John Hakala

John grew up in the Pacific Northwest, attended Washington State University, then moved to Los Angeles where he worked for Dun & Bradstreet and investigated thousands of California businesses. He soon moved to New York and became a stock broker with a major firm on Wall Street. In time, the adverse northeast weather drove him back to Southern California. He joined the Los Angeles Police Department and was variously assigned as a police academy instructor, patrol supervisor, Internal Affairs investigator and member of Chief Daryl Gates’ personal staff. Now retired from the LAPD, he owns and operates a respected private investigation agency.

John holds several U.S. patents, is a licensed general building contractor, licensed private investigator, a private pilot, criminal defense investigator for the Los Angeles County Superior Court panel and a member of Mensa. He has appeared on ABC's 20/20 program as a fraud investigation expert.

John has written two novels, Seasoned Greetings and The Zookeeper. He has also written a non-fiction book, Home & Personal Security.

When not investigating crimes, writing or inventing, John enjoys golf and travel.

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