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Your Trusted Private Investigation Partner in Wilmington, NC
Cape Fear Investigative Service is a licensed private investigation agency serving Southeastern North Carolina. With over 100 years of combined law enforcement experience, our team delivers thorough, ethical investigations using state-of-the-art technology and proven methodologies. We specialize in handling cases for legal professionals, government agencies, insurance companies, and private individuals, ensuring all evidence meets courtroom standards. Our investigators are trained in surveillance, interviews, and background checks, maintaining strict confidentiality throughout every case. We prioritize client needs by aggressively pursuing legal avenues to uncover critical information.Our expertise extends to personal, business, and legal investigations, including child custody, insurance fraud, and process serving. We maintain strong relationships with law enforcement and federal agencies, enhancing our investigative capabilities. Our team includes former law enforcement officers, instructors, and FBI agents with specialized training in crisis intervention, interrogation, and counter-surveillance. We are committed to community safety through threat assessments and public education initiatives. Our decades of experience and dedication to ethical practices make us a trusted partner for complex investigations.
Services
Background Checks
Surveillance
Child Custody Investigations
Insurance Investigations
Process Server
Paralegal Services
Corporate Investigations
Bug Sweeps
Military Defense Investigations
Missing Persons
Highlights and features
- We offer over 100 years of combined law enforcement experience in North Carolina
- Our team uses state-of-the-art surveillance and investigation technology
- We maintain strict ethical standards in all information-gathering processes
- We provide 24/7 emergency investigation services for urgent cases
- Our investigators are trained in federal and state courtroom evidence standards
Services
Background Checks
Our comprehensive background checks verify personal and professional histories using official records and interviews. We help clients make informed decisions for employment, legal matters, and personal safety. Our investigators maintain strict confidentiality while delivering accurate, court-admissible results.
Surveillance
We conduct discreet surveillance operations using advanced technology to document activities and gather evidence. Our team follows strict legal protocols to ensure admissible findings for insurance claims, custody cases, and corporate investigations. All surveillance meets federal and state standards.
Child Custody Investigations
Our investigators collect evidence regarding parental fitness and child welfare for custody proceedings. We document living conditions, parental behavior, and other relevant factors through ethical surveillance and interviews. Our reports help attorneys build strong legal cases.
Insurance Investigations
We help insurance companies verify claims through fraud detection and evidence collection. Our services include accident reconstruction, witness interviews, and surveillance to confirm injury claims. Our findings help prevent financial losses from fraudulent activities.
Process Server
Our certified process servers deliver legal documents promptly and accurately across Southeastern North Carolina. We maintain strict chain-of-custody protocols and provide detailed service affidavits. Our team handles both routine and difficult service cases efficiently.
People
Christopher Bradley
Investigator
20-year law enforcement veteran with DEA task force experience and 10 years teaching criminal justice. Specializes in surveillance, interrogations, and crisis intervention training for local and federal agencies.
Adam Halstead
Investigator
Retired New York State Police investigator with 20+ years of experience. Former FBI joint task force member and certified hostage negotiator. Specializes in defensive tactics training and child forensic interviews.
Frank R. Brostrom
Investigator
Retired FBI Special Agent with 27 years of federal investigation experience. Expert in civil rights, public corruption, and international terrorism cases. Certified bomb technician and child abduction specialist with extensive courtroom testimony experience.
Questions
What areas do you serve?
We serve Wilmington, Jacksonville, New Bern, Morehead City, and surrounding areas in Southeastern North Carolina.
Do you offer 24/7 emergency services?
Yes, our investigators are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for urgent cases.
What types of cases do you handle?
We handle personal, business, and legal investigations including surveillance, background checks, and insurance fraud cases.
How do you ensure evidence quality?
Our investigators follow strict legal protocols and maintain proper chain-of-custody procedures for court-admissible evidence.
Can you help with out-of-state cases?
We focus on Southeastern North Carolina but can assist with multi-state cases through professional networks.
Reviews (7)
Kurt Conner
Apr 06, 2021
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I needed to serve court documents, and Cape Fear was wonderful. They kept up good communication throughout the process and helped talk me through things in a way I could understand, and when the timing got uncertain, they were friendly and flexible to achieve the goal at the right time, even when the "right time" changed. Also, the job involved a heavy printing burden, and they did a great job keeping receipts and documentation to justify everything on the invoice at the end. Great experience.
Mindy Allport
Nov 11, 2020
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Fantastic experience... highly recommend!!! I own multiple rental properties and needed a process server to serve a lease termination notice after I had to let my property manager go. It was the last day of the month and I was afraid I wouldnt be able to get it served the same day. Bill not only had it served in under 2 hours, but he was able to communicate with me entirely through emails so I didnt have to miss any meetings in my day job!!! I cant say enough good things about him and his team and will absolutely use them in the future!! (This actually saved me time and money far beyond
Elaine Smith Conti
Jul 10, 2019
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Extremely professional, confidential, great code of ethics, empathetic, best technology, excellent written reports!!
TEAM WORK! Got the job completed and in a timely manner. Highly recommend... AND HAVE to other satisfied consumers!!
TEAM WORK! Got the job completed and in a timely manner. Highly recommend... AND HAVE to other satisfied consumers!!
Jordan Messick
Dec 20, 2018
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Excellent experience working with Corey at Cape Fear Jobs. I was happily employed and Corey called. He had seen my resume and knew I would be interested in a position that I had no idea existed. He setup quality meetings, didn't waste anyones time and handled things with confidentiality and absolute professionalism. Perfect executive recruiter for a job seeker or an employer trying to find top talent. Thank you sir.
R. Ruiz
Dec 17, 2018
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You are providing our community with perspectives and services that are very much in demand; backed by the integrity of your company's president. Looking forward to what you have for us in 2018. Thanks for all you do.
Alexis Hinds
Nov 28, 2018
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Cape Fear Jobs has become an excellent resource for us. Working with Corey and his team is easy; follow up is excellent and the website is very user friendly. Besides job placement, Cape Fear Jobs also handles resume writing and editing. Corey and his team are our "go to" for any candidate that needs help with revising and writing a resume.
Becca Edens
Jul 13, 2018
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What Corey and Cape Fear Jobs are doing in Wilmington is HUGE for job seekers and local business. CFJ makes it easy for companies and recruitment coordinators to connect with truly top talent in the area. The website is nearly seamless, networking events are valuable due to being both informative and a starting point for new partnerships, AND Corey is a true expert in his field. He is innovating the recruitment process at a local level and it's creating a major impact!
