HPD Internet Launch Pad

Internet Launch Pad

Search the Net Seek and ye shall be inundated....

Law Enforcement Sites

Homeland Security Advisory

Federal Law Enforcement Agencies
Maryland Law Enforcement Agencies
Missing and Wanted Persons

Major Sites with categorized Law Enforcement links

Cop Net

Cops online

Criminal Justice Links - (maintained by Cecil Greek)

Ira Wilsker's Law Enforcement Links - This takes a while to load, but has a massive amount of links

Officer.com

Police One.Com

Other Law Enforcement related sites...

ADL Law Enforcement Agency Resource Network - Hate crime info from Anti-Defamation League

Community Policing Consortium

D.A.R.E.

IACP Net requires membership

JUSTNET Justice Technology Information Network

Maryland Judiciary - District Court of Maryland - Charging language and forms

Maryland Sex Offender Registry

Sex Offender registries - by state

Family Watchdog Sex Offender Registry Search - Search by address

M.A.D.D. - Mothers Against Drunk Driving

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

NOVA - The National Organization for Victim Assistance

National Victim Center

ONDCP - White House Office of National Drug Control Policy

PAVNET - Partners Against Violence Network - Resource for Violence and Youth-At-Risk data

PERF - Police Executive Research Forum

Forensic sites
Rx List - Search for drug identification by logo or number printed on capsule or tablet
Forensic Entomology Home Page

Local Sites It's a small world after all.......

Civil War Crossroads
Hagerstown, City of
Hagerstown Market
Hagerstown Police Department
Hagerstown - Washington County Chamber of Commerce
Sailor - Maryland's On-line Public Information Network (Library)
Valley Revue - Calendar of events, Dining, shopping, lodging, and services guide for 4-state area
Washington County Government
Washington County / Hagerstown Maryland - Maryland Memories Tourism info
Washington County Free Library
Washington County Schools - Emergency Closing Information
Western-Maryland On-Line

People & Places

Finders keepers...

@ddresses.com - search for people, businesses, email -- plus REVERSE lookup
Anywho - Search for people, business, toll-free directory (by AT&T)
InfoSpace search - Search for info on people, business, government - phone # / fax # / email, etc
Switchboard - Search for person or business phone number/address by name or category
Yahoo people search - Search phone number/address by name (Uses Four11 search engine)
InfoSpace - REVERSE lookup by phone or address
AnyWho (by AT&T) - REVERSE lookup by phone - full or partial number
Reverse Phone Directory - Lookup person by phone number, address, etc
Bigfoot Email & Address search
Yellow Pages - At Hand Network Yellow Pages - from Ameritech, US West, Pacific Bell, BellSouth: You can get there from here...
FreeTrip - Driving directions & time estimates - from city to city
US Census TIGER/Line Maps
USGS Topo maps and USGS Aerial Photographs - Terraserver
Road Construction Information - by Rand McNally - click on 'Up-to-date Road Construction'
MapPoint - maps & directions
MapQuest! Interactive Atlas - Find
Rand McNally - Maps, Driving Directions, Trip Planner
Yahoo Maps - maps & driving directions: Trip Planner
Rand McNally - Plan a Road Trip
Harley Davidson Ride Planner
Maps On Us - click on Maps & Directions: Travel Services - Airfares, Hotel listings, Car rentals,etc.
Amtrak
Expedia Travel Service - air fare,hotel,car rental
Hotwire Discount Travel Service - flights, hotels, cars
Orbitz Travel Service - flights,hotels,cars,cruises
Priceline Discount travel- air fare, car rental, hotels
Travelocity
Travelweb
Yahoo! Travel- Flight Information Center - Airfare, flight schedules

News

ABC News
Baltimore Sun
Business Week online
Cumberland Times-News
CNN Interactive
Frederick News-Post
Fox News
Herald Mail On-Line
Los Angeles Times
MSNBC
The New York Times
Slate - Today's Papers - summary of top news coverage
USA Today News
US News and World Report
The Washington Post
Washington Times
Can't find what you want? Try Newspapers Online - Links to newspapers world-wide

Weather

AccuWeather forecast for Hagerstown
CNN Interactive for Hagerstown
CNN Weather: Radar image for Northeast North America
CNN Weather: Satellite image for Northeast North America
Intellicast forecast for Hagerstown
National Weather Service forecast for Hagerstown
National Weather Service forecast for Washington County - text only
USA Today Weather - Hagerstown MD
Weather Channel - Hagerstown MD
Weather Underground
WxUSA Weatherhub - Hagerstown Forecast - additional WxUSA weather links

Reference

Internet Law Library
U.S. Code
U.S. Federal Laws
Maryland Laws - Internet Law Library
Maryland Code - lookup by article, section
Code of Maryland - Michie's Code of Maryland - LexisNexis
COMAR online searchable version of Code of Maryland Regulations
Code of the City of Hagerstown MD
FedStats - statistics from over 100 govt agencies
U.S. Census Bureau Official Statistics
DOJ Bureau of Justice Statistics
IPL The Internet Public Library
IPL Reference Center
Macro Reference - The Free Internet Encyclopedia (Check "R" for Ready Reference list)
American Heritage Dictionary
Merriam Webster Dictionary
Dictionary of Science and Technology - Academic Press by Harcourt
Merriam Webster Thesaurus
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Encyclopedia Brittanica
Funk and Wagnall's.com - Encyclopedia, Dictionary, World News, and Media Index
Project Gutenberg - complete "etext" of many literary works on-line
Research-It! - Search areas such as Language, Library, Geographical. Finanacial. Shipping. Internet
Calculators - Martindale's Reference Desk: Calculators On-line Center
Zip Code lookup - US Postal Service
Sun & Moon Data - Determine Sunrise, sunset, twighlight times for any day - US Naval Observatory
Time - Official US Government World Time information
Time and Date - Calendar and World Time information
Holiday calendar - US & Canadian Holiday Schedules
Sign Builders - Safety Signs and Hazmat Sign Builder

Computing Sites

Anchordesk - From ZD-Net
CMP Net (Windows Magazine, etc)
CMP Net TechWeb
C|Net
IDG.net (PC World, etc)

PC Magazine Newswatch
PC Magazine: PC Labs Online
ZD-Net (PC Magazine, etc)

Software Downloads

Freeware World Team
Top 20 Freeware Sites - by FreewareArena.org
Download.com by C|net
IT Pro Downloads By CMP Net
Nobucks Freeware - freeware is tested before being added to this site
PC World Downloads
Shareware.com by C|net
Simply the best
Tech Republic
Tucows
WebAttack
ZD Net Downloads By CNet

Computing Support Sites I get by with a little help from my friends.......

SupportHelp- locate tech support for hardware/software
ZD-Net's Tech Support Company Locator

Microsoft support The official page.
Microsoft Technet
Diagnostic Solution Guide for Windows NT and Windows 2000

Corel's WordPerfect Knowledge Base

WinFiles.com - Software, Drivers, Tips, and more
Printer manufacturers and drivers - list of vendor sites to obtain drivers/
Online Support list of Vendors
Modem information

HelpMe.com - Links & contact info for Support sites

Element K(formerly ZDU) Ziff-Davis PC Classes
Learn It Online - Online Traning for Software Applications
Living Internet - covers Internet History, Design and Useage

Tips

Windows 95/98/ME/2K/NT/XP Annoyances

Miscellaneous

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Updated 04/28/08