Pinkerton (detective agency) 1960s, even the word "detective" disappeared from the agency's letterhead. In 1999, the company was bought by Securitas AB, a Swedish security company, for $384 million, followed by the acquisition of longtime Pinkerton rival, the William J. Burns Detective Agency (founded in 1910), to create (as a division of the parent) Securitas Security Services USA. Pinkerton (detective agency) Pinkerton, founded as the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, is a private security guard and detective agency established in the United States by Scotsman Allan Pinkerton in 1850 and currently a subsidiary of Securitas AB. Pinkerton became famous when he claimed to have
Blackwood Detective Agency Blackwood Detective Agency The Blackwood Detective Agency is a fictional organization from the Call of Cthulhu Collectible Card Game. It was presumably founded by Norman Harvey Blackwood Sr. in the beginning of the 20th century as a reaction to the rise of activity around the Cthulhu Mythos in Arkham. Soon an entire, worldwide network of intrepid investigators was created around it, with people from all walks of life from politicians to criminals that work together to stop the threat of the Mythos. Most of the people that work in this network fall under 'The Agency' faction; However, The Agency has