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FIRST, MIDDLE AND LAST NAME:
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Enter every first name,
middle name, nick name
and last name you know the
subject has used. Include the name you entered in the First, Middle and Last Name
categories as these may
be aliases. Use a semicolon and space to separate each
entry, e.g.,
Smith; Jones; and
Mary; Beth. |
SEARCH:
The Alias Name fields also include the names
listed in the First, Middle and Last Name fields as it is possible that
the name by which the Contributor knew the subject was actually an
alias. If you are not sure of the subject's name, you will have a
better chance of producing results if you search for the name in the
Alias fields instead of the First, Middle and Last name fields.
Search for the full name or partial if unsure
of spelling. For example, if unsure of the spelling of
the last name, input as many
of the initial letters that you know to be correct, i.e., CHRISTIANSEN -
Not sure of sen or son but are sure of Christian, then input Christian
only. Results will be displayed of all names containing Christian. To
further narrow the search, do the same with the first name. If name is Debby and you are not sure if the
spelling is Debby or Debbie,
input only Deb. Results will be displayed of all records with first names
containing Deb and last names containing Christian. If not sure whether a name is Mill or
Miller, input Mill. The search will look for a string of exact
letters. If you exceed the string by inputting too many
letters, it will not recognize the string. Therefore, both Miller and
Mill will be displayed if you input Mill. But if you input Miller,
only
Miller will be displayed.
NAME CHANGE TIPS: Fugitives
will often incorporate a part of their real name in their aliases.
For example, they often will use their real first or middle name as
their first name; they may use a part of their last name as their alias,
i.e., change Richardson to Richards, Williams to Williamson, etc. |
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
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narrative data that will appear on
the Background Page. It can be viewed by a Searcher on the Background Page,
which is accessed by clicking the thumbnail photo in the first field of
the database table. If a photo is provided, it will appear on the Background
Page with this information. The
narrative is limited to 300 words or less, preferably in phrases and to the
point,
e.g.,
Running from civil
judgment for $75,000 from former business partner in construction company; disappeared
07/12/1999 with company equipment and cleaned out bank account; has been
seen in MA and RI but quickly disappears when confronted; real name is unknown
and has been using this phony name since at least 1990
and is possibly running from a warrant as he is afraid to talk to police face to face; gambles
frequently and is a persuasive salesman. In
addition to this information and the photo, the Background Page will
also include any contact information provided in the Contributor Data
form. If you do not provide a narrative or
photo and your contact information is limited, then it will appear in the Contact
Info field - the last field in the Full Database. |
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CONTRIBUTE:
Enter
ID numbers
relating to a criminal history record or warrant.. These case
numbers include everything except the NCIC Number and Warrant
Number, which have designated fields in the database. These case
numbers would include Inmate Number, Child Support Case Number, Court Case Number, File Number, etc.
First, enter the category, CRIMINAL
HISTORY: or
WARRANT:, then enter the full name
of the agency and the case number, e.g.,
CRIMINAL HISTORY: South Carolina Department of
Corrections Number: 345623;
WARRANT:
Tennessee Department of Child Support Enforcement Number: JG348.
Check the
"FIND STATE" multi-choice form at the top of the
Subject Data form to verify the correct state abbreviation.
If you are inputting case numbers for two separate
criminal history records or warrants, number them with #1
or #2 to correspond with the database number. Do not
include case information of civil judgments in this field.
Enter them in the Civil Judgment
field. |
SEARCH:
Search for case ID numbers (other than the NCIC Number or
Warrant Number) that relate to a criminal history record or
warrant. This might include Inmate Number, Child Support Case Number,
Court Case Number, File Number, etc. The field will
contain the heading of the category, either CRIMINAL
HISTORY or WARRANT
followed by the full agency name
and the case number and the state abbreviation. If
the subject has more than one warrant or criminal history, the
information in this field will be numbered with a (1) or (2) to
correspond with the database record. Civil judgment
case numbers do not appear in this field. Search for them
in the Civil Judgment
field.
You can also search for cases in specific states by inputting
the state abbreviation. To verify a state abbreviation
check the "FIND STATE" multi-choice form at the top of
Section 3 in the query form. |
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Include the date of the judgment, plaintiff's name and address, the defendant's name
and address, the case number, the county and state where it is
recorded, the monetary award and any specific court orders
connected with the judgment. |
| SEARCH:
Search for the date of the judgment, plaintiff's name and address, the defendant's name
and address, the case number, the county and state where it is
recorded, the monetary award and any specific court orders
connected with the judgment. The defendant's name will
also appear in the Name and Alias Name fields. The format
for the date search is 00/00/0000. Enter the month, day
and year together or separately. |
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CRIME
MUNICIPALITY, CONVICTION MO & YR, CRIMINAL CHARGES
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OTHER WARRANTS AND
CRIMINAL HISTORIES |
CONTRIBUTE:
Enter the exact verbiage for the charges as they appear on the
warrant. Enter the month and year of conviction.
