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Moreover I wonder what grants, etc. were used to pay for the K9, and it's and the handlers training and certifications. And, whether those grants, etc. prohibit the use (actually in my view misuse)of the k-9 under the circumstances you described.
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Darle stated: " If they are all at the scene together and processing the scene together, I would not have such an issue with it. But when a local investigation is completed and then the private investigator request a government dog… just is not right in my opinion. If the insurance company is not willing to pay for the services of a private dog, then they should not have that service provided at
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Try below.
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RIP.
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What material, and form was the attic insulation?
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What John said!
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Rest in Peace Dr. Hurst.
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Examples: cording forming the outline of upholstered components of furniture, assessories, mattresses, pillows, coats, jackets, clothing and the like.
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Possibly a substrate used to form a cylindrical shape that is covered by some fabric or other finish material the finish product of which may be part of some other item. An upholstery shop might be a good source for possible identification.
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Oops I inadvertently left off necessary quotation marks. These are quotes from the referenced articles. Correcting below. "In response to Swanson’s questions, Steele County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Troy Matejcek testified that he did not detect or find evidence of any accelerant at the scene. Wood samples from the fire’s supposed origin point was tested by the state as well as the insur
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In response to Swanson’s questions, Steele County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Troy Matejcek testified that he did not detect or find evidence of any accelerant at the scene. Wood samples from the fire’s supposed origin point was tested by the state as well as the insurance company. Both tests came back negative for accelerants. According to the complaint, authorities believe an accelerant wa
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Jim, valid point.
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John said "I’ll give up transcripts on my active cases, other than the one in question, when the judge says I must." You are in my view absolutely correct and are taking the right approach.
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I do. I provide the required list if requested but I have always refused to provide any information on a particular case beyond the list without a court order. Frankly to date no requesting party has obtained a court order in response to my refusal. I agree too with Rich, selling copies of transcripts are how court reporters earn their living. If some party wants these as far as I am concerned
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"I would venture that auto theft investigations aren't subjected to Daubert challenges as routinely as fire investigations." Sad to say but I think you are probably right about that David.
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Related Story: Judge orders depositions for investigators
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Hi Alan, Seems to me that as a practical matter that might be hard to do without losing the ability to toast as little or more as you like, given the current method we use for toasting. Here we have a rapid temperature rise in the device where the exposure time is key to the doneness if you like of the toast target. So a thermal protection device alone it seems to me would not work and still
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Sad to say but this is too often true.
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I agree Jim. I have not seen any PI license exam that had anything to do with qualifications and knowledge for a fire investigator. Nor any statute that has any requirement for any level of knowledge or certification for a fire investigator. I do however see hugh license application fees and annual license fees. Also as in Ohio Sales Tax on Licensed PI's. These in my view are really not
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Well put.
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Ron, thank you for sharing this.
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Well put Jim.
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Thanks for the answer which I bet is correct, but more importantly thanks for the chuckle.
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Thank you John. Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones.
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Jim, I have no quarrel with your reason for asking. My "Exactly" was actually meant to refer to why lie about this in the first place. Maybe the opposing counsel should have asked the judge to allow questioning him with the jury not present on this testimony. Whose fault is it if an expert is not examined about his/her testimony?
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Come on Chris it can't be that iffy or difficult...what was it 5 countries or was it 6?
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