A smattering of bad court decisions. Private university’s crime log will remain secret A private university in Georgia can continue to hide its police activities from the public after the state’s highest court declined to review an intermediate appellate court...
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You may be using craigslist to find low cost products or identify specific individuals who are posting to this site. Another tool, Oodle, tracks activities and products across thousands of online sources and also aggregates craigslist into its search results,...
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There are a number of easy means to keep informed of the new postings to PI News Link without having to remember to come to the site. You can send me an email, which adds you to my email update...
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Allie Gottlieb puts the problem of identity theft in perspective in TheWaveMagazine, exploring the myth that identity fraud is on the increase. FTC Spokesperson Claudia Farrell says complaints of identity theft only seem to be growing. “We don’t know if...
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SmallTownPapers has collected a searchable database of various newspapers, with page images, some as far back as the 1800’s. Lookup links by...
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The Massachussetts legislature is steps away from sealing criminal records of the accused where the disposition did not result in a conviction. Senate Bill 960 is being reviewed by the Judiciary committee. Read an article Within six months after this...
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The Washington Times notes that private investigators use data on individuals for legitimate legal purposes. It is well known to us that PI’s are not involved in data leaks, breach, peeps or thefts (I was going for theefts!) but Congress...
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I’ve been collecting links to various State Archives and, State, County and City Historical Societies, for my due diligence work locating descendants. Links to County and City Historical Societies are at each state’s site. Arranged similarly to this Minnesota state...
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The Minnesota Historical Society website has a searchable index of births from 1900-1910, which they are continuing to expand, and deaths from 1905-1996. [Thanks to...
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Reporting by Prosecutors’ Offices to Repositories of Criminal History Records Examines the reporting of case dispositions by State court prosecutors to State criminal history repositories. The report looks at the type of final disposition information reported, the method used to...
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