Anchorage 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	Anchorage Police Department
Location	Anchorage, AK
Technology	Cell-site Simulator
Vendor

The Anchorage Police Department acquired cell-site simulator technology in 2009.

Links
News article (Anchorage Daily News)
Meeting Minutes (Municipality of Anchorage)
News article (2KTUU)

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.