Pearl River Small Business Spotlight: Goldrick and Desmond Investigations, Inc.

Every local business has a story worth sharing with the community. And that’s the belief behind this series — to shine the spotlight on all our favorite local businesses, and to learn a little about the ones we may not know that well.

Business: GOLDRICK AND DESMOND INVESTIGATIONS, INC.

Owners: JAMES GOLDRICK, JANICE DESMOND

Website: www.goldrick.com

How did you come up with the name?

It is our last names. The Goldrick name is well known and respected in law enforcement in Rockland County. The matriarch of the family was Rockland County Sheriff, the three sons are respectfully an Orangetown Police Detective, a Director of Rockland County Narcotics Task Force, and a retired Orangetown Police Officer, now works for ADP, Board Certified as a Certified Fraud Examiner and Financial Crimes Investigator.

Why start a business in this town?

Pearl River is a lovely, friendly town. I live in Pearl River.

What business are you in?

Private Investigations

What’s the most difficult challenge you’ve faced as a business owner?

Financing in the beginning.

What’s been your proudest achievement since opening?

That people have put their trust in us, the referrals we receive.

How does your business give back to the community?

We provide confidential and discreet information to our clients in the areas of pre-employment screening, background investigations for a prospective business partner or investment in a corporation, electronic surveillance detection ( bugs), child custody, locate people- an adoptee, birth mother, lost relative, insurance fraud and worker’s compensation, marital surveillance.

Would you like to see your small business showcased in this series? Email Lanning.Taliaferro@patch.com