At the end of the
name of the agency or municipality, enter the state abbreviation
even if it is included as part of the municipality's name, e.g.,
Dallas Police Department
- TX; North Carolina State Department of Investigation - NC;
Clark County Sheriff - NV.
This will allow Searchers to pull all criminal records in a
specific state if they are unsure of the exact
municipality.
Check the
"FIND STATE ABBREVIATION" multi-choice form at the top of the
Subject Data Section to verify the correct state abbreviation.
Other than the state abbreviation, the only other data that
should be abbreviated are the
FBI,
USMS (U.S. Marshals
Service),
BATF (Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) and the
DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration).
All other agencies should be spelled out with the full name,
i.e.,
U.S. Customs, U.S. Navy.
The
criminal charges you submit will be entered in the
General
Crime Description
field under a generic description. This will
enable Searchers to produce your record even if they don't know
the exact wording of the charges. (Click the General
Crime Description link at the top of the page to view details.)
Enter
ID numbers
relating to the criminal history, such as Inmate Number, Case Number,
Court Number, etc. in the Other Case Numbers
field. The NCIC
Number and Warrant Number have designated fields. However,
these numbers are not relevant for criminal histories. (Click
the Other Case Numbers
link at the top of the page for instruction on entering data.)
OTHER
WARRANTS AND CRIMINAL HISTORIES FIELD
The
Criminal
History
field allows the entry of two separate criminal history records
for a subject. If you have more than two criminal history records to
enter, enter them in the
Other Warrants and Criminal
Histories
field. Type the terms
CRIMINAL
HISTORY,
then enter the appropriate data using the same format as the
Criminal History
field, i.e., Municipality, Charge, Month, Year.
If there is more than one entry, give each record a separate
number, e.g.,
(3)
Birmingham Police Department - AL; Receiving or Transferring a
Stolen Vehicle; 01/1985; (4) Marin County Sheriff - CA; Larceny;
05/1996.
Include case numbers, inmate numbers, court numbers, etc. after
the date. STRAIGHT SHOOTER will add them to the Other
Warrants
and Criminal
Histories
field and number them to correspond with the appropriate
criminal history record.
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SEARCH:
(Municipality) To
search for a crime municipality, enter as much as is known without
abbreviations. For example, if
you think the municipality is the LA County Sheriff, enter the full name
without abbreviating, e.g.,
Los Angeles County Sheriff. If
you think it is the Chicago PD,
enter
Chicago Police Department. If the record is not returned, broaden the
search by entering only Los
Angeles or Chicago.
If you do not know the
municipality but do know the state, then enter the state abbreviation only. This will produce all
records with criminal records in that state since the state abbreviation
is included at the end of each municipality, e.g. Los
Angeles County
Sheriff - CA.
To verify a state abbreviation
check the "FIND STATE ABBREVIATION" multi-choice form at the top of
Section 3 in the query form.
The only agencies and municipalities in the database that are
abbreviated are federal agencies: the U.S. Marshals Service - USMS,
the Federal
Bureau of Investigation -
FBI, the
Drug Enforcement Administration - DEA
and the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms - BATF.
Search using these abbreviations. For other federal
agencies, search using the full name, i.e., U.S.
Customs, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Postal Service.
View the drop-down menu on the Home page to see which agencies
are in the database.
(Month
& Year) Format:
00/0000. Enter the dates
separately or together.
(Charges) This
will be the exact wording in the original warrant.
| GENERAL
CRIME DESCRIPTION |
If unsure of the exact wording of the criminal charges,
you can search by a generic description of the crime in the General
Crime Description field.
(Click the General
Crime Description link at the top of the page to view details.)
One criminal history record will be displayed in the database
results table. Additional criminal history records will appear in
the Other Warrants and Criminal Histories field.
They will be identified with the heading CRIMINAL
HISTORIES:
followed by the municipality, charges and conviction date. If
there is more than one, they will be numbered (2), (3), (4),
etc.
Case
ID numbers
relating to the criminal history, such as Inmate Number, Case Number,
Court Number, etc. will appear in the Other
Case Numbers field. The NCIC
Number and Warrant Number have designated fields. However,
these numbers are not relevant for criminal histories.
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Format: 00/00/0000. Enter all the DOB's the subject might use.
Separate each entry with a semicolon and space, e.g.,
03/31/1954;
01/31/1954. If
you don't know the full DOB, enter as much as you know. Use
? for unknown numbers, e.g., 03/??/1954
or 03/31/????.
