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Springfield Is Broadcasting Social Security Numbers Over Its Police Scanner

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This Story Originally Aired in the Riverfront Times
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As a private investigator based in Springfield, Missouri, Derrick Marshall spends a lot of time listening to the police scanner app on his phone. In February, while working on an unrelated case, Marshall listened as a Springfield police officer called into dispatch to report a suspect who lacked ID.

Over the police scanner Marshall heard the officer rattle off a string of nine digits. It was the suspect’s social security number.

That breach wasn’t the only time police have broadcast such personal information for all to hear. Over the next few months, Marshall’s research found at least ten instances where social security numbers were broadcast, along with critical personal information.

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Springfield Area Law Enforcement Accused of Sharing Private Information

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This Story Originally Aired on KOLR 10: June 24, 2017
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Three Springfield law enforcement agencies are under fire, accused of leaking individuals’ private information, like social security numbers, on public police scanners.

The city of Springfield said – upon initial review – it doesn’t think it’s doing anything wrong.

A private investigator in Springfield filed the complaint against the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, Springfield Police Department and the Springfield-Greene County 911 Emergency Communications center.

Derrick Marshall, the private investigator behind the complaint, said law enforcement is not only putting people at risk of identity theft, but also breaking several Missouri laws.

“Greene County Sheriff’s office is doing it, Springfield police is doing it, and probably most police agencies in the nation, but it must stop,” Marshall said.

Marshall said in ten days, he heard ten social security numbers on his scanner.

“I started looking into it and I actually cross-referenced some of the numbers, and they were numbers,” he said.

The city of Springfield told KOLR10 it would not go on camera to discuss the complaint, but did issue this statement:

“Our legal department is doing a thorough legal review that could take a week, but upon an initial review, we have no indication that we operating outside of the law…

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Identifying Police Who Refuse to Give Their Name (Detective Matt Farmer)

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When Springfield Police Department Detective Matthew Farmer Refused to Give His Name,
Private Investigator Derrick Marshall Was Forced to Identify Him Using His License Plate

Earlier this year private investigator Derrick Marshall and Citizens For Justice reporter Matt Akins were filming at the Springfield Missouri Police Department headquarters as part of their investigation in that agency’s illegal broadcasts of Social Security numbers over public dispatch channel. As they filmed, a man who took issue with his first amendment activities decided it was time to confront them.

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Police Continue to Broadcast Social Security Numbers Following Complaint

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My interview with Citizen For Justice pertaining to the broadcast of personal information by the law enforcement agencies in the Springfield/Greene County, MO area. The broadcasts have continued despite my complaints advising these agencies of the danger they present. 

Last month I delivered complaints to the Springfield Police Department, Greene County Sheriff’s Department, and Springfield-Greene County 911 Emergency Communications, alerting those agencies that they were violating the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act by broadcasting social security numbers over public dispatch channels.

I believed that when an officer or deputy contacted a citizen who lacked an identification card, they would request that they provide their name, social security number, and date of birth. That information would then be read to a dispatcher over a channel available to anyone in the world with a police scanner app. With that, an identity thief could ruin a person’s credit through a variety of methods. [Read more…]

Springfield Police Department Detective Confronts Man Filming Police Station

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Video of our confrontation with Springfield Police Department Detective Matt Farmer

In March of 2017 Citizens For Justice cameraman Matt Akins and I were confronted by Springfield Missouri Police Department Detective Matt Farmer while filming the SPD Headquarters. Akins had been following me as I investigated the public broadcast of private information by Springfield police officers. The investigation, which uncovered evidence that Social Security numbers were being read to the 911 call center over an unsecured dispatch channel available to anyone with a smart phone, led us to the Springfield Police Department General Headquarters. [Read more…]

Investigator Files a Complaint Against Springfield Police Department (Raw Footage)

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Raw footage of my attorney Stephen Wyse and myself delivering a complaint to the Springfield Police Department in Springfield, MO. The complaint was to notify the department they were violating the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act by broadcasting social security numbers over a public dispatch channel.

On June 16, 2017 I delivered a complaint to the Springfield Missouri Police Department. The complaint stemmed from an investigation I conducted that uncovered numerous alleged violations of the federal Drivers Privacy Protection Act. Stephen Wyse, my civil rights attorney, accompanied me on my mission.

