Cell phone location tracking to solve a crime?
I have a bet with my Dad – can police or other agencies use cell phone companies records to solve a crime. for example, can they pinpoint what cell phone was in a particular location at a specific time?
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But they would have to know which cell phone they’re looking for right? Say a theft took place at 123 main st on feb 12 at 1:00 am — can law enforcement get a record of all cell phones who were in that area at that time and then use those people as suspects?
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about 2 years ago
Yes, to a certain degree. Each time a cell phone is used, it pings off a tower. Now that can narrow it down as to the general area that that specific tower services, but it can’t really pinpoint an exact location.
about 2 years ago
Absolutely. We recently got court orders and located two suspects that had been on the run for over a year.
And I’ll leave it at that.
EDIT- As to the second part of your question, NO. The officers can’t do that. There would be no way.
about 2 years ago
They can tell what cell tower it was using, so they can get within about a mile.
New phones with GPS can be located within a foor ot 2.
about 2 years ago
Yes. But the phone has to be turned on for this to work. Every time you call 911 it tracks you in a area of about 10fr. We just use this in reverse if we need to track you.
about 1 year ago
In south africa, mainly north west we have the same matter of unresolve crime that was condacted by cell phones, I think police should go into more GIS Training.