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Criminals in Your Neighborhood? PeopleFinders.com Introduces Personal Safety Service with Launch of
CriminalSearches.com
Free criminal search site equips consumers with up-to-date information on criminals
and sex offenders
in their communities
Sacramento, CA – July 21, 2008 – PeopleFinders.com (www.peoplefinders.com), the premier online service that
helps consumers quickly find and connect with anyone, anywhere, today announced the launch of CriminalSearches.com
(www.criminalsearches.com). CriminalSearches.com is a free
Website that provides consumers with detailed information on people with criminal histories, including sex-related offenses,
violent crimes and theft. In a society where personal safety has become an important concern, CriminalSearches.com provides
useful information that will help families feel secure in their neighborhoods and personal lives.
CriminalSearches.com enables consumers to make educated decisions about the people they let into their personal lives.
For example, a family may decide to research a nanny or general contractor before letting that person near loved ones. Prior
to buying a new house, a single woman could use the service to quickly determine how many sex offenders live in the community.
The service is also useful for singles in the dating scene who want to know if their new love interest is really a perfect
match. According to a recent survey conducted by PeopleFinders.com, only 4 percent of respondents have ever run a background
check on somebody they met online. This lack of knowledge represents a potentially dangerous proposition when meeting someone
over the Internet.
Prior to CriminalSearches.com, people could find criminal information in the public domain; however, it was typically
difficult to locate and required lengthy searches in multiple locations online and offline. For example, typing in "criminal
data" on Google yields more than 13 million results. Using CriminalSearches.com, consumers are provided with accurate criminal
information in one convenient place free of charge.
"Unfortunately we live in a time where words like assault, robbery, rape and homicide are frequently a daily headline," said
Bryce Lane, president and chief operating officer of PeopleFinders.com. "We created CriminalSearches.com to help consumers make
the most educated decisions about the people they let into their personal lives and the lives of their loved ones. Nowhere
else will consumers find a free, comprehensive personal safety service that matches the ease of use and accuracy of data as
CriminalSearches.com. Whether on a date, renting a room, spending time with neighbors, or meeting new friends, people have
the right, and now the means, to know if there is a criminal in their life."
Criminal Search - Information that Can Help Keep You Safe
CriminalSearches.com enables consumers to find information on criminals in a variety of ways -- consumers can search by name,
age, location or offense category. People can also search for individuals who have committed a specific type of crime in a
region. For example, a user could type in "Sacramento" and "Sex Offender," and in seconds they are provided with information
on criminals matching that description. Criminal offense categories include behavioral, drug and alcohol, theft, sex-related,
violent, and business, among others.
Neighborhood Watch
The Neighborhood Watch feature on CriminalSearches.com allows users to quickly discover if someone with a criminal record is
living in the surrounding community. Consumers simply enter a full address, or city and state, and are presented with a map
identifying people in the area with criminal records. Consumers can click on the map to view detailed information about the
identified criminals including name, age, current and previous addresses and complete criminal history. This information is
especially useful for parents interested in educating themselves about people who may come into contact with their children.
Sex Offender Finder
The Sex Offender Finder provided on the site gives consumers the opportunity to identify sex offenders living in a specified
area. Search results can include photos, physical descriptions and the last known address for people with sex-related offenses
in their records.
Criminal Activity Alerts
Criminal activity alerts make it easy for users to follow the criminal history of people in their lives. Users specify the
names of those they'd like to track and are alerted via email or in their CriminalSearches.com account when new information
becomes available. For example, parents may want to be alerted if criminal information appears on their child's teacher, bus
driver, sports coach or daycare provider.
CriminalSearches.com is available immediately at no charge. For more information, visit
www.criminalsearches.com.
About PeopleFinders.com
PeopleFinders.com is the premier online service that helps consumers quickly find and connect with anyone, anywhere. The
service provides comprehensive searches including people search, background checks, criminal checks, business ownership and
other public records. PeopleFinders.com is the only company that can search billions of records spanning the last 40 years,
making search results more comprehensive and accurate than competitors. PeopleFinders.com was founded in 1988 and is
headquartered in Sacramento, California. For more information, visit
www.peoplefinders.com.