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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Rapid Deployment

It was a race against the clock a few days ago, when a client contacted Sentry Investigations with intelligence that needed acting upon urgently. The client explained that his daughters husband was due to leave the family home within the next hour, and was expected to head over to his other lovers house for the night. The subjects cover story was that he was spending the night at his parents house. But, with suspicions already heightened our client knew this not to be the cas

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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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Vehicle Follows

There are many aspects to get to grips with when it comes to vehicle follows. It requires a high level of theory and practical training to really grasp it, and vast experience to get good at it. This is not a lesson on vehicle follows, but merely a brief insight into the practice. ‘Standby, standby’. These are the words that come across the radio when things are about to get lively... It’s when a subject exits a property and surveillance focuses directly onto him or her. If t

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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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Static Camera

The newest tool added to our arsenal is the Reolink Go. We had our doubts prior to investing into this kit as we expected choppy/grainy video footage, slow notifications when reacting to the motion sensors and poor app software. Oh how we were wrong! The Reolink Go is a stand-alone or static camera system which runs off an internal rechargeable battery or removable solar power (we are yet to trial the solar power). It is a cellular device so it requires a data SIM card meanin

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When Things Go Wrong...

When we as surveillance operatives arrive on a job, all we want is a nice smooth day with a good result and some great footage to hand over to the client at the end of it. The majority of us are well trained and we know exactly what we are doing on the ground, so you would think pulling great results on every single job is standard practice, right? wrong! There is one thing I have learnt when dealing with clients (which can be quite tricky), and that is how to manage their ex

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Due Diligence

A quick blog to remind perspective clients on the importance of conducting due diligence when instructing a private investigator. In this unregulated industry there are more unchecked operators out there than those who associate with any professional bodies. These cowboys regularly break the law to achieve clients results. One mistake from these guys could leave you (the client) high and dry by being dragged through the legal system very quickly indeed. Carrying out due dilig

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Debt Collection

Debt collection is not an field Sentry Investigations gets involved with, but it does involve some unique investigative skills to carry out the job effectively. It is a highly controversial industry due to some of the practices some bailiffs implement and due to the very nature of the job, but on the other hand, they are a necessary profession to recover debts possibly owed to you! With Covid-19 measures in place and the country in lockdown, bailiffs were banned from debt col

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Brand Protection

Counterfeit goods make for big business on the black market, and known brands lose millions of pounds each year because of them. It is an everlasting battle against the trade of such illicit goods with both public and private sectors fighting for big brands. As private investigators we evidence the sale of counterfeit goods and follow the trail all the way back to the point of manufacturing in order to bring everyone involved to justice and getting the factories shut down. Cl

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