This will allow a Searcher to produce the number by inputting
only segments of the full date of birth. In addition and
just as important, when a Searcher views this field in the
database, they may recognize the segments of the DOB you have
included and it may be the information that will confirm an
otherwise questionable identity. |
| SEARCH:
Format: 00/00/0000. Enter all DOB's the subject might use. Enter as a full date with
month/day/year, individually or in any combination, e.g., month/year;
day/year; month/day or just month or day or year. If you know that
the day had an 8 in it but you are not sure whether it's the
8th, 18th or 28th, enter only 8. All records with 8 in the
month will be returned. Do the same for the month and year
when unsure. For example, if unsure what year in the 1950's,
enter only 5
in the year field, but you may still enter the month and
day. This will produce all birth dates in the 1950's with
this month and day. If you know the exact date, enter the full format of
08, 18, or 28, etc. |
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This information can only be
provided if there is an outstanding warrant. Enter state abbreviation,
a dash, then the number, e.g.,
NV-J2349605;
TN-4586943. Verify
the state abbreviation by checking the multi-choice form
"FIND STATE" at the top of the form. |
| SEARCH: Enter the state abbreviation and/or license number either
singularly or combined, e.g.,
NV-J2349605 or
NV or
J2349605.
If only a portion of the number is
known or you suspect the Contributor may not know the full
number, enter any adjacent portion of the license number, e.g., J234
or 605,
etc. There is no limit to the amount of numbers
entered. Verify
the state abbreviation by checking the multi-choice form
"FIND STATE" at the top of Section 3 in the query
form. |
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ENTRY
DATE IN DATABASE:
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| SEARCH:
The date the subject was first entered in the STRAIGHT SHOOTER database or
the date of the most recent revisions to the entry. The search
will return all subjects entered or revised in the database on and
subsequent to the date selected in the drop-down form. The
dates in the form reflect the day the database was updated during a
particular week. All dates are on the Friday of the week.
Updates are shown weekly for the past six months. After six months,
the updates are shown by month only. |
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Enter your reason for
submitting this subject to the
database. If the entry purpose is for an outstanding warrant, select
Warrant, then enter the exact charges on the
warrant in the Warrant Charge
field. STRAIGHT SHOOTER will enter the General Crime
Description for the warrant in the General Crime
Description field. If the entry purpose is for Criminal
History, enter the
exact charge for which the subject was incarcerated in the Criminal Charge field. STRAIGHT
SHOOTER will enter the General Crime Description for the crime
in the Keywords field. |
| SEARCH: If
the subject has an outstanding warrant, the entry purpose will
be Warrant. If there is no outstanding warrant but the
subject has an incarceration record, the entry purpose will be
Criminal History. A subject may been entered for more than
one reason, i.e., Civil Judgment and Criminal; Missing Person
and Child Support Court Order, etc. |
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Enter
the month and year that the event occurred which prompted your database entry. For example, if it is a murder, enter
the date of the murder, not the date of the warrant. If it
is a civil case for fraud, etc., enter the date that you
discovered the fraud or theft, not the date of the court filing
or the judgment. This is because if the subject discusses the
event with anyone, the reference date will almost certainly be
the actual time of the event. |
| SEARCH:
If you have a general idea of when an event occurred, enter the
month and year either together or separately. This is not
necessarily the date of the warrant. If, for example, you
overheard someone saying they "ripped off" their
employer last May, you would input 05
and 2000 in
these fields. It is possible that this person does not have an
arrest warrant because the employer may not have been able to
prove it, but the employer may have a civil judgment or the
police may be seeking this person for questioning. |
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Enter only if you are certain.
Don't guess. If the subject wears glasses or contact lens,
enter here. |
| SEARCH: If
the eye color is listed in the database, the Contributor is
certain of the color. However, don't limit the search by
this feature as it can be subjective or the subject may be
wearing colored contacts. Search here for glasses and
contact lens. |
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If for any reason you are not
sure of the gender, enter both. This could be
possible if the subject was wearing a disguise during a robbery. |
| SEARCH:
If you are not sure, search all criteria with one gender,
then the other. |
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GENERAL CRIME
DESCRIPTION Top |
| CONTRIBUTE:
This field
will be provided by STRAIGHT SHOOTER when your entry is published in the
database. It will reflect the generic description of the charges
that appear in the Warrant
Charges
and Criminal
Charges fields.
This field allows a Searcher to find all records relating to a
crime category even if the exact wording on the warrant is
unknown. View the categories in the General Crime
Description list below in the Search instructions. |
SEARCH:
Because the Criminal Charges and Warrant Charges fields contain the exact
wording that appears in the warrants, results will be produced only if a
Searcher knows what that wording is. The
General
Crime Description field is
provided to bypass this problem. This field lists generic descriptions for
crimes that enable a Searcher to produce any charges listed in a warrant
or in a criminal history regardless of the terminology used.
