The following list of Education, Certification, and Training is held by our owner Tom Thomson. We also have agents and associates with duplicate, or other forms of training, certification, and experience beyond what is listed here, but this is not a complete list of what we can offer!

Born and raised in Detroit for most of his life, Tom Thomson grew up in a large family, in Detroit, Highland Park, and other suburban areas of Detroit, Michigan. Tom attended Catholic High Schools, and graduated from high school the day before he began working for the police department at the age of 18.

Tom was working, and married at the age of 20, when he started attending school at Oakland Community College, where he graduated with an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts. Tom then attended Cleary University, Michigan State University, and Eastern Michigan University, and eventually earned two other degrees in Business Administration, and Interdisciplinary Technology, while he was helping to raise two sons,

Tom did contracting and construction related work with his uncles, from the age of seven, until he was almost 40 years old, and while working and attending school. In 2004, he began to work, and focus on his career as a private investigator full time. While on the police department, and after he left the department, he obtained the following certifications, and training.

Graduate of Oakland Police Academy, Certified as a police officer.
Graduated from Oakland Advanced Police Academy.
State certified Evidence Technician
Certified Basic EMT
Certified Red Cross First Aid.
Beginning Alcohol and Addictions Basic Education Studies B.A.B.E.S.
Miami Dade/DEA Drug Interdiction School
National Automobile Theft Bureau N.A.T.B. Stolen Car Training.
Certified D.A.R.E. Instructor
Certified, Michigan State Police Dispatcher's School
Certified, Michigan Law Enforcement Information Network Academy
Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Training Council Detective School.
Detroit Police Evidence Technician School
State Police Pursuit Driving Academy
F.B.I. Firearms School, Levels 1, 2, and 3
N.R.A. Certified Instructors School, pistol and shotgun instructor.
Certified Laboratory for Scientific Interrogation Training, (L.S.I.)
SCAN Certified, Scientific Content Analsys of written documents.
Certified Forensic Psycholinguistic Patterning Specialist.
Certified Medical Legal Examination School, W.S.U. Medical School
Certified W.S.U. Blunt Force Trauma training.
Certified DNA Evidence, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Certified American Society for Industrial Security Academy
Certified in Gypsy/Traveler Crime, National Assoc. of Bunko Invest.
Certified Michigan State University Community Policing School
Michigan Prosecutor's Association Advanced Police Training
Certified Street Survival School, Calibre Press Corporation
IBM Computer Fraud School
Certified Forensic Photography School, Dr. Michael West and Assoc.
Certified Pressure Points and Control Tactics, PPCT Management Sys.
Member, National Association of Questioned Document Examiners
Certified MLEOTC Advanced Detective Academy, W.S.U.
Certified Polaroid Forensic Photography School
Certified MLEOTC Community Policing School, Wayne State University
Certified Detroit Police Academy, Latent Print Examination, and Class.
Certified, Surviving Edged Weapon Attacks, Calibre Press, Inc.
Certified, MLEOTC Hostage Negotiation School
Graduate, Northwest Traffic Inst. School of Police Staff and Command
Certified, Police Communications School, Oakland Community College
Certified, Deviant Personality Training, MLEOTC
Certified, MLEOTC Police Internal Affairs School
MLEOTC Interrogation and Interview Tactics, W.S.U.
Certified, Investigation of Hate Crimes, Anti-Defamation League
Certified, Internal Affairs School, Michigan Municipal League
Certified, Anti Terrorism Training School, FBI
Certified, Victims Rights School, Michigan Assoc. of Prosecuting Attys.
Certified, Triangle Foundation Hate Crimes Awareness School
Graduate, Counterfeit Detection School, U.S. Secret Service
Certified, White Collar Crimes Investigation, Amer. Soc. of Indust. Sec
Certified, Detroit Police Academy, Anti-Terrorism School
Certified, Detroit Police Academy, Tactical Entry Training
Certified, Ameritech/AT-T Communications School, W.S.U.
Certified, MLEOTC Corrections Officer School, O.C.C.
Certified, Michigan State Police, Felony Traffic Stop Training
Certified, Kodak Forensic Photography School, W.S.U.
Certified, Ralph Nichols Public Relations School, Dale Carnegie
Certified, Oakland Police Academy Sex Crime Investigation School
Certified, Questioned Documents Examination, C.S.I. Inc.
Certified, Management of the Mentally Ill, Stuart Circle Hosp, Rich, VA
Certified, Dealing with Sociopaths, Stuart Circle Hospital, Richmond VA
Certified, First Responders to Bomb Incidents, Michigan State Police
Certified, Life Coach for Psychiatric Patients, J.A. Ditty and Assoc. Inc
Certified, Firearms Training, (Pistol Master) F.B.I.
Certified, Management of Closed Head Injury Patients, J.A.Ditty & Ass
Certified, Juvenile Victims Academy, Sis Wenger and Associates, Inc.
Certified Juvenile Officer, MLEOTC, Oakland Police Academy
Certified, Michigan State Police Accident Investigation Training

