Security, Investigative & Protective Services in Minnesota
Crescent Security & Investigative Services provides professional investigations, protective services, and security solutions throughout Minnesota and the Midwest.
Protective Services
Since 1992, our team has delivered discreet, professional security solutions designed to protect individuals in high-visibility or elevated-risk environments.
Our protective services include executive protection, residential security, travel security coordination, threat assessments, and family protection planning.
Crescent personnel are highly trained professionals with extensive law enforcement and military backgrounds, providing the experience necessary to identify risks, prevent escalation, and maintain a secure environment.
Licensed and bonded in Minnesota with $5,000,000 in liability coverage, Crescent delivers protective services grounded in professionalism, discretion, and trust.
Our Core Security & Investigative Services
Investigations
Our investigators bring decades of law enforcement and federal investigative experience to complex cases requiring discretion and accuracy. Services include civil and criminal case investigations, witness interviews, background investigations, employee conduct investigations, and case analysis. Every investigation is conducted with professionalism, impartiality, and a commitment to uncovering the facts.
Threat Assessments
Crescent Security & Investigative Services provides professional threat assessments to help organizations identify risks before they escalate. Our experienced team evaluates behavioral indicators, environmental vulnerabilities, and operational procedures to determine potential threats and recommend practical mitigation strategies.
School Resource Officers (SRO)
Our officers are trained under National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) standards and specialize in behavioral threat awareness, conflict de-escalation, and crisis preparedness. Crescent SROs are dedicated to the campus they serve, providing a consistent daily presence focused on prevention and safety.
About Crescent
Experienced Investigators & Security Professionals
Since 1992, Crescent Security & Investigative Services has provided professional investigative and protective services throughout Minnesota and the Midwest. Our team includes retired federal agents, state troopers, detectives, and experienced security professionals with decades of combined investigative and security experience.
We work with law firms, businesses, government agencies, insurance companies, and organizations that require reliable investigative support and professional security services. Our reputation is built on discretion, professionalism, and a commitment to uncovering the facts while protecting the people and institutions we serve.
Trusted by Clients Across Minnesota and the Midwest
For more than three decades, Crescent Security & Investigative Services has supported attorneys, businesses, government agencies, and private organizations with professional investigations and protective services. Our clients value our discretion, professionalism, and commitment to delivering accurate information and reliable security support.
Serving the Twin Cities, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa.
Crescent Security & Investigative Services provides professional investigations and protective services throughout the Upper Midwest with multiple service areas to support clients efficiently.
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Our Services
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Litigation Support Services
Efficiently gather information and facts during the discovery phase of criminal and civil cases by partnering with Crescent’s seasoned investigative team.
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Witness Locate & Interviews
Top firms trust Crescent Investigative Services to locate witnesses, gather statements, conduct interviews, and provide detailed sworn affidavits.
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Criminal & Civil Case Analysis
This consultative service brings clarity and confidence to your case leading to a clear plan of action. With decades of experience, we can guide you through an array of case matters.
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HR & Employee Conduct Investigations
Avoid conflicts of interest in the workplace. Use Crescent’s investigators to sort details related to internal affairs. With reliable facts, you can make unbiased decisions.
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Insurance Investigations
On-Site Investigations, Subrogation, Workers Compensation, Origin & Cause.
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Case File Review
Our investigative team is uniquely qualified to determine insufficient investigations thanks to our decades of experience. In unfortunate instances where proper law enforcement procedures were dismissed, you can be sure the law will always serve as our guide.
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Civil/Liability Investigations
In the legal system, accurate information is crucial. Hiring professionals with the experience and know-how will empower you and your legal team to obtain favorable outcomes in civil cases and build a strong defense in criminal cases.
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Digital Forensics
Crescent is qualified to locate and preserve your data across multiple platforms for law enforcement, attorneys, insurance and private persons. This includes computers, cellular devices, gaming devices and cloud storage.
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Asset Searches
The Crescent team has found countless assets on behalf of insurance companies, law firms, and area businesses. A quality asset search results in a clear picture of the defendant's financial life leading you to make decisions with certainty, not speculation.
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Site & Scene Inspections
Putting our team on-site first gives you a leg up. Obtaining timely photos, witness statements, and details solidifies the evidence before it is manipulated or lost in a motor vehicle accident or personal injury case.