For example,
if the search is for Murder or Homicide or Manslaughter, the generic
description, MURDER,
should be selected in the
General Crime Description search field.
The records of all subject with murder-related charges will be returned.
If the charge being searched is Theft or Robbery or Armed Robbery or
Burglary, the generic description, THEFT,
should be selected to return all subjects with theft-related charges.
For all drug-related charges, DRUGS
would be selected in the form. |
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Enter the color or colors that
you knew the subject wore. If the subject told you they
dyed their hair recently, input both colors, if known. If
their hair style is distinctive, such as pony tail, long hair
for a man, shaved head, enter this as it indicates a preferred
style which may eventually be resumed by the subject after a
period of disguise. |
| SEARCH: Although
a subject can dye his or her hair, most do not. If the subject
is accustomed to wearing long hair or a pony tail, they will
typically return to their preferred style after a period of
time. Check these features, but don't limit the search to
these features as it is possible that a temporary disguise is
being used by the subject. |
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CONTRIBUTE: Enter words and phrases that describe unique characteristics about
the subject, e.g., favorite sayings, habits, pets, hobbies, college attended, fears and
phobias,
likes and dislikes, cities of origin, specific words
describing a previous incident involving the subject that might signal a
connection, etc. (Your imagination is the only limitation here.)
If there is more than one entry, separate each
with a semicolon and space, e.g., Favorite
saying: Know what I mean; Hobbies:
video games; basketball; reading; Smokes cigarettes; Gambles; Claims to be
former Navy Seal; Says he lived in South America; Afraid
to fly; Loves chocolate.
Abbreviate the names of all states
but do not abbreviate any other words.
Check the
"FIND STATE" multi-choice form at the top of the
Subject Data form to verify the correct state abbreviation. Do not
use quotation marks or parentheses. Limit the
description to as few words as possible. The search is not
case sensitive but capital letters are appropriate for beginning
categories as they will emphasize the heading.
Try to
imagine how a Searcher would describe this person and use those
words. Don't be too descriptive and don't use unknown
words. (It is recommended that you read the SEARCH
instructions below to see how a Searcher may look for these
keywords. It is also helpful to check this field in the
database for other subjects to see how their Contributors entered information here.)
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SEARCH: Begin with a general search using one keyword at a time. Select something that
is an obvious association with the subject. For example, if it is common knowledge that
he or she gambles excessively, enter: gamble. If no results are produced,
try words connected with gambling, e.g., Las Vegas;
poker, etc. The Contributor may have entered a description such as frequents
Las Vegas; hangs
out at casinos. Since you know the subject will
eventually reveal their gambling habit to associates, this is the type of
description that is likely to appear in the
database.
Stretch your imagination so that you can be sure you are
searching for any and everything you know about the
subject. For example: Did the subject have favorite
sayings? Someone who says, "Know what I mean?"
every other paragraph usually makes an impression on
people. Ask someone if they knew a man who loved to say,
"Know what I mean?" and you'll probably get the
response: "Oh, yeah, I remember him. He was always
saying that." What about favorite foods? Did
the subject love to eat peanuts or a particular type of
candy? This is the kind of behavior that doesn't usually
change. Did the subject smoke? If so, what
brand? Did the subject have hobbies? Did the
subject talk about his or her past? Even if the stories
were not true, he may have told other people the same
stories. Did the subject have a pet?
You imagination
is virtually the only limitation to this field. (It is
recommended that you read the CONTRIBUTE instructions above to
see how a Contributor may have entered information. It is
also helpful to check this field in the database for several
unrelated subjects to see how Contributors actually entered
information.)
The only words abbreviated in this field are the names of
states. To search for a state name, enter the
abbreviation. To verify a state abbreviation
check the "FIND STATE" multi-choice form at the top of
Section 3 in the query form.
QUERY FORMAT: If you use a word that can be shortened, such as gambles,
it is best to use the shorter version. If the Contributor entered the word gamble and you enter gambles, the search will
not be successful because your entry exceeds the string.
