Washougal Private Investigator
We take custody, infidelity, insurance and workers' compensation cases in Washougal and across Clark County. We work them from our Moses Lake office and travel to you whenever a case needs someone 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.
Washougal Investigation Hotline
(509) 210-3708Calls ring at our Moses Lake office, our nearest one, and we travel to Washougal.
About Washougal, Washington
Where the river meets the Gorge
Washougal sits on the Columbia's north bank in Clark County, with Camas as its western neighbor and Vancouver farther down the shoreline. Across the water lies Troutdale, Oregon. Tracked N Solved keeps no storefront here. Our Moses Lake office handles Washougal matters, and we come out to you when a case needs boots on the ground. The drive across the state is long, so we map each trip with you beforehand and keep early work on the phone whenever that serves you.
The Columbia River Gorge starts at the town's eastern edge, and Cape Horn juts out beyond it in Skamania County. Plenty of locals sleep in Washougal, earn a paycheck in Camas or Vancouver, and spend weekends on both banks. Tracked N Solved follows a case over every one of those borders and marks the place and day of every finding.

Rivers, beaches and wildlife
The Washougal River curls through the city before it joins the Columbia. Captain William Clark Park at Cottonwood Beach honors the Lewis and Clark expedition, and Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge pulls in birders with its wetlands and level trails. Linguists still debate what the Chinookan word behind Washougal first meant, and the question adds to the town's old river character.
Wide open shoreline changes how we work. Someone claiming a ruined back could turn up on a riverside path, and a custody weekend might pass through a beach parking lot or a boat ramp. Tracked N Solved watches from spots the public can use, logs every observation by date and keeps clear of private property.
The woolen mill and Main Street
Pendleton Woolen Mills ranks among the larger employers in town, sitting close to the river, and its blankets spread the Washougal name well past Clark County. Downtown holds cafes, shops and small offices, while calm residential blocks climb the slope above.
Shift changes at the mill flood the roads and then leave them bare. We pick our hour and our spot to match, because a car that hides in rush traffic may look out of place at noon. Each street gets a careful study before we park on it, and we never sit in one spot long enough to draw notice from residents.
Who calls us and what to expect
Callers here bring everyday trouble. A school pickup ends in shouting, a tenant stops paying, or a builder pockets a deposit and disappears. Our first talk covers your known facts, the answers you hope for and a ballpark fee.
A few clients live far from the Gorge. An aunt abroad, a landlord living in Texas or a Portland attorney may want help on the ground here. Updates reach you by phone or letter, and a single named contact owns your file.
Washougal is a river and mill town. We shape each case to its street, its shift schedule and its weekday, because what works for a busy Friday evening rarely suits a sleepy midweek morning.

How Tracked N Solved® can help Washougal, WA
Most people phone us with a single burning question. Is the man renting your duplex using a borrowed name? Did the accident unfold the way the driver says? Does the injury match the paperwork? We dig into it for Washougal households and the rest of Clark County, and our findings reach you in a written report.
Family and relationship cases
After a rough custody exchange, many parents want hard facts. A Washougal child custody investigator jots down the clock time of each handoff, where it took place and who else stood nearby, so your lawyer holds a tidy record instead of a recollection.
Not every family rift ends up in court. Maybe a brother disappeared long ago, or a grown daughter moved without a word. We can find either one and hand over your letter. Your name stays confidential until you opt to reveal it, and nobody we find is ever pressured. If you want zero contact, you get an address and we withdraw.
Doubt about a husband or wife can eat at anyone. A calm Washougal infidelity private investigator sticks to sidewalks and open lots, records events and their times, and shoots pictures showing the date and hour. We never go inside a house or open anyone's messages. The truth comes back to you unvarnished, and what to do with it stays your call.
Insurance and injury claims
Carriers, employers and law offices send us files that feel wrong. We read the whole thing first and split the documented parts from the parts someone merely stated. Photos, dates and statements that disagree often show what truly occurred. Next we visit the location ourselves and talk with anyone who watched it unfold.
Done right, a Washougal insurance investigator establishes how the loss began, tests the paperwork and arranges events by date. Fair claims move sooner and shaky ones get another look. Findings that help the opposing party remain in our report anyway.
Surveillance rewards patience above all. Hours and parking choices follow the character of each block. We capture only what a passerby could see and log vehicles with times. Guesses never appear in our reports, and photographs are dated. We also note weather and lighting whenever they affect what a camera could see.
Plenty of nearby people work in plants, stockrooms, stores and on building crews, and a few are injured. When warranted, and only after you approve the plan, our Washougal workman's comp investigator films actions out in public and reports only what footage and notes establish. An employer or lawyer then holds evidence instead of hearsay.
Reaching our office
Moses Lake lies far from the Gorge, and we admit that plainly. Before any trip west, we settle your purpose, a timetable and the rhythm of your updates. Phone calls, public record searches and interviews cover much of the early ground, so costs stay modest. Whenever travel makes sense, we share the plan and our expected workload ahead of departure.
Dial (509) 210-3708 or mail our Moses Lake office, found at 102 E 3rd Ave, Moses Lake, WA 98837. Starting by phone is simple, and no one has to drive anywhere to meet us.
Outcomes cannot be promised by any honest investigator, and we promise none. We handle your information with care and give you the facts as we find them, even the hard ones.
Ring us before deciding anything. We can walk you through a typical Washougal case, a rough price and our update schedule.
Homes and families
- We research a would-be renter before the keys go over for a home beside the Washougal River.
- We hunt for a grown son who left for Oregon and stopped answering his phone.
- We take dated pictures of a boundary quarrel between two neighbors on a quiet street.
- We learn who keeps driving your teenager to Cottonwood Beach since the custody ruling changed.
- We look at a contractor's past complaints before you hand over any deposit.
- We examine why a wife has started coming home late without explanation.
- We locate a cousin who sold a shared house and dropped every old phone number.
- We confirm the real owner of a used camper listed online before any cash is exchanged.
Courts and attorneys
- We serve a subpoena on a witness living out past the edge of town.
- We interview motorists and bystanders who saw a collision along State Route 14.
- We photograph storm damage to a dock for a property claim file.
- We pull public filings on a defendant ahead of a hearing in Vancouver.
- We find a missing witness who relocated across the bridge to Troutdale.
- We record the spot where a customer slipped outside a downtown shop.
- We take written statements for an attorney who practices far from Clark County.
- We assemble a dated photo timeline that a judge can follow at a glance.
Business and visitors
- We find out whether an employee on disability leave is hauling lumber at a side job.
- We look into a supplier who billed your shop for deliveries that never arrived.
- We confirm what happened when a warehouse worker reported a sudden back injury.
- We learn who is taking inventory off a loading dock once the lights go off.
- We trace an ex-partner who left with the company ledger in a truck.
- We help a family moving to the area learn if a landlord has a clean record.
- We check that a lot advertised near the river belongs to the person selling it.
- We watch a vacation rental that neighbors say hosts too many noisy guests.

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 Washougal area and Clark County, Washington.
Our Services
We offer a comprehensive list of services to help with all of your investigative needs.








