As that classic 80’s hit by Rockwell says:
I always feel that somebody’s watchin’ me
And I have no privacy
I always feel that somebody’s watchin’ me
Is it just a dream?
Police are foiling criminals’ efforts to cover their tracks with evidence the culprits often overlook — their cell phone use.
Law enforcement officials say mobile telephone records have become a vital tool in solving crimes, not only revealing numbers suspects have called, but pinpointing their whereabouts in ways that can substitute for eyewitnesses. Investigators also make use of software that can extract the phones’ stored photos, text messages, contact lists and other evidence.
“People might be a little more circumspect about how they use cell phones if they were aware how much information they have about your activities,” said Bill Moylan, a former Nassau County, N.Y., detective and founding director of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice’s cyber crime center in New York. “We always say, `Thank God they (criminals) are stupid.”‘
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Investigators in Pennsylvania used cell phone records to establish a timeline in the Nov. 13 slayings of Michael and Cathryn Borden at their home in Warwick Township. David Ludwig, 18, is accused of shooting the couple after spending the night with their daughter, Kara Beth.