(In other words, there are more letters in your word than in the
Contributor's word.) However, if you enter gamble and the Contributor entered
gambles, the search will be successful because gamble is
contained inside the string. |
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Enter the least and
most the subject would be expected to weigh at any given time. A Searcher will enter a range for weight which will
produce all records with weights between these two
numbers. Take this into consideration when entering the
weight amount. It is best to try and be as accurate as
possible since the Searcher will expand the range in order cover
lesser and greater weights. If you arbitrarily expand
the range, the Searcher may not expand it as far as you did and
your subject will not be produced. If you believe the
subject may have gained or lost a considerable amount of weight
before you met them, put this information in the Physical
Characteristics field using Weight
as the heading, e.g., Weight:
Has been as low as 150 pounds; Weight: Has been as high as 200
pounds, etc. Since it is
possible that the subject's weight may have returned to a
previous level, this will alert a Searcher that the person they
know may be your subject even if the weight is considerably
different from what is shown in the weight field. |
| SEARCH:
Enter the least and most the subject would
be expected to weigh at any given time. If the
subject had recently gained or lost weight when you knew them, their weight may
have returned to the original poundage. Take this into consideration when
entering the numbers. The results will produce all subjects with weights
between these two numbers. Check Physical Description to make sure
that the Contributor doesn't have information concerning
possible weight loss or gain. This information will appear
following the heading, Weight.
If this information is unknown, a 0 will be displayed. |
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This is a yes or no
category. All required information must be provided for all
warrants. |
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FIRST,
MIDDLE AND LAST NAME:
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SEARCH:
The names in these fields are also
included in the Alias Name fields as it is possible that the
name by which the Contributor knew the subject was actually an
alias. If you are not sure of the subject's name, you will
have a better chance of producing results if you search for the
name in the Alias fields instead of the First, Middle and Last
name fields.
If unsure of spelling of last name, input as many
of the initial letters that you know to be correct, i.e., CHRISTIANSEN -
Not sure of sen or son but are sure of Christian, then input
Christian
only. Results will be displayed of all names containing Christian. To
further narrow the search, do the same with the first name. If name is Debby and you are not sure if the
spelling is Debby or Debbie,
input only Deb. Results will be displayed of all records with first names
containing Deb and last names containing Christian.
If not sure whether a name is Mill or
Miller, input Mill. The search will look for a string of exact
letters. If you exceed the string by inputting too many
letters, it will not recognize the string. Therefore, both Miller and
Mill will be displayed if you input Mill. But if you input Miller,
only
Miller will be displayed. |
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& SEARCH:
The
subject's FBI National Crime Identification Center Number. |
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OTHER DATABASE ASSOCIATES:
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CONTRIBUTE:
If the subject
is traveling with others who might be identifiable, enter them in
the database just as you did the subject.
However, before you enter them, you will want to put
information about them in this field while you are entering the
subject. When a Searcher views this field, it will show
the STRAIGHT SHOOTER ID Number for these other database subjects
associated with your subject.
However, since the ID Number
is assigned by STRAIGHT SHOOTER after your Contribution is
submitted, you will need to provide information on the other
database subjects that will enable STRAIGHT SHOOTER to identify
them. This descriptive information will then be replaced
by the ID Number when the subject is published on the
web.
Enter this descriptive information as
follows: Enter first and
last names together, a dash and the connection between the two subjects. If there is more than one associated database
subject, separate them with a space and semicolon, i.e., Tom
Smith - Accomplice; Beth Jones - Kidnap victim. If the associated
database subject
does not have a name, enter any identifiable
data that will describe the person, e.g., Male, born
1950-1954, from NV, UT, AZ, red
hair, 5' 6"-5' 8", entered on 03/05/2000 by (your password).
To enter another nameless associate, end the first entry with a
semicolon and then describe the second associate just as you did
the first.
After you have completed entering your subject, begin at the top
of the entry form enter information about
yourself and the new database subject just as you did for the
first subject. For the Other Database Associates
field, enter the subject in the
same manner that you entered the associates in the subject's
database entry. Enter either the subject's name or general
description as shown above if you don't know the person's name. |
| SEARCH:
Check this field to see if there are
others in the database associated with a subject. It is possible
that several database subjects are traveling together or one of
the subjects has kidnapped another. Enter the STRAIGHT
SHOOTER ID Number for the associate in the blue form at the top
of the search page to view the database record. |
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PHYSICAL
CHARACTERISTICS:
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CONTRIBUTE: Enter
all physical traits that distinguish a person from others,
including personality traits. Examples: Unusual speech
traits, accents, tattoos, handicaps, unusual hair style,
birthmarks, scars, unusual walk, unusual behaviors,
distinguishing personality traits, languages spoken, unusual
clothing preferences, etc.
Think of this category as a way of describing someone you talked
to alone once for several hours on a sidewalk in a strange town
with no one else around - no pets, no cars, nothing attached to
the person that would set them apart other than their person and
their clothes. If you were asked a few days later to describe
this person, how would you do it? Were they extremely
extroverted; introverted; loud; soft-spoken; overbearing;
extremely polite; highly intelligent; highly educated; have an
accent; dressed in odd clothing, have a limp; have noticeable
scars or tattoos, etc.
