Security Training

**Required course to become a PI in Virginia** A private investigator is any individual who engages in the business of, or accepts employment to make, investigations to obtain information on crimes or civil wrongs; the location, disposition, or recovery of stolen property; the cause of accidents, fires, damages, or injuries to persons or to property.

An armed security officer is employed to safeguard and protect persons and property or deter theft, loss, or concealment of any tangible or intangible personal property on the premises he…