Private Investigator Blog

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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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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