Private Investigator Blog

There are services on the Internet that target private investigators but may reinforce negative impressions of the nature of the work we perform, thereby compromising our legitimate access to personal information. One site, Freelance Security, encourages investigators to grovel by...
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The Hawaii Judiciary website, which provides a database of circuit, family and certain district court civil case records will not be operational until November 4, due to a system upgrade. [The website actually gives different dates: Unavailable Sunday 10/23/05 8AM...
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The Map Sex Offenders site uses the magic of Google maps to chart the location of registered sex offenders by city, street or zip code. After you select a pinpoint, the map displays a callout with the person’s name and...
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The Lexis Nexis owned Accurint®, a people locate-and-research database, will have a new pricing structure for the collections industry starting November 1, 2005. I guess the rock bottom fees everyone is charging for a people finder search have driven them...
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The Environmental Working Group has posted an online database of ingredients in various cosmetics and body care products, and whether each of the components have been assessed for safety. Singer said the environmental group used nearly 40 databases operated by...
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The Michigan Secretary of State has an online database of abandoned vehicles, the Auto Lost and Found. A car may be considered lost if it resides on the open road for 24 hours. Then it may be declared found by...
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Private investigators and attorneys exploring issues in developing asset information will want to review the extensive articles at the Asset Protection Law Center, the website of a California attorney. How does a potential plaintiff find out whether you have enough...
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Journalists need to make use of the public records statutes, but so do private investigators and other information researchers, in order to keep this right alive. News editors need to educate reporters and urge them to file more freedom of...
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Okay, this is a little off the topic of public records, but a quirky application of technology gets the creative mind ticking. TRACNotes reports that some cell phones, with specific service providers, can make use of the camera to scan...
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A small corner of the world in North Oakland (PSA-2) is expanding the spirit of public records and posting a downloadable file of arrests for police beats 8 through 13. The Excel file is organized by date, but includes the...
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