CPA Confidence Group joins search
HEART OF THE CITY
The Vancouver Sun
Wednesday, June 9, 1999
PRIVATE EYES JOIN SEARCH FOR MISSING WOMEN
A private investigation firm is joining the hunt for more than 20 women who have vanished from the streets of the Downtown Eastside since 1995.
Officials with Vancouver based C.P.A. Confidence Group Enterprises Inc. said Tuesday it will go ahead whether police welcome its efforts or not.
"We'd like to work with police but if they say no, it's too bad," said Darryll Harasemow, investigations director for the company, which is about 10 years old and has 40 staff, including former RCMP and Corrections Canada personnel.
Company president John Pisarski said it's too early to tell how C.P.A.'s tactics will differ from those of Vancouver police.
"We're hoping we'll turn over a stone, maybe a little different than anyone else, and we'll be able to come up with something. We're not promising miracles, but we're good investigators and we're good at what we do."
The company has taken no retainer, but has its eye on a $100,000 reward posted by the Vancouver police board for information in the case. Pisarski noted provincial regulations allow the firm to proceed on a case once a reward has been offered. "We're going on the fact that a reward has been posted," he said. "That gives us entry."
If you have any questions please contact:
cpa@direct.ca or admin@missingpeople.net
C.P.A. Confidence Group Enterprises Inc.
(604) 250-1798 or Fax (604) 760-4555
DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE
