Missing woman found safe and sound

An alert neighbor found a missing 84-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease after he looked out his Forest Street window and saw her lying against a stockade fence among his bushes, said Deputy Police Chief Russell Jenkins, who did not identify the woman.

“It is unknown just how long she was lying in the bushes or exactly when she left her home,” Jenkins told the Forum. “Her daughter last saw her at 9 p.m. on June 2 when she went to bed and discovered her missing at 7:45 a.m. on June 3.”

The daughter called police at approximately 8 a.m. after discovering that her mother was not in her room and finding the front door to her McAndrew Road home open.

Using canines, an all terrain vehicle, and an infrared camera that detects body heat, police launched a search of the neighborhood.

Missing woman found safe and sound - Braintree, MA - Braintree Forum

Missing woman found safe and sound - Braintree, MA - Braintree Forum: "An alert neighbor found a missing 84-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease after he looked out his Forest Street window and saw her lying against a stockade fence among his bushes, said Deputy Police Chief Russell Jenkins, who did not identify the woman.

“It is unknown just how long she was lying in the bushes or exactly when she left her home,” Jenkins told the Forum. “Her daughter last saw her at 9 p.m. on June 2 when she went to bed and discovered her missing at 7:45 a.m. on June 3.”

The daughter called police at approximately 8 a.m. after discovering that her mother was not in her room and finding the front door to her McAndrew Road home open.

Using canines, an all terrain vehicle, and an infrared camera that detects body heat, police launched a search of the neighborhood. "

Man who claimed to be investigator gets probation

globegazette.com - Archived News Story: "A Colwell man has been sentenced to three years probation for making false statements on an application to carry weapons and practicing as a private investigator without a license.

Douglas J. Sadler, 43, pleaded guilty in District Court in April and was sentenced last week.

Sadler claimed he was a private investigator in an attempt to obtain a permit to carry weapons, according to court records. He was given a deferred sentence and ordered to pay $420 restitution."

Huntersville North Carolina Private Investigator

The PInow.com team would like to welcome their newest investigator in Huntersville NC. Max Astor of Worldwide Investigation Services, L.L.C. provides private investigative services throughout all of North Carolina. Please visit their PInow.com profile page for specific services provided and contact information.

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Cleveland Ohio Investigators

The PInow.com team would like to welcome their newest private investigator in Cleveland Ohio. Daniel McPeek of Tenable Protective Services provides private investigative services throughout the Portland area. Please visit their PInow.com profile page for specific services provided and contact information.

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Portland Oregon

The PInow.com team would like to welcome their newest private investigator in Portland Oregon. Steve Wilson of Portland Investigators provides private investigative services throughout the Portland area. Please visit their PInow.com profile page for specific services provided and contact information.

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Investigator fails to find cause of fire

Times Herald - www.thetimesherald.com - Port Huron, MI: "A Michigan State Police fire investigator said he is unable to determine what started an April 22 fire that destroyed the former Pine Hill Adult Foster Care home.

Sgt. Jim Bush, of the state police Lapeer Post, said the severity of the fire left little of the business at 6531 Lapeer Road standing and left investigators with little evidence to examine."

Insurance fraud witness gets more time

Insurance fraud witness gets more time -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY: "County Judge Stephen W. Herrick this morning accused the central witness in a mammoth insurance fraud case of lying on the stand and creating a situation where the jury discredited everything he said.

While Herrick said he believed Willie Cook testified ``substantially truthfully'' over the course of the trial, he cited two lies he believes the man told. While tangential to the charges in the case, the lies he said still destroyed the jury's ability to take his testimony seriously."

Spy Tech: Hidden Camera Detector for the Paranoid

Gadget Lab - Wired Blogs: "If the rich and paranoid housewives who frequent my local spy shop (yes, I have a local spy shop. Two in fact) are anything to go by, surveillance tech doesn't come cheap. Counter-surveillance, on the other hand, looks to be getting much more affordable. The Camera Detector does one thing, and that's to detect wireless signals in the frequency range commonly used by wireless cams; 50MHz to 3GHz."

