California Licensed Private Investigators

Investigations Team

John Parker (General Manager/Investigator)  is a state licensed private investigator with twenty-six years of local law enforcement experience and over fifteen years experience in electronic security design and implementation. He has conducted, or participated in, hundreds of criminal and civil investigations. John has a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice and a Masters Degree in Business Management. He served as faculty advisor to the Administration of Justice Department at Los Angeles Harbor College, and authored several articles dealing with business security and human resource issues. John is a lifetime member of both the California Organization of Police and Sheriffs, and the Peace Officer Research Association of California.

Leon Darley (Operations Manager/Investigator) is a state licensed private investigator with over thirty years of local law enforcement experience. He has conducted, or participated in, hundreds of criminal and civil investigations with an emphasis on vehicle related incidents and accidents. Leon has extensive experience in traffic accident reconstruction. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. Leon is a lifetime member of the Peace Officer Research Association of California.

Michael Reid (Investigator) has more than thirty years of local law enforcement experience. He has conducted hundreds of criminal and personnel investigations. Mike teaches Criminal Justice courses for the Administration of Justice Department at Los Angeles Harbor College. Mike holds a Bachelors Degree in Public Administration and Masters Degree in Criminal Justice.

Andrea Dayton (Investigator) is a Registered Process Server and has worked with Platt Investigations since 2012. She has conducted or assisted with dozens of civil investigations. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice.

Karen Caddle (Researcher) retired after thirty-eight years in the banking industry. Originally hired to assist with a complex financial case in 2006 she demonstrated an uncanny ability to ferret out information from the internet and social media. Her skillful navigation of the World Wide Web has proven invaluable in hundreds of cases.