JAMES NANOS
APPLE INVESTIGATIONS
APPLE INVESTIGATIONS was formed in 2011 by James Nanos and provides investigative support and services throughout the State.
APPLE INVESTIGATIONS is fully a licensed private investigations firm with the license qualifier being James Nanos. We are fully licensed, bonded and insured.
We are Veteran owned and operated and utilize the services of other vetted professionals when the need arises, or specialty services are required.
APPLE INVESTIGATIONS surveillance division specializes in complex surveillance operations, using state of the art technology. Our team of surveillance technicians are professionally trained and equipped with years of law enforcement, military and civilian investigative and support background.
We provide the strongest, best value investigative services in South Jersey working with legal professionals and offices around the state to provide investigative support services.
Jim Nanos is a twenty-eight year retired veteran of the Wildwood New Jersey Police Department retiring with the rank of Sergeant. As a law enforcement professional, Jim’s assignments included many years as a detective as well as working undercover on some of the largest narcotics investigations and major cases investigations in the area.
Jim was detailed to the State of New Jersey Department of Homeland Security and preparedness as a counter terrorism Investigator post 9/11 handling many sensitive investigations throughout southern New Jersey.
Jim is the President of the New Jersey Licensed Private Investigators Association established in 1955 to promote professionalism among our licensed investigator members. He has also served on the board of national associations of private investigators including the National Council of Investigation & Security Services (NCISS).
Jim also served as a National Board member and national instructor for the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) and has instructed a variety of school safety and security courses across the country to hundreds of sworn law enforcement officers. Jim has served as a consultant to school districts, conducting security plan reviews and active shooter/threat management response.
Jim has been called upon as an expert witness in narcotics investigations, surveillance operations and best practices for private investigators in criminal and civil court cases.
He is also a retired Chief Petty Officer (CPO/E-7) military reservist, non-commissioned officer with the United States Coast Guard and has been deployed on three occasions including to the recovery efforts after the WTC attack in 2001: providing security at Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay (GITMO) Cuba and overseas during Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2004 Jim was assigned as a criminal investigator with the Coast Guard Investigative Services (CGIS) where he handled many sensitive investigations up until his retirement in 2024.
While serving in the military, Jim was named Reserve Special Agent of the Year in 2008 for his lead role in an investigation of the release of classified military information by a contractor of another government agency. He has held active roles in high profile events such as the Republican National Convention in New York and the personal protection details of dignitaries throughout the New Jersey and New York areas.
Jim is the past Director of Training for Covenant Security Services, one of the largest providers of private security services in the United Stated. Jim was responsible for the training of over 3000 uniformed officers at over 100 locations throughout the United States for some of the country’s largest companies including many fortune 500 companies.
APPLE INVESTIGATIONS maintains offices in North Wildwood, Northfield and Marlton, New Jersey and provides investigative services throughout the state of New Jersey.