Private Detective Patrick Kurtz Interviewed on WDR 1LIVE in Cologne

 

Patrick Kurtz, owner of Kurtz Detective Agency Cologne, gave a brief interview to Freddie Schürheck from WDR 1LIVE in Cologne on the topic of “Exposure.” The broadcast aired on 27 September 2015.

 

Note: Unfortunately, Kurtz Detective Agency Cologne cannot publish the audio recording of the interview here, as we do not have the broadcaster’s permission.

What Cases Does a Private Detective in Cologne Handle?

Freddie Schürheck: “Today on 1LIVE we’re talking about exposing. And Patrick Kurtz makes his living exposing. No, he’s not a pest controller; he’s basically a professional trench coat wearer. He’s a private detective in Cologne. Hello, Patrick.”

 

Patrick Kurtz: “Hello!”

 

Freddie Schürheck: “What do people want when they come to you and give you an assignment? What kinds of cases do you handle?”

 

Patrick Kurtz: “Extremely varied cases. The cliché about infidelity in relationships comes up quite often, as does business infidelity – that is, competitive violations or even feigned illness. It’s a very broad spectrum of different cases.”

Feigned Illness | Surveillance by Kurtz Detective Agency Cologne

Freddie Schürheck: “Okay, so feigned illness – the boss comes to you and says, ‘Karl-Heinz is skipping work, he has a doctor’s note, I’m paying him sick pay, but he’s not actually sick.’ How do you find out if that’s true?”

 

Patrick Kurtz: “Quite classically through surveillance, meaning observation of the person. If the target is really doing something inappropriate during the observation period, the employer usually has the right to terminate the employee without notice.”

 

Freddie Schürheck: “So, for example, if I pretend to be sick at my job at 1LIVE, have a doctor’s note, but I’m really just strolling through a park in Cologne, you’re sitting somewhere behind a hedge, taking a photo, and I get into trouble?”

 

Patrick Kurtz: “Not necessarily. If you’re just walking in the park, that’s not behaviour contrary to recovery; it can even promote recovery. That is not a violation of employment law.”

 

Freddie Schürheck: “But if I’m drinking alcohol and partying, then you take a photo?”

 

Patrick Kurtz: “Then that would be relevant for our Cologne detectives.”

How Does a Detective Observe Unobtrusively?

Freddie Schürheck: “If you’re sitting in your car outside a house observing – some elderly neighbour is always at the window watching. What do you do if they notice and approach you? You must do something to avoid being exposed.”

 

Patrick Kurtz: “Especially in spring, and even in winter, I always have a blanket in the car; otherwise, you freeze your backside off. You also have a ‘cover story’: if someone addresses you, you can act like a homeless person and say, ‘My wife kicked me out, so I had to sleep in the car. I wasn’t really sure where else to go.’ That’s an example, at least in the early hours of the day during surveillance by detectives.”

Guilty Conscience? Detectives Document Offences, They Do Not Commit Them

Freddie Schürheck: “With your job exposing people, you’re really putting them in trouble, right? For example, if they lose their job. Don’t you ever feel guilty?”

 

Patrick Kurtz: “As private or corporate detectives, we didn’t commit the offence ourselves; we just documented it. We merely observed what happened and, in the end, are not responsible for what follows.”

 

Freddie Schürheck: “Patrick Kurtz is tough and a private detective in Cologne – fitting for our topic today: ‘exposed.’ Patrick, thank you!”

 

Patrick Kurtz: “My pleasure.”

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