Surveillance Techniques: How to Conceal Yourself while Conducting Surveillance from a Vehicle
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- čas přidán 2. 07. 2019
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Darin Fredrickson retired from the Phoenix Police Department in 2012 after 20 years of service. From 2005-2012, he served with the department's Major Offender Unit, assigned to the Repeat Offender Program's (ROP) Surveillance Team. He also served as a provisional Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Clandestine Drug Laboratory task force member for over seven years. Previously, he served on the Homicide/Drug Task Force, and as a Detective assigned to the Phoenix Police Department's Drug Enforcement Bureau. Darin Fredrickson is an accomplished surveillant professional with 25 years of surveillance experience in thousands of physical and electronic surveillances involving private, corporate, and criminal cases including homicide, drug and human trafficking, Organized Retail crime (ORC), burglary, robbery, auto theft, and fraud.
Darin holds a Master of Education degree in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University, a Master of Education degree in Training and Development Leadership from North Central University, and a Baccalaureate Degree in Liberal Arts from Ottawa University, Kansas. Darin Fredrickson coauthored the books Applied Police and Fire Photography (1997), Terrorist Attacks (2001), Racial Profiling (2002), Fundamentals of Physical Surveillance (2016, 2002), Street Drug Investigation (2004), and Fundamentals of Civil and Private Investigation (2014). He has also written several criminal justice articles for various publications. His books are available from Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd., located in Springfield, Illinois (www.ccthomas.com/booksby.cfm?...) #police #video #news #crime #law #policestation #state #suspect #surveillance #gun #bhfyt #criminals #spy
You basically set up a sniper hide in your car...with the same purpose of surveillance. Very clever.
I might have to get these things just for personal safety and burglary deterrence. This setup would highly disrupt any possible casing.
Thank you.
Hey! I missed this comment. Your are correct, this would work for various counter-surveillance goals! Thanks for the comment.
Nice! PI in Oregon watching.
Thanks! I always take suggested videos to make.
Very good and valuable info!
Thanks! This tool is a "no brainer" for investigators doing surveillance.
20 years with Homeland Security Investigations, I always thought that sunvisor thing was completely stupid and artificial. You knock it out of the apartment that is perfect. I used to use a black mosquito net and sat in the backseat. Your method is much better. Kudos to you would’ve never thought of that and I’ve been doing this for 20 years
Thanks! Although your method works too, and kudos on coming up with that concealment. It's all about improvising and finding something that works! In AZ the sun visor is more common, but not so much when sitting in a neighborhood in a vehicle that doesn't belong...
Homeland security, the most inept government boondoggle there is.
I use them vigilantly there are other types, but they work so well
They are perfect! Gone are the days of peeking from behind a sun screen that can draw attention!
You dont need that, it will actually make you stand out
And you have tried it I assume? So you can speak from a qualified position of authority on the topic...
@@MasterSurveillant when i use to work at coca cola doing deliveries i seen this before and it caught my attention right off the back, like whats this guy doing inside the car, i always kept an eye out i carried 3 to 4 thousand dollars of the companys money in the cab of the semi, i locked it but they can bust windows and take the money, so i always looked around, in 11 yrs with the company i seen guys using this technique, i guess thats why i say that , but i guess the target from a distace wont notice, 👍
@@Huero805 The mesh screen is great for breaking up the body profile, but is used in context with other techniques of concealment. Like I mentioned, the shiny sunblocker used in a vehicle parked in an unlikely position will bring attention.
If the mesh screen is used properly it provides another layer of concealment.
It's great you identified a potential threat to you and monies you carried, as you could easily be targeted for robbery or theft.
Surveillance (situational awareness) is the greatest tool against crime and violence!
@@MasterSurveillant I never comment on such topics, but was tempted on this one; the industry is flooded with, dare I say, corrupt lawyers, whom inform their clients (claimant/subjects) on what to look for when they are potentially under surveillance and/or how to draw out a surveillant, as I'm confident you know this. These lawyers just want a chunk of the pie-payout when the matter is settled (insurance claims)....so, more and more, claimants are picking off investigators, because they know what to look for, and have been either informed by their lawyers, or learned from watching CZcams videos. I guess CZcams is a double edged sword sort of speak.... good for beginner surveillants, BUT also a great counter tool for fraudulent claimants whose ultimate goal is to evade or draw out the surveillant... just a thought. Don't share all your tools my friend! :-)
@@mikewood3309 thanks for commenting! There are no secrets if one chooses to seek knowledge or truth. Fortunately most people are very lazy and conditioned to lifestyle and mindset patterns that make this task difficult. I’ve written seven or so books including one on drug investigation that caused some investigators I worked with to question my reasoning and if I was inevitably educating drug traffickers and dealers on how to thwart interdiction efforts. Fact is the drug network can be compromised at so many points and levels because drugs have a point of origin and destination that is fraught with uncontrollable variables. Same with surveillance... a subject cannot take in and process or analyze an entire dynamic environment with any efficiency or effectiveness. Add drugs as a variable and the art becomes much easier. An occupied vehicle will always draw more attention than a seemingly unoccupied vehicle because vehicles are a means of transportation and not a place to spend any length of time just lounging.