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The complaint alleged that Springfield police officers, along with Greene County Sheriff’s deputies, and Springfield-Greene County Emergency 911 employees were broadcasting social security numbers over publicly available dispatch channels. The incidents were occurring when law enforcement officers came into contact with citizens lacking a state ID. The officers seemed to have a policy of requesting the person give them a name, date of birth, and social security number, which they would then read over the air to the dispatch center on an unprotected channel. [Read more…]

Private Investigator Attempts to Serve Complaint on 911 Center

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Raw Footage of my attempt to serve the Springfield-Greene County 911 Emergency Communications Center with a complaint for violating the Drivers Privacy Protection Act. 

On June 16, I attempted to file a complaint alleging violations of law by the staff of the Springfield-Greene County 911 Emergency Communications Center. The complaint was the result of an investigation into the agency’s broadcast of protected information over public dispatch channels. During this investigation I uncovered at least 10 occasions in which social security numbers, names, dates of birth, and other personal information were communicated between the 911 call center, Springfield Police Department, and Greene County Sheriff’s Department on non-encrypted channels. [Read more…]

Investigator Files Complaint Against Greene County Sheriff’s Department (Raw Footage)

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Raw footage of my attorney Stephen Wyse and myself delivering a complaint to the Greene County Sheriff’s Department in Springfield, MO. The complaint was to notify the department they were violating the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act by broadcasting social security numbers over a public dispatch channel.

Following my discovery that Springfield, Missouri law enforcement agencies were broadcasting social security numbers over public dispatch channels in violation of the federal Drivers Privacy Protection Act, I launched an investigation into the practice. In less than 2 weeks I had recorded 10 instances of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, Springfield Police Department, and the Springfield-Greene County 911 Emergency Communications center using unsecured dispatch channels to communicate social security numbers, dates of birth, names, and other personally identifiable information between agencies.

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Springfield Missouri Law Enforcement Leaking Social Security Numbers

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My interview with Citizen For Justice pertaining to the illegal release of personal information by the Springfield Police Department, Greene County Sheriff’s Department, and Springfield-Greene County 911 Emergency Communications Center

A Dangerous Practice

Earlier this year I was listening to the Springfield-Greene County dispatch over the police scanner app on my phone when I overheard something that shocked me. In response to a contact an officer made with a citizen who seemed to lack an ID, the officer contacted the county’s 911 Emergency Communications department (dispatch) over an unsecured channel to run a background check on the citizen. Being that the citizen seemed to have no official form of identification, the officer had collected his social security number, name, and date of birth. This information was then read over this same unsecured channel to the dispatcher who reported back with more information about the subjects driving and criminal record after several minutes. [Read more…]

Deer Camera: Private Investigator Tools

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Bushnell Deer Cam: The Durable Solution

The world of surveillance devices is expansive and offers something for every situation imaginable. Some provide the ability to covertly record everything in a certain room or area, while others allow you to capture everything you see. Sometimes, however, you need something versatile and dependable that you can count on. For these times, the Bushnell Deer Cam is at your service.

The motion-activated trail camera captures high definition footage in any environment. Whether you need an internal security camera for an inside room, require surveillance outside your home or place of business, or need to capture a fixed location pretty much anywhere else, a deer camera allows you to quickly execute your plan of action.

The Deer Cam easily attaches to trees, buildings, posts, or simply stands up on its own to record the desired area. The files save to a mini-SD that allow for easy transfer to a computer or device. The trail cam uses AA batteries and can be charged or powered via an AC charging cord.

Although a Deer Cam doesn’t officially qualify as a covert surveillance device, if placed correctly it is extremely hard to spot. The camera is designed to blend in to outside environments and can be situated among similar looking objects on a shelf or mantle inside as to not attract attention to itself. Its durability puts it in a class above the average surveillance device and means you won’t have to replace it anytime soon.

Ingenuity At Its Finest

Private Investigator Derrick Marshall shows you how to utilize cheap and effective devices to conduct covert surveillance of your home, office, or any other area that you need to keep tabs on. The tools used in these videos are utilized by Derrick in his work as a private investigator.

Derrick Marshall has over 27 years of experience in the Private Investigation industry. After attending Missouri State University, he founded Black Diamond Detective Agency. This agency which would eventually expand operation into 9 states. In 2010 he would branch out to form Marshall and Associates LLC, a private detective agency that would grow to employee investigators and investigative contacts across the globe.

Marshall and Associates is a full scale Private Investigation firm with offices in Springfield, MO and Orlando, FL.

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