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Allegheny County Jail
Jail video visits can be requested virtually here:
https://www.alleghenycounty.us/jail/contact/professional-visits.aspx
Contact
950 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 350-2000
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Lehigh
Lehigh County Jail
Lehigh County Jail video visits through Polycom.
Contact
38 N 4th St,
Allentown, PA 18102
(610) 782-3270
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PA DOC Prison Medical Records Requests
Must request from institution last incarcerated.
General info: 717-728-5309 (PA Department of Corrections Health Care Services)
If SCI Phoenix is last instituation incarcerated, contact is Roy George, 610-409-7890 or fax 610-489-5861. In request, include parole number, prison ID and birthdate with ATTN: Medical Records Dept
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Google Social Search
Searches Facebook, Twitter(X), Instagram, Tik Tok, Linkedin and Pinterest.
https://www.social-searcher.com/google-social-search/
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Internet Sleuth
Online Investigative Resource page from Investigator Resource Coordinator at National Association for Public Defense (NAPD), Jon Lyon
https://www.internetsleuth.net/
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Spy Dialer
Free reverse phone number lookup for cell phones, VOIP and landlines.
https://spydialer.com/
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Blackbird
Conduct a username search across over 500 different websites. As of September 2024, offline for maintenance.
https://blackbird-osint.herokuapp.com/
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NW3C
National White Collar Crime Center offers training and resources for criminal legal system investigations.
https://www.nw3c.org/UI/Index.html
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Plain View Project
The Plain View Project is a database of public Facebook posts and comments made by current and former police officers from several jurisdictions across the United States.
https://www.plainviewproject.org/
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Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence
SWGDE publishes publicly available documents on best practices, practical guidance, technical positions, and educational information in the discipline of digital and multimedia forensics and related fields.
https://www.swgde.org/documents/published-complete-listing
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UVRX
This is a social media search engine that can search in a number of languages.
http://www.uvrx.com/social.html
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Atlas of Surveillance
The Atlas of Surveillance is a database of surveillance technologies deployed by law enforcement in communities across the United States. This includes drones, body-worn cameras, automated license plate readers, facial recognition, and more.
https://atlasofsurveillance.org/
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Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence
CSAFE offers access to open-source datasets and databases for forensic scientists and forensic researchers. They also offer free videos and courses for forensic practitioners, lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals.
https://forensicstats.org/data
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FBI Crime Data Explorer
The FBI’s Crime Data Explorer (CDE) aims to provide transparency, create easier access, and expand awareness of criminal, and noncriminal, law enforcement data sharing; improve accountability for law enforcement; and provide a foundation to help shape public policy with the result of a safer nation.
https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/home
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Forensic Technology Center for Excellence
The FTCOE provides evidence-based resources about forensic technology and aims to bridge the gap between the scientific and justice communities.
https://forensiccoe.org/
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Living Atlas
This site provides 10 years of satellite map imagery by address with all street names visible.
https://livingatlas.arcgis.com/wayback
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OSINT Framework
OSINT framework organizes and lists different OSINT resources available.
https://osintframework.com/
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Shademap
Plug in an address or area and this tool will show you how much sunlight or shadow would be present and what angle of shadow at specific dates and times.
https://shademap.app/
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Surveillance Under Surveillance
Provides a map which shows you where surveillance cameras are located. If the information is available, you can also see the type of camera and the area they observe.
https://sunders.uber.space/
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Chartonline.com
Chartonline.com allows medical records requests to be uploaded more quickly than mailing hard copies of the requests.
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Database that includes all PFA proceedings in the Commonwealth
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MuckRock
MuckRock helps anyone file, track and share public records requests, using a mix of software and hands-on help to make the process as easy and transparent as possible.
https://www.muckrock.com/
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PACER
PACER is an electronic public access service for United States federal court documents. It allows users to obtain case and docket information from the United States district courts, United States courts of appeals, and United States bankruptcy courts
https://pacer.uscourts.gov/
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press FOIA and Federal Open Government Resources
The Reporters Committee provides a variety of resources on public records and open meetings laws, also known as sunshine laws, right to know laws, or freedom of information acts.
https://www.rcfp.org/foia/
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Skopenow.com
Offers free Zoom trainings on OSINT (open-source intelligence)
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SPLC Public Records Letter Generator
A complete, well-written open records law request letter for records may help you avoid delays and further correspondence with a government agency. The form at this website is designed to help you create a simple letter. It asks you for all pertinent information and guides you through the options available.
https://splc.org/lettergenerator
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subHQ.blog
Database of information about how to subpoena various companies. The comments feature is helpful.
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UJS (Unified Judicial System of PA)
Web Portal
The Pennsylvania Judiciary Web Portal provides the public with access to various aspects of court information, including appellate courts, common pleas courts and magisterial district court docket sheets; common pleas courts and magisterial district court calendars; and PAePay.
https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/
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