Professional and confidential private investigations by licensed investigators in Tampa, St. Pete, Clearwater, and surrounding Florida areas.
Our trained investigators handle everything from the initial investigation, follow-up investigations, and surveillance for individuals, business clients, and government entities.

At Bales Security, private investigations are just one of the various security services offered to our clients in the Tampa, St. Pete, and Clearwater areas. We keep things professional and confidential by using private investigators that are licensed by the state of Florida.
Our company's investigators are trained to cover every facet of private investigation services, including:
- Initial investigation
- Surveillance
- Follow-up investigation
Individual and business clients trust us because we are known for providing investigative services for government entities and we will do the same for your case through its completion.
National & Limited International Private Investigations That Include Initial & Follow-Up, Skip Traces, & Additional Tasks Such as Surveillance
We offer many sub-services that fall under the category of private investigation. Our investigative team is trained in handling anything from initial case investigation to follow-up investigations and skip-traces, which are done to a national and limited international capacity.
Additional tasks our private investigators take on for our customers include:
- Detailed reports
- Digital audio recordings
- Digital photographs
- Still and video interviews
- Surveillance
What Reasons Would a Private Investigator Be Needed?
There are a number of reasons a person or company can come to the conclusion that they need to hire a private investigator. Those reasons can span from fraud/embezzlement to criminal investigation, child custody cases, investment scam risk, and background checks. Document verification and other personal reasons can call for a private investigator as well.
No matter what your reason is, our team works with the highest integrity. At Bales Security, we pride ourselves on being reliable and honest during every security service we provide, including private investigations.
The top two reasons to hire a private investigator are for child custody cases and personal injury investigations.
Call us to ask about our private investigative services.
We can help you maintain your integrity! Our in-place procedures combined with highly trained personnel will protect you from a compromising situation. Whether you are a business or individual that's located in Tampa, St. Pete, or Clearwater, FL that requires a private investigator to take action, you can contact us at (813) 314-9101. We are always available to answer any questions regarding the private investigative services we can provide.
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