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Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department: Cell-site Simulator

Control panel of a Stingray cell-site simulator, showing inputs and power switch
A Harris Corporation Stingray II cell-site simulator.
Credit: USPTO
Agency Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Location Indianapolis, IN
Technology Cell-site Simulator
Vendor

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department acquired cell-site simulator technology in 2012, according data compiled by Kevin Collier for Vocativ.

More about this technology

Cell-site simulators, also known as Stingrays or IMSI catchers, are devices that masquerade as legitimate cell-phone towers, tricking phones within a certain radius into connecting to the device rather than a tower.

Control panel of a Stingray cell-site simulator, showing inputs and power switch
A Harris Corporation Stingray II cell-site simulator.
Credit: USPTO