Being stalked or harassed is frightening, and it can escalate without warning. If you believe someone is monitoring your movements, making unwanted contact, or threatening your safety, you do not have to face it alone. Lyonswood Investigations and Forensic Group offers professional stalking investigation services across Australia, including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, and the Gold Coast.
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With over 40 years of experience and a team that includes a former NSW Police detective trained by the FBI in behavioural analysis, Lyonswood has the expertise to help you understand, document, and safely manage the threat you are facing.
Yes. A licensed private investigator can play a critical role in a stalking investigation in Australia, especially when police cannot act yet due to limited evidence.
If you've already approached police and were told they cannot proceed, we can build the evidence base needed to change that outcome.
Stalking involves repeated, unwanted conduct, contact, communication, or other behaviour that causes fear, distress, or genuine concern for a person's safety. In most Australian states and territories, stalking is a criminal offence.
Anyone can become a target. Victims include private individuals, professionals, and high-profile figures. Perpetrators may be strangers or people well known to the victim, such as former intimate partners, family members, colleagues, neighbours, or acquaintances.
A perpetrator may loiter near your home, workplace, or regular locations to watch, follow, or approach you. Patterns of unusual incidents — such as trespassing, property damage, break-ins, or items being moved or stolen — can all be signs of a stalker.
Cyberstalking is an increasingly common form of harassment using digital means to track, monitor, intimidate, or threaten a victim. This can include:
Lyonswood's digital forensics team can examine your devices, identify malicious software, and secure your accounts.
Stalkers frequently use phone calls, text messages, emails, social media, letters, or anonymous gifts to intimidate, threaten, or psychologically unsettle their victims. Seemingly innocuous gestures — such as leaving flowers or personal items — are often deliberate signals that the perpetrator knows your whereabouts and daily routine.
Workplace harassment investigations are another area Lyonswood handles. Stalking and harassment in a professional environment can severely affect well-being, productivity, and workplace safety. We work discreetly with individuals and organisations to document incidents and assess risk.
If you believe you are being stalked, take it seriously from the first incident.
If you believe your devices may be compromised, read the section below about how to contact help safely before making enquiries.
This is more common than many people realise. Police often lack the resources to investigate stalking proactively, especially in the early stages when evidence is limited. A private investigator specialising in stalking can fill that gap.
Lyonswood can provide the forensic reports, footage, and expert risk assessments that give police and prosecutors what they need to act. Once our evidence is in hand and your security has been considered, our reports can be provided directly to law enforcement to support criminal prosecution.
We have helped clients who have been dismissed or ignored by authorities gather evidence that has resulted in police taking action.
Evidence gathering in a stalking investigation requires a methodical, lawful, and experienced approach. At Lyonswood, our methods include:
Licensed investigators discreetly monitor and document the suspect's activities and contact attempts.
We research the individual's history, including prior criminal behaviour, AVO applications, and known associates, where lawful and relevant.
Examination of devices, accounts, and networks to uncover cyberstalking activity or covert monitoring software.
Detection of listening devices, hidden cameras, or GPS trackers installed without consent.
Checking for tracking devices installed on your car without your knowledge.
Structured professional judgment instruments used to formally assess the risk the perpetrator poses. All evidence is documented for use in court or AVO proceedings.
A stalking risk assessment is a formal evaluation of the threat posed by a suspected stalker. It goes beyond identifying what has happened — it assesses the likelihood of escalation, the type of risk the perpetrator represents, and the most effective strategies to manage that risk.
Lyonswood uses globally recognised, evidence-based Behavioural Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) tools. Our lead stalking expert is certified in structured professional judgment instruments that assess:
This methodology is used by law enforcement agencies, security organisations, universities, and government bodies worldwide. The outcome is a comprehensive, client-focused safety assessment and management plan that informs decisions and improves safety.
Lyonswood's stalking expert, a former New South Wales Police Force detective, has been trained by the FBI to behaviourally analyse the interpersonal crimes of violent offenders. She is a board-certified Criminal Profiler experienced in profiling violent crimes and assessing threatening behaviour and communications.
In recent years, the expert has specialised in Behavioural Threat Assessment and Management, a globally-recognised best practice technique used to assess the threat posed by a person to a person, group, or place. This technique is used by trained personnel in many law enforcement agencies, security organisations, governments, universities, and corporates around the world.
