PInow.com Weekly News Round-up |
April 23, 2009 |
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Research Database Offers Alerts |
CHICAGO, IL - Record Information Services offers a database of public records and information gleaned from public records. The database website allows users to be updated when a specific target's public records are altered. For example, a company keeping track of a competitor can be alerted when that competitor filed bankruptcy. A PI investigating a target can be informed if a target gets a DUI charge or is suddenly arrested. |
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Source: SouthTown Star, April 21, 2009 |
PIs Offer Vacation Tips |
NEW YORK, NY - Good PIs rarely rest, even on vacation, and many PIs and security professionals note that vacation time can make tourists vulnerable to crime. PI Jeff Stein recently suggested tips to Fox News readers to keep them safe when traveling. |
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Source: FOX News Travel, April 22, 2009 |
Husband and Wife PIs Hold State Positions |
HOUMA, LA - Maria and Paul Dugas own and run Dugas Legal Investigations. Recently, Maria Dugas was appointed by Gov. Bobby Jindal to the Louisiana State Board of Private Investigators Examiners. Maria is the continuing education and training chairperson on the board and a member-at-large. Last October, Paul became president of the Louisiana Private Investigators Association. They have recently added a journeyman's license option, permitting PIs to work at multiple agencies. |
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Source: Tri-Parish Times, April 22, 2009 |
Security Guard’s Shooting Sparks Call for More Workplace Protection |
TORONTO, CANADA - Security guard Alex Lewis and others in the field are calling for changes to the Private Investigators and Security Guards Act after a security guard was shot in Toronto's Yorkdale Mall. The guard at the mall was wearing a Kevlar vest, which saved his life when a gun was fired during an arrest at the mall. Currently, the Private Investigators and Security Guards Act does not require security companies to offer their employees body amour or bullet-proof vests. |
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Source: The Toronto Sun, April 20, 2009 |
Utility Group Denies Spying and PIs |
PARIS, FRANCE - EDF, France's utility group, has been accused of spying after one of its security personnel admitted to paying PIs to hack computer systems belonging to Greenpeace and other anti-nuclear groups. EDF is now denying spying. Greenpeace and other groups are revising their security measures in light of the information revealed. |
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Source: Reuters UK, April 22, 2009 |
Industry Events
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| National Association of Professional Process Servers (NAPPS) |
| NAPPS 27th Annual Conference |
April 30 - May 2, 2009
Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, NV
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| Associations One and Michigan Council of Private Investigators (MCPI) |
| Associations One 10th Anniversary Conference |
May 13-15, 2009
Marriott Detroit at the Renaissance Center
Detroit, MI
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| South Carolina Association of Legal Investigators (SCALI) |
| SCALI Annual Conference and Educational Seminar |
May 14-16, 2009
Embassy Suites Hotel
Greenville, SC
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| Private Investigator & Security Professionals of West Virginia (PISP) |
| PISP Quarterly Meeting |
May 16, 2009
New River Community and Technical College
Summersville, WV
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| FALI, FASCO and NALI |
| FALI/FASCO/NALI 2009 Annual Educational Conference |
May 21-24, 2009
Renaissance Orlando
Orlando, FL
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| Kentucky Professional Investigators Association (KPIA) |
| KPIA Training Seminar |
May 27-29, 2009
Elizabethtown Kentucky Police Headquarters
Elizabethtown, KY
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