About Our Investigators

​​​​​​​​TODD F. GONZÁLEZ LOBDELL, PIQM, PCDI, ID #187841

OWNER | QUALIFIED MANAGER | AVERY & ASSOCIATES (LICENSE # 187841)
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• CA LICENSED PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR / QUALIFIED MANAGER
  
• PRIVATE CRIMINAL DEFENSE ​INVESTIGATOR (SCC ADO / IDO APPROVED)
• COURT QUALIFIED GANG EXPERT
  

Todd is a former Security Officer, and a Undercover Security Investigator specializing in retail embezzlement. He is a retired San Jose Police Officer, Violent Crimes Detective, and Intelligence Officer, a former California Community College Police Officer and Detective, and a Honorable Discharged US Army Reserve Military Police Officer and Investigator.

Todd specializes in Criminal Investigations, Criminal Defense Investigations, and Gang Investigations. He is a Court Qualified Gang Expert. He has been approved by the Santa Clara County Alternate Defense Office (ADO), and the Independent Defense Counsel Office (IDO). 

He has investigated and testified in court on, hundreds of Gang cases, including but not limited to: Homicides, Shootings, Stabbings, Assault with a Deadly Weapon cases, Aggravated and Simple Assaults cases, Domestic Violence cases, Sexual Assaults cases, Kidnappings, Missing Persons cases, etc.​

He has been Certified as an Instructor on the Parolee Law Enforcement Automated Data System (LEADS) by the California Department of Corrections and taught many classes on Case Management, Database Systems, Gangs, Crime Prevention and Investigative Techniques.

He has been qualified by Santa Clara County Superior Court as an expert on Gangs, Narcotics and Firearms.  He has numerous Letters of Commendation and was also awarded a Life Saving Medal from the San Jose Police Department for saving the life of a elderly rape victim from an armed suspect.

He graduated from the US Army Military Police Academy, the San Jose Police Academy, and the San Jose Police Detective Academy. In the San Jose Police Academy, he was top in his class, and received the "Top Academic Award".

He majored in Administration of Justice at West Valley College in Saratoga, California and was on the Dean's List. He has attended numerous advanced officer courses and seminars in law enforcement and investigations, and he has numerous Certificates of Training, and Letters of Commendations and Appreciation.