Apple Investigations

APPLE INVESTIGATIONS and its parent company, APPLE CONSULTING was formed in 2007 initially providing investigative support by way of professional contracts with several three letter federal agencies. We are Veteran owned and operated and only employ retired law enforcement and military professionals.

The need for a professional private investigations firm at the New Jersey shore was soon recognized and Apple expanded the services provided to include our surveillance division specializing in complex surveillance operations as well as a full service process serving service. Our core investigations service continues to provide the strongest, best value investigative services in South Jersey. We are the exclusive investigative firm to several high profile legal offices.

APPLE INVESTIGATIONS is fully licensed in New Jersey holding both an individual and agency license. We are fully insured and bonded. Our team is fully certified as both S.O.R.A. officers and instructors.

Apple’s Principal and CEO is James Nanos.  Jim is a twenty-eight year veteran of the Wildwood New Jersey Police Department retiring with the rank of Sergeant. Jim is the Vice President of the New Jersey Licensed Private Investigators Association established in 1955 to promote professionalism among our licensed investigator members. Jim also is a former State Investigator with the New Jersey Department of Homeland Security and preparedness handling many sensitive investigations. As a law enforcement professional, Jim’s assignments have included many years as a Detective as well as working undercover on some of the largest narcotics investigations in his area.

Jim has also served as a staff-instructor at the Cape May County Police Academy and holds a State Academy Instructor certification, instructing in many areas of study including HAZMAT, Accident Investigation, Narcotics Investigation and blood-borne pathogens to name a few. He also served as his department’s Safety Officer responsible for state safety reporting and inspections.

Jim also served as a National Board member and national instructor for the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) and has instructed a variety of school safety and security courses across the country to hundreds of sworn law enforcement officers. Jim has served as a consultant to several school districts, conducting security plan reviews and active shooter/threat management response

He is also an military reservist non-commissioned officer with the United States Coast Guard and has been deployed on three occasions including to the recovery efforts after the WTC attack in 2001; providing security at Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay (GITMO) Cuba and overseas during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

While serving in the military, Jim was named Reserve Special Agent of the Year in 2008 for his lead role in an investigation of the release of classified military information by a contractor of another government agency. He has held active roles in high profile events such as the Republican National Convention in New York and the personal protection details of dignitaries throughout the New Jersey and New York areas.

Jim is the past Director of Training for Covenant Security Services, the premier provider of private security services throughout the United Stated.  Jim is responsible for the training of over 3000 uniformed officers at over 140 locations throughout the United States at some of the country’s largest companies including many fortune 500 companies.