Stolen Goods Investigation Preparation

STOLEN GOODS INVESTIGATIONS: In the beginning of our e-commerce investigations, preparation is critical to our success and intelligence is an important factor in identifying our subject.

DETERMINING THE SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION

1. Investigation Scope
   • Identify the Loss
   • Identify an Approximate Date of Loss
   • Identify the Location of Loss
   • Identify Primary subject/subjects
2. Intelligence Information
   • Background Checks
   • License Plates
   • Driver’s License
   • Employment Application
   • Informants
   • CCTV
3. Include ALL Possible Subjects
   • Friends
   • Relatives
   • Acquaintances
   • Co-Worker

PREPARATORY MEASURES

• Anonymous email account (Gmail, Aol, Yahoo)
• Prepaid Credit card with a balance (Vanilla Visa, AMEX)
• Prepaid Cellular Phone (NET10, Cricket)
• DropBox (FedEx, Kinkos, etc.)
• Investigator account

CASE EXAMPLE
On April, 15, 2017 at approx. 12:21PM CST, Store 213, located in Saint Louis, MO had 15 Apple IPod Touch’s (64GB), stolen from a display case. A subject identified as white male, 5’9, 180lbs was seen entering the store with a black ‘Colorado Rockies’ hat, red shirt, and blue jeans. His vehicle was described as a white 2003Chevy Cavalier and had a Colorado license plate # 33BCD.