Multiple Toronto Private Investigators offer the ability to better control the surveillance environment in the city, while better anticipating the subject’s movements in various scenarios. Furthermore, multiple Toronto Private Investigators lower “Heat” which allows closer surveillance of the subject with more regularity. One of the challenges that multiple Private Investigators can pose is logistics and communication during a Toronto surveillance operation.
The use of two or more Toronto Private Investigators takes the pressure off of what is normally accomplished with a single Toronto Private Investigator during surveillance. However, when a Toronto client authorizes a team of two or more Private Investigators for a surveillance operation in the city, that client’s expectations are elevated along with their desire for results. So, on one hand the Private Investigators understand that a Toronto surveillance team is easier, if prepared. On the other hand, clients generally do not understand surveillance and with two or more Toronto Private Investigators they certainly do not want to hear “we didn’t get video” or “we lost the subject.”
Lead Toronto Private Investigator
The lead Toronto Private Investigator can be one of several things: the most senior Investigator, the manager of the specific surveillance file, or the Investigator with the visual of the subject. The later would, of course, alternate.
Filming Protocol in Toronto
Filming, at one given time, is done by one Toronto Private Investigator unless specifically requested or the surveillance evidence is compelling enough to justify multiple angles to offer a wider range of information. This is done to avoid overlapping video, which is typically not wanted. To avoid this, it will be decided among the Toronto Private Investigators, who has the point or the eye and who will film at that time.
Surveillance Communication for Toronto Investigators
Two-way radios in Toronto Surveillance
Two-way radios offer the ability for multiple Toronto Private Investigators to communicate instantly during surveillance in the city. However, two-way radios can have poor range or limited battery life. Toronto Private Investigators typically find that two-way radios are not dependable during mobile surveillance, due to the ever-changing obstacles that interfere with the radio:
Such as Toronto's large buildings
Canadian cellular service is available almost everywhere and very cost effective, making it the preferred communication tool for surveillance in Toronto. Two-way radios are effective in areas where cellular signals are weak or not available. If required to use two-way radios, be equipped with extra batteries and a backup radio for each Toronto Private Investigator. If communication needs to be active and available at all times, the success of the surveillance file depends on the constant ability to communicate.
Toronto Surveillance Communication Protocols
The Toronto Private Investigator with lead visual (The Eye) of the subject must communicate to the other Private Investigators key pieces of information while in active mobile surveillance in the city of Toronto. This includes,
The compass bearing (north, south, east, & west)
Toronto Street, Ave or Hwy name and or #
Which lane (centre lane, middle lane, curb lane etc)
Every cross street in Toronto they cross
The cross-street’s traffic control system, or lack thereof
The colour of the traffic light and its freshness – when will it change and what is its current state.
Speed
The subject’s driving habits
Confirm who currently has the eye – This practice should be communicated regularly as to not have other assume anything. The Toronto surveillance team needs to act and respond as one unit, if the surveillance is going to be highly effective.
Future planned tactics
Have the second Toronto Investigator(s) repeat back the statements. This insures the second Investigator correctly received the information and understands.
Maintaining Surveillance in Toronto
Maintaining Mobile Surveillance in Toronto
Multiple Toronto Private Investigators allow for more avenues of travel to be covered during mobile surveillance, resulting in less potential for Heat.
Having a well done Toronto cyber background investigation helps as well
As for maintaining surveillance in Toronto, this is done by different Private Investigators positioning themselves for possible turns during surveillance in the city. This way, the subject turns into a direction that a Toronto Investigator is already headed in vs changing direction with the subject. There is also the advantage of changing the Toronto Private Investigator who has lead visual or who might need to be directly behind the subject. This is typical in large cities with heavy traffic and congestion, such as Toronto. This will allow the Private Investigator with the lead visual fall back out of view of the subject, reducing heat on them.
Maintaining Static Surveillance in the City of Toronto
Multiple Toronto Private Investigators have the ability to cover more exit points on a given static surveillance location in the city. This affords the ability for the Toronto Private Investigator with the lead visual to get closer to the subject, while other Investigators cover possible exit points. This also allows the Toronto Private Investigator with the lead visual to not have to immediately follow the subject out of the location, enabling the secondary Investigator to discretely maintain surveillance. This will reduce Heat and enable constant monitoring and more opportunities to document with video.
Toronto Client Perspective
Toronto clients typically have high expectations of Private Investigators. With multiple Investigators on a Toronto surveillance file, that expectation is doubled. However, a well-functioning surveillance team of Private Investigators can fulfill the client’s higher expectations.
Advantages for Toronto Surveillance Investigations
Having multiple Toronto Private Investigators on a surveillance file offers many advantages. Multiple Investigators can develop a pattern of the subject much sooner than an Investigator working alone. Furthermore, using more than one Private Investigator offers the chance to obtain more surveillance video evidence.
Quick Subject Pattern Recognition
Two or more Toronto Private Investigators have a higher possibility of keeping constant visual of the subject during surveillance. Many instances, a single Private Investigator will temporarily lose visual of the subject or have to temporarily give up visual to lower Heat. This means that it can take a single Private Investigator more than one day to recognize a pattern.
Less Heat, More Video
There are many instances where a single Toronto Private Investigator will temporarily lose visual of the subject in order to lower, lesson, or manage Heat during surveillance. This can include letting the subject go when they enter a parking lot, or the area near their residence. The Private Investigator will then re-establish surveillance soon after. While this is beneficial in reducing Heat, the Private Investigator might have sacrificed opportunities to obtain video evidence in order to reduce possible Heat. Using multiple Private Investigators will increase surveillance continuity overall.
Challenges
There are many advantages in having a Toronto surveillance team of Private Investigators work on a surveillance file; however, there are a few disadvantages. If one of the Private Investigators is not skilled in working with a surveillance team this can reduce all of the investigative efforts. Keep in mind, the surveillance team is only as good as its weakest member.
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