Accused quadruple murderer Henry Segura had two hearings Thursday before he heads to trial on Monday. He could face the death penalty if convicted for the 2010 murders of his girlfriend and her three children. The day’s testimony was all about cell phone records…
An appeal before the Connecticut Supreme Court is adding to the divided legal landscape nationwide surrounding the validity of cellphone tower evidence used in criminal trials. Eugene Edwards Jr. is serving a 20-year prison sentence for robbing an 82-year-old woman in her Wethersfield, Connecticut…
The ACLU sued Albuquerque for information on how its police use Stingray cellphone spying technology, and whether they use it for immigration enforcement, but Albuquerque claims all such records are confidential — including whether they use Stingrays at all.
Using cellphone data that allowed the telephone’s path to be tracked from cell tower connections, prosecutors and an FBI agent on Friday morning detailed a possible route from Rideout’s Penfield home to the woods in Yates County where his corpse was dumped.
Milwaukee law enforcement officials are trying a new tactic, dubbed a “seize and freeze” order. Prosecutors ask a judge to allow them to freeze the phone number for a period of time, rendering the line unable to send or receive calls or text messages. Once addicts realize the number is dead, it loses its value and dealers lose the stream of income.
In the heroin business, the cellphone number is the lifeline of the trade. Well-established numbers can generate more than $11,000 a day — potentially millions a year…