Separate each entry with a space and semicolon, e.g.,
speech impediment; missing two
front teeth; limps
on left foot. If you think a
Searcher might not use the phrase, "quick-witted,"
then also enter humorous or
funny - common
words that most people would use.
| SCARS,
TATTOOS, MOLES, BIRTHMARKS |
Enter
as much information on a tattoo, scar, birthmark, mole, etc. as is
available. Include description of the tattoo, i.e.,
heart, dragon, Mother, heart with dagger through it,
etc. Be specific on body location, if known. When
the record is published in the database, it will appear in the
following format: description-feature-location,
e.g., Parrot-tattoo-chest;
knife-scar-arm. More
specific body locations will appear as follows:
knife-scar-arm-R;
knife-scar-arm-L,
knife-scar-arm-R-forearm;
rose-tattoo-leg-L-calf. Scars
and tattoos are searchable in individual forms.
Birthmarks, moles, freckles, etc. are searchable in the Physical
Characteristics form.
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SEARCH:
| SCARS,
TATTOOS, MOLES, BIRTHMARKS |
Search for tattoos and scars in their
respective forms by selecting the body location. For example, search for a
heart-shaped tattoo on a back by entering heart
in the Description form and back
in the Tattoo form. Search for a burn scar on a
left arm by entering burn
in the Description form and arm-L
in the Scar form. You can search for a body part by
itself or you can search with L
or R,
if listed, to narrow the search.
Search for moles, birthmarks, freckles, etc. in the
Physical Characteristics form.
Enter the feature followed by a dash and the location, e.g., freckles-face;
birthmark-cheek;
mole-neck.
The
search results for all these features will be displayed in the following format::
description-feature-location, e.g.,
Parrot-tattoo-chest; knife-scar-arm.
A more detailed description will follow the location, e.g., knife-scar-arm-R;
knife-scar-arm-L;
and more details on the location will follow the last entry: knife-scar-arm-R-forearm;
rose-tattoo-leg-L-calf.
Tip:
The database will not recognize an apostrophe ('). If you
are searching for a tattoo description that reads,
I'm for real,
enter only the words for real.
Think
of this category as a way of describing someone you talked to
alone once for several hours on a sidewalk in a strange town
with no one else around - no pets, no cars, nothing attached to
the person that would set them apart other than their person and
their clothes. If you were asked a few days later to describe
this person, how would you do it? Were they extremely
extroverted; introverted; loud; soft-spoken; overbearing;
extremely polite; highly intelligent; highly educated; have an
accent; dressed in odd clothing, have a limp; have noticeable
scars or tattoos, etc.
Start with
a phrase, e.g., missing
two front teeth. If no
results, reduce to missing front
teeth. If no results, just
enter teeth because
it is likely that such an unusual characteristic would be input
by a Contributor and the word "teeth"
would certainly be part of the description. Was the
subject quiet and introverted? Enter quiet,
then introverted.
If no results and you can't think of another way of describing
this characteristic, move on to another characteristic.
Where they humorous? Input humorous,
then try funny
or quick-witted.
If no results, move on to another characteristic.
When
searching for a subject, keep in mind that men may grow a beard
or mustache or shave off previous facial hair growth or they may
let their hair grow or shave it off. However, basic facial
characteristics won't change. When trying to identify
someone, look carefully at the shape of the face, eyebrows,
eyes, mouth, nose, chin region, ears and distinct or prominent
head features. Go to Physical
Identity Tips for detailed
suggestions.
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jobs the subject might hold. Separate each individual profession by a
semicolon and space, e.g., electrician; handyman;
contractor. The
search is not
case sensitive but it makes it easier to
read if capital letters are used where appropriate. If a
profession is commonly described in several ways, enter them
all, e.g., doctor; physician; or attorney;
lawyer. If there are
specialties in a profession that fit the subject, enter those
also, e.g., doctor; physician;
gynecologist. Don't
combine jobs, e.g., carpet cleaner
and installer.
Enter
separately
carpet cleaner then
carpet installer |
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SEARCH: Enter
one job skill or profession at a time, e.g., electrician
then handyman
then contractor. Don't combine jobs, i.e., carpet cleaner
and installer. Enter separately
carpet cleaner then
carpet installer. If
no results are produced, try carpet
as the Contributor may have entered something like carpet
layer.
If a profession is commonly described in several ways, enter
them all, e.g., doctor
then physician; attorney
then lawyer.
