PInow.com Weekly News Round-up

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This week, PInow.com staff looked through the newswires and media outlets, for the latest news in the industry. Here are the stories that grabbed our attention:

Oklahoma Teen’s Death Sparks Years of Investigation

ROOSEVELT, OK - On March 17, 1996, 18-year-old Steven Royce Burroughs disappeared in Roosevelt, sparking a decade-long investigation. In 2003, a farmer found two leg bones and a skull in a pond near the Burroughs’ home. Two years after the remains were submitted for analysis the family was informed that the body parts did indeed belong to Burroughs. Investigators, however, were not able to find a cause of death. Burroughs’ family hired a PI, Arden Beavers. He found a number of errors made in the official investigation. In fact, the original missing person’s report was lost. The second report also vanished. The pond where Burroughs’ body was found was never drained.

PIs and Police Linked to Illegal Phone Taps in UK

LONDON - Operation Barbatus was run by a London police force to track down illegal phone tapping. The team was put together after British Telecom tipped off authorities about possible illegal tapping. Police quickly found that the taps may have been linked to Active Investigation Services (AIS), a private detective agency in London. When police put AIS under surveillance, they found that a fellow Metropolitan Police constable, Jeremy Young, was running AIS while supposedly on sick leave.

New Florida Bill Finds PI Support

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida Sen. Jeremy Ring, has sponsored bill SB 344, which would require more stringent investigations of the adults who volunteer to coach children’s sports teams. At least one PI is supporting the bill. Darryl Newman, a coach, private investigator and process server, thinks that the bill is a good idea.

Cape Town PI “Disappears”

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - Cape Town private investigator Riaan Radyn appears to have “disappeared.” A warrant has been issued for his arrest, after he did not appear to testify in Najwa Petersen’s bail application. Wynberg regional magistrate Robert Henney subpoenaed the PI to appear as a witness after the court found that the PI sold a tape of police interviews.

PI Checks Into Bullying and Harassment Charges

TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA - A Tasmanian mental health services employee allegedly bullied and harassed others. The case is now being looked into by a PI. Liberal health spokesman Brett Whiteley discussed the allegations in Parliament and noted that Health Minister Lara Giddings needs to address the issues. Whiteley claims that almost 60 full-time staff have resigned in the past two years from the Tasmanian Mental Health Services. Eleven complaints have been lodged against the staff member.

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