NYPD uses cell tracking technology over 1000 times since 2008

Police use a suitcase-sized device that can gather data off of someone's phone. It can trick a phone into thinking it is a cell tower and the police can get evidence they need off of the phone. This technology has helped police solve murders, find robbers, find missing people, catch suspects in kidnappings etc. Commissioner of the NYPD said that they only use the device to get phone number to go to and from the phone. I think that it is a good idea to use the stingray technology because then you would be able to see who they called to maybe get weapons from or get information from on a certain person. People may not like it but they will need to get used to it because this is one way to protect people from any harm that could come their way. This technology could help us figure out how to keep murders, kidnappers, and robbers off the streets or to at least stop them from doing the same thing more than once.

http://phys.org/news/2016-02-nypd-cell-tracking-technology.html