Investigator Stumbles on N.Y. Man Living in Underground Bunker

FOXNews.com - Investigator Stumbles on N.Y. Man Living in Underground Bunker - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News: "A city fire investigator says he found a man living in a well-equipped underground bunker.

James O'Neill, an investigator with the city fire marshal's office, said the man, a 47-year-old veteran, uses car batteries to light the 16-by-20-foot space, which is six feet underground. He cooks food in a hot pot.

The man said the bunker took two years to dig, O'Neill said.

The walls are covered with insulation and plastic tarps and the ceiling is made of wood and roofing material, said O'Neill, who discovered the home over the weekend while investigating a nearby fire. The man sleeps on a foam bed, O'Neill said."

Local man charged with elder abuse

Local man charged with elder abuse- MassLive.com: "A South Hadley man is facing elder abuse charges after his 88-year-old great-aunt was discovered covered with filth and bedsores and wearing nylons that had been on so long they had become embedded in her skin, according to police reports.

Kevin R. Pietruskiewicz, 38, of 19 Shadowbrook Estates, pleaded innocent on Thursday in Eastern Hampshire District Court to a charge of permitting serious injury to an elderly or disabled person. He was released on his own recognizance."

New York NY Investigators

The PInow.com team would like to welcome their newest private investigator in New York City. Mike Steven and Adviser Alex Brener of Intelligent Services LLC provides private investigative services throughout the 5 Boroughs of New York, Long Island, and Nassau & Suffolk County, NY. Please visit their PInow.com profile page for specific services provided and contact information.

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Nashville Tennessee Private Investigator

The PInow.com team would like to welcome their newest investigator in Nashville Tennessee. Bob Lyons of Bob Lyons and Associates LLC provides private investigative services throughout the entire state of Tennessee. Bob's Tennessee PI License: 5868. Please visit Bob's PInow.com profile page for specific services provided and contact information.

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Using and Choosing Data Providers

Investigation News - Using and Choosing Data Providers - PInow.com Investigator Directory: "Acquiring data to work a case or locate a person is critical for a process serving and investigative business. There is a lot of data that can be found in free public records databases but when it comes to getting more sensitive data you may need to turn to an established data broker.

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Companies like IRBsearch, Merlin, Tracers Info, LocatePlus and many others offer research tools for private investigators, process servers, bail agents and other legal professionals. These tools query billions of records to assist in finding information on people and businesses. Common searches include assets, criminal records, court records, phone number look-ups, driving records and much more."

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Man Pleads Guilty In Kidnapping Of Private Eye In Mexico

Man Pleads Guilty In Kidnapping Of Private Eye In Mexico - News Story - KGTV San Diego: "A man who agreed to kidnap a U.S. citizen in Mexico, where the victim was brutally beaten for five days and eventually killed, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy and attempted kidnapping.

Humberto Iribe admitted that in August 1998, he conspired with Kimberly Bailey and John Krueger to kidnap Richard C. Post III.

On Aug. 20, 1998, in accordance with the plan, Bailey lured Post to Mexico, where he was kidnapped by Iribe and men working for him, prosecutors said."

Investigator to testify in extradition hearing tied to Polish police official's murder - International Herald Tribune

Investigator to testify in extradition hearing tied to Polish police official's murder - International Herald Tribune: "CHICAGO: A millionaire businessman's attorney said Monday he will call a key investigator and other witnesses to refute claims that his client was involved in the murder of a top Polish police official.

Prosecutors want to send Edward Mazur, 60, to Poland, where authorities want to question him in the investigation of the 1998 shooting death of Marek Papala, the former commander of the Warsaw Department of Police.

Mazur's attorney, Chris Gair, stressed that Mazur has not been charged with a crime in the United States or Poland. The extradition request from Poland does accuse him of offering $40,000 for Papala's murder."

Couple face business insurance fraud charges

Couple face business insurance fraud charges- mlive.com: "Authorities jailed a Huron County couple in an insurance fraud and forgery scheme.

