Joe honorably retired as a Police Sergeant, from the Miami-Dade Police Department, located in South Florida, after 25 years of service. During his tenure with the police department he served in a wide array of assignments, including the investigation of property crimes, crimes against persons, narcotics, and kidnappings. Upon his retirement, in 1996, Joe founded Colonial Investigations and Security Consultants, Inc. Since its inception, more than seventeen years ago, this private investigative agency has concentrated its efforts on providing a thorough, honest, and discreet service to its clients in the legal profession, the business community, and to the public.