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September 24, 2009 |
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Commercial Software Targets Cell Phones |
AUSTIN, TX – Ads on Craigslist and other classified ads are advertising a software that allows anyone to be able to hack into any cell phone for less than $30. Reporters in Texas investigated the program and found that they were able to hack into cell phones as promised. PI Greg Parsons notes that such software is used by law enforcement but usually retails for hundreds of dollars. These software programs are now easily bought online and are shipped from abroad, since they are not legal in the US. |
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Source: KVUE, September 23, 2009 |
Electrician Still Missing |
FAULKNER, AR – Electrician Chris Jones disappeared more than three years ago and investigators are still baffled by the cold case. Jones' last known location was in his home, where he had been released after spending some time in the hospital for gout. His condition made it unlikely he would wander far, and his home showed no signs of a struggle. The family have created a $10,000 reward. They have hired PIs and even a psychic but no one has been able to find anything that might uncover where Jones is. |
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Source: Today’s THV, September 23, 2009 |
PI Approved in Complicity Case |
CLYDE, OH – Erica R. Rowe is facing charges of complicity in the murder, burglary, assault and aggravated robbery of Frank Rios. Her attorney has requested permission to hire a PI in the case at the state’s expense. The motion was granted this week and the cap for the expense was set at $1500. Frank Rios and his wife were beaten in their home after an intruder broke into their residence. |
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Source: The Advertiser-Tribune, September 22, 2009 |
Suspect in Yale Case Needed Help Clearing His Name |
NEW HAVEN, CT – In 1998, James Van de Velde was named a suspect in a Yale student’s death, even though he was never arrested in the case. The case remains unsolved and de Velde is no longer a suspect, but he notes that the case cost him his reputation and career. Only after considerable pressure did Yale hire PIs, who pressured police to run DNA tests. |
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Source: Google News, September 18, 2009 |
Investigative Reporter in Canada Finds PI License Scam |
TORONTO, CANADA – Canadian reporter Brett Popplewell was investigating private career colleges in Canada and found that poor enforcements of laws at these colleges allow virtually anyone to get licensing and diplomas. Popplewell himself secured a security guard and PI license for $160. He had no training and no experience that would qualify him for the license.
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Source: The Start, September 18, 2009 |
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