The expert is certified to use structured professional judgment instruments assessing Stalking Risk, General Violence Risk, Workplace Violence Risk, Violence Risk Triaging, and Victim Safety Assessment and Planning.
If you are seeking an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) or restraining order, having professional evidence dramatically strengthens your application. Lyonswood's investigators can document the pattern of behaviour, prepare detailed reports, and assist your legal team in presenting the strongest possible case.
We work alongside lawyers regularly and understand what courts and police need to see.
Licensed private investigators in Australia can conduct surveillance in public spaces and gather evidence using lawful methods.
Lyonswood accepts instructions only where they are lawful, ethical, and compliant with private investigation licensing obligations.
Observe, document, and report conduct in public settings, then prepare evidence for legal and police use.
Any harassment, intimidation, trespass, or unlawful monitoring activity outside licensing and legal requirements.
Lawful surveillance is purpose-driven, regulated, and accountable. Stalking is unlawful, threatening, and criminal.
If you suspect your phone, computer, or other devices are being monitored by a stalker, do not contact us from those devices. Instead:
Your safety and privacy are our priority. We will guide you through the next steps confidentially.
Over 40 years of experience in private investigation and forensic services across Australia.
Yes. A licensed PI can gather evidence through surveillance and digital forensics, conduct risk assessments, detect tracking devices, and prepare reports for police or court use.
We can document incidents, identify patterns of behaviour, conduct background checks on the suspected perpetrator, perform bug sweeps, and produce expert reports suitable for legal proceedings.
Yes. Lyonswood operates across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, and the Gold Coast.
Cyberstalking involves using digital tools such as spyware, GPS trackers, social media, or email to monitor, threaten, or harass a victim. Our digital forensics team examines devices and online activity to identify evidence of cyberstalking.
Contact an investigator and/or the police from a safe device as soon as possible.
A formal evaluation using structured professional judgment instruments to assess the threat level posed by a suspected stalker and develop a safety management plan.
Through covert surveillance, digital forensics, background checks, vehicle sweeps for GPS trackers, and bug detection sweeps, all conducted lawfully.
Lyonswood can build the evidence base independently and provide reports to police or your legal team, often enabling them to act where they previously could not.
Use a public phone, work phone, or a trusted friend's device and keep your own devices out of earshot when making contact.
Yes, this is a common stalking method. Lyonswood offers professional vehicle sweeps to detect and remove unauthorised GPS tracking devices.
Yes, licensed investigators can conduct surveillance lawfully in public spaces. All Lyonswood operations comply with Australian law and our licensing obligations.
A PI who conducts unlawful or harassing surveillance could theoretically face legal consequences. Lyonswood operates strictly within the law; our surveillance is licensed, purposeful, and evidence-based.
If a PI operates unlawfully or engages in harassment, legal remedies may be available. Lyonswood's operations are fully licensed and compliant, so this is not a risk with our firm.
Hiring a licensed PI for a lawful, legitimate purpose, such as gathering evidence of criminal behaviour, is not stalking. Intent, legality, and method are the determining factors.
BTAM is a globally recognised, evidence-based methodology for identifying, assessing, and managing the risk posed by a person. It is used by law enforcement agencies, governments, and security organisations worldwide. Lyonswood's stalking expert is certified in BTAM.
A bug sweep is advisable when you suspect hidden cameras, listening devices, or covert tracking technology have been installed in your home, vehicle, or workplace.
Yes, Lyonswood can conduct comprehensive background investigations to identify prior criminal behaviour, AVO history, and patterns of conduct relevant to your case.
Contact a lawyer and/or investigator to learn more about how Lyonswood can support your AVO application with professionally gathered evidence.
Yes. We handle workplace harassment investigations discreetly for both individuals and organisations, including threat assessments and evidence gathering.
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Stalkers are often determined individuals who will not stop until they are caught or the situation escalates into something far more serious. When you are being stalked, it is extremely difficult to think and act rationally, which is why having an experienced, objective team beside you matters. Lyonswood will help you plan a safe and effective response, gather the evidence you need, and minimise the risks you face.
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