FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS   How can a Private Investigator help me? Why should I use Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC? What are your specialties? Is my spouse cheating? What is a Police Procedures Review? Will you help retrieve my child? Can you find .....? What are your fees?     How can a Private Investigator help me?  A Private Investigator can provide assistance and services in criminal, civil, and personal matters.  An experienced investigator may be able to determine what level of support you require and find solutions to your specific needs.  In criminal matters, regardless if you are the victim or suspect, an investigator may review documents for completeness and adherence to proper procedures.  The investigator may find additional facts or witnesses that could have an impact on your case.  An investigator may alleviate, or confirm, your fears of a cheating spouse or the person(s) entrusted with the care of your family members.  Investigators have tools available to locate persons who may or may not want to be found; runaway children, long-lost friends and acquaintances, heirs, debtors, etc.  For businesses, a Private Investigator can be invaluable.  Investigators perform pre-employment screening to help limit potential liability.  Investigators can help determine your security needs and find solutions within your budget.  And, when employees violate policy and/or procedures, an investigator can help develop the basis for a proper termination, again limiting your liability.  These internal investigations are not limited to employee theft.  Investigators have the tools and ability to document all types of cases (corporate espionage, sexual harassment, etc.).  Private Investigation covers a wide area.  Call Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC today (228-868-1150) to discuss your concerns.  Your call and initial consultation is free.  If we cannot help you, we probably can direct you to the person(s) that can.   Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC will not provide legal advice on matters of law.  An attorney is the appropriate source of information on matters of law.   Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC does work closely with attorneys to help find the best solutions for your specific issues.   Why should I use Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC? Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC is a professional and ethical firm.  With significant experience in law enforcement, Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC is the right choice "When Experience Matters".  Together, as law enforcement specialists, this team has investigated thousands of complaints and brought prosecution against many hundreds of offenders.  This team has successfully testified in State and Federal courts over a wide variety of criminal and civil cases.  Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC utilizes modern technology to limit your expenses and provide professional results.  We pride ourselves on finding ways to assist you find the solutions to your issues.  Call Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC today (228-868-1150) to discuss our background and learn how our professional approach can help you.   What are your specialties? Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC is adept at locating those hard-to-find individuals.  We use a combination of technological processes, old-fashioned investigative techniques, and dogged determination to uncover the whereabouts of the individual(s) being sought.  Also, based on previous experience, we feel we have unique talents in reviewing police procedures and tactics.  We are able to determine if proper policies and procedures are being adhered to, and if these procedures are accepted practice within the law enforcement community.  Call Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC today (228-868-1150) to discuss our background and learn how our professional approach can help you.   Is my spouse cheating? Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC will help you alleviate your fears, or confirm them.  There are general signs of unfaithful activities (see the list below).  However, there may also be other "events" leading you to believe your spouse is cheating.  Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC will help you find the truth. Finances - Have you noticed any changes in how money is handled? Look for: increased cash expenditures, unusual charges, a new credit card, hidden receipts, or changes in how bills are handled (has the usually-itemized cell bill changed). Image - Is a "makeover" in progress? Look for: change in appearance to look younger, new interest in exercise, weight loss, new "toys" or interests/hobbies, indulgence in alcohol and/or drugs, tanning, use of cologne, clothing style, odor of alcohol/cigarettes/marijuana. Schedule - What changes have occurred in personal/business schedules? Look for: change in work hours, change in leisure time with friends, more frequent business travel, changes in exercise times (longer, more frequent), unexplained abscences. Secrecy - Has your spouse become more secretive? Look for: a new PO Box, private phone conversations, unusual phone callers, resistance to discuss whereabouts, missing documents, new cell phone. Internet - Is there an increase or change in Internet usage? Look for: changes in online habits such as handling of email, tracking history, time usage, new accounts, privacy concerns. Personality - Have you noticed a personality change in your spouse? Look for: nervous and/or defense behavior when discussing other changes, hostility, over-attentiveness, drifting apart from family/established friends. New Friends - Has your spouse suddenly gravitated towards a new group of associates? Look for: new single friends, a desire to fit in with a new group without you, changes in personal values, changes in habits. Behavior - Is your spouse acting out? Look for: aggressive acts, defending others in affairs, conversation alluding to infidelity, open flirting with others, bragging. Sixth Sense - Our experience in law enforcement leads us to realize women, in particular, have an uncanny knack to pick up seemingly insignificant signals leading to a "feeling" that something inappropriate is occurring. Often, these signals cannot be articulated. Each of the warning signs on this list may have a very logical and legitimate answer.  The more warning signs that appear, the less likely (but still possible) your spouse is faithful.  Find the truth, call Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC today (228-868-1150) to discuss our concerns and learn how our professional approach can help you.    What is a Police Procedures Review?  Regardless if you are the victim, defendant, or other interested party in a civil or criminal matter, a thorough and professional review of the documentation is preferable.  Many cases begin with documentation by a law enforcement agency.  Government agencies are expected to perform within specific guidelines and document their actions completely in formal reports.  All too often, these documents are lacking and procedures are violated due to inexperience, expediency, or a callous attitude.  Improper and/or inadequate actions by government agents can affect the outcome of your case just as much as a complete, thorough, and professional investigation.  Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC has former law enforcement investigators and managers who have spent many years handling and reviewing police investigations for a large, nationally-recognized law enforcement agency.  This practical knowledge of how to conduct an investigation, as well as how to manage and review one, provides our clients with a very unique asset in their case.  We have the investigative and management training and experience necessary to assist you.  Call Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC today (228-868-1150) to discuss how our professional approach can help you.   Will you help retrieve my child?  Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC does not usually engage in child custody cases where retrieval of the child from another parent or family member is involved.  However, Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC will assist you in missing persons cases and/or non-family abduction investigations.  Call Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC today (228-868-1150) to discuss how our professional approach can help you.   Can you find .....?  Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC has proven results in locating persons.  When working in conjunction with an attorney for a pending legal matter, Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC will turn over the appropriate documentation to the attorney.  Clients interested in locating ex-lovers, spouses, friends, associates, or any other person(s) should be aware of certain limitations.  Private Investigators have, in the past, been used to locate persons for people intending harm to those they were hired to locate.  Therefore, Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC will not turn over the location and/or other information regarding the person you are seeking without their formal, written consent.  However, we recognize that our clients have legitimate reasons for locating person(s) from their past.  Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC will locate persons, contact them personally, and specifically request they contact our client personally.   Call Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC today (228-868-1150) to discuss how our professional approach can help you.   What are your fees?  Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC sets fees depending on the facts and circumstances of each individual case.  Our fees are competitive.  Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC believes that fees should be reasonable to meet the needs of our clients.  Call Alan Roberts & Associates, LLC today (228-868-1150) to compare our fees to assist you in your specific case.