Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department: Cell-site Simulator
A Harris Corporation Stingray II cell-site simulator.
Credit: USPTO
| Agency | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department |
| Location | Charlotte, NC |
| Technology | Cell-site Simulator |
| Vendor | Harris Corp. |
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department first acquired a Stingray cell-site simulator from Harris Corp. in 2006. The agency upgraded the technology in 2012 and has not owned it since 2018.
Links
News article (Vocativ)
News article (Kevin Collier)
News article (Charlotte Observer)
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Other (www.MuckRock.com)
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