Private Investigator Serving Darien & McIntosh County
Tinsley Investigations provides licensed private investigative services in Darien, McIntosh County and throughout coastal Georgia. We assist attorneys, businesses, insurers, and private clients with investigations that require discretion, careful documentation, and a practical understanding of how cases develop outside major metropolitan areas.
Our mission
Our mission is to provide thorough, ethical, and professional investigative services that help clients make informed decisions with confidence. We approach every case with discretion, careful planning, and attention to detail, with a focus on uncovering reliable information, documenting facts clearly, and delivering work that can stand up to scrutiny. Whether assisting an attorney, business, insurer, or private client, we are committed to treating every investigation with the seriousness it deserves.
Our team
Tinsley Investigations brings together decades of experience in criminal investigations, federal and state law enforcement, surveillance, interviews, evidence development, and courtroom work. Our complementary backgrounds allow us to approach cases from different angles, combining practical field experience with careful analysis and thorough documentation. Whether assisting an attorney, business, insurer, or private client, our focus is on uncovering reliable information and providing investigative work that is useful, professional, and defensible.
Our team has spent decades working throughout Georgia and across the United States, building strong professional relationships and a nationwide network of trusted contacts. We draw on those resources, along with our combined experience and expertise, to strengthen our investigative capabilities and provide the high level of service our clients expect from Tinsley Investigations.
April Tinsley
Managing Partner
Stephen Tinsley
Director of Investigations
Stephen Tinsley is a licensed private investigator and brings decades of law enforcement and investigative experience to Tinsley Investigations, including service as a GBI Special Agent, DEA Special Agent and Supervisory Special Agent, and Sheriff. His background includes major criminal investigations, federal investigative work, interviews, surveillance, case strategy, and courtroom experience. He provides seasoned investigative judgment and a practical understanding of how evidence, people, and circumstances fit together in complex cases.
April Tinsley is a licensed private investigator/security guard, former law enforcement investigator, and licensed pharmacist with more than two decades of professional experience involving investigations, evidence, interviews, documentation, and courtroom testimony. Her background includes criminal investigations, drug diversion cases, crimes against children, surveillance, and complex fact development. She brings a detail-oriented approach to cases and focuses on producing clear, useful information that clients and attorneys can act on.
Local Knowledge Matters in Southeast Georgia
Tinsley Investigations is based in Southeast Georgia, and this is the region we know best. We understand the communities, rural roads, small towns, travel patterns, and local geography that can affect how an investigation is conducted. In South Georgia, knowing the area is often more than a convenience—it can save time, reduce unnecessary travel, and help an investigator recognize details that someone unfamiliar with the region may overlook. When your case requires investigative work in Southeast Georgia, there is an advantage to hiring investigators who already know the territory.
Tinsley Investigations
When the stakes are high, every move matters.
Professional investigative services for attorneys, businesses, and private individuals throughout Georgia, including criminal defense investigations, surveillance, child custody investigations, and litigation support.
info@tinsley-investigations.com
(912) 599-2119
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GA License# PDSC001777
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