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Some Thief Stole My Tools From My Van! Here’s what I did about it.
By George Babnick · 5 years ago
I’m not a tradesman. I don’t make my living in construction or home remodeling but I do like to fix things and occasionally I tackle a larger job like building a shed. Last summer I ...
PORCH Pirates are real and they are after your property! You don’t have to be a victim!
By George Babnick · 5 years ago
Porch Pirates, Porch Maggots, or just opportunist thieves – whatever you want to call them, package thieves are prowling neighborhoods looking for packages to steal. This comes as no surprise as news reports abound showing ...
NamUS: An Important Tool in Missing Persons Investigations
By George Babnick · 6 years ago
As a private investigator in my home state of Oregon, I often have clients who want me to find a "missing" person. There are many reasons people disappear. Sometimes people disappear willingly for various reasons ...
Protect yourself with Secret Phone Numbers
By George Babnick · 6 years ago
What is a "secret" phone number? A secret phone number is simply a phone number that does not identify your true identity and is not easily traceable by resources available to the average person or ...
Thwarting Outboard Motor and Propeller Theft
By George Babnick · 6 years ago
As a private investigator in Portland, Oregon people hire me to investigate a wide variety of cases: missing persons, child custody, surveillance, etc., but most of my cases involve some type of fraud or theft. ...
Body Cameras for Private Security Officers: Why it’s not happening
By George Babnick · 6 years ago
About three year ago I wrote an article predicting that some private security officers would soon start using body cameras and that the practice would become common place in the private security industry just as ...
Check Me Out!
By George Babnick · 6 years ago
As a private investigator here in Portland Oregon I work all kind of cases for business owners, attorneys, and private individuals. Surveillance, child custody cases, missing persons, thefts & fraud investigations – you name it, ...
Opportunities for Security Professionals Grow with Legalized Marijuana
By George Babnick · 6 years ago
There was a time in the United States when possession of just a small amount of marijuana residue could send you to jail. Now days, the laws in most states are laxer and in 29 ...
"I Just Received a Bomb threat . . . what do I do?"
By George Babnick · 7 years ago
Does your company have a bomb threat policy and procedure? If you don’t know, or if you have one but have no real idea what it says, you are not alone.
Along with conducting workplace ...
Why Would Anyone Hire a Physical Security Consultant?
By George Babnick · 7 years ago
In addition to owning and operating a private investigations business in my home state of Oregon, I also work as a Physical Security Consultant. Investigations remain the main focus of my business, but sometimes investigations ...