PI News Round-up - August 26, 2010

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August 26, 2010

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Back to School Means Back to Private Investigators Checking Student Residency
CHICAGO, IL – Private Investigator Bill Beitler of National Investigations is hired by school districts to find and target families who register their children in out-of-district public schools. Many school districts now routinely hire Private Investigators and enforce strict new registration procedures in order to weed out students who live outside the district.
	Read full article and comment	Source: The Daily Herald, August 23, 2010

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The business of private investigations attracts folks from all backgrounds, walks of life and professions. Many private investigators started out as claims adjusters, police officers, bankers, bill collectors and even librarians. Somewhere along the way they moved into the field of private investigations.

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FX's New Private Investigator Series "Terriers" Premiers September 8
SAN DIEGO, CA – A new TV show will center around the lives of Private Investigators Britt Pollack (played by Michael Raymond-James) and Hank Dolworth (played by Donal Logue), who create a Private Investigator firm. Set in San Diego, the new show will be a drama with some comedic highlights. Pollack and Dolworth are two Private Investigators with shady pasts. No longer young, they try to start over as part of a Private Investigator company.
	Read full article and comment	Source: Suite 101, August 20, 2010

Private Investigator Takes on Bullying
APPLETON, WI – Former Private Investigator Steve Fredericksen, who has worked over three decades in the Private Investigator industry, has established the Anti-Bully Task Force. As founder and executive director, Fredericksen so far is working alone on the task force, but hopes eventually to include others – including corporate sponsors. Fredericksen plans to team with schools to create programs about bullying and also work with schools and victims in cases of bullying.
	Read full article and comment	Source: Post Crescent, August 23, 2010

Private Investigator Keith Schafferius Pens Book
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Private Investigator Keith Schafferius has successfully worked with more than 100 parental child abduction cases and has now written a book about his experiences. Schafferius writes of smuggling children back to their custodial parents across borders and even posing as a Hollywood filmmaker in order to find abducted children.
	Read full article and comment	Source: The Courier Mail, August 25, 2010

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