This is only a list of the training that Tom has completed, which awarded certificates. Tom has also attended thousands of hours of in service training, or other training programs, which were not sanctioned by the State, or Federal Government. This also does not list all of the other specialty certifications that Tom's associates have completed, and practiced through the course of their employment. Tom also belongs, or did belong to the following organizations.

Licensed General Building Contractor, (Expired)
Licensed Maintenance and Alteration Contractor, (Expired)
Licensed Driver's Training Instructor, (Expired)
Licensed Realtor, (In Escrow)
Member, American Society of Industrial Security (Inactive)
Member, National Association of Bunko Investigators (Inactive)
Member, Fraternal Order of Police (Inactive)
Member, National Association of Document Examiners (Inactive)
Life Member, N.A.A.C.P. (Life Member)
Member, Anti-Defamation League (Expired)
Member, I.A.F.A.M, Master Mason (Current)
Member, Carpenter Speaking Group (Active)
Member, N.R.A. (Active)
Member, Michigan DARE Officers Association (Inactive)

Here at TJTPC, we investigate everything from a neighborhood problem that the police can't solve, to homicide. We certainly don't mean to imply that your local police, or any law enforcement agency, no matter how small or large, is incompetent. We are trying to say that in many cases, some departments or agencies are not trained, prepared or equipped to do effective investigations on certain areas of the law, or they simply can't invest the time that is needed in your case, due to personnel shortages, increasing crime problems, low funds, or lack of training. Many cases that are deemed as civil problems by the police, are crimes that can be prosecuted under criminal law. Many financial crimes, such as non-sufficient funds checks, or fraudulent sales and purchases, are not clearly understood by the officers that respond to the call for assistance. It is not because they are stupid, or don't want to help you, it's because this area of the law is so complicated, and there are so many more serious crimes that need their attention, that they have been trained not to get involved in these cases. We have successfully completed investigations that have been turned over to law enforcement agencies, that have been prosecuted with positive results. This is a common, and growing problem, especially in hard economic times, and we are more prepared to help in these situations, to make things easier on everyone. In most cases, you will recover what you had to pay us before it is all over with.

There is nothing wrong with having us take a second look at any situation that is of any importance to you. Police officers and detectives are human, just like everyone else, and mistakes, or miscalculations can sometimes be made, even by the most professional investigator. Sometimes it isn't even skill that cracks a case, it's luck, or the use of contacts, and informants, or just a matter of completely exhausting all avenues of investigation. In cases such as missing persons, run away juveniles, or any case where there isn't much the police can do, we can pay special attention to your problem, or cross jurisdictional lines that they can't, or wont cross in the pursuit of information. Because we are not a government agency, there are no political or regulatory issues that prevent us from doing the job. We are also not held to the same rules of evidence that government agents are, and can use methods that would never be allowed in court if the police were to use the same things!

We can do any type of investigation that the police can do, and more! We investigate things such as whether or not a parent is competent to watch minor children, divorce issues, accidental deaths, work place injuries, worker's compensation and disability fraud, arson, assaults of all kinds, crimes involving trace evidence, from fingerprints to DNA analysis, harassing telephone calls, people locations, recovery of stolen property, lost items, suicides, injuries, traffic accidents, and just about anything you can think of! These services are all offerred at a very affordable price, and usually with a very satisfying outcome. Call us today for a free quote to help you, with anything that you need help with! We are here to help, and wont leave you hanging!