Following People - Anyone can do it .....Can't They?







Have they seen you?

  

As surveillance detectives, following a persons movements and observing what they get up to, who they meet and where they go is a big part of our day to day business. But is the business of following someone something anyone can do, or do you need to be a seasoned professional. After all, what can be hard about tailing someone and filming them without being noticed?

So you think you're a surveillance expert?

Explaining to a lay person that carrying out surveillance on an individual is not how it appears in TV cop shows.
There are a number of factors to consider even before the person who is being surveilling has moved.

• Is there more than one exit to the premises from which they are in?
• What form of transport will they use car, bus, taxi, train, bike, get picked up? And how will I be able to keep up if they cahnege their mode of transport.
• How will the person be recognised if there are multiple people at the premises?
• What cover story do I use if I am approached by a member of the public, or worse, the person I am following?
• Do I have the necessary equipment to obtain the evidence I need to show the client?

Questions such as these continue as the surveillance continues, particularly if the surveillance is in a car. Regard to traffic law is just one issue when following someone in a car, along with personal safety and not showing out to the person being followed are other important considerations.

As an example, next time your'e out and about in your car, chose a vehicle to follow and see how long you can stay with them, keeping them in view and not losing them for more than 3 seconds. (Once 3 seconds have passed you will be lucky to see it again).

This will show you just how difficult folowing someone is. If you stay with them, well done you. Now think how you will cope if they park up their car and get on a train and are picked up at the other end! Not so easy now is it. And this is before you have got the camera out to get the proof of their wrong doing!



Its fair to say that no surveillance investigation is the same. People do the most unexpected things when they are up to no good.

Whether its following a cheating husband / unfaithful wife, or observing an employee who is stealing from their company, their behaviour and actions cannot be predicted.

It is this unpredictability that makes following people such an exciting and rewarding part of our private investigators business.

If you are interested in using us to follow someone, get in touch with us at SGH & Associates - Private Investigators