This is a story about how two members of World Association of Detectives cooperate to find a fugitive on the other side of the globe. Pro bono to help the police and make justice happen.
There is nothing greater than traveling the world for business and leisure, so when the opportunity presents itself, consider me there. This time, however, my work conference was down in sunny Florida where I attended the Florida Association of Private Investigators (FAPI) conference as a representative for the World Association of Detectives.
Private Investigator and handwriting expert, Thomas Mathiesen, has analyzed signatures on contracts related to the sales of pagers to Hezbollah.
WAD members are gathering in Kuala Lumpur for the organization’s 99th annual conference.
The location for this year’s conference is Grand Hyatt.
Once again, my wanderlust was answered when Agustin Sierra Gonzalez from IPA Valles Occidental Barcelona sent the global invitation for their inclusive Super Tour in India February 12-19, 2024 with a secondary trip extension in Thailand afterwards. Agustin and I shared vivid memories of our fantastic IPA Friendship trip to Barcelona and Morocco in 2019 and assured me this trip would be on par, which excited me to see my old friend after five years.
After my amazing three week trip to Prague and Eastern Europe in April and May of this year, my wanderlust kicked in once again and my travels took me to Vancouver British Columbia in October 2023. I was attending the World Association of Detectives (W.A.D.) 98th annual conference at the Fairmont Waterfront hotel where I was voted in as Board Director. I contacted my IPA USA 2nd VP liaison Carmen Alvelo who once again assisted me with my endeavors. Carmen put me in touch with William Powell IPA USA Region 5 who subsequently reached out to Karen Frost IPA Vancouver Region 9 VP and Bill Ardill IPA Vancouver Region 13 Travel Secretary.
