I have made a free public records links page, that I have been working on for some time. I am still not happy with the layout - but this page is more about information than fluff. I will leave the link up - right underneath my feedburner subscribe link.
Speaking of feedburner, I didn't even realize that I have 11 subscribers! Wow, for a guy that has been averaging about 30 visits a day - wow, I know big woop - I say sarcastically, I have a pretty good loyal following. Now for my readers, I am not dissing you guys. I have worked hard at getting listed in directories, etc (more than 200) for exposure. Maybe it just takes time, but it does get a bit frustrating when I work hard at this blog, and my other blog gets all the ratings, credit and "google love." Ok, my pathetic numbers are probably gonna drive off a few of my faithful stopper-byers, but hey, I am honest.
Maybe I should be like 'Chell and start calling Google the anti-christ or something. All I know is my N/A-ed-ness at Google tends to annoy me. I know page rank isn't everything, but you would thing a search on stuff would point to this blog instead of the other one!
I guess I should take what I can get.
If the Super Duper free links page doesn't help you in your search, maybe you could try my net detective link above or the searchbox on the blog. Yeah they cost, but they are cheaper than a real live private eye.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Free Public Records Search Links - No Catch!
Friday, May 30, 2008
New Not So Secret Driver's License Search
Sshhhhh!! Don't tell anyone about this absolutely free site!
You know what is great about me having my own "Be Your Own Detective" site? Well, my mom sent me this really cool driver's license lookup site in my email.
It is not a complete background check or instant background search or anything like that, but you will see an electronic display of your driver's license (if you run your own) It touts itself like this: National Motor Vehicle License Organization web site - offering a free searchable database of over 121 million U.S. driver's license photos. Search using the box below.
It is totally free! I suggest you check it out immediately! This is one of those sites you will want to pass to all of your friends for sure!
And yes, I do have a sense of humor :))
Be Your Own Detective - Great Investigation Tools
The National Cell Phone Registry The leading provider of online phone searches. Our powerful tool searches multiple databases of Landline, Mobile and Unlisted Phone Numbers to bring you the most up-to-date and accurate data.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Old But True Story - No Need for a Background Check
What seems to be many ages ago, when I worked for the Sheriff’s Department, I went to this burglary call. A small convenience store in the country had been burglarized. - Yeah, we say burglarized, even though burgled is technically correct.
The front window next to the door was broken and items had been taken in what appeared to be “in a hurry.” Only really important stuff, like beer and cigarettes had been taken. Maybe some magazines had been too. That was the obvious stuff anyways. I really don't remember if Slim Jims and chips were stolen.
At the time, we did not know if any cash was gone. There was a busted open case of Old Milwaukee Light with a couple of cans left behind, so obviously the thief had impeccable taste in beer. :)
Of course, one more item was left behind in the parking lot - a checkbook. Guess what we found when we went to address on the checkbook? The guy’s car was in the driveway, still half- loaded with stuff from the store. You know we had a sense of humor – we told him we were there in reference to his lost checkbook. We had a nice pair of matching Smith and Wesson bracelets for him too.
So, to be your own detective is not always rocket science, as often the people you are checking on are closer to the bottom of the “food chain” than the top.
Friday, May 16, 2008
He Should Have Checked Her Background Before He Dated Her
A 52-year-old career thief and mother of six was convicted yesterday of secretly stealing thousands of dollars from her boyfriend and stabbing him to death before his body was found burning along an Anne Arundel County road.
Two weeks before her trial was to begin, Cynthia J. McKay entered a guilty plea to charges of second-degree murder and felony theft, ducking a possible life sentence in a crime that ensnared two of her sons. She now faces a maximum penalty of 30 years.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys involved in the case said piecing together not just the death of Anthony Fertitta, whose body was found ablaze not far from McKay's Millersville townhouse in February 2006, but McKay's past made the case one of the most complicated they had ever handled.McKay's previous husband died in a Christmas Day fire in 2002, and she pleaded guilty in 2003 to stealing more than $200,000 from a Catholic seminary in Baltimore.
With her plea yesterday, she has been convicted a dozen times, spanning more than 20 years and several counties.Released from prison in July 2005 after stealing from an elderly Delaware woman, McKay moved to Millersville and began dating Fertitta in the fall.
The 50-year-old UPS driver and warehouse worker did not know he was dating a convicted con artist, prosecutors said.
You can find the rest of the story here. Remember to Stay Safe!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Some People are so Stupid - No Need for Background Checks
There are those in this world, that you do not even need to use a background check, or background investigation to see that they are criminals. I found this story here. I thought you would enjoy it. :))
BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhuanet) -- A Vietnamese man in Norway who believed that mixing cash with a special liquid could double its value suffered in fact a loss of 35,000 U.S. dollars, according to media reports Monday.
This unidentified man was told by a 32-year-old Frenchman that if he mixed the real cash with blank bills and then marinate them in a special liquid for one night, he would have double the amount of the cash. The gullible Vietnamese believed the Frenchman's story and gave him 180,000 kroner (35, 000 U.S. dollars). But when he prepared to collect his money the next morning, both the cash and the Frenchman disappeared.
"He has given a statement that leads us to believe that he really believed this was possible. But we are of course having a hard time understanding how someone could actually believe such a tall tale," police officer Ragnar Ingberg said. Early on March, the Frenchman was arrested while trying to leave Norway. He is set to stand trial in a lower court near Oslo next week. But his lawyer claimed that his clinet is extremely surprised to be charged with something that was so incredible.
So anyways, I guess there are times when you do not need anyspecial service - like with the Vietnamese guy there.
Be Safe!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Instant Background Checks - What No One Really Wants to Know
The reason you do not want to know these things is simple. It is too late! You already like the guy that moved in to the complex. You like the new receptionist and the customers like her too. So why did you wait to run a background check? Did you procrastinate? Were you too cheap? Are you too cheap to prevent theft from your own business? I know it wasn't time. Remember, the title of this post is about INSTANT background checks. If you are reading this, you have no excuse to not conduct one. All you have to do is fill out the box on the right and start. It really is not that hard to do.
Maybe you do not like the way that one works, well then click the Net Detective link above. They both have a quality product and are easy to use.
But wait! I know that I cannot refuse to hire someone just based on a background check! That is not really the case, you can simply ask and confirm the information in the background check in the job interview.
Anyways, it is your money, your security. If you trust your gut, that is fine with me, but why not take out a little insurance (so to speak). It will be the best 30 bucks you spent this year. :)
Stay Safe!
