PI Buzz

PI Buzz is billed as the official blog of PI Magazine, the largest trade publication for private investigators and law enforcement detectives in the U.S. Posts include information on public records access and other ways to access data.

Author: Co-author Rosemarie Mesis has been conducting private investigations for the last eight years and is publisher of PI Magazine. Her specialty is locating people, especially custodial kidnapping victims. Co-author Tamara Thompson is an investigator, with expertise in Internet data gathering, genealogical tracing, witness background development and locating people.

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Recent Posts from PI Buzz

Ohio Drunk Driver Database
A database of convicted drunk drivers is slated to go online by the end of 2008, hosted by the Ohio Department of Public Safety. Ohio’s SB 17 mandates the creation of an Internet registry listing…
Texas AG Shuts Down USA Skiptrace of Colorado
The Texas Attorney General is employing various media - screen shots, video, press releases and court documents - to broadcast its recent shuttering of USA Skiptrace, AMS Research Services, Inc. and Worldwide Investigations, Inc. for…
Database of the Day: Homicide In Chicago 1870-1930
Northwestern University hosts this searchable database of homicides in Chicago that occurred between 1870 and 1930. The mandatory search field is street name, but many other criteria can be added. Read the description of this…
California EMT Registry Created
Formal disciplinary actions against a California Emergency Medical Technician will now be available as a public record, thanks to AB 2917, signed by the governor today. AB 2917 will provide the public with with certification…
State Laws: Event Data Recorders
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) issues topical summaries of each year’s state legislation that has become law. The NCSL report, 2008 Privacy Legislation Related to Event Data Recorders (”Black Boxes”) in Vehicles, will…
University Campus Crime Maps
If you subscribe to PI buzz Alert you may have seen the link I included to UCrime, a crime information mapping site of recent crime incidents at universities. Search by address or date (2008 only)…
This week in public records: Arizona Disciplinary Records
All disciplinary records of Arizona government employees become public records September 28, 2008. Arizona Revised Statutes adds section 39-128, Disciplinary records of public officers and employees; disclosure; exceptions. Release of home address, telephone number and…
Find Records of Disciplined Attorneys
Attorney disciplinary records are organized on the state level and, if online, are usually found at the state bar or state court. The court division that is responsible for investigating attorney misconduct may be called…
Database of the Day: Insurance Providers Receivership Information
Before your eyes glaze over, your head goes into free-fall, allow me to point you to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) database of insurers who have been in receivership. This newly initiated project…
Google Insights - Find popular search terms
What are the top 10 searches in the Google search engine of interest to private investigators? The new Google product, Google Insights, is a Web site optimization tool, or just an amusing time-waster, depending on…