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Enlarge / Tacoma, Washington, as seen in 2017. (credit: Karen Ducey/Getty Images) A judge in Washington state has excoriated the Tacoma Police Department for withholding public records pertaining to its use of cell-site simulators, also known as stingrays. Back in 2016, the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington state sued the TPD on behalf of […]
Enlarge / An Oakland Police patrol car sits in front of the Oakland Police headquarters on December 6, 2012. (credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images News) OAKLAND, Calif.—The three final co-defendants who pleaded guilty to a 2013 attempted murder of a local police officer have been given sentences ranging from 18 years to 23 years […]
Published time: 6 Nov, 2017 23:24 Edited time: 6 Nov, 2017 23:39 Devices capable of accessing calls, photos and text messages on cell phones were installed on two Texas National Guard surveillance aircraft. The project was funded by over $ 300,000 from drug-related asset forfeitures. A contract between the Maryland-based Digital Receiver Technology Inc. and […]
Enlarge (credit: Elvert Barnes) The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that the warrantless use of a cell-site simulator violated the Constitution when a man suspected of sexual assault and robbery was located by local police. In a 2-1 opinion issued Thursday, the DC Court of Appeals—effectively the equivalent of a state supreme court—agreed […]
A federal court has ruled that police must obtain a warrant before using Stingray tracking devices to locate a suspect via their cellphone signal. Civil rights groups argue that such tools also violate the rights of innocent bystanders. In a 2-1 decision Thursday, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that law […]
Enlarge (credit: Russell Mondy) A federal judge in Oakland, California has ruled against the suppression of evidence derived from warrantless use of a cell-site simulator. The simulator, a device often referred to as a stingray, was used to locate the lead defendant in an ongoing attempted murder case. In the 39-page ruling, US District Judge Phyllis […]
Enlarge (credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images News) OAKLAND, Calif.—Weeks before a key hearing, federal prosecutors have submitted their formal opposition to an attempted murder suspect’s recent efforts to suppress evidence found through the warrantless use of an FBI cell-site simulator, better know as a stingray. The Tuesday filing reiterates the government’s position in the […]
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Enlarge / An Oakland Police patrol car sits in front of the Oakland Police headquarters on December 6, 2012 in Oakland, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images News) OAKLAND, Calif.—Defense attorney Martha Boersch has strong words for federal law enforcement’s warrantless use of cell-site simulators, better known as stingrays. Her client, Purvis Ellis, charged […]
A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers today introduced a bill that would require US police agencies to obtain a warrant before deploying cell-site simulation surveillance devices known as “stingrays,” reports USA Today. Stingrays are typically used by police to triangulate a criminal suspect’s location based on data emitted from their smartphones or wearable […]
