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Tag: GPS: Page 2
Technology
21st Century Surveillance
Revolutionary progress in the world of technology has enabled numerous changes in the techniques police officers use to identify, track, and make cases against suspects.
December 19, 2012
Technology
iHelp Plus App Offers Personal Safety Features
A new personal safety iPhone app called iHelp Plus offers features including customizable alarms, built-inflashlight, and GPS tracking to identify a user's exact location.
September 13, 2012
Technology
Appeals Court: Warrantless Cellphone GPS Tracking Legal
The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that law enforcement officers don't need a warrant to track the location of a subject via the GPS data from a cell phone.
August 15, 2012
Vehicle Ops
Ohio City To Install GPS Trackers on Cruisers
The Columbus, Ohio, City Council approved funding to equip its city fleet with GPS trackers that, if installed on police cruisers, would monitor officers for speeding, traveling to unauthorized locations, and idling.
July 11, 2012
Technology
3 Exceptions to Warrants for GPS Tracking
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement personnel must obtain a search warrant prior to installing a GPS unit or similar tracking device on a vehicle. Let's review the exceptions to this ruling.
July 4, 2012
Patrol
California Legislature's U-Turn On Law and Order
The California Constitution was amended in 1982 to bring evidence suppression limits in line with the U.S. Constitution. The present legislature has begun a concerted back door effort to undo the state's requirement to follow the federal exclusionary rule.
June 12, 2012
Technology
Asset Tracking Software
EZ Office Inventory
EZ Office Inventory is asset tracking software popular with police departments for tracking field assets including TASERs, speed guns, fleet inventory, and more. It's Web based, so no installation is required, and it provides access to information 24/7 from any device with a Web browser.
May 22, 2012
Patrol
Fla. Deputies Fired for 'Extreme Loafing'
A sergeant and three deputies with the Pinellas County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office have been fired for "extreme loafing and idling" that cheated taxpayers and endangered public safety.
May 1, 2012
Technology
New Restrictions on GPS Tracking
Police use of technology to catch criminals makes the U.S. Supreme Court nervous, as was evident in the recent Jones decision. In the absence of a recognized basis for a warrantless search, Jones does mean that a warrant must be obtained for installation andmonitoring of a GPS tracker on a suspect's vehicle.
March 4, 2012
Technology
SCOTUS: Police GPS Trackers Require Warrant
Federal agents violated a suspect's privacy rights, when they used a Global Positioning System device to track his movements for 28 days without a warrant, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
January 22, 2012
Technology
SCOTUS Considers GPS Tracking by LE
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether attaching a high-tech tracking device to suspect's vehicle without a warrant is constitutional.
November 1, 2011
Technology
DOJ Asks SCOTUS to Review Police GPS Tracking Case
The Justice Department has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether the use of GPS tracking devices on suspect vehicles without a warrant is allowed under the Fourth Amendment.
April 17, 2011
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