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Maryland County Now Able to Locate Cell Callers

Montgomery County Maryland joined a short list of jurisdictions that arel using a new computer tracking system that allows police to identify the physical location of a cell phone caller. The technology triangulates location based on the caller�s proximity to the nearest cell phone tower. The accuracy is reported to be within a city block.

County 911 Now Able To Locate Cell Calls, Washington Post, April 8, 2004