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Police and Government

GPS Tracking Nabs Break In Duo

March 9, 2010

A pair of criminals who broke into hundreds of cars to steal valuable equipment such as laptops and cell phones have made a deal with the District Attorney trying their case to serve as many as three years in state prison and pay thousands of dollars in restitution for their actions. The case against the [...]

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GPS Tracking Urged For As Father Remembers Murdered Daughter

February 24, 2010

Alvin Notice, the father of Tina Notice who was murdered last year on Valentine’s Day, claims that if her stalker boyfriend had had a GPS tracking device installed on him the murder would never have happened. Ms. Notice, who was 25 at the time of her murder, was stabbed outside her apartment. In a 911 [...]

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GPS Tracking Device Stolen Newark Robery, Reward Offered

February 20, 2010

Police are now offering a reward for information leading to the apprehension of three men suspected of assaulting and robbing another man. According to police reports, a robbery occurred on January 14th near the intersection of West Church and North Fourth Streets in Newark, Ohio. What is particularly interesting about the case is that the [...]

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Detective In GPS Tracking Case Pleads Guilty

February 20, 2010

Shane Fletcher, the forty-two year old police detective at the center of a GPS tracking scandal involving personell from the Terrebonne law enforcement, a prominent local businessman, and a high school baseball coach, has pleaded guilty to criminal mischief. The charge came in response to reports that Fletcher was behind the illegal tracking of the [...]

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GPS Tracking Helps Snow Removal In Buffalo Uses

February 20, 2010

Snow sucks, especially in cities. It can cause in-told amounts of congestion due to slower driving speeds and accidents caused. One of the most important things a municipality can do to reduce the impact of snow on driving conditions is to quickly and efficiently plow the streets. Then, if they want to get the most [...]

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Spokane Washington Sex Offender Disables GPS Tracking Device, Flees

February 15, 2010

We all believe that the tracking of sex offenders with GPS is a great idea. GPS tracking technology has the power to save money, make communities safer, and aid in the integration of individuals back into society. That is the argument anyway that many proponents of the system make – including the GPS tracking companies [...]

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Police Illegally Use GPS Tracking To Stalk For Friend

February 15, 2010

Apparently, you do not have to be a genius to be a police officer. That is the conclusion I’m walking away with from reports that a businessman got a police detective and a trooper to put a GPS tracking device on the vehicle of a high school baseball coach because he refused to put the [...]

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