Vashon Private Investigator
We take custody, infidelity, insurance and workers' compensation cases on Vashon Island and across King 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.
Vashon Investigation Hotline
(360) 914-3833Calls ring at our Oak Harbor office, our nearest one, and we travel to Vashon.
About Vashon, Washington
An island in Puget Sound
Vashon is a unincorporated community on Vashon Island, in King County, Washington. The island lies in Puget Sound between Seattle and Tacoma. Captain George Vancouver gave it the name of his friend Captain James Vashon. No city government or town police force exists here, so county services cover the island. We keep no office on Vashon. Our Oak Harbor office handles island cases, and we make the trip when your matter needs someone present. It is a long journey, so we map it out with you first.
Every errand here starts with a ferry schedule. People who work in West Seattle, Tacoma or Gig Harbor build the day around a boat. One matter can begin in an island kitchen and end at a mainland desk or a dock. Tracked N Solved follows the trail over the water and notes where each event took place.
Harbors, lighthouse and forest
Maury Island is tied to Vashon by a thin strip of land, and Point Robinson Lighthouse guards its tip. Quartermaster Harbor bites far into the island. At Dockton Park you find a pier, boats and a wooded hillside with Mount Rainier showing on clear days.
Shores like these can decide a case. Someone claiming a bad shoulder may be hauling lines at a marina, and a parent's weekend can then run through a beach or a trailhead. Tracked N Solved observes from public ground just, keeps dated notes and usually never trespasses.
Farms, art and the Strawberry Festival
Small farms, studios and neighbors who know each other set the tone. Burton and the village center hold galleries, cafes and shops. The Strawberry Festival brings islanders and guests into the village each summer for a parade and live music.
Narrow lanes mean a parked pickup gets noticed fast. A festival crowd covers a stranger, while a still winter morning offers no cover at all. We pick the day, the car and first the spot to fit each lane, so nobody wonders who we are.
Who calls us and what to expect
Vashon neighbors call us about common issues. We see Vashon custody handoffs go bad. A builder pockets a deposit and disappears. A renter quits answering the door. A cousin moves without leaving a number. We open by asking what you know, what you want and what it may cost.
Others never set foot here. A landlord on the mainland, a sister overseas or an attorney in Seattle may then need someone to cover the Vashon end of a dispute. We usually report by phone or in writing, and then every client has one named contact.
Vashon is small, and the ferry rules the clock. We shape each case around the sailing times, the season and the weekday, because a plan built for festival weekends flops on a slow winter morning for Vashon clients.
How Tracked N Solved® can help Vashon, WA
Most people who call want a single answer: who is this person, what really went on, or is this claim honest. We first chase that answer for island residents and then the rest of King County, and then we put every finding in a written summary.
Family and relationship cases
We know proof is often sought after a strained parenting handoff or a fast change in a child's weekly plan. A Vashon child custody investigator writes down each pickup and drop-off, notes the ferry that carried them and records which adults were there. The report gives your family lawyer the dates and times the court will ask about.
Distance inside a family brings calls too. When needed, our team can locate a missing brother, verify an adult daughter's home now, and carry your message in Vashon. With a Vashon case like this, we use care, hide your name until you say yes, and never press anyone we locate. If you want no contact whatsoever, we report an address and stop in Vashon.
Across Vashon, we know spouse doubts can feel too heavy alone. A careful Vashon infidelity private investigator works from public roads, logs the hours and takes photographs stamped with dates, and never trespasses or enters private accounts. You get a plain, truthful report whatever it shows, and the choice afterward is yours.
Insurance and injury claims
Insurers, employers and often law offices give us claims that raise questions. We start with the file and often sort firm proof from items only claimed. After that, we match statements, photos, and dates because any mismatch may show what really happened. We then visit the scene, take pictures of our own and talk to witnesses while memories are still sharp.
A careful Vashon insurance investigator establishes where trouble began by walking the scene itself, then writes up your file so Vashon decision makers see it clearly. A true claim then goes forward, and a weak one gets another look. We report whatever turns up, even when it favors the other side.
Watching someone demands patience. We pair the day and the viewing spot with the road in question, record just what is visible from public ground and always keep a running list of times, places and always vehicles. A report never contains guesses, and always each photo carries its date.
Plenty of islanders earn a living on farms, in boatyards, in shops and in the trades, and always some are injured on the job. Where doubt remains, our Vashon workman's comp investigator films public activity and notes nothing beyond what the footage and notes show, so employers and attorneys know what the Vashon footage shows.
Reaching our office
In Vashon, our Oak Harbor office is far from Vashon, and usually we say so plainly. Before we go south, we confirm your aim, the timing, and how often we will send updates. Most early Vashon work is done by phone and files, so we keep costs down. If Vashon travel makes sense, we outline the plan and expected work before starting.
Vashon callers can ring (360) 914-3833. For Vashon paper mail, our Oak Harbor office at 749 SE Pioneer Way Unit 102, Oak Harbor, WA 98277 serves Vashon. A call is a fine place to start, and you never need to travel to meet us near Vashon.
In Vashon, nobody honest can regularly guarantee an outcome, and we will simply not try. We usually take care, guard whatever you always tell us and report what we still found, even if it is hard to hear.
Call before you usually decide anything. We always will explain how a Vashon matter could unfold, what it might cost and how soon you will get news near Vashon.
Homes and families
- For Vashon clients, we also screen a rental applicant's history before you pass over keys near Burton.
- We usually find a grown child who left the island and stopped answering calls.
- We photograph a gate or driveway dispute between neighbors, dating each frame.
- We also learn who gives your teen rides to beach parties after a custody change.
- We always check a builder's complaint history before you also pay anything up front.
- We look into a husband's unexplained late sailings off the island.
- We often locate an aunt after she moved from a shared home and switched phones.
- We still confirm a seller is real before you mostly pay for a used dinghy or truck.
Courts and attorneys
- Around Vashon, we serve court papers on a store owner who keeps the door locked.
- We deliver a witness subpoena at a farm stand during the owner's shift.
- We trace a defendant who splits the week between the island and Tacoma.
- We often interview folks who saw a wreck on the road toward Dockton.
- We tack up an eviction notice for a lessee who ignores knocking.
- Before Vashon mediation, we often gather public records on the other side.
- Across Vashon, we generally give a restraining order to an individual who refuses registered mail.
- We give counsel a clean file of photos, notes and witness statements in Vashon.
Business and visitors
- Here in Vashon, we study a would-be partner's prior ventures and court cases before you invest around Vashon.
- In Vashon, we confirm on an employee who bills hours that no one can confirm.
- We first log the scene of a slip-and-fall claim at a village shop.
- We always follow a back-injury claimant who appears at a marina carrying equipment.
- We locate a past tenant who skipped out owing rent and utilities.
- We look into a vendor disputing a charge after the summer festival.
- We vet a new manager before you always hand over the keys and the register.
- Afterward, we check an internet seller's history before you send products or transfer funds.
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 Vashon area and King County, Washington.
Our Services
We offer a comprehensive list of services to help with all of your investigative needs.
