Cops say alleged stalker used GPS

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Cops Hitch Ride to Catch Alleged Robbers
(AP)

Cops Hitch Ride to Catch Alleged Robbers
(AP) 09/10/2004 06:49 PM
AP - It was the talk of the town on Friday: two policemen trying to catch two bank robbers hopped on a streetcar because they lacked a car.

The Linux Stalker

The Linux Stalker 06/23/2004 06:23 AM
They call him Microsoft's sock puppet, the most hated man in high tech. SCO's Darl McBride is fighting a war for the future of free software. And he wants to make you pay. By Brad Stone from Wired magazine.

Stalker on the shelves soon?

Stalker on the shelves soon? 08/04/2004 04:28 AM

Stalker unveils SIP support

Stalker unveils SIP support 07/27/2004 05:52 PM
Stalker Software this week rolled out a new version of its enterprise messaging suite featuring support for the telephony standard SIP.

I think I saw my stalker on the railway
platform

I think I saw my stalker on the railway
platform 04/06/2005 10:04 AM
He used to follow me around in high school, but I thought he'd disappeared.

Suspected GPS stalker cuffed

Suspected GPS stalker cuffed 09/06/2004 07:28 AM
Kept close tabs on ex-girlfriend

First cyber-stalker charged under U.S.
law

First cyber-stalker charged under U.S.
law 04/23/2004 08:35 PM
Big News Network Apr 24 2004 0:45AM GMT

No Demo for STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl

No Demo for STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl 07/14/2004 04:55 AM

STALKER: Oblivion Lost Leaked

STALKER: Oblivion Lost Leaked 12/30/2003 08:28 AM

Britney dropped from stalker case

Britney dropped from stalker case 05/22/2004 03:46 AM
Pop singer Britney Spears is removed as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a man found guilty of stalking her.

[PC] STALKER Oblivion Lost: Desolate new
shots

[PC] STALKER Oblivion Lost: Desolate new
shots 11/04/2003 11:39 PM
Games Radar Nov 4 2003 11:29PM ET

Gawker's Stalker - Rising Blog Kingdoms

Gawker's Stalker - Rising Blog Kingdoms 03/08/2004 11:12 PM
this week's New York Magazine goes inside the Blog War developing between Nick Denton and Jason Calacanis .. more silliness over calcanis vs. denton .. Gawker's Stalker - Rising Blog Kingdoms .. The Nano Revolt

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Accused Zeta-Jones Stalker to Stand
Trial (AP)

Accused Zeta-Jones Stalker to Stand
Trial (AP) 09/15/2004 07:43 PM
AP - A judge on Wednesday ordered a woman accused of stalking actress Catherine Zeta-Jones to stand trial.

PC Cops Some Kip - At Last

PC Cops Some Kip - At Last 01/11/2004 10:08 AM
Sky News Jan 11 2004 8:34AM ET

Nude Pix Put Cops In a Fix

Nude Pix Put Cops In a Fix 03/25/2005 09:28 PM
Wireless privacy is once again called into question as Texas police officers come under fire for allegedly downloading naked pictures from a suspect's phone.

Computer Cops

Computer Cops 04/21/2004 06:04 AM
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NYT on Spam Cops

NYT on Spam Cops 06/01/2004 12:27 PM

Cops get cybercrime help from Microsoft

Cops get cybercrime help from Microsoft 03/30/2005 04:55 PM
Program will develop analytical tools to help international police forces fight phishing and other crimes.

How Tough Are the Crop Cops?

How Tough Are the Crop Cops? 06/03/2004 05:23 AM
The USDA says it's stepping up efforts to regulate drugs grown in crops, and let the public in on those regulations. But environmental groups are unconvinced. By Kristen Philipkoski.

DNC cops just don't get wireless
security?

DNC cops just don't get wireless
security? 07/28/2004 11:16 AM
On the politech list, a thread of items from various listservs related to cybersecurity and the Democratic National Convention. In one item, reader Wes Morgan says,

I'm watching CNN's Headline News, and they run a story on security preparations for this week's Democratic Convention in Boston. They go on, at great length, about the extensive network of cameras--approximately 75 of them, scattered around various Federal buildings and convention sites--and make it a point to illustrate how the security force, with their wireless networks and handheld devices, can grab the feed from any of these cameras at the tap of a stylus.

