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    West Coast Detectives International is now one hundred years old.  Founded in 1922 and within those one hundred years a lot has happened both to WCDI and the world in general.  King Solomon said, “So there is nothing new under the sun.  Is there anything...

                                                                            PROTECTING AMERICA’S SPACE VEHICLE SECRETS This is a case summary from our files, of a government client, using the undercover trade craft that I posted an overview on previously. It was...

WEST COAST DETECTIVES INTERNATIONAL UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS TRADE CRAFT During the 60s through the 90’s our Undercover Division was one the busiest of our agency. With thousands of cases there was every variety of illegal activities you could think of. With a team of...

To be or not to be – Is there a royal baby? The actual case was conducted over several months in the United States and Europe. For the sake of time and space, this case study is a condensed timeline of some of the more important and interesting investigative...

PHIL CASE STUDY WCDI                 The case of the missing children. One morning as I was in my office when Terri, the receptionist, came over the intercom informing me that there was a woman who walked in and would like to speak with a detective.  She asked me if I...

   A change of unform from the Sheriff's Department  West Coast Detectives International is now one hundred years old.  Founded in 1922, and within those one hundred years, a lot has happened to WCDI and the world.  King Solomon said, “So there is nothing new...

                                                                                   Mikhail Khodarenok Retired Russian Colonel The following candor by a retired Russian Colonel points out the need for all of us as leaders to not get so isolated that we think the...

Update Ukraine and the World: The approach at West Coast Detectives International has been to do everything possible to ensure when we give facts to the client, they are correct. That means we use every resource that we can find no matter how much time or extra cost...

COVERT VS COMMERICAL COVER INTELLIGENCE GATHERING. Having served in the Military, Law enforcement and Intelligence I have experienced firsthand how set in our ways we can become in how we do things. Traditionally there has not been an openness to change in these...

PHIL LITTLE REPORTS    UKRAINE UPDATE APRIL 9, 2022 I was interested to find that a former deputy commander for NATO feels the same way I do on more active NATO involvement in Ukraine war. His warning should be taken seriously. Sir Richard Shirreff, who served as...

NO CLASSIFIED MATERIAL IN THIS BLOG  TODAY’S LIVE BRIEFING BY AMERICAN EMBASSY IN UKRAINE AND FROM POLAND     The briefing this morning was to bring the latest information to stake holders in the region along with NGO Intelligence and Security personnel. The briefing...