Los Angeles Police Department: Cell-site Simulator
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 (Kevin Collier) [snapshot]
Other (www.cehrp.org) [snapshot]
News article (Vocativ) [snapshot]
Meeting documents (Los Angeles City Clerk) [snapshot]
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.
A Harris Corporation Stingray II cell-site simulator.
Credit: USPTO