Cash Spiked With GPS Tracking System

GPS Tracker Leads Daytona Beach Police To Bank Robber

Bobby Ray Earl probably thought he had nothing to worry about after he stole a bag full of cash from a local bank off Speedway Boulevard near Daytona State College, but little did he know a little GPS tracker was transmitting his position to police the entire time.

Earl walked into a local bank near the site of the famous Daytona 500 Speedway track early Thursday morning, telling a bank teller that he didn't want to hurt anyone but that he needed money. The frightened bank teller met the bank robber's demands, giving him a bag full of cash. However, the quick-thinking teller also placed a GPS tracking system that transmitted the location of the bag in real-time with the cash.

Badge Stops Bullet From Killing Law Enforcement Officer

Police Officer Thankful To Be Alive

Police officers are very well aware of the potential dangers they could face every time they step out into the field with their badge. Dealing with thieves, drug dealers and murderers is all in a day's work for the men in blue. A law enforcement officer will take every precaution available to protect themselves, strapping on a bullet proof vest, being cautious of surroundings and calling for back up when appropriate. However, sometimes an officer can take every possible precaution and still find themselves in a troubling situation, and that is exactly what happened to a Las Vegas police officer who ended up needing a stroke of luck to save his life.

Although the press have not officially released the name of the officer involved, an editor for the GPS tracking news team for Tracking System Direct learned that a officer in Las Vegas was involved in a gun fire exchange after responding to a disturbance phone call and was shot. The GPS tracking editor also uncovered that the officer had sustained no serious injuries related to the gunshot as the bullet from the perpetrator's gun was stopped by the officer's badge.

When a GPS tracking news team member contacted the Las Vegas Police Department the representative verified the story and stated how happy and thankful the entire force was that the bullet was unable to cause injury because of the presence of the badge.

Source: Las Vegas Sun

Tracking System Helps DEA Case Against Drug Trafficker

GPS Tracker Records Criminal Activity

Law enforcement and government agencies are very familiar of the advantages GPS tracking technology can provide over criminals. With passive and real-time tracking systems now being staple law enforcement tools, men such as Andres Hernandez Vargas will be finding it much more difficult succeeding in their criminal activities in the future.

Vargas was a Washington resident who was believed to be a drug trafficker of methamphetamine. After the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) received a tip about Vargas' criminal enterprise they began monitoring his movements with a tracking system that recorded specific information about his traveling activities. After reviewing the data from the tracking system the DEA discovered the following information:

GPS Tracking Data

• October 17th (Morning):  Vargas left Washington heading south bound toward California.
• 8:00 p.m.:  Vargas arrived in North Highlands, California
• 10:15 p.m.: Vargas stopped in Sacramento, California and headed back north bound to Washington

Once the tracking system confirmed the DEA's suspicions that Vargas was indeed picking up drugs and then traveling with them across state lines, the DEA contacted law enforcement officers to set-up surveillance along a portion of Interstate 5, the highway Vargas was traveling. When Vargas drove through the surveillance area driving 70mph in a 60 mph zone he was quickly pulled over by police.

Tracking Systems To Help Law Enforcement In Midland

Police Looking Forward To GPS Monitoring And Surveillance Technology

Police in Midland, Texas will soon be receiving a vast improvement to the department's fleet of cruisers that will include surveillance dash cameras and GPS tracking systems. The digital upgrade to the law enforcement patrol cars is predicted to be multi-functional, increasing fleet management operations, reducing report writing time and allowing dispatchers to pinpoint where a cruiser is at in the field via a tracking system field called "Automatic Vehicle Locator".

J.R. Smith, the Deputy Chief of Police of Midland, explained that one of the most advantageous parts of the digital upgrade is that reports that once took days to be uploaded to the system can now be done immediately from the officer's squad car, making the information accessible instantaneously.

The dashboard cameras that will be installed to each cruiser will allow the District Attorney and other supervisors to have instant access recorded information without having to burn a DVD. The surveillance footage will allow appropriate supervisors to view the information from a personal desktop computer.

The real-time tracking system information will also be accessible and viewable remotely from a desktop computer. The GPS tracking information will help improve arrival times as dispatchers will have the ability to see which squad car is closest to the scene of a crime and then guide them to.

This week 120 police cruisers will be installed with laptops equipped with GPS tracking technology. The police department is excited about the new enhancements to the Midland police force that will improve the safety of the cities' residence and efficiency of the police force.

Source: Midland News