Missing Child Investigations

How Private Investigators Can Help You Find Missing Persons

When someone goes missing in a place as large as New York City, finding them can seem like an impossible task. Naturally, most people who’ve had a had a child or other family member disappear turn to law enforcement for help – but even they can only do so much. Moreover, the police can’t help you if you’ve simply lost touch with someone over time. Fortunately, private investigators can often help you locate missing persons, even in cases where law enforcement has all but given up.

The Police Can’t Be Everywhere

Try as they might, law enforcement officers simply lack the resources to be everywhere and follow every lead. New York City has millions of residents, served by thousands of law enforcement officers, and there are only so many hours in each day. Meanwhile, many thousands of people go missing each year, and a large number of them end up being missing for months or are never found.

Sadly, police resources are usually stretched thin, and they can only devote so much time and effort to locating lost children, vulnerable adults, and those missing under suspicious circumstances. Add to that the fact that you usually have to wait until a person has been missing 24 hours to file a police report, and it’s easy to see why so many people look for other forms of assistance.

Private Investigators Can Help

In many missing persons cases, timely resolution is vitally important. Lost children or missing adults need to be found as quickly as possible to minimize the risk that they may come to harm. The good news is that private investigators have the tools, experience, and resources needed to get you the answers you need, even in cases where the police have lost the trail.

Whether you’re looking for missing children, vulnerable adults, or old friends you’ve lost contact with over the years, an experienced investigator can help. The best investigators have a background in law enforcement, security services, and private investigations, and know how to combine modern database searches, old-school detective skills, and other investigative tools to get the leads they need to locate your loved ones.

Most importantly, your missing person case won’t just be another in a long line of reports that someone eventually gets around to investigating. When you hire a private investigator to help you find a missing person, your case gets the immediate and intense attention it deserves – unlike a report to law enforcement that ends up being just one of thousands of other reports and complaints officers deal with each day.

Rely on the Experts

When one of your friends or loved ones goes missing, every second counts. Trails run cold quickly, witnesses’ memories fade, and local surveillance footage won’t be kept intact forever. By hiring a private investigator to help you locate your loved one, you can enjoy the peace of mind that comes from knowing professionals are actively on the job. If you need to locate a lost or missing person, contact the experienced investigators at International Security Services – New York City’s dedicated security experts.

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George Kozhar

George Kozhar is a respected security professional, licensed private investigator, and founder of International Security Services (ISS) - New York City’s dedicated security experts since 1999. Mr. Kozhar and his team provide a full array of private and business investigative services in the U.S. and overseas, VIP executive protection, armed and unarmed security guard services and training, and Fire and Life Safety Director training through the company’s Fire Science Institute.

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Your Individualized Property Evaluation Report

Your site’s individualized property evaluation report contains information and analysis that you need to properly manage your site’s security needs. That information includes detailed analysis of the crime rate in your area, site access and parking protocols, and existing security infrastructure. Interior inspection includes analysis of emergency exits, fire suppression capabilities, and alarm infrastructure for emergencies. Exterior inspection includes analysis of structural defects, property lighting, and potential vulnerabilities in building access.

In addition to those inspections, our analysis also considered environmental factors, potential risks from older trees, outside property maintenance, and nearby crime that may overflow to the area. We also examined emergency response planning, including fire evacuation protocols and information supplied to residents about proper evacuation process.

 

Pressing Suggestions


We highly suggest a camera placement along this driveway, as the overhead cameras in the back parking lot may not capture all makes, models, and license plates of cars entering in and out based on the angle they are recording from. The best camera placement would be at the green circle closest to the sidewalk/street.
The common area is easily accessible, but based on the angle that cameras are set at the front lot, anyone can enter the basement common area concealing the side of their face that is facing the camera. This is not to say that the camera arrangement should be changed, but it is highly recommended to have coverage in this common area as the common area is on a lower floor not visible from the sidewalk.


However, a few fundamental problems exist when it comes to access control of the back parking (a big territory). Even though only two issues have ever occurred there, the wide-open access point to that lot may need to be corrected sooner than later as there is a significant uptick in crime in the 62nd precinct.

Furthermore, there are two fundamental surveillance blind spots along the driveway leading to the back parking lot and every common area.

Lastly, however unlikely it may seem, tenants should have resources and a physical guide for situations that may require an evacuation. Whether it be a flood or fire, each tenant should know how to use a fire extinguisher and where to evacuate to during a flood regardless of their proximity to a shoreline.


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