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Post by realscu on Feb 7, 2018 11:04:55 GMT -5
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Post by The Washroom Attendant on Feb 7, 2018 11:58:31 GMT -5
I can get a bullshit, no-frills phone for $20 if I had to have one, why would someone willingly carry their tracking device?
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Post by smilergrogan on Feb 7, 2018 14:33:57 GMT -5
So, they are getting an IPhone, and a tablet to replace the memobooks. And they will also be carrying their personal cell phones on them. Thank God the job lets them wear BDU's. The Red Menace strikes again.
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Post by pr24ftubx on Feb 7, 2018 14:35:03 GMT -5
Games porn oops
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Post by twohandspete on Feb 7, 2018 16:31:24 GMT -5
If you think you can disable location settings on that phone, I highly doubt it.
Big brother just got a free ticket to ride in a cop’s pocket.
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Post by The Lou on Feb 7, 2018 17:12:37 GMT -5
Didn't a Detective who worked in the 70 many years ago (Mid 90's) get jammed up using a department cell phone to contact tow companies on the d/l when he was working SP-10 and responded to 53's?
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Post by smilergrogan on Feb 7, 2018 20:30:57 GMT -5
The Red Menace strikes again.  |
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Post by markoccb on Feb 7, 2018 21:18:38 GMT -5
Will the ICO's have the ability to " find everyone's phones"
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Post by bodymoremurderland on Feb 7, 2018 23:10:58 GMT -5
In Baltimore, we used to have Blackberries where we could run people through NCIC. But it also had the GPS tracker on it and we called them "Trackberries". The shift commander could go to their tablet and look up your location based on the cell tower triangulation. After Blackberry fell out of favor, we went with Android phones. No one looks up your location anymore, but it doesn't mean that it cannot be done. We still call them Trackberries, despite the change in OS.
Despite the resistance of it from many cops, it's a nice tool to have. I can do so much on it and not have to rely on the dispatcher to do things for me. I take pics and categorize them. I can run NCIC and check departmental email. I can do other things that weren't possible 5 years ago. It's a wonderful tool to have, as long as you know how to use its advantages in your favor and don't do stupid shit on it.
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Post by twohandspete on Feb 8, 2018 20:57:15 GMT -5
Didn't a Detective who worked in the 70 many years ago (Mid 90's) get jammed up using a department cell phone to contact tow companies on the d/l when he was working SP-10 and responded to 53's? Yes, and he was collared, cleared, and demoted...although probably not in that order. |
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Post by twohandspete on Feb 8, 2018 21:10:49 GMT -5
Before I retired 4 years ago I was given the dubious honor of carrying one of those handheld devices. You could run warrants, NCIC, Triple I, DMV, etc. It wasn’t the fastest device. It was easier to call the office and have someone run the info on a computer.
The kicker was that it was a pilot program that was being monitored by the deputy PC’s office. They would raise holy hell if they noticed the device wasn’t being used at least 5 times a day.
That damn thing became a thorn in my side. Hurricane Sandy blew into town and the handheld wen down with the ship.
I left it in our unmarked van parked at Edgewater Plaza, Staten Island. The storm surge engulfed the parking lot and turned RMPs into pontoon boats. All the contents in the van were sucked out to sea, thus solving my dilemma.
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Post by The Lou on Feb 8, 2018 22:15:52 GMT -5
Didn't a Detective who worked in the 70 many years ago (Mid 90's) get jammed up using a department cell phone to contact tow companies on the d/l when he was working SP-10 and responded to 53's? Yes, and he was collared, cleared, and demoted...although probably not in that order. was he also the same guy who sold the toy police car replicas? |
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Post by PDU on Feb 8, 2018 22:20:35 GMT -5
Job gave me a blackberry I turned it on once
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Post by The Lou on Feb 8, 2018 22:27:00 GMT -5
We had 4 Nextel Ms that were just sitting in a draw not being used so I "borrowed" for an OP that me team was conducting and four later we returned them. They were 1000x times better that using a dept radio.
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Post by hapd on Feb 9, 2018 16:21:30 GMT -5
NYPD RANT 1998 to THEE RANT 7/13/2017 16,575 posts and who's counting?
thirty six thousand phones and a department size of 34,000. something fishy about that. all the gold in them former phones adds up to some good coin. so to will this.
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Post by twohandspete on Feb 9, 2018 20:57:18 GMT -5
Yes, and he was collared, cleared, and demoted...although probably not in that order. was he also the same guy who sold the toy police car replicas? Yup. He retired with 28 years on the job. He was also responsible for the 70 Laws of Flatbush t- shirts. |
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Post by The Lou on Feb 9, 2018 21:27:59 GMT -5
was he also the same guy who sold the toy police car replicas? Yup. He retired with 28 years on the job. He was also responsible for the 70 Laws of Flatbush t- shirts. I'm wearing my Laws Sweatshirt right now. |
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