Bit by bit the Washington State Courts are adding free index searches of public records. Unlike many states, Washington has all county trial court cases listed in one index. As of July 1, 2005, limited Washington Court case records are...
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Do you want to measure a property parcel without leaving your office? Or get an aerial view of an intersection? The free GIS mapping system enables the searcher to do this, and more. Kern County has added the GIS mapping...
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TracNotes reports on a survey from Harris Interactive on cell phone usage. Interestingly, only 39 percent of those surveyed said they would never disconnect their landline. But we know how swiftly technology can change everything. Nearly one in ten (9%)...
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I just knew it wouldn’t be too long after the creation of the Do Not Call list before some commercial entities created a database of otherwise unavailable phone numbers. The Missouri Attorney General has added a mortgage company to its...
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Find all the corresponding counties and states for a city name. This site also has a searchable database by county name that returns a linkable list of the associated states. A search on the county name “Jefferson” lists 28 states...
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The inaccuracy of court index information has taken a new shape with the redacting of personal data and the posting of these indexes on the court websites. I previously reported on the apparent unintentional alteration of Sacramento County, California criminal...
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Browse Chicago crimes. Plot all or specific crimes on a street or satellite...
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California PI’s and those that rely on our work need to send letters to the California Assembly Judiciary Committee immediately, to stop the forward momentum of SB550, which will effectively put databrokers out of business. Email me if you don’t...
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Europe has greater restrictions on access to personal data, which may guide the U.S. Congress in its endeavor to remove avenues of fraud for identity thieves. Read the article [subscription bypass: bugmenot.com;...
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Find more than enough search fields for the social security death index at Steve Morse’s...
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