Justin Rocque As...

The Private Investigator

During the time of my life, starting at the age of around 9 or so, my favorite TV show was Knight Rider. I liked, not only the car because it was sleek, black, and can talk, but I fell in love with the role of the character, Michael Knight. Some of Knight's objective's was to discreetly and inconspicuously help people who were in trouble, be it businesses from being robbed, people who were in danger of others, or solving cases of unsolved murders and missing people. But Knight's main objective, throughout the whole series, was to be that "One Man" who can make and was "Making A Difference." Deep in my heart and soul, I realized I wanted to be a man like that. Throughout my life, wherever I was, I always thought of the TV show and daydreamed about helping people who are in trouble and about places I was currently in that are in the process of being robbed. I always wanted those dreams to somehow, someday, become a reality. There has not been a time in my life yet where something like that actually occurred.

I wasn't sure what I wanted to become when I grew up but watching that show made me realize I wanted to become a cop or private investigator. I started watching cop shows and private investigator shows and had an interest in them. I even told my guidance counselor I wanted to become a "policeman" back when I was around 9 or 10. I then had the same guidance counselor at another school and I said the same thing and the guidance counselor remembered what I said to her the last time. Even though I wanted to become a cop or PI, with the shyness and anti-socialism I had, I wasn't sure how and if I would be able to pull it off.

As I was in high school, I realized, even though I was still a little shy, I liked being around people and didn't really want to be alone anymore. During these years, I decided I really wanted to become a cop and maybe later on retire as a cop and start my own business as a PI.

In 1999, it was time for me to leave New York with my mother and move down to Florida, keeping the bad times and my father up there and away from me, but also leaving a best friend behind (and only friend during that time), whom to this day, I still keep in touch with regularly. I also left a wonderful cousin (also known to my family and I as my "Godmother") behind but she comes to visit quite a few times in the year and may one day move down to Florida.

Since I have been down in Florida for the past 4 years, most of the things I have been going through and experiencing were all good. I went to the police academy to try to sign up for the academy but I did not have a driver's license at the time. So, the officer there said for me to try the "Introduction to Private Investigation" course, which was taught by Brandon Perron. I took that course and it made me change my mind about becoming a cop and made me want to pursue a career as a Private Investigator. After that class, I took the other PI-related classes, along with Criminal Justice classes to get a degree in Criminal Justice with specialization in Private Investigation. Two years ago, I wanted to join the Public Defender's Office and become a Public Defense Investigator Intern. Since I did not have a car back then, I was unable to. With some struggling, I managed to get a car in April of last year. For that adventure, click here. I finished all of the Criminal Justice classes and had only the Public Defender Intern course to take for credit. I took that in January of last year and have completed and passed the course. I enjoyed the job of being a PDI because I had the opportunity to see how the prison system worked, looked, and smelt. I also had a fun time interviewing the inmates who were mainly charged with, DUI's, possession of marijuana, batteries, and robberies. From what I had seen at the prison, I am going to make sure I do not end up in that place as an inmate because I will starve to death. There is no way I will let that prison food, if you can even call it food, near my mouth.

During the time I was working at the Public Defender's Office and taking the class at the building, I was offered a job as a Private Investigator in around March by a Senior Public Defender Intern who has been working at the office for two years, who has opened a Private Investigation Agency in Fort Pierce, Florida. Myself, along with two other classmates in the class, agreed to go along with him in process of opening the business and working for him as a PI. I thought that was one of the best things that ever happened to me in my life. I was so excited and glad everything in my life has started to come together like I dreamed. I worked at the office as a Private Investigator intern helping my boss get the office in shape, computer, phone's, fax machine, filing, all set-up for the big day when he officially opens the doors. I was also on a few surveillance training assignments, which were really full of excitement and adrenaline-filled thrills.

During the time of August, I thought long and hard for a week when I was off from work because I wasn't needed at the office. I decided, with the way things have been going at the office, and financial reasons, I did not want to and could not work there anymore and the PI thrill he had kind of went away. So, I resigned from the agency. Also, I realized I would rather be a personal PC instructor because I know way more about PC's than private investigation, even though I took all the available classes and had some on the job training. So, I feel more comfortable right now making this PC business than being a PI. I didn't completely throw the PI side of me away though; it's on a hiatus. Later on, I may choose to do it again or maybe be in the Executive Protection business. I sort of picture myself more of a bodyguard-type of guy anyway. Right now, I want to finish getting my AS degree in Criminal Justice (which is any day now) and then possibly start a Computer Science degree but before that, becomming A+ Certified (PC Certificate).

Click here for my PI certificates

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This page was created on May 16, 2004
Last update was March 22, 2005