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Stingray Tracking Devices: Who's Got Them?
[Updated NovemberÌý2018]
The map below tracks what we know, based on press reports and publicly available documents, about the use of stingray tracking devices by state and local police departments.ÌýFollowing the map is a list of the federal agencies known to have the technology.ÌýThe ACLU has identified 75Ìýagencies in 27Ìýstates and the District of Columbia that own stingrays, but because many agencies continue to shroud their purchase and use of stingrays in secrecy, this map dramatically underrepresents the actual use of stingrays by law enforcement agencies nationwide.
Stingrays, also known as "cell site simulators" or "IMSI catchers," are invasive cell phone surveillance devices that mimic cell phone towers and send out signals to trick cell phones in the area into transmitting their locations and identifying information. When used to track a suspect's cell phone, they also gather information about the phones of countless bystanders whoÌýhappen to be nearby.
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Alaska
Local police have cell site simulators
Alabama
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Arkansas
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Arizona
Local police have cell site simulators
Local Police
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- Gilbert Police Department (Possible)
-Ìý (Center for Human Rights and Privacy)
-Ìý (Center for Human Rights and Privacy)
California
Local and state police have cell site simulators
Local Police
-ÌýÌý(ABC News 10)
-ÌýÌý(ABC News 10)
-ÌýÌý(LA Weekly)
-ÌýÌý(Desert Sun)
-ÌýÌý(Center for Human Rights and Privacy)
-ÌýÌý(ACLU of Northern California)
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State Police
-Ìý(Center for Human Rights and Privacy)
Colorado
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Connecticut
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
District of Columbia
Local police have cell site simulators
Local Police
-ÌýÌý(Vice News)
Delaware
State police have cell site simulators
State Police
-ÌýÌý(FOIA Response to Mike Katz-Lacabe)
Florida
Local and state police have cell site simulators
Local Police
-ÌýÌý(Miami New Times)
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-ÌýSunrise Police Department
State Police
-ÌýFlorida Department of Law EnforcementÌý(FDLE loans cell site simulators to local and county police departments throughout the state)
Georgia
Local police have cell site simulators
Local Police
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Hawaii
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Idaho
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
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Illinois
Local and state police have cell site simulators
Local Police
-ÌýÌý(Chicago Sun-Times)
-ÌýÌý(CBS Chicago)
State Police
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Indiana
Local and state police have cell site simulators
State Police
-ÌýÌý(Indianapolis Star)
Local Police
-ÌýÌý(Muckrock)
Iowa
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Kansas
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Kentucky
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Louisiana
State police have cell site simulators
State Police
-ÌýÌý(WAFB)
Maine
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Maryland
Local and state police have cell site simulators
Local Police
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-ÌýÌý(Baltimore Sun)
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-ÌýÌý(Washington Post)
-ÌýÌý(Capital News Service)
-ÌýÌý(Capital News Service)
-ÌýÌý(Capital News Service)
State Police
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Massachusetts
Local police have cell site simulators
Local Police
-ÌýÌý(via Center for Human Rights and Privacy)
Michigan
Local and state police have cell site simulators
Minnesota
Local and state police have cell site simulators
Local Police
-ÌýÌý(Star Tribune)
State Police
-ÌýÌý(Open Secrets)
Mississippi
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Missouri
Local police have cell site simulators
Local Police
-ÌýÌý(Kansas City Star)
Montana
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Nebraska
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Nevada
Local police have cell site simulators
Local Police
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New Hampshire
State police have cell site simulators
State Police
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New Jersey
State police have cell site simulators
State Police
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New Mexico
Local police have cell site simulators
Local Police
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New York
Local and state police have cell site simulators
Local Police
-ÌýÌý(New York Civil Liberties Union)
-ÌýÌý(WGRZ TV)
-ÌýÌý(New York Civil Liberties Union)
State Police
-ÌýÌý(WGRZ TV)
North Carolina
Local and state police have cell site simulators
Local Police
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-ÌýÌý(WRAL)
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- Ìý(Daily Dot)
State Police
-Ìý (Daily Dot)
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North Dakota
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Ohio
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Oklahoma
State police have cell site simulators
State Police
-ÌýÌý(Oklahoma Watch)
Oregon
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Pennsylvania
State police have cell site simulators
State Police
-ÌýÌý(The Declaration)
Rhode Island
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
South Carolina
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
South Dakota
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Tennessee
Local and state police have cell site simulators
Local Police
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-ÌýÌý(LocalMemphis.com)
State Police
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Texas
Local and state police have cell site simulators
Local Police
-ÌýÌý(NBC 5)
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State Police
-ÌýÌý(Austin Chronicle)
Utah
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Vermont
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Virginia
Local and state police have cell site simulators
Local Police
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-ÌýÌý(WUSA 9)
State Police
-ÌýÌý(Muckrock)
Washington State
Local police have cell site simulators
Local Police:
-ÌýÌý(News Tribune)
West Virginia
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Wisconsin
Local and state police have cell site simulators
Local Police
-ÌýÌý(Post Crescent)
State Police
-ÌýÌý(Gannett Wisconsin)
Wyoming
Police use of cell site simulators unknown
Federal Agencies Known to Use Cell Site Simulators:
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