U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration used such a device without a warrant to find his Washington Heights apartment.
Is this the first time a Stingray has been used to find a previously unknown home? I know they’ve been used to find when a known suspect is at a known location, which is also sketchy but I think quite different than this alleged use.
It’s exciting to see this little bit of push back against uncontrolled Stingray usage. Even more so because this happened in a New York court.
Probably not the first or only time. Lots of drug dealers live somewhat off the grid, staying with friends/family/etc. so it can be hard to reliably find them.
Stingrays were used for several years before their existence was even known to prosecutors, let alone the general public. I don’t imagine it’s possible to go backwards and find out every way they’ve been used. With regard to your specific question, I don’t know.
It’s definitely nice to see a change towards more requirement for a warrant. I feel like, even if having a warrant granted is a low bar, the fact that law enforcement agencies have gone to such lengths to avoid having to get them shows that they must be doing something useful.
Is this the first time a Stingray has been used to find a previously unknown home? I know they’ve been used to find when a known suspect is at a known location, which is also sketchy but I think quite different than this alleged use.
It’s exciting to see this little bit of push back against uncontrolled Stingray usage. Even more so because this happened in a New York court.
Probably not the first or only time. Lots of drug dealers live somewhat off the grid, staying with friends/family/etc. so it can be hard to reliably find them.
Stingrays were used for several years before their existence was even known to prosecutors, let alone the general public. I don’t imagine it’s possible to go backwards and find out every way they’ve been used. With regard to your specific question, I don’t know.
It’s definitely nice to see a change towards more requirement for a warrant. I feel like, even if having a warrant granted is a low bar, the fact that law enforcement agencies have gone to such lengths to avoid having to get them shows that they must be doing something useful.