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Court Says Removing a Police GPS Tracker From Your Car Isn't Theft
• https://www.vice.com by Kim ZetterBack in 2012, the US Supreme Court declared it was illegal for law enforcement to attach a GPS tracker to a suspect's car without first getting a warrant. But in 2018, cops in Indiana charged a suspected drug dealer with theft after he removed such a tracking device from his SUV, triggering a legal debate over whether you can legally remove such devices.
As it turns out, you most assuredly can.
A new unanimous ruling from the Indiana Supreme Court has declared that the suspect in question did not "steal" the government-owned device, and that law enforcement should have known better before bringing the charges.
1 Comments in Response to Court Says Removing a Police GPS Tracker From Your Car Isn't Theft
"The court went on to admonish Indiana law enforcement, suggesting that officers should have known better than to lean on such a flimsy excuse for probable cause." The court should be admonished for suggesting that "law enforcement" is not retarded.