Washington County, Maryland has about a third of the crime rate, statistically, of its sister city, Baltimore. The small county in Maryland seems a little bit slow to get started on the emerging trend of utilizing GPS tracking for parole violators in the area. A Pilot Program That’s Not Ready for Primetime In 2010, the
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For the first time in its history, the inmate count at the Winnebago County Jail in Illinois reached 1,000, up 17% from just a year ago. Now, county officials are investigating the possible implementation of a GPS tracking system to monitor low-level and nonviolent offenders as well as those out on bail in an effort
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Jeffrey Kitze has had a long and storied relationship with the law. The convicted rapist, a computer repair technician in Virginia, is in the midst of a stalking trial that may send the individual back to jail after a two decade stay. The “Graduation Day Rapist” In 1989, Kitze joined his sister for her graduation
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Lockheed Martin Corp, the company contracted to build new GPS navigational satellites, recently assured the US Air Force Space Command office that everything was “on schedule, on target” according to the department’s head. Air Force General William Shelton also dispelled rumors that the program’s cost had risen 18 percent, as initially laid out in a
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It’s not news to say that GPS tracking is becoming an important tool for law enforcement officials worldwide. The United States, however, has been historically loathe in relation to other nations use of GPS tracking for criminals under court supervision, though this sometimes occurs with sex offenders, etc. To track criminals, a warrant is required
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From the horrific to the bizarre, GPS tracking has become an essential tool to law enforcement officials worldwide. In a large city across the ocean, the police recently utilized GPS to catch one of the oddest thieves in their city’s centuries-old history. The Where and the When Late last year, shopping centers in Madrid, Spain
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This is a story that pretty much writes itself. TacoCopter is a hit on the Internet. The service promises delivery of a taco from an unmanned helicopter after an individual places an order via smart phone. Once the order is complete, the robotic helicopter navigates to the delivery location via GPS tracking. Since payment is
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We reported a few weeks ago that the Wisconsin Senate was to vote on changes made to a bill allowing judges the authority to order GPS monitoring in domestic violence cases involving restraining order violations. That time has come, as the Senate has approved the changes after a voice vote, sending it off to the
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Imagine generation upon generation of your ancestors living in a specific area throughout history, living off the land as hunter-gatherers, when suddenly this land you call home is taken away by the government. For those of us in civilized society, it is hard to imagine. Unfortunately, this is the reality for the indigenous people of
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September 11 th is a somber day for all Americans, but for Diana Ross of Kentucky it holds significance in yet another horrifying way. On this day in 2009, Ross lost her daughter, Amanda, to domestic violence. We’ve discussed the issue of monitoring violators of protective orders using GPS tracking devices here at RMT in
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