[ScanIndiana] Scanner Listners are Thugs

Mon, 1 Jul 2002 10:00:39 -0700 (PDT)

Where I live, in Noble County...I know of several
times where the criminals used a scanner while
breaking in somewhere. I know of at least twice where
ciminals used BOTH a scanner and HT radios to talk to
each other. Kendallville PD now uses Grid #'s for
their patrols, because af a rash of break-in's
involving people with a hand-held scanner. Noble
County makes extensive use of cell phones because of
people breaking into places with scanners.

Matt Roberts IND008

--- dick elliott <[email protected]> wrote:
> Well I just read the article in question. I would
> almost bet that the "fragmented statement" was
> meant for the criminals he referred  to in the
> previous sentence. Or the reporter, as most
> reporters do, miss quoted the officer, or he
> missed the point of the fragmented statement the
> officer made about criminals being thugs. Most
> criminals do not use a scanner on the job. Rather
> they "stake out" a place for their unlawful deeds
> and watch the police and their "habits" in those
> areas. If they have a scanner in their dwelling
> the criminal breaks no law unless he / she is
> stupid enough to take notes about the area they
> have targeted. The notes, when found during a
> search, then can be introduced as evidence for
> the prosecution to show the intent of the
> criminal.
> Do not believe everything heard on the scanner
> from police departments. Some of the stuff we
> hear is "mis-information" meant to trick a
> subject into thinking they will not get caught.
> As for Terra Haute, Indiana getting a "hot new
> communications system" the cost of the system,
> upgrades, many repeaters on hill tops, and
> maintenance will be far more than capturing
> anybody listening to a scanner, digital or other
> types. Someone will eventually figure how to
> legally make a product that will allow the
> scanning public to hear THEIR police force in
> action. WHY? Because we live in free country and
> we the people decide what laws we will live
> by.....that is what makes this country great. We
> the people not we the police or army. W9FPJ
> 
> =====
> Sincerly, Dick Elliott, the [email protected]
> 
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