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Funny, but sad.
-jma
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/fortwayne/news/local/15285781.htm
Posted on Wed, Aug. 16, 2006
Wabash limits eavesdropping by criminals
By Becky Manley
The Journal Gazette
Wabash city police could pay for investigations by fining criminals
who use devices that can detect electronic audio surveillance
equipment under a new city ordinance, according to Wabash Police
Chief Charles Smith.
The devices, called radio frequency indicators, were the subject of
an ordinance passed July 24 with unanimous support of the Wabash City
Council, according to a city official.
The ordinance makes it illegal to use the devices to assist in
criminal activity or to detect whether a police officer or someone
working with the police is bugged or under surveillance by law
enforcement officials.
Anyone violating the ordinance could be fined a maximum of $2,500 for
the first offense and $7,000 for subsequent offenses.
Smith said any money collected could help pay police costs.
"They (criminals) end up paying for their own criminal
investigation," Smith said.
Smith said police realize that the ordinance is unlikely to dissuade
people involved in criminal pursuits from using the devices, but it
adds one more fine that police can tack onto the list of charges.
The ordinance doesn't ban radio frequency indicators.
"There are legitimate reasons to have them," said Smith, adding that
radio frequency indicators can be used by corporations to ensure that
meeting rooms are bug-free.
The ordinance states that anyone possessing a radio frequency
indicator must register the device with the police chief.
Smith said the ordinance was proposed by members of the drug task
force and that the task force did find one of the devices during a
drug-related arrest.
"It's just a situation where I think one just turned up and I don't
think they were sure what it was used for," Smith said.
Smith wasn't aware how many other Indiana locales might have similar
ordinances.
Fort Wayne does not have such an ordinance, according to officer
Robin Thompson spokeswoman for the Fort Wayne Police Department.
We Hunt Spies, We Stop Espionage, We Kill Bugs, and We Plug Leaks.
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Granite Island Group
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Funny, but sad.<br><br>
-jma<br><br>
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http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/fortwayne/news/local/15285781.htm" eudora="autourl">
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/fortwayne/news/local/15285781.htm</a><br><br>
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Posted on Wed, Aug. 16, 2006 <br>
<br>
Wabash limits eavesdropping by criminals<br><br>
By Becky Manley<br>
The Journal Gazette<br><br>
Wabash city police could pay for investigations by fining criminals who
use devices that can detect electronic audio surveillance equipment under
a new city ordinance, according to Wabash Police Chief Charles
Smith.<br><br>
The devices, called radio frequency indicators, were the subject of an
ordinance passed July 24 with unanimous support of the Wabash City
Council, according to a city official.<br><br>
The ordinance makes it illegal to use the devices to assist in criminal
activity or to detect whether a police officer or someone working with
the police is bugged or under surveillance by law enforcement
officials.<br><br>
Anyone violating the ordinance could be fined a maximum of $2,500 for the
first offense and $7,000 for subsequent offenses.<br><br>
Smith said any money collected could help pay police costs.<br><br>
�They (criminals) end up paying for their own criminal investigation,�
Smith said.<br><br>
Smith said police realize that the ordinance is unlikely to dissuade
people involved in criminal pursuits from using the devices, but it adds
one more fine that police can tack onto the list of charges.<br><br>
The ordinance doesn�t ban radio frequency indicators.<br><br>
�There are legitimate reasons to have them,� said Smith, adding that
radio frequency indicators can be used by corporations to ensure that
meeting rooms are bug-free.<br><br>
The ordinance states that anyone possessing a radio frequency indicator
must register the device with the police chief.<br><br>
Smith said the ordinance was proposed by members of the drug task force
and that the task force did find one of the devices during a drug-related
arrest.<br><br>
�It�s just a situation where I think one just turned up and I don�t think
they were sure what it was used for,� Smith said.<br><br>
Smith wasn�t aware how many other Indiana locales might have similar
ordinances.<br><br>
Fort Wayne does not have such an ordinance, according to officer Robin
Thompson spokeswoman for the Fort Wayne Police Department.<br><br>
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Granite Island Group<br>
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Gloucester, MA 01930-8008<br>
Phone: (978) 546-3803<br>
Fax: (978) 546-9467<br>
Web: <a href="
http://www.tscm.com/">
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