Is that like a sun viser that you can get at Walmart? Can you also use it on the passenger side at all?
Yes you can get it from Walmart, or the link in the video. I don't make any money off it. It works on all windows nicely.
Oh wow, weve been training ourselves for a vehicular surveillance and DIDN'T even think of the mesh shaders. This is very helpful, thank God I clicked on this video. Ive never seen a windshield as dark as that once the shades were put on.
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@@MasterSurveillant hmm sir do you offer more of these stuff in your channel? This information I got from this video draws me more to show it to my colleagues. 73's
2MDJR ASC-1 I do. And I have an online course that’s goes much deeper...12 hours. mastersurveillant.com/home-1. If your interested i can get you access for less.
QuickTip don’t wear clothes with identifiers on it
Excellent tip! Thanks!
Your car should be straight factory. Zero bumper stickers and standard state issued plate(s).
Looks even more shady than the sun blockers.
I can be pretty shady...especially when the suspects are armed...
Why survey in person?? Camera tech is king
Technology is great…but has severe limitations. How would you gather photographic evidence on a subject traveling the roadways, transitioning to foot, entering building without a human operator behind the camera?
I wiil like to know how to be able to identify drug smugglers and carriers at the airport. Thanks
That can be difficult unless you work as a ticket or reservation agent. Is that what you do?
Agents are able to see ticket buying activity from persons that are flying from select large cities in the U.S. to Phoenix, AZ for example. Phoenix is a drug source city. So an example would be two individuals that buy tickets online separately within a tight timeline for a very short trip. Let's say the travelers are flying from Flint, MI or Detroit, MI to Phoenix for a 3 day trip. This doesn't mean they are traveling with cash to buy drugs, but would generate a possibility due to patterns that drug couriers fit in. The names of the travelers can then be researched to see if they have a drug nexus, or any criminal involvement in drug crimes, money laundering, etc.
When the travelers land in Phoenix, AZ they are put under physical surveillance when leaving the gate. I have personally observed where two travelers that booked tickets together remained separated after exiting the plane and acting like they didn't know each other, only to join together at the baggage carousel. This activity is not criminal but suspicious and not normal.
The individuals then left the baggage carousel together and we consensually contacted them on foot. We asked them questions to establish if deception was present. We asked them if they were traveling with a large amount of cash, which they denied. We then asked if we could look in their bags. They complied. One of the suitcases had a hidden compartment that contained about $30K in cash. Still not a crime. But, they denied having cash with them, so that leads to deception.
Cash can then be seized only for civil forfeiture if a crime isn't present. If they admitted, "yeah, we were going to buy drugs" it would still be a civil seizure and go to a civil forfeiture hearing. A person has a right to make a case as to why they are travelling with that much money, as it's not a crime. Even though cash being transported in excess of $10K is supposed to be reported.
I am a firm supporter of a person's right to privacy and constitutional rights. If a person has a plausible story for the cash, I respect that. Often the case is they lie from the start and have no explanation for the money, or what they are buying with it.
We had a guy coming to Phoenix, AZ once that had about $60K in cash. He was coming here to buy a car. He had everything to make his story plausible. Even photos of the car. Sure, could he have set up this story to cover for a drug buy, sure, but most these couriers don't do that. They don't expect to get caught, because most of them don't.
Anyway, if cash is seized, you have the opportunity to present your case at a civil hearing. Guess how many show up to the hearing? About 1%. Why? Probably because they know they have no case, and they just want to forget it and move on. A cost of doing business.
I hope this helped. Incidentally, the 9/11 terrorists purchased their tickets and travelled as a consistent M.O. as drug or money couriers.
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you don't need that at all.
What's your solution to remaining concealed in a vehicle?
@@MasterSurveillant Your screen is good but not necessary is what I am saying. The absolute best covert setup is an overt action that is perceived by people around you as normal.
@@csiipahoa2857 I agree an overt pre-text is a great option. But, what about long term and if the situation doesn't provide an overt pretext? The screen is just a tool to use when it fits. What do you do on a long term surveillance to remain concealed in a vehicle?
@@MasterSurveillant Each situation calls for what fits, I guess I should have said, I never use a window screen of any kind, but that does not mean they don't work.
@@csiipahoa2857 It also depends on where you are conducting surveillance. I spent most my career in the Phoenix, AZ valley, which is hot. Sunscreens are common in windshield. Yet, a new car sitting in a neighborhood with a sunscreen can draw attention. Especially if the Surveillant has the sunscreen offset to be able to peak through.