Preliminary Investigations | Analysis of the Observation Field

After the case discussion between you as the client and Kurtz Investigations Munich as the contractor, and following the signing of the written investigation contract, the preliminary investigations by our Munich detectives begin. For this purpose, we require as many relevant facts from you as possible. If, for example, the case involves surveillance, we should already know the daily routine of the target person as precisely as possible in advance: When do they leave the house? What do they do afterwards? When do they go to work?

The more details we have about the target person, the more focused and effective we can organise our investigations. The more information you provide to our Munich private detectives, the less independent effort is required on our part and the lower the costs of our operations.

Considering All Possibilities and Reacting to the Unusual | Careful Field Analysis by Kurtz Investigations Munich

The detectives of Kurtz Investigations Munich form a precise picture of the local conditions of the observation area in order to exclude unpleasant surprises as far as possible at a later stage. For example, the route from the residence to the workplace is driven in advance to determine which obstacles (one-way streets, cul-de-sacs, parking options, temporary roadworks and similar factors) need to be taken into account and whether one detective is sufficient for the surveillance or whether, due to adverse circumstances, two or more investigators must be deployed.

For professional surveillance operations, or colloquially known as “tailing”, analytical reconnaissance of the observation area is essential, because only on the basis of this analysis can a sound operational plan be drawn up: How many detectives and how many vehicles of which type (agile cars, fast cars, motorcycles, surveillance vans and so on) are required? Who will be positioned where? Which special equipment may need to be deployed? Naturally, this detailed form of preliminary analysis involves effort and therefore generates costs that not every client of Kurtz Investigations Munich can or wishes to bear, or which, depending on the case constellation, may even be disproportionate to the planned operation and the suspicion. Accordingly, our Munich private investigators clarify with you in advance the scope to which preliminary enquiries are to be conducted.

Number of Munich Detectives Deployed

Depending on the surveillance situation, one, two or more investigators from Kurtz Investigations Munich may be required to carry out an operation successfully. One of several decisive factors in this question, in addition to detective costs, is the target person’s means of transport. If, for example, it cannot be determined in advance whether the target person is travelling on foot, using their own car, potentially being collected by another vehicle owner, cycling or using public transport, a wide range of possible surveillance scenarios arises. Each of these situations places different demands on the work of the observing detective. For this reason alone, it is always advisable to have a plan B in the form of a supporting colleague. The more investigators are deployed, the more contingencies can be covered.

What Added Value Does an Observation Team Offer Compared with a Single Detective? An Example:

The target person leaves the house and walks several hundred metres on foot. If a detective from Kurtz Investigations Munich is operating alone, they must now leave their vehicle and follow the target person on foot as well. But suppose that after 400 metres a car pulls up next to the target person, they get in and the vehicle drives off: before the lone detective reaches their operational vehicle, the target vehicle will long since have disappeared from sight and, with great certainty, cannot be caught again in city traffic with constant traffic lights and turns.

Had our hypothetical Munich detective been accompanied by a second observer, it would have been possible to inform the colleague via radio that the target person had driven off. Using the licence plate number and vehicle description, continuing the surveillance would then be no problem for the second investigator, while the first detective could follow in their own vehicle using the movement description provided by the colleague.