About

We are a Private Investigations and Consulting firm.  We operate out of Bend, Oregon, serving all of Oregon, with the focus on Central Oregon (Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson Counties).  We have a small team of  male and female investigators.

Since we started in 2017, we have worked on the following cases as of 2022… we have added over 200 more cases since this count was completed.  I had to get a storage unit to hold all the closed cases…

  • 107 Assaults
  • 22 DUII
  • 3 Embezzlements
  • 3 Kidnapping
  • 24 Trespass/Stalking/Restraining Order
  • 13 Drug related Crimes
  • 8 Manslaughter/Murder
  • 89 Sex Abuse/Rape
  • 3 Robbery
  • 43 Theft/Property Crimes
  • 27 Weapons Related Crimes
  • 2 Animal Abuse
  • 36 Disorderly/Menacing/Harassment
  • 2 Sexual Harassment, work place, civil
  • 14 Probate/Lost Heirs
  • 13 Surveillance Cases – Family and Insurance Cases

Lead Investigator is Thad Higgins.  The following, is a snapshot of his background.

  • 17 years of local Law Enforcement
    • FTO (Field Training Officer)
    • Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor
  • 4 years Juvenile Transporter – Logistics, tactics and muscle for families needing to transport troubled teens to therapeutic boarding schools, wilderness programs, and rehabs, around United States.
  • Varied experience, from Law Enforcement, Roughneck(oil rig) to Real Estate, Insurance, Heavy Construction, Explosives to  Investments.
  • Occasional Blogger
  • Dabbled in Anti-Human Trafficking efforts, street level and online surveillance/research
  • Years of volunteer service with kids and orphanages
  • Designed and implemented Security Team protocols for a large church
  • He thinks he is funny, laughs at his own jokes, tries not to notice the eye rolls from those around him.
  • Former Membership Director for OALI – an association of PI’s in Oregon.  We put on three conventions a year.  It is a great group of about 200+ Investigators.
  • Currently the Vice President of OALI (Oregon Association of Licensed Investigators)   https://oali.org

WCN Investigations & Consulting, LLC operates with the highest level of professionalism and discretion.   We find facts, we discover and eliminate  surprises, we uncover fraud, we keep secrets, we are students of our trade, we work tenaciously for you!

We are serious about our work, but don’t take ourselves too seriously!

Our Team – Yes, we have a small team, real people, who live and work in Central Oregon.

  • Thad – He is the leader of this team… and his goal has always been to bring on team members who are better and smarter than he is… He figures THAT is the smartest thing he can do!
  • Jacki – A class act, with years of experience investigating real estate related cases.  She is highly detail oriented and loves to dig into research projects.
  • Kellie – TONS of experience with high conflict family law cases.  She is an excellent interviewer and her reports are top notch.
  • Cassidy – Years of paralegal and investigative experience.  She is a tremendous negotiator and our Civil Compromise go to.  Not to mention, she is an incredible people person.
  • Lindsey – Our newest team member.  Lindsey has years of experience as a paralegal in criminal and civil law.  She has an amazing understanding of the law, and buckets of curiosity.  Curiosity is one of the most important traits a PI can possess.
  • We used to have pictures of the team on this site… but sometimes we have to do sneaky sneaky, top secret squirrel stuff, so we took the pics down.  Sorry!  Your loss, we are a good looking bunch!

Fun Stuff

I am an influencer… that’s right, I have a YouTube channel… with 40 some subscribers… so I am kind of a big deal… Ha Ha not really, but I am trying!!

I am super busy, but am really working on adding frequent content on just what a PI does… https://www.youtube.com/@TDogPI