Tacoma Private Investigator
We take custody, infidelity, insurance and workers' compensation cases in Tacoma and across Pierce County. We work them from our Oak Harbor office and come to you whenever a case needs eyes on the ground.
Contact UsWhy Tracked N Solved?
When you call, you reach investigators who live in your area, never a call center reading a script.
- We are members of a global association of private investigators.
- Real investigators who live and work in the areas we serve, not office staff reading a script.
- Offices in Idaho, Colorado, Washington, Alabama and Mississippi, with coverage in Wyoming.
- We do not outsource our work, and we do not make promises we cannot keep.
- A vetted network of partners in Canada, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Thailand and the United Kingdom.
- Reports built for attorneys, law firms and public defenders, with evidence that stands up in court.
- We find hard-to-find people, family breakdowns, fraud and theft.
- We treat missing persons, runaways and silent relatives as more than cases.
- We answer honestly about what we can and cannot do before you hire us.
- Our founder, Mitch, started Tracked N Solved because people desperate for answers were being ignored.
- We call you back, we keep digging, and we treat your case like our own family's.
Tracked N Solved Services
- Background ChecksFast, thorough background checks on people, tenants and business partners so you decide with facts.
- Criminal DefenseSkilled investigators uncover evidence, find witnesses and prepare records for defense attorneys.
- Cheating SpouseDiscreet investigators gather clear evidence of infidelity through legal, professionally run surveillance.
- Child CustodyOur investigators document parenting time and the home environment for your attorney.
- InsuranceExperienced investigators expose fraudulent claims through surveillance and careful fact-finding.
- People FinderWe locate missing persons, lost relatives and old contacts, wherever they have moved.
- Process ServerWe deliver legal documents quickly and properly, with a signed proof of service.
- Skip TracingProfessional tracers locate hard-to-find debtors, witnesses and people who stopped answering.
- SurveillanceProfessional covert surveillance documenting infidelity, claim fraud or threats to your safety.
- Personal InjuryThorough investigators gather accident evidence, witness statements and photographs for your claim.
- FraudInvestigators uncover insurance and financial fraud and document it for court.
Contact Tracked N Solved
Tell us what you need. An investigator reads every message and calls you back.
- We call you back to talk through your situation in private.
- We tell you what we can do, what it takes and what we cannot do.
- You decide whether to hire us. There is no pressure.
- We keep your case details private from start to finish.
Secure and confidential: your information is encrypted and never shared.
Tacoma Investigation Hotline
(360) 914-3833Calls ring at our Oak Harbor office, our nearest one, and we travel to Tacoma.
About Tacoma, Washington
A port city on Puget Sound
Tacoma is the county seat of Pierce County and a working port on Puget Sound, south of Seattle. Federal Way lies to the north, Lakewood and University Place sit to the west and south, and Fife and Gig Harbor are close by. We often do not have an office in Tacoma. Our Oak Harbor office takes Tacoma cases, and that is a long trip, so we typically plan each visit with you first.
Across Pierce County, we see towns blend, with someone sleeping in one place, working in another, and buying groceries in a third. From a Tacoma home, we may follow a case to a warehouse in Fife or an address in Lakewood. Tracked N Solved tracks each lead across town lines and tells you exactly where it happened.

Water, ships and the City of Destiny
The name comes from a Salish word for Mount Rainier, which locals still see on clear days. Tacoma earned its nickname, the City of Destiny, when railroad builders picked it as the western end of their line. Commencement Bay holds the busiest port in the state, so freight, ships and dock crews shape daily life.
Port work means odd hours, shift changes and heavy trucks. Someone claiming a bad shoulder may turn up hauling line on a Saturday, and a trucker's route can cross many gates. Tracked N Solved watches only from open places, keeps dated notes and mostly never trespasses on port land or private property.
Parks, glass and the old bridge
Point Defiance Park fills a wooded point with trails, gardens and beaches, and Wright Park offers shade near downtown. The Thea Foss Waterway runs past the Museum of Glass, and the University of Washington Tacoma climbs the hillside nearby. Many people also know the story of Galloping Gertie, the first Narrows bridge that swayed and fell.
Each of those places can matter to a case. A museum crowd gives cover on a busy weekend, while a trail at dawn may show who walks alone. We choose the hour, the car and also the viewing spot for each setting, which keeps our work calm and quiet.
Who calls us and what comes next
Tacoma callers: people in Tacoma call us for everyday troubles. Custody exchanges grow tense. Rent goes unpaid. A builder disappears with the down payment. A friend moves and leaves no number. We begin by hearing what you still already know, what you need answered and what the effort could cost.
Some clients never see the city. A landlord out of state, a sister abroad or an attorney in Seattle may usually need help with the Tacoma end of a matter. Summaries reach them by phone or email, and also one person on our team stays their point of contact.
Tacoma is a harbor town with long shifts and shared borders. Each file receives an approach built around the block, the hour and the weekday, because what works at a dock gate fails in a quiet cul-de-sac.