So, they show one such device - with it's 802.11b card clearly identifiable - and show another agent viewing a webcam of the Boston Harbor shoreline - with the URL of the hosting site clearly readable. When talking about the cameras, they show several different cameras on different buildings, some of which seem fairly unusual in their architecture.

I now know that they're using 802.11b, and I know the name at least one system handling the webcam feeds, and (with a bit of reconaissance) I can probably determine the position of at least one camera. So much for cybersecurity; I can't believe that the Feds even let that stuff on the air, much less that they did so without obfuscating critical information. *sigh* What were they thinking?

Link, and here is a press release which states that DNC cops are using handhelds with (apparently) 802.11 to access law enforcement databases.

BT cops penalties under NHS contract

BT cops penalties under NHS contract 06/04/2004 07:26 AM
ZDNet UK Jun 4 2004 12:03PM GMT

"More cops needed to win drug war"

"More cops needed to win drug war" 03/27/2005 06:21 PM

Mexican cops get themselves chipped

Mexican cops get themselves chipped 08/17/2004 01:25 PM
The government of Mexico is RFID-tagging police in order to combat record high levels of kidnapping and disappearances. About 170 officers are said to have been subcutaneously tagged in their arms with microchips about the size of a rice grain of rice. The chip grants them access to a crime database and becomes a tracking tool in case they're kidnapped.

The first-of-its-kind step shows the lengths to which the Mexican government will go to try to bring safety to the streets. Crime - and how to fight it - has long been a challenge here. Kidnapping is spreading, reaching beyond traditional wealthy targets to the middle class. And in a country where only a quarter of all crimes are reported because of fear that bribed cops will expose informants, securing access to sensitive documents has become a priority.

The chip comes from VeriChip, a subsidiary of Applied Digital Solutions of Palm Beach, Fla. The device is nonremovable (though it can be deactivated) and is slipped under the skin in seconds via a syringe-like device. The chip costs $200, plus $50 a year, in addition to the scanner and software. The technology has existed for years and was originally developed to let pet owners identify stray animals.

The chip sits dormant under the skin and is only "awakened" by a scanner using radio- frequency identification, or RFID. The scanner emits a signal that powers the chip, allowing it to send its identification number. Then, depending on the configuration of the database that is hooked up to the scanner, a door is opened or a database unlocked, the way an ID card allows employees into the office.

Link to news article, and Link to Verichip home (via politech)

Man Hides From Cops, Then Calls for Help
(AP)

Man Hides From Cops, Then Calls for Help
(AP) 02/05/2005 09:23 PM
AP - Jerry Wayne Till managed to get away from sheriff's deputies and elude them briefly — until he called them for help after he got lost in the woods.

Nude phonecam pix put cops in a fix

Nude phonecam pix put cops in a fix 03/31/2005 03:00 PM
Xeni Jardin: A police officer is accused of downloading naked photos of a suspect from her own cell phone after a DWI arrest, according to a report. The officer has been "reassigned" pending the outcome of an internal investigation, as has his partner on the force -- while the department looks into reports that he phoned the suspect's home to ask her out on a date.

Snip from a Houston Chronicle story, via Declan McCullagh's politech:

During the arrest, they discovered that the woman had stored sexually explicit photos of herself in her cell phone, and Green downloaded the images onto his personal digital assistant, according to the search request.

Here's a PDF of the warrant to search the officer's PDA: Link. Politech reader Scott H. says:

[This] sure seems beyond the pale of unreasonable search and seizure (small pun). Hypothetically, what if the phone had a picture of the woman in question standing over a dead person in back of her home? Is this a warrantless search and if they find the body in her home is this fruit from a poisoned tree? Do the police have a right to search through all the "data" a person has in thier possession at the time of arrest? What about a USB flash drive? Encrypt, encrypt, encrypt.

Link< /a> to EWeek story, and Declan recommends FileVault and PGPdisk as handy encryption utilities. Here are more.

Update: Looks like my blog-mate Mark Frauenfelder covered this item over at The Feature -- Link.

