On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:34:06 -0500, in
, w4jleremove this to reply wrote:

I rode with a sheriff last week for a story I am covering. We discussed
scanners and how the police had to outwit the crooks.

When I asked him point blank, how many crooks had he caught that had
scanners, he could not remember a single time.

I would be interested in hearing of
any cases that crooks were caught with scanners. Do not send me anecdotal
evidence. "My brother in law heard from his second cousin that somewhere up
north..."

While I am sure that a crook somewhere did use a scanner, I would like to
quantify the reality. What was the crook charged? How was he using the
scanner etc. would be extremely helpful.

I'm not saying all the bad guys use it, but it's better to be safe than
sorry when you're trying to catch someone who is responsible for the deaths
of his wife and 15-month old kid in a fire they set. You never know when
the officers go knocking on that door if the guy inside heard you dispatch
them there and is waiting with a shotgun or took off before they arrived
there.

Dave
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