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When you are out and about you may see a new sign on the highway! We are doing our part to give back to the local community that has been so supportive to our growth. We adopted a highway so that it can be kept clean! This program is available through the State Toll Road system and is designed to help pay for trash removal and other debris.
It’s nice to “Give Back” now and then.
Florida requires that an investigator hold a valid C License. In addition to that, ALL investigators must work for an agency who has a valid A License. Please be aware of this before you contract with anyone who represents themselves as a PI.
Ask to see their A License number and their C License number. (ie: A2900318 is our Agency License.) You will always hire the Agency. Never make payment to the investigator themselves. After you retain the agency, they will assign an investigator to work your case. That person needs to have a valid C license. They are required by law to carry it at all times while working. Ask to see that as well.
Verify a License
If you suspect that an investigator is NOT legal, please report them to the licensing division. You can follow the links below to quickly verify the status of a license and file a report if needed.
Contact us if you ever question an investigator in Florida and we will help verify that they are real.
Click here to verify a Private Investigator Agency
Click here to verify an Individual Private Investigator
If you have any questions about licensing, we would be glad to assist you. Give us a call…
We just began using short videos to help promote our business on FaceBook! We will also use selected ones for other purposes.
You can see some of the ones we have below.
Please send us an e-Mail if you want to comment about any of the videos. We are still testing these and any thoughts would help us… Thanks!
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HOUSTON – Nancy Craig, the mother of 30-year-old Tiffany McAllister said she’ll walk to the ends of the earth to find her missing daughter. “I thought God sent this man to me to help us,” Craig said.
As a professional Investigative Agency, we are always on the lookout for “un-licensed” people and will actively make a report and do a follow up to make sure this activity stops.
The heartbroken Florida mother said “If he had asked for my soul, I would’ve sent it to him.”
She said she got a Facebook message from a random stranger, offering to help find her daughter, who has been missing for three weeks.
“It was, like ‘I will have her in 24 hours,'” Ms. Craig said.
The man claimed to be a private investigator.
“He told me everything that I wanted to hear,” Craig said.
He said he’d find her daughter, and he’d do it for free.
“I’m so vulnerable, and I think he preyed on that. He knew,” Craig said.
But his promises quickly faded.
“He needed $2,000 for this. He needed a car,” Craig said.
The family did everything he asked, and trusted every word he said.
But in the end, they learned the truth. “He scammed us, plain and simple. He just scammed us,” Craig said. A family broken at its lowest point is now out more than $1,000 because they wanted a con man’s lies to be true.
In Florida, All Private Investigators are required to be licensed. In fact, they need TWO licenses. Here is how it works… To hire an investigator, you must first contact the licensed Agency. That is who you actually hire. The Agency will then assign an investigator to work your case.
All Agencies have a license number that starts with “A”. All investigators have a license that starts with “C” (or “CC” in they are in training.) All money that you pay is paid to the Agency, not the investigator.
Florida also requires that every Private Investigator have identification for the agency they work for, and their original Florida issued license (C or CC License) Both of these documents will contain a photo. Having just a business card is not enough – they MUST have both forms of ID on them while working. Be sure to check the expiration dates.
Also, Florida requires that the license be displayed on websites and business cards. You will notice that we display our agency license on every page of our site.
To verify Licenses use the below links:
To file a complaint, use this link. (All Private Investigator licenses are regulated by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.)
Always go with your gut feeling. You must feel comfortable with anyone that you hire. Ask questions, find out exactly what they can do and how much it will cost. Yeah, about costs…. It is very hard to quote and exact price for an investigation. Every case is different and sometimes the plan of action will change. It’s just the nature of the work we do. Even the hourly rate can change depending on what is being done. As an example, you would not expect to pay the same rate for vehicle surveillance as you would for pulling court records. What we have always done is to keep our clients informed as the investigation progresses and be as cost effective as possible to get the job done right.
Most people never have had to hire an investigator in their lifetime. And that’s a good thing. But if you find yourself in need, we hope that it works out for you in a positive way. If you ever have questions, we are available to talk to you anytime. We never charge for that. We have even been known to buy a cup of coffee and chat for awhile. We are here to help and we take pride in the services that we offer…
Viste provides support for seniors all over the country and we are proud to be able to assist our local Viste Organization right here in Lakeland, Florida.
They provide a wide range of necessary services to our elderly every day. Things like transportation, hot meals, birthdays, and even personal care boxes are given to hundreds of local people in need.
Alpha Agency is proud to be able to provide free services to help them achieve their mission in our community. They do a fantastic job in the Polk County area.
The needs are great, but together we are greater than the need.
VISTE’s inaugural Serve a Senior campaign was a huge success! Twelve teams raised almost $30,000 for VISTE’s frail, elderly clients.
It has been such an honor to share their stories with the community. Each one of them has their own connection to VISTE. Those connections are like family, and include volunteers who share their joy for giving with each client they encounter.
Becoming a volunteer at VISTE is simple: attend one of our monthly Volunteer Orientations, and our Volunteer Coordinator will find the best fit for you. We’ll start with an overview of our many programs, a tour of our facilities, and then we’ll discuss volunteer opportunities.
There’s always something happening at VISTE, and our elderly clients need you! Your time will be put to good use whether you are a student, retired person, group, organization, club, or an individual with talents to share. We welcome new ideas and have been known to implement project ideas brought to the table by our own volunteers.
Contact VISTE at Viste.org for more information. You will be glad you did!
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