Sleeping Man Keeps Cops at Bay for Hours
(AP)

Sleeping Man Keeps Cops at Bay for Hours
(AP) 04/01/2005 02:06 AM
AP - A police standoff that lasted 11 hours because the suspect said he was sleeping ended peacefully Thursday. Billy Abbey, 31, surrendered at 11:30 a.m. after Steuben County sheriff's deputies broke his second-floor bedroom window, waking him and his son.

Cops: Mom Used Hammer on Son Over
Homework (AP)

Cops: Mom Used Hammer on Son Over
Homework (AP) 01/05/2005 04:45 PM
AP - A 34-year-old Ferguson woman was charged Tuesday with using a hammer and pliers to punish her son for not doing his homework.

Keystone Cops...oh, wait that's the FBI

Keystone Cops...oh, wait that's the FBI 05/11/2004 04:21 PM
Reclusive millionaire planning to attack? Ah, the FBI. Raid raid high schools to stop file sharing...absolutely. Tracking down real terrorist threats, well, that's a bit caper of a different color. It would seem that &quot;reclusive but evil millionaire&quot; Don Emilio Fulci, the dastardly bastard, &quot;had formed a terrorist group that was planning chemical attacks against London and Washington, D.C.&quot; The threat was considered so great that it was listed in their daily &quot;threat matrix&quot; and FBI director Robert Mueller was briefed. The problem? Don Fulci is a character from the video game Headhunter. | via TechDirt

Motorola meshes with cops

Motorola meshes with cops 04/08/2005 05:12 AM
Chicagotribune.com - Thu Apr 7, 10:33 am GMT

The Cops Are Chasing Me in a WHAT?
(Reuters)

The Cops Are Chasing Me in a WHAT?
(Reuters) 05/14/2004 09:23 AM
Reuters - If you are thinking about speeding on Italian highways this year, think twice. You might find yourself being chased by a Lamborghini.

Cyber-Cops Outgunned

Cyber-Cops Outgunned 05/31/2004 10:04 AM
As cyber-crime soars, jurisdictional issues, lack of resources snag law enforcement.

Cops, lies and videotape

Cops, lies and videotape 04/12/2005 10:56 AM
The protests at the Republican National Convention led to a whole lot of arrests, but videotapes are forcing prosecutors to drop charges in hundreds of cases.

Xbox cops another loss

Xbox cops another loss 04/26/2004 06:18 AM
$209m down in Q3, despite rising revenues

Big SCO-Microsoft Tie Alleged

Big SCO-Microsoft Tie Alleged 03/06/2004 01:58 AM
Open Source Initiative: Halloween X: Follow The Money . A hundred million funnelled from Microsoft to SCO, of which they have $68.5 million left. Their 10Qs reveal that every other line of cash inflow is statistical noise by comparison. The brave new SCOsource business model is now clear: sue your customers, shill for Microsoft, kite your stock, and pray you stay out of jail.Can this be true? If it is, the deceptions have been deeper than anyone imagined.

Cops Disciplined for Tasering
Grandmother (AP)

Cops Disciplined for Tasering
Grandmother (AP) 08/20/2004 04:25 PM
AP - Police said Friday two officers have been disciplined and department policy changed following an investigation into the officers use of a taser when arresting a 66-year-old grandmother who honked her car horn at a police cruiser.

Cops Dress in Camouflage to Nab Speeders
(AP)

Cops Dress in Camouflage to Nab Speeders
(AP) 06/03/2004 03:13 PM
AP - State police are taking to the woods, dressed in camouflage and armed.

Infineon cops unexpected loss

Infineon cops unexpected loss 07/20/2004 06:31 AM
Ant-trust provision eats into profits

Italian Cops Add Lamborghini to Fleet
(AP)

Italian Cops Add Lamborghini to Fleet
(AP) 05/14/2004 12:07 PM
AP - Italian drivers who like to use highways as their personal speed-tracks are about to lose the race.

Cops in North Miami Beach to Get Wi-Fi

Cops in North Miami Beach to Get Wi-Fi 01/27/2004 01:42 PM
The North Miami Beach Police Department is building a Wi-Fi network using Tropos gear: The police had used a CDPD network to access data but the operator is shutting down its CDPD network. The department expects to save a bundle by not having to pay an operator a monthly fee for using the network. The Wi-Fi network currently only covers a few square blocks but plans call for it to stretch five square miles. That's not a very big area so I wonder what the cops will do outside of that area....
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