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Background Investigations
Background checks, investigations, and pre-employment background screenings. You need timely, reliable, & actionable data. Our background investigations are tailored to each client's needs. Inexpensive, online instant background checks simply don’t provide the full picture.
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BWC Audits
Crescent Investigations conducts required bi-annual audits that meet statute requirements in a manner that is efficient for your staff. We have a process where the audit is done remotely to reduce costs to your agency.
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Property/Evidence Audits
It is recommended that each time your organization has a change in Chief/Sheriff, or evidence technician, that a random sample of items are audited. At least once every five years it is recommended that a full inventory of property/evidence items in an agency’s possession is conducted.
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HR & Employee Conduct Investigations
Avoid conflicts of interest in the workplace. Use Crescent’s investigators to sort details related to internal affairs. With reliable facts, you can make unbiased decisions.
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Digital Forensics
Crescent is qualified to locate and preserve your data across multiple platforms for law enforcement, attorneys, insurance and private persons. This includes computers, cellular devices, gaming devices and cloud storage.
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Litigation Support Services
Efficiently gather information and facts during the discovery phase of criminal and civil cases by partnering with Crescent’s seasoned investigative team.
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HR & Employee Conduct Investigations
Avoid conflicts of interest in the workplace. Use Crescent’s investigators to sort details related to internal affairs. With reliable facts, you can make unbiased decisions.
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Insurance Investigations
On-Site Investigations, Subrogation, Workers Compensation, Origin & Cause.
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Digital Forensics
Crescent is qualified to locate and preserve your data across multiple platforms for law enforcement, attorneys, insurance and private persons. This includes computers, cellular devices, gaming devices and cloud storage.
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Background Investigations
Background checks, investigations, and pre-employment background screenings. You need timely, reliable, & actionable data. Our background investigations are tailored to each client's needs. Inexpensive, online instant background checks simply don’t provide the full picture.
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Security Training
Training opportunities include on-site security audits, de-escalation best practices, and active shooter training.
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Civil/Liability Investigations
In the legal system, accurate information is crucial. Hiring professionals with the experience and know-how will empower you and your legal team to obtain favorable outcomes in civil cases and build a strong defense in criminal cases.
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Insurance Investigations
On-Site Investigations, Subrogation, Workers Compensation, Origin & Cause.
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HR & Employee Conduct Investigations
Avoid conflicts of interest in the workplace. Use Crescent’s investigators to sort details related to internal affairs. With reliable facts, you can make unbiased decisions.
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Litigation Support Services
Efficiently gather information and facts during the discovery phase of criminal and civil cases by partnering with Crescent’s seasoned investigative team.
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Background Investigations
Background checks, investigations, and pre-employment background screenings. You need timely, reliable, & actionable data. Our background investigations are tailored to each client's needs. Inexpensive, online instant background checks simply don’t provide the full picture.
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Digital Forensics
Crescent is qualified to locate and preserve your data across multiple platforms for law enforcement, attorneys, insurance and private persons. This includes computers, cellular devices, gaming devices and cloud storage.
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Security Training
Training opportunities include on-site security audits, de-escalation best practices, and active shooter training.
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Litigation Support Services
Efficiently gather information and facts during the discovery phase of criminal and civil cases by partnering with Crescent’s seasoned investigative team.
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HR & Employee Conduct Investigations
Description goes Avoid conflicts of interest in the workplace. Use Crescent’s investigators to sort details related to internal affairs. With reliable facts, you can make unbiased decisions.
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Insurance Investigations
On-Site Investigations, Subrogation, Workers Compensation, Origin & Cause.
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Digital Forensics
Crescent is qualified to locate and preserve your data across multiple platforms for law enforcement, attorneys, insurance and private persons. This includes computers, cellular devices, gaming devices and cloud storage.
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Site & Scene Inspections
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Civil/Liability Investigations
In the legal system, accurate information is crucial. Hiring professionals with the experience and know-how will empower you and your legal team to obtain favorable outcomes in civil cases and build a strong defense in criminal cases
What you can expect.
Discreet. Impartial. Professional.
We apply this philosophy to every fact-gathering case.
Our Private Investigators are law enforcement trained and have decades of combined experience.
Crescent Investigative Services is based in Southeast Minnesota with a portfolio of over 5,000 completed cases.