If the profession has specialties that fit the subject, try
those also, e.g., doctor
then physician
then podiatrist. |
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pass for several races, enter them all. |
| SEARCH: Some Contributors
enter a Hispanic subject as Caucasian. Try both if subject is
Hispanic. If subject is mixed, try all
genetic mixes. |
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SEARCH:
Area most
associated with the subject, including other countries. If subject
was born in another country where family and friends sill live, enter
that country here. |
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| CONTRIBUTE:
Enter the number 0 for subjects without
rewards. If the subject has an unspecified reward, enter the number 1. If the reward is specified, enter it without a dollar sign or comma.
Round upward to nearest dollar. Do not use decimals, e.g., 500
or
1000 or
10000 |
| SEARCH:
To limit your search to subjects with rewards equal to or
above a specified amount, enter that amount in the form.
Don't use dollar signs or commas, e.g.,
500
or 1000. |
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SEARCH:
Enter the
shortest and tallest possible height of the subject. If this information
is unknown, a 0 will be displayed. |
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SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER Top |
| CONTRIBUTE:
Enter all the Social Security Numbers that you know the subject uses. Use
hyphens. Separate each entry
with a semicolon and space, e.g., 123-45-6789;
101-112-1314. If
you only have a partial, enter it using the same format but
include ? for the unknown numbers: 123-??-0?46.
This will
allow a Searcher to produce the number by inputting only segments
of the full number. In addition and,
just as important, when a Searcher views this field in the
database, they may recognize the segments of the social you have
included and it may be the information that will confirm an
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| SEARCH:
Enter all Social Security Numbers you think the subject might
use. If unsuccessful and you believe the subject changes or
transposes numbers, enter only adjacent segments of the number, e.g.,
for Social Security # 123-45-6789, you could enter 123
or
23 or
678,
etc. |
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Enter every state that could possibly be associated with the subject,
including place of birth, former residences, possible hideouts. This
is the only field that does not use state abbreviations. .. |
| SEARCH: Enter one state
at a time. This is the only field that does not use state abbreviations. |
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CONTRIBUTE: Enter
the description of a vehicle driven by the subject in the Vehicle
Description field. Enter a plate
number and/or VIN in the
Plate/VIN
field.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: Enter
as much information as is available, including year, color,
make, model. The search results will be displayed in the
following format: 1995-white-Nissan-truck;
1996-red-Mazda-Miata; 1992-black-Mitsubishi-Eclipse.
(It is not necessary to include the
dashes in your entry.) Enter
all information even if only minimal details are known. The
search results will be displayed in the following format:
red-car; blue-truck; gray-van;
green-motorcycle.
Detailed information, such as a broken headlight or bent fender
will appear in the search results at the end of the string,
e.g.,
1995-white-Nissan-truck-bent front fender; Green-truck-beat
up-bumper sticker Contractors Build Confidence on rear bumper.
PLATE: Enter the state
abbreviation, a dash, then the number, e.g., GA-MUG123;
CA-34JKW45. The state is
always abbreviated in this field. For unknown
numbers, enter a ?,
e.g., GA-?UG12?.
Check the "FIND STATE" multi-choice form at the top of
the Subject Data form to verify state abbreviation.
VIN: If only a portion of a
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is known,
enter a ?
for the unknown numbers, e.g.,
1GCHJ3???D8274590.
Enter
the description of a vehicle driven by the subject in the Vehicle
Description field. Enter a plate
number and/or VIN in the Plate/VIN field. |
SEARCH: Search
for vehicle description, plate number or VIN.
Search
for the Year, Color, Make and Model
in the respective search forms. The search results will be
returned in the following format: 1992-black-Mitsubishi-Eclipse.
Search for additional information on the vehicle in the Other
form. This would be details such as the number of doors, a
bent fender, broken headlight, etc. This information will
appear in the search results after the model, e.g., red-Ford-Pinto-four
door; 1995-white-Nissan-truck-bent front fender.
You can be specific or general. For example, if you know the
truck had a bumper sticker reading, "Contractors Build
Confidence," you could enter this or part of this phrase.
If a Contributor had entered, for example: Green-truck-beat
up-bumper sticker Contractors Build Confidence on rear bumper, your
search would be successful.
Enter
either the complete license plate number or any adjacent segment
of the number. Enter the complete VIN (Vehicle
Identification Number) or any adjacent segment of the number.
It is not necessary to identify whether you are searching for a
plate or VIN. If either is in the subject's database
record, it will be identified with the heading VIN
or PLATE.
For example, if a plate is MUG123, entry could be MU
or 123
or the complete plate, etc. If a VIN is
1GEJF35L9H7815878, entry could be L9H
or 5878,
or the complete VIN, etc.
If only the state is known, enter
the state abbreviation. All plates in that state will be
returned.
