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Category Archives: Illinois

24 Jun

Illinois Meth Manufacturer Database Online

You can now add the Illinois Methamphetamine Manufacturer Database to the few other state online databases of meth makers. Search by partial last name, limiter by county is optional. Search returns the full name, AKA, date of birth, county of...
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23 May

This week in public records: Illinois – California – Texas – Nevada – Iowa

Illinois has unveiled its Illinois Child Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registry. Search by name, city, zip code, county or offender status. Perhaps the kinks aren’t worked out, but I couldn’t get search results by any criteria. You can...
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13 Oct

Live crime and traffic maps

Many police departments are incorporating online crime and traffic maps into their public safety efforts. Some enterprising folks (New York, Chicago, Boston, and more) gather the data from public agencies and post their own mapping program. Here are a few...
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30 Aug

Massachusetts portal for criminal defense investigators

A Non-Computer Lawyer’s Guide to Investigation on the Internet, a portal to investigator guides and useful links, particularly for criminal defense investigators, is hosted by a Massachusetts Public Defender. Some of the material is limited and there are dead links,...
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6 Jul

Gathering personal information is now a felony in Illinois

The most far reaching “identity theft” legislation, potentially criminalizing the act of information gathering, has been signed into law, codified in the Illinois criminal code as Public Act 094-1008. An exception is included for private investigators, who may still use...
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19 Jun

Will states make rap sheets a public record?

States are on a course of assigning a value to particular crimes by segmenting them into boutique registries of sex offenders, methamphetamine manufacturers, domestic violence perpetrators and now a proposed registry for those convicted of violent non-sexual offenses against youth....
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21 Apr

Illinois AG sues New Jersey databroker

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed that state’s third lawsuit against databrokers for allegedly using fraud to obtain Illinois consumers’ cell phone records. The current action names Advanced Research Inc. of New Jersey. Read...
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4 Apr

Illinois legislation creates online meth database

The Illinois legislature has approved a measure to establish a Methamphetamine Manufacturer Database that will be accessible through the Illinois State Police website. SB 2915, the Methamphetamine Manufacturer Registry Act, is outlined in the bill summary. …identifying methamphetamine manufacturers and...
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9 Jan

~ illinois proposes to criminalize the sale of phone record information ~

The Illinois governor is proposing that the state enact a far-reaching law which would “crackdown on the unauthorized release or sale of phone records and other private information by brokers and phone companies. ” Under the current legislation the release...
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