State police from the Bad Axe Post arrested Carlos A. and Priscila M. Velasquez about 5 p.m. Wednesday at their home in Sherman Township, said Detective Sgt. Mark Krebs.

Prosecutors in Sanilac County had authorized multiple-count felony warrants for the pair, who had owned the Red Balloon Saloon North, 8924 S. Lakeshore in Harbor Beach, Krebs said."

Investigator claim draws identity theft arrest

Investigator claim draws identity theft arrest -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY: "A 20-year-old man -- accused of passing himself off as a State Police investigator and then allegedly shaking down his victim for money -- has been charged with felony identity theft.

Authorities say a six-week probe revealed that Thomas Penn of Walkill told the victim he was an investigator working on a case in which the person's name came up."

Amanda Barnett, Indiana's youngest death investigator

WTHR - Indianapolis News and Weather - Amanda Barnett, Indiana's youngest death investigator: "She's a certified death investigator and she's still in high school. An Indiana daughter is already fulfilling her dream of having the same occupation as her dad.

Many little kids grow up wishing they can be just like their mom or dad. One Jay County teen is already fulfilling her dream of having the same occupation as her dad.

She has her father's eyes and his personality. She even shares her father's profession.

'I am a Jay County's Deputy Coroner,' said 18-year-old Amanda Barnett."

Police turn to missing persons list to identify body found

Police turn to missing persons list to identify body found : Local News : Anderson Independent Mail: "Authorities are now trying to wade through missing-persons reports to see if they can determine the identity of a woman whose bones were found earlier this week in a creek off Ga. 320 in Carnesville.

GBI Special Investigator in Charge John Heinen said his office has received numerous missing-person calls from law enforcement agencies around Georgia. Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas said they have been trying to determine if there is any link between the reports and the remains."

Official to be honored for fighting elder abuse

The Cincinnati Post - Official to be honored for fighting elder abuse: "The Northern Kentucky Elder Maltreatment Alliance planned to honor Assistant Kenton County Attorney Ken Easterling this morning for aggressively prosecuting cases of elder abuse and for otherwise advocating for older persons.

Easterling has been in the news lately because of his investigation of complaints against Villaspring of Erlanger nursing home, but the award was in the works before that investigation became public last week, said Pat Schneider, chair of education and public relations for the Elder Maltreatment Alliance."

W. Va. residents sue bogus P.I.

West Virginia Record | W. Va. residents sue bogus P.I.: "A group of eight West Virginia residents are hoping they can receive some final justice against an alleged private investigator who they claimed failed to make good on his promise to look into alleged corruption the state's judicial system.

On March 16, the residents filed suit in Monongalia Magistrate Court against Jon L. Gigliotti of Lyndhurst, Virginia. The residents -- Patricia A. Lemley, Robert Hart, Elizabeth Crawford, Gil Vanderkraats, Tom Mullins, Sheryl Hobbs, Sue Hollands and Paul and Gloria Ransom -- are seeking $2,650 from Gigliotti, the amount they paid him for a 'retainer.'

The case was originally scheduled for trial May 17. However, in order for all to be considered co-plaintiffs, they each had to file suit against Gigliotti and serve him with papers."

Speak softly...the FBI may be listening

Speak softly...the FBI may be listening - Computerworld Blogs: "It just became much, much easier for the FBI to tap your Internet connection or listen in on your VoIP call. This past Monday was the deadline for all ISPs, VoIP providers, and some universities to comply with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA).

CALEA requires that 'telecommunications carriers and manufacturers of telecommunications equipment modify and design their equipment, facilities, and services to ensure that they have the necessary surveillance capabilities.'

In other words, they have to provide an easy way for the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to be able to tap your Internet connection, phone, VoIP call, and more."

Man allegedly posed as police investigator

Man allegedly posed as police investigator -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY: "A 20-year-old man, accused of passing himself off as a State Police investigator and then allegedly shaking down his victim for money, has been charged with felony identity theft.

Authorities say a six-week probe revealed that Thomas Penn of Walkill told the victim he was an investigator working on a case in which the person's name came up."