SERVING SOUTH DAKOTA, IOWA & CLIENTS NATIONWIDE SINCE 2010
Private Investigations, Process Serving & Nationwide Services
Professional and confidential investigative services for attorneys, businesses, insurance companies, families, and private clients.
Licensed • Bonded • Insured • Zoom meetings available
LOCAL EXPERIENCE. NATIONWIDE REACH.
Private Investigators and Process Servers in South Dakota and Iowa
With service based in Sioux Falls and Rapid City, South Dakota, and Sioux City, Iowa, our investigators assist local clients and provide select digital, locate, and research services nationwide.
HOW WE CAN HELP
Investigation Services for the Cases That Matter
South Dakota Professional Services LLC provides focused investigative and process-serving assistance for legal, business, insurance, family, and personal matters.
Private Investigations
Fraud, criminal defense, suspicious death, serious bodily harm, identity-related matters, and other sensitive personal or business investigations.
Member of the Iowa Association of Private Investigators
Process Serving
Professional service of legal documents in South Dakota and Iowa for attorneys, businesses, government agencies, and private clients.
NAPPS member and approved provider
CyberDNA Investigations
Digital footprint analysis, OSINT, social media, online fraud, identity research, missing-person leads, and digital connections.
CyberDNA services →People & Asset Locates
Nationwide skip tracing, missing persons, witnesses, estranged family members, hard-to-find individuals, and asset research.
People-locate services →Identity Theft Restoration
Investigation and practical assistance for individuals and businesses affected by identity theft, misuse, and related fraud.
Identity-theft services →Security Consulting & TSCM
Home and small-business security consulting and professional electronic bug sweeps in South Dakota and Iowa.
TSCM and bug sweeps →FEATURED NATIONWIDE SERVICE
CyberDNA: Discover the Digital Footprint Others Miss
Turn scattered online information into meaningful investigative leads for missing-person, fraud, people-locate, background, online-dating, and social-media cases.
Explore CyberDNA InvestigationsDIGITAL RESEARCH MAY IDENTIFY
● Social profiles and associated accounts
● Usernames, aliases, emails and phone numbers
● Public records and business affiliations
● Historical activity and digital connections
WHO WE SERVE
Professional Support for Legal, Business and Personal Matters
Eric Hurlburt
Owner & Principal Investigator
CECI • CSMIE • CHTI
MEET THE OWNER & PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Experience Across Law Enforcement, Fraud, Business & Digital Investigations
Eric Hurlburt brings 13 years of law-enforcement experience in Southern California and two years in South Dakota, along with 25 years of private-sector investigative experience. His background combines field investigation, interviews, fraud, retail crime, OSINT, cyber investigations, real estate, mortgage lending, appraisal and title matters.
Law-Enforcement & Field Experience
- 13 years of law-enforcement experience in Southern California
- Two years of law-enforcement experience in South Dakota
- Drug Recognition Expert training completed in Sacramento, California
- Formal training in interviews and interrogation
- Certified K-9 handler
- Training involving Hispanic and Aryan street/prison gangs, motorcycle gangs and organized criminal activity
Private-Sector Fraud & Business Investigations
- Six years as a lead investigator and manager in retail theft and dishonest-employee investigations
- Retail loss prevention, employee theft and credit-card fraud investigations
- Booster, fence and organized retail crime investigations
- 25 years of experience involving varied private-sector investigations
- 29 years involving real estate, mortgage lending, appraisal and title matters
- South Dakota Notary Public
- Inactive South Dakota real-estate broker and California real-estate licenses
Cyber, OSINT & Social-Media Education
- Certified Expert in Cyber Investigations (CECI)
- Certified Social Media Intelligence Expert (CSMIE)
- Open-source intelligence and advanced online research
- Detection of manipulated photographs, videos and deepfakes
- Digital-forensics education involving phones, computers and automotive data
- Social media, mobile-app, online-dating and marketplace investigations
- Cryptocurrency, identity theft, online fraud and online harassment
- Education involving organized crime, trafficking, child exploitation and dark-web investigations
Human-Trafficking Certification & Leadership
- Certified Human Trafficking Investigator (CHTI)
- Education in investigative management, intelligence gathering and digital-evidence collection
- Training in interviews, interrogation, report development and testimony preparation
- Governing Board Member, McAfee Institute
- Featured for investigation-related news interviews by KSFY and KELOLAND television
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Questions About Our Investigation Services
What areas do you serve?
South Dakota Professional Services provides private investigations and process serving in South Dakota and Iowa. CyberDNA investigations, people locates, skip tracing, and select digital research services are available nationwide.
Do you offer confidential consultations?
Yes. Phone consultations are free and confidential. Call 605-368-1037 or 712-254-8227 to discuss the situation and determine an appropriate next step.
Can you help locate a missing person or hard-to-find individual?
Yes. Professional people-locate, missing-person, witness-locate, and skip-tracing services are available using public records, digital research, social media, and other appropriate investigative methods.
What is a CyberDNA investigation?
A CyberDNA investigation examines publicly available digital information connected to a person, including social profiles, aliases, usernames, emails, websites, public records, business affiliations, and historical online activity.
How do I send documents for process service?
Email process-service documents and instructions to eric@sdprofessionalservices.com. Include deadlines, the service location, and your contact information when available.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Trusted Professional Memberships
NAPPS Member & Approved Provider
National Association of Professional Process Servers
Iowa Association of Private Investigators
Professional association member
CONFIDENTIAL CONSULTATION
Tell Us What You Need Help With
Speak directly with an experienced private investigator about your situation and the most practical next step.