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Report a crash, a stolen bike, or a relative in crisis, and your name can land in a national database searched by agencies you've never heard of. How ordinary contact with police becomes searchable national data, with little accountability.
This thread started with two findings: Apple Valley sending 911 caller details to LexisNexis, and Federal Way's daily email receipts confirming its records were copied. If your city does the same, we want to hear about it.
November 8, 2026·18 min read
LexisNexis says 72 Minnesota police agencies send data to a private database, the same one used by ICE for targeting and deportations. Emails show police departments being reminded that LN uses their data, and all participants continued sharing until FinePrint asked questions.
October 6, 2026·1 min read
Manhattan Beach Police Department has copied 360,707 local police records into LexisNexis's Accurint Virtual Crime Center and does not appear on the company's public Community Crime Map. A LexisNexis contribution report
August 24, 2026·3 min read
LexisNexis emails the Federal Way Police Department a receipt every morning confirming that another day of local police reports has been copied into its private national database. The July 9, 2026 report logged 385 appro
August 21, 2026·3 min read
Call Apple Valley police to report a crash, a stolen bike, or a relative in a mental health crisis, and your information is copied into a private database that law enforcement agencies across the country can search, incl
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