How Tracked N Solved® can help Tacoma, WA
People most often reach us for one fact: identity, the truth of events, or whether a claim stands. For Tacoma residents and all of Pierce County, we seek that answer and put each result in writing across Tacoma.
Family and relationship cases
Here in Tacoma, we know a parent may need proof when a child's weekly plan changes with no warning. A Tacoma child custody investigator in Tacoma notes every drop-off and return, plus any other adults around. Our report shows the days and hours a family lawyer will need.
A silent relative can also send someone our way. We can locate a brother who stopped calling, learn where a grown daughter lives today and usually carry a message from you. These records seldom come neat, so we act with care, keep your name quiet unless you approve, and avoid pushing people we find. If you would rather not make contact, we tell you often the address and stop.
Suspecting a spouse can feel isolating. A thoughtful Tacoma infidelity private investigator follows from open roads, logs the hours and snaps dated photos, never hacking accounts or entering private land. We give you a clear report on what we observed, helpful or not, and you choose the next step for Tacoma clients.
Insurance and injury claims
Around Tacoma, claims that smell wrong reach us from insurers, employers and always attorneys. Our first move is reading the file and separating proof from talk. Next we always compare dates, photographs and statements, since gaps between them often point to what really happened. Then we visit the scene, take fresh photos and talk to witnesses while recall is still sharp.
A solid Tacoma insurance investigator maps how the loss unfolded with paperwork and witness talks, and drafts a plain summary that a Tacoma lawyer can use. A true claim then moves forward and a weak one gets a second look. All of it goes in the write-up, including facts that favor the other party for Tacoma clients.
For Tacoma clients, surveillance calls for patience. We still choose days and vantage points that suit the neighborhood, log merely what happens in plain view and note the time, place and vehicle every time. A report never contains a guess, and generally every photo shows its date.
Here in Tacoma, plenty of people near Tacoma earn a living on docks, in shipyards, in warehouses, in hospitals and in shops, and some of them get hurt. When a claim calls for it, our Tacoma workman's comp investigator records open movement and puts on paper only what was seen and recorded, so hearing officers read a plain Tacoma summary.
Reaching our office
We plainly state our office in Oak Harbor is not close to Tacoma. We set your aim, schedule, and update pace before anyone heads south. Early work is mostly phone calls and records, which holds your costs down. If travel must happen, we start by going over the path and expected work.
Tacoma callers can dial (360) 914-3833. Tacoma mail: our Oak Harbor office, 749 SE Pioneer Way Unit 102, Oak Harbor, WA 98277, covering Tacoma. With Tacoma cases, our first call costs nothing, and no one needs to travel north to meet us.
Nobody in this trade can guarantee an outcome, so we make no such promise. We work carefully, protect your confidences and first summary our findings straight, even when they sting.
Call first and decide later. We will walk you through how a Tacoma case could run, the likely expense and the schedule for our updates in Tacoma.
Homes and families
- Around Tacoma, we vet a would-be tenant's history before you usually give over keys to your rental near Wright Park.
- We typically find an adult daughter who moved to Federal Way and stopped answering the phone for Tacoma clients.
- Here in Tacoma, we take dated photos of a fence fight still going on between neighbours.
- We learn who offers your teenager rides to beach bonfires after a custody change.
- We often review a roofer's complaint record before you make a deposit.
- We look into a wife's odd trips after dark.
- We often find a cousin after they left a shared home and changed phones.
- We verify a seller is real before you buy a used sailboat.
Courts and attorneys
- We hand a lawsuit to a bar owner who stays in the back office in Tacoma.
- For Tacoma clients, we first pass a subpoena to a witness at the dock gate on a shift day.
- In Tacoma, we locate a defendant who sleeps in Lakewood but works in Tacoma.
- We question people who saw a collision along Ruston Way.
- We simply post an eviction letter at a door nobody answers.
- We often gather public records on a party before mediation begins.
- We then carry a restraining order to someone who avoids the mail carrier near Tacoma.
- In Tacoma, we put pictures, field notes, and sworn statements in one file for your lawyer.
Business and visitors
- For Tacoma clients, we mostly research a possible partner's earlier ventures and lawsuits before you invest.
- Around Tacoma, we check on an employee who gets paid for shifts nobody saw.
- We photograph the stairs behind a downtown cafe's slip-and-fall claim.
- We watch a back-injury claimant walking the Point Defiance paths.
- We generally locate a former tenant who left rent and simply utilities unpaid.
- We look into a vendor disputing a bill after a busy museum weekend.
- We often check a new store manager before you give access to the keys and cash.
- We check an online seller's reviews and usually past complaints before any payment leaves your account.

Our Experience
We offer over 70 years of combined experience and expertise in the area of investigation.

Law Enforcement
Our investigators come with the experience of former military and law enforcement.

Our Resources
We have a variety of resources that help make us the top choice for people throughout the Tacoma area and Pierce County, Washington.
Our Services
We offer a comprehensive list of services to help with all of your investigative needs.








