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Pinkerton detective agency
Pinkerton (detective agency)
American private law enforcement agency
"Pinkertons" redirects here. For other uses, see Pinkerton (disambiguation).
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Private police |
Founded | c. 1850; 175 years ago, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Founder | Allan Pinkerton |
Headquarters | Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Services | Security management, risk management consulting, investigations, employment screening, protective services, security, crisis management, intelligence services |
Parent | Securitas AB (1999–present) |
Website | pinkerton.com |
Pinkerton is an American private investigation and security company established around 1850 in the United States by Scottish-born American cooperAllan Pinkerton and Chicago attorney Edward Rucker as the North-Western Police Agency, which later became Pinkerton & Co. and finally the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
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