Yesterday, I let our readers know that Chicago CBS local news would be covering a story about Valentine’s Day and cheating spouses/partners. CBS 2′s Mai Martinez spent the day with the staff at MSI Detective Services to talk about why Valentine’s Day is such a busy day for private detectives. Martinez also visited the U-Spy Store (owned and operated by MSI Detective Services) for those wishing to purchase their own spy equipment.

If you missed the segment, you can watch the video by clicking on the link to this story at the end.

We expect florists to be busy on Valentine’s Day and candy to fly off the shelves, but did you know it’s also a busy holiday for private investigators?

Forget flowers and chocolates, all some people want for Valentine’s Day is to know if their significant other is cheating.

This is where Perry Myers and his team of private investigators at MSI Detective Services come in.

Theresa Cheriachangel keeps busy with her case load at MSI Detective Services. She said, “A case that I have going on today, she’ll be meeting her … boyfriend for a Valentine’s lunch, and her husband around the same vicinity, actually, for Valentine’s dinner.”

Wow, that is one busy woman. I couldn’t juggle two men let alone keep a straight face. I am a horrible liar.

Private investigators say the above scenario is often the case, making Valentine’s Day one of the best days to catch cheaters.

“As soon as they leave their house, until they come back, we’ll keep an eye on them,” Cheriachangel said.

For those who would rather do the detective work themselves, you can buy some of the same gadgets the pros use such as GPS trackers. “You can actually see where the car is in real time,” said Perry Myers, private detective and owner of MSI Detective Services and the U-Spy Store. (more…)