysterious/'cloak and dagger' reputation has been formed. Furthermore, some unsavoury characters within the industry have unfortunately tarnished the highly professional work we do each day, and we want to put an end to it.

We want to eliminate the common misconceptions surrounding private investigations by being open with clientele from the offset. We do this to allow them to form their own opinions, and see the huge benefits of the investigative services we provide. Don't get us wrong, there are certain aspects to the job that we do like to keep close knit, However, you can quite easily research everything we do simply via online searches on various forums. This blog was formed to give people insights into the private investigations industry, and to showcase the work we do.

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Tricky Job

Today we tackled a personal injury private investigation which proved to be fairly difficult from beginning to end! First off, the claimant suspected of fraud is a GP. This alone sets off a few alarm bells because she could well be aware of an investigation being conducted against her. Medical professionals see fraudulent injuries every day. They know full well why their patients are doing it (payouts), so they are well clued up. The fact that the claimant is a GP meant we ha

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When Luck Is On Your Side

Without trying to sound like Liam Neeson from the 2008 movie ‘Taken’, surveillance operatives require a specific set which really is built up over a number of years through intensive training and live operations. That being said, there is an element on luck involved sometimes which keeps operations going for the expected time frame. Just yesterday, we undertook a surveillance operation in the Greater London area for reasons of suspected infidelity in a relationship. We had th

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A Rural Setting

A very recent private investigation took us out to the sticks of the country because of a male who sustained injuries following a car accident a few years ago. As a result of his injuries he was claiming big bucks for reasons of no longer being able to drive or work due to the alleged constant pain he suffers with all over his body. On day 2 of a 2 day job, before lunch we could say with confidence that the claimant was a fraud. Day 1 proved difficult with this claimant as we

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Virtual Networking Day 1

We attended our 1st virtual networking event today with fellow members of the Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce. It’s positive to see businesses doing what they can to #keepbusinessmoving during these troubled times by continuing to network online, but it doesn’t (and never will) beat meeting people face to face. It is however the next best thing for now though so we have got to work with what we’ve got. We do look forward to networking with more businesses online in the

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Virtual Networking

With tools somewhat downed due to lockdown 3.0 we are making the most of it by attending some virtual networking events hosted by Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce throughout January and February. We would much prefer to make new contacts in person as you can’t beat having a conversation in person, but with everything going on, Zoom is the only option right now. We do hope to make some new corporate contacts over the next few months but what we really hope to see is all

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Sentry Investigations Features in Chamberlink Magazine

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Sentry Investigations Features in Chamberlink Magazine

Sentry Investigations have featured in the November edition of Greater Birminghams Chamber of Commerce Chamberlink Magazine. We give a brief insight into how Moonlighting can wreck a business and more importantly, how to protect your business from it. Visit the GBCC website to read the full article at https://www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com/latest-news/chamberlink/ Download the free Chamberlink app for IOS to keep up to date with the latest Birmingham business news. http://

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Proving Innocence

The services from a private investigator are usually called into play because someone is suspected of some sort of wrongdoing. Whether it be a form of criminality, infidelity, fraud etc etc. The client wouldn’t pay for these services unless he or she had a strong suspicion of such activities and as such, 9 times out of 10 we prove the suspicions to be correct. However, on the 1 time out of 10, we do actually prove a data subjects complete innocence, which from our point of vi

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When Things Go Right

Since our last blog post “When Things Go Wrong”, I thought it would only be right to follow up with “When Things Go Right”. For the most part things do actually go right with a day’s surveillance usually running like clockwork from beginning to end. There will always be little issues to contend with on all operations such as sighting an OP which isn’t overlooked by neighbours, or obtaining vehicle details from a vehicle that is out of view etc. For seasoned operatives, issues

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