Los Angeles Police Department: Cell-site Simulator
![Control panel of a Stingray cell-site simulator, showing inputs and power switch](https://atlasofsurveillance.org/files/technologies/11/stingray_ii_2_600x600.jpeg)
A Harris Corporation Stingray II cell-site simulator.
Credit: USPTO
Agency | Los Angeles Police Department |
Location | Los Angeles, CA |
Technology | Cell-site Simulator |
Vendor | Digital Receiver Technology |
The Los Angeles Police Department acquired a cell-site simulator from Digital Receiver Technology in 2005, according to data compiled by Kevin Collier for Vocativ. In 2010, LAPD acquired a Stingray II cell-site simulator from Harris Corp.
Links
News article (Vocativ)
News article (Kevin Collier)
Meeting documents (Los Angeles City Clerk)
Other (www.cehrp.org)
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](https://atlasofsurveillance.org/files/technologies/11/stingray_ii_2_600x600.jpeg)
A Harris Corporation Stingray II cell-site simulator.
Credit: USPTO