To stop the genocide, I welcome this.........
what most don't understand is:
the tools that feds have over local agencies are superior, only half gets trickled down to local law levels
devices like 'stringray'
stingray is a false cell phone tower that can force phones in a geographical area to connect to it. Once these devices connect, the stingray can be used to either hone in on the target’s location or, with some models, actually eavesdrop on conversations, text messages, and web browser activity.
http://www.extremetech.com/mobile/1...ps-and-providers-use-to-track-your-every-move
The potential uses for the information are enormous. Say a murder occurs on a particular street with an estimated time of death between 2 and 4 AM. Local law enforcement would have an obvious interest in compelling cell phone companies to turn over the records of every cell phone that moved in and out of the area between those two time periods. At rush hour, this kind of information would be useless — but if the cell phone network data shows a device in the same approximate area as the murder suddenly leaving the area at a high rate of speed, that cell phone owner is a potential suspect.
Also not to mention big cities like Chi tie into a national surveillance network that big brother has readily accessible, meaning if the crime is serious enough in real time using satellite and other tech they can pin down anywhere at almost anytime in the cities that have this 24/7 surveillance network. The network also has other real time features like bio-metric readers, meaning if you and your associate are walking into starbucks, a employee at one of the big brother centers can hover over your picture with their mouse and the bio-metric system can identify who you are and other details. High level forensics are also superior than local levels.
Last but not least social media, as much as folks pour out their lives to these social networks, it makes the job for a investigator 2x as easy. Social media makes intel gathering far far much easier then ever before