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Edward Lewis

Since 1998, Edward Lewis has been providing bodyguard work and private investigation services for individuals, families, and businesses throughout Washington State and its surrounding communities. Edward founded LPI Services as a means to offer better quality private investigator services at very reasonable costs.

With a firm commitment to delivering reliable, discreet, and confidential private detective services at fair hourly and flat rates, LPI Services has consistently delivered quality results which have earned for us a solid reputation as the premier investigative agency trusted by more and more clients throughout the areas served.

Here at LPI Services, we believe that each client we serve deserves to get the best value for their money. We see to it that we take the time to listen to them and find out what it is they would like to achieve with our services. From there, we make sure to align our efforts with what they would like to accomplish.

Here at LPI Services, we always ensure personalized, compassionate, and trustworthy service that truly has your best interests at heart. So if you are in Washington State its surrounding areas and would like to find top-notch private investigator and bodyguard services you can trust, there is only one name to keep in mind – Edward Lewis!

Additional Information

The Media

Lewis has been featured on news television KIRO, KOMO, KING, KCPQ, regarding high profile cases he has worked on. He has guessed appeared on Seattle talk radio show KEZX-KWJZ regarding missing children. Lewis was also contacted by the New York Times regarding DC Snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo.

FX Channel

Lewis has been corresponding with the production department of a new television series to be aired on the FX Channel called “American PI”. The producers of the show is Gavin Polone who brought you “Hack”, Gilmore Girls”, and feature film “Panic Room”. Another producer associate with the show is Eddie Barbini of “Arrest & Trial”. The show cancelled before airing any shows on Lewis.

Continuing Education

Lewis has provided a continuing education seminar at the Seattle-Tacoma Airport Double-Tree Hotel for Washington State and Oregon private investigators. He brought in William C. Dear, a high profile Texas investigator who worked on cases like the Exhumation of Lee Harvey Oswald, Milo Murder, Dungeons & Dragons, Black Widow and OJ Simpson.

Lewis stays up to date with current laws and techniques of his profession by being active with investigative list serves, and taking part in national security and investigative continuing education programs.

Community Involved

Lewis has provided free KIDCARE photo I.D. to families at the Tacoma Mall and Safe Street Violence Prevention National Night Out. He has also been a guest speaker for the Rotary Club.

Book “hostile Ground”

Lewis’ book “Hostile Ground: Defusing & Restraining Violent Behavior and Physical Assaults”, has been reviewed in PI Magazine, Law Enforcement Product News, featured on “Infoguys” PI website, and the National Association of Fraud Investigators. He is “Author of the Month” for December 1999 with Paladin Press. He is currently producing a video called Staying Alive: Restraining, Extraction & Defensive Tactics.

Copies of the book is being used as reading material at the Criminal Justice Training Center in Seattle, Washington State. Officer Don Gulla, SWAT and founder of ARRESTLING tactical training, contributed enormously to this book.

More on Edward…

Lewis is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University. He is a former Child Protective Service caseworker, mental health tech, professional assault restraining team coordinator, group life counselor for dysfunctional families and juvenile offenders. He served as field case manager for mentally ill veterans in coordination with court appointed guardians. He once served as backstage bodyguard at a Beach Boys Concert and was a self defense instructor for one of the northwest chapters of the Guardian Angels. He is a violence prevention program consultant and martial art Master. He is listed in “Who’s Who In Karate” 1982. He formerly promoted pro/am kickboxing, investigated fraudulent kickboxing events, conducted backgrounds checks and organized events for KICK an international organization whom Chuck Norris was the advisor and spokesperson. In 2017, Lewis was inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame.