Pulling back the rug on Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department StingRay use

Fred Clasen-Kelly reports some progress in North Carolina since an earlier report in November that noted what we have seen all too often – police departments and prosecutors tell courts and defense attorneys that they cannot disclose details of StingRay use due to non-disclosure agreements.

Clasen-Kelly reports that among the changes that are going into effect for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are:

• They are disclosing to judges how investigators track cellphones and other wireless devices;
• Defendants may learn if police used a powerful surveillance device to locate and arrest them; and
• The Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office will reveal results from a review of hundreds of criminal cases it launched after a judge unsealed records about cellphone tracking.

Read more about the impetus for these changes and what else is being discussed for the future on Charlotte Observer.