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A person doesn’t have to be a private investigator to buy these
investigative tools, but it makes for an excellent excuse. From
counter-surveillance equipment, to handy disguising devises, to high
tech listening devices – a successful private investigator has it all!
Of course, no private investigator would be complete without a badge. A
variety of private investigator badges are available through mail order
and online catalogues, but the gadgets and tools available to private
investigators move beyond simple badges.
One great example is diversion safes. A private investigator might find
the need to hide valuable objects. Or, bugs and other recording or
monitoring devices might need to be hidden, then placed inside a home or
business. A wide variety of diversion safes for this purpose are
available. Some of these safes are well-known novels that are hollow
inside. Other examples are hollowed out brand name food containers, soda
cans, and cleaning products that can be opened from the bottom. These
safes allow for the covert placement of investigative devices just about
anywhere.
But what sort of investigative devices can go inside these diversion
safes? For the private investigator that needs to videotape evidence,
tiny color video cameras – smaller than a dime – are available. Tiny
listening devices are also available.
On one hand, a private investigator might need a large listening device
that allows for eavesdropping into conversations from far away. Shotgun
microphones and parabolic microphone systems are great for this purpose.
The most highly regarded parabolic microphone system is the Gibson. This
microphone is known around the world for its ability to transmit and
record the sounds of a bird one mile away.
On the other hand, listening to a conversation might just require
eavesdropping through a wall. For this purpose, private investigators
use contact surface microphones. These microphones look similar to a
doctor’s stethoscope. When one end is placed against a wall, faint
sounds can be heard through almost any solid surface.
In other cases, gaining and recording information might require talking
to the person who is under investigation. Or, it might involve talking
to people who are close to the person under investigation. Of course,
these people are unlikely to agree to their conversations being
recorded. So, no private investigator’s toolbox is complete without a
body microphone system or tie clip microphone. These devices can be
attached discreetly to the private investigator’s body or tie and can
pick up sounds up to 1000 feet away.
Telephone conversations can also be easily recorded by the private
investigator. Devices are available that turn any standard tape recorder
into a telephone tape recorder. These devices are easily plugged into
phone jacks. They begin recording as soon as the telephone headset is
picked up, then stop recording when the telephone is set back on the
hook. This is helpful for a private investigator that wants to record
his own telephone conversations. Or, the device can be placed discreetly
on the phone jack of the person being investigated to record
incriminating phone conversations.
For the private investigator that completes phone calls through his
computer, he can purchase a digital telephone recorder instead. These
recorders tape and save digital conversations. They also record the name
and address of the caller for future reference.
On the other hand, a private investigator might want to block others
from recording his conversations. For this reason, tap detectors and
guards are also available. These detectors and guards alert the private
investigator if someone is attempting to tap into his conversation.
Other phone guard devices can alert the private investigator if a
secondary extension on the phone has been picked up. Better still, these
guards can be installed on all extensions and the extension picked up by
the private investigator will automatically disconnect all other
extensions, guaranteeing a private telephone conversation.
For the private investigator using special powders that detect
ultraviolet (UV), or blacklight, rays, a multitude of UV detecting kits
are available. These range from palm sized UV flashlights to pens.
Special UV marking pens are also available. When an object is written on
with one of these pens, the markings are undetectable. But, shining an
UV light on the writing will bring it instantly to view.
Often, a private investigator will need a regular flashlight, too. These
are useful when snooping through dark rooms. But, large flashlights can
be too cumbersome for the private investigator to carry. For this
reason, tiny flashlights smaller than a ballpoint pen are available.
Despite there small size, these flashlights are often brighter than
standard flashlights.
Another great tool for the private investigator is vehicle-tracking
equipment. Through high tech satellite and Internet technology, the
private investigator can track everywhere a vehicle goes. These handy
gadgets have one component that can be attached magnetically to the car
of the person being investigated. This motion-activated component sends
information back to the private investigator. Here, the information can
be downloaded and reports can be generated, including maps of where the
car went and the routes it took. Some of these tracking devices are even
small enough to fit in the palm of the private investigator’s hand.
Private investigators have a wide array of gadgets and tools available
to them. With these tools, no case is unsolvable.
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