To verify a state abbreviation check the "FIND STATE"
multi-choice form at the top of Section 3 in the query form. |
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WARRANT NUMBER, MUNICIPALITY, MO, YR,
CHARGE: Top
OTHER
WARRANTS AND CRIMINAL HISTORIES |
CONTRIBUTE:
Enter the exact verbiage for the charges as they appear on the
warrant. At the end of the name of the agency or
municipality, enter the state abbreviation
even if it is included as part of the municipality's name, e.g., Dallas Police Department
- TX; North Carolina State Department of Investigation - NC;
Clark County Sheriff - NV.
This will allow Searchers to pull all warrants in a
specific state if they are unsure of the exact
municipality.
Check the
"FIND STATE ABBREVIATION" multi-choice form at the top of the
Subject Data form to verify the correct state abbreviation.
Other than the state abbreviation, the only entries in
this field that should be abbreviated are the
FBI,
USMS (U.S. Marshals
Service),
BATF (Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) and the
DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration).
All other agencies should be spelled out with the full name,
i.e.,
U.S. Customs, U.S. Navy.
The
warrant charges you submit will be entered in the
General
Crime Description
field under a generic description. This will
enable Searchers to produce your record even if they don't know
the exact wording of the charges. (Click the General
Crime Description link at the top of the page
for instructions on entering data.)
Enter
case ID numbers (other than NCIC Number and Warrant Number) relating to
a warrant, such as Inmate Number, Child Support Case Number,
Court Number, etc. in the Other Case Numbers
field. Go to that field
for instructions on entering data. (Click the
Other Case Numbers link at the top of the page to view details.)
| OTHER
WARRANTS AND CRIMINAL HISTORIES |
The
Warrant
field allows the entry of two separate warrants for a
subject.
If you have more than two warrants to enter, enter them in the
Other Warrants and Criminal
Histories
field. Type the
term,
WARRANT,
then enter the appropriate data using the same format as the Warrant
field, i.e., Municipality, Charge, Month, Year.
If there is more than one entry, give each record a separate
number, e.g.,
(3)
Birmingham Police Department - AL; Receiving or Transferring a
Stolen Vehicle; 01/1985; (4) Marin County Sheriff - CA; Larceny;
05/1996.
Include case numbers, inmate numbers, court numbers, etc. after
the date. These numbers will be transferred to the Other
Case
Numbers
field and numbered to correspond to the respective warrant.
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SEARCH:
(Municipality) To
search for a warrant municipality, enter as much as is known without
abbreviations. For example, if
you think the municipality is the LA County Sheriff, enter the full name
without abbreviating but include the state abbreviation at the
end, e.g.,
Los Angeles County Sheriff . If
you think it is the Chicago PD,
enter
Chicago Police Department. If the record is not returned, broaden the
search by entering only Los
Angeles or Chicago.
If you do not know the
municipality but do know the state, then enter the state abbreviation only. This will produce all
records with criminal records in that state since the state abbreviation
is included at the end of each municipality, e.g. Los
Angeles County
Sheriff - CA.
To verify a state abbreviation
check the "FIND STATE ABBREVIATION" multi-choice form at the top of
Section 3 in the query form.
The only agencies and municipalities in the database that are
abbreviated are federal agencies: the U.S. Marshals Service - USMS,
the Federal
Bureau of Investigation -
FBI, the
Drug Enforcement Administration - DEA
and the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms - BATF.
Search using these abbreviations. For other federal
agencies, search using the full name, i.e., U.S.
Customs, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Postal Service.
View the drop-down menu on the Home page to see which agencies
are in the database.
(Month
& Year) Format:
00/0000. Enter the dates
separately or together.
(Charges) This
will be the exact wording in the original warrant.
| GENERAL
CRIME DESCRIPTION |
If unsure of the exact wording of the criminal charges,
you can search by a generic description of the crime in the General
Crime Description
field. (Click the
General
Crime Description
link at the top of the page to view details.)
Up to two separate warrants will be displayed in the database
results table. Additional warrants will appear in
the Other Warrants and Criminal Histories field.
They will be identified with the heading WARRANTS:
followed by the municipality, charges, warrant date and warrant
number. If there is more than one additional warrant, they
will be numbered (3), (4), etc.
Case
ID numbers relating to the warrant (other than NCIC Number
and Warrant Number which have designated fields) will appear in the Other
Case Numbers field. This would include Inmate Number, Case Number, Court
Number, Child Support Case Number, etc.
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YOUNGEST
& OLDEST:
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| CONTRIBUTE &
SEARCH:
Enter
the earliest and latest possible year of birth. For example, if the subject is
between 30 - 33, enter 1969 as the Oldest year and 1972 as the
Youngest year. The
results will produce all subjects born between these two years. If
uncertain of an exact age, expand the search a few years on each end to make sure you are covering
the full range. If this information is unknown, a 0 will be
displayed. |
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