A private detective says many South Africans have lost faith in the police service.
http://liarcatchers.com/crime_scene_investigator.html
Durban private investigator Alan Alford said those who can afford it are turning to private detective companies to solve criminal cases.
“There is a trend – and it has been for a couple of years – where other individuals or corporates are turning to private investigators for assistance,” he said.
The Hawks’ spokesperson McIntosh Polela said private detectives often crack cases quickly because they only have a few to focus on.
“It’s true that our members are sometimes inundated with a lot of cases, and naturally some cases do get solved quickly and others take more time to solve. It is natural that some of the cases will go cold,” he added.
The South African Police Service (Saps) has admitted that some cases fall by the wayside because of heavy case loads.
