Ridge Investigative Services - Vancouver, BC
Ridge Investigative Services - Vancouver, BC

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Management Team

Garth D. Dunn
 
Former police officer with a background in criminal intelligence, drug enforcement, video surveillance, investigations, gangs, motor vehicle accident scene investigation, criminal and civil analyst, life skills facilitator, lecturer, and undercover operative.  
 
Mr. Dunn is also a Forensic Identification Technician with a comprehensive knowledge of crime scene evaluations and evidence collection.  His law enforcement background includes plain-clothes operations with street gangs and drug enforcement.  Mr. Dunn conducts examinations for the purposes of collecting evidence at industrial accidents and incident scenes.  He also participates in international projects including pipeline network and associated energy facility security evaluations. 
 
Garth is also a founding member of the Private Investigators Association of British Columbia.

To contact Garth:

Phone: 604-240-0492
Fax: 1-888-773-6503
Email: 


Daryl K. Dunn
 
Former RCMP officer with 20 years of experience working in intelligence section, and homicide/robbery investigation section.  Dealt with extortion/kidnapping and personal crimes, including fraud, burglary and special project section. 

Daryl also spent ten years working in the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) Special Investigation section dealing with all types of insurance fraud -  specializing in heavy equipment theft and recovery.

Mr. Dunn also lectures to police agencies in Canada and the USA in relation to heavy equipment theft and identification, and lectures to members of the BC Trucking Association as to theft prevention and recovery as well as internal thefts by employees and/or owner operators.

Accreditation:
IAATI

To contact Daryl:

Phone: 604-575-0799
Fax: 1-888-773-6503
Email: info@ridgeinvest.com


R. Bruce Giesbrecht

R. Bruce Giesbrecht is a retired Superintendent from the RCMP with 35 years of service and experience in a variety of investigative disciplines and fields of police management. 

A former member and President of the British Columbia Association of Chiefs of Police, Bruce is an intricate part of our team and his knowledge and ability are an obvious benefit to our organization and our clients.


Gary Greer

Gary is a retired Deputy Chief Constable of the Vancouver Police Department with over 31 years policing experience. He worked in all areas of police investigations including major case management, surveillance and extensive work on organized crime.

Areas of specific interest include organizational behaviour, decision making, human resource management, strategic planning, managing change, leadership in learning organizations, and quality assurance through the audit process.

Education:

Masters of Business Administration, Simon Fraser University (1998)
Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) University of British Columbia (1975)

Published:

Public Police and Private Security: Substitutes or Complements? Simon Fraser University Press; 1998; Greer

To contact Gary:

Phone: (604) 575-0799
Fax: 1-888-773-6503
Email: info@ridgeinvest.com


Don Cronk

Don was a member of the Regina City Police and retired to work as an Investigator with Saskatchewan Government Insurance Special Investigation Unit. Don is a talented investigator who has a unique background in Criminal and civil Investigations. He is also a very talented surveillance specialist. Don handles most of the Vancouver Island Investigations.

To contact Don:

Phone: 1-877-575-0799
Email: info@ridgeinvest.com


Ken Tassell

A retired R.C.M.P. officer with 25 years experience in many aspects of policing which includes surveillance, criminal intelligence, source handling, major crime and related complex investigations.

Ken is a skilled interviewer who applies his expertise as a security interviewer for the R.C.M.P Recruiting Section.

Ken also contributed 6 years with the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) Special Investigation Unit specializing in Auto Theft, Arson Investigation, and Insurance Fraud.

Ken has a good knowledge of the Interior/Northern portion of this province and has many contacts throughout those communities.

To contact Ken:

Phone: 250-395-6572
Fax: 250-395-3772
Email: