Vallejo Police Department: Cell-site Simulator
A Harris Corporation Stingray II cell-site simulator.
Credit: USPTO
| Agency | Vallejo Police Department |
| Location | Vallejo, CA |
| Technology | Cell-site Simulator |
| Vendor | KeyW |
The Vallejo Police Department purchased a KeyW cell-site simulator for $766,018 in March 2020.
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News article (Times Herald)
Public records (MuckRock)
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