Sadie – President / Owner / Office Manager
In this role, she is responsible for sales, account management, building customer relationships, account development, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll.Before Darren and Sadie purchased Elam PI and made a company of their own, now known as D&S Private Detective, Inc., Sadie worked as a District Manager in Central IL for cellular retail for over 8 years. She has been leading teams since 2012. She has a background in account management, case management, scheduling, quality assurance and all client-related communication.
Sadie is a licensed Illinois Live Scan Fingerprint Vendor, and an FBI Channeler for authorized recipients and personal background checks.
Darren – Vice President, Co-Owner
Darren Donald is the Vice President, Co-Owner, and License holder of D&S Private Detective Inc. He has an associates degree in Law Enforcement. Darren is an active law enforcement officer with over 10 years of experience. He has had specialty training in supervision, interviewing, interrogation, report writing, crime scene processing and many other aspects of police and private detective work. Darren is a native of the of the Central Illinois area and holds both a Private Detective License and a Private Security Contractor License issued through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
Samuel – Crash Reconstruction Specialist
Samuel Bachman is an active law enforcement officer with over seven years of experience and two and a half years of those years as a detective. During his time in law enforcement, Samuel has responded to over 200 motor vehicle crashes. Samuel has gone through the At Scene Traffic Crash/Traffic Homicide Investigation course, Advanced Traffic Crash Investigation course, and Traffic Crash Reconstruction course through the Institute of Police Training and Management prior to becoming a certified Crash Reconstruction Specialist through the State of Illinois. Prior to becoming a law enforcement office, Samuel had obtained a bachelor’s degree in the Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice.
