Mercy Sakes (thar)!!@!!

[K4KWH]

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ENFORCEMENT: NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE VALUE OF CB RADIO

Turning to the enforcement arena, never underestimate the value of an 11
meter Class D C-B radio set in catching a bad guy. Even when the alleged
perpetrator happens to be the C-B operator at the controls. Bill
Pasternak, WA6ITF, has the details:

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According to the CGC Communicator, complaints about interference from a
citizens band radio led police to the home of one Vernando Malone of South
Bend, Indiana. When they searched the premises they found more than
$20,000 worth of Nextel cellular telephones and another $20,000 in Motorola
phones. Also located was a computer that Malone allegedly used to activate
the phones

Malone has now been charged with forgery and theft. This, in connection
with what police claim was scheme to fraudulently order large numbers of
cell phones, activate them with a home computer, and then sell them on the
street at discounted prices.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in Los Angeles.

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Stamp this one 10-4 good buddy. And if you want to read more, its on-line
at http://tinyurl.com/ytb3z (CGC)

[KA9VQF]

There have been untold zillions of times that bad guys have been caught by law enforcement officers with the help of people using CB’s. When I was on the police reserves in a small Wisconsin town, we had a base station at the fire hall where our police station and fire station was located. We had an antenna located on the town water tower so we had very good range covering most of our county.
In many cases we had better communications with our CB in the squad car than with the UFH police radio. The base and repeater for it was located in the county seat 15 air miles from our little town.
We were regularly contacted by people who had CB’s in their cars about suspected drunk drivers, hit and runs, leaving the scene of an accident, and other alleged criminal actions. We regularly followed up on these and many times were able to make arrests because of the timely communications the CB offered.

[K4KWH]

Yeah, but, what made it funny was he caught HIMSELF!! LOL!

[KA3RFE]

Well, perhaps...

If South Bend has an ordinance is place regarding CB interference complaints, the police could investigate that. However, if the city does not have such a law, the police had no legal basis to enter the property and search it.

If there's no legal basis for the search, the guy is gonna walk.

73, Pete KA3RFE

[KA9VQF]

KWH
Dur...guess I missed that part. On rereading it I see it now.

[K6PME]

Give him a fair and impartial trial by a jury of his peers then somebody GET A ROPE!

[W5KLB]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (KA3RFE @ April 16 2004,19:59)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Well, perhaps...

If South Bend has an ordinance is place regarding CB interference complaints, the police could investigate that. However, if the city does not have such a law, the police had no legal basis to enter the property and search it.

If there&#39;s no legal basis for the search, the guy is gonna walk.

73, Pete KA3RFE[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
In the Klinton admistration there was a public law passed to give the local law enforcement agencies the right to police the CB band.This has the effect of something simular to throwing a bucket of water on a volcano to put it out. Just how many law enforement officers are out there that know or even care about the CB band?

Plus I think Mr. Hollingsworth can still step in and add his charges to make things a little rougher.

There are good CB ops out there like REACT, but they are far and few in between. The lawlessness on that band continues.

And I&#39;m back quiet.
&lt;Beeeeeeeeeeeeeep&#33;&gt;

[W5HTW]

Aiiieeee ten fawh thar, that thar ole CB radio thar can be of some use thar after all thar, once thar in a long while thar. Fine ten-fawh thang when them thar CBers thar do their thang thar on the CB band thar and stay off the ham bands.

Thar

Ed

[KC5SAS]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">There are good CB ops out there like REACT, but they are far and few in between. [/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'> Nobody in my REACT team is using CB as far as I know. We are all on 2Meter and 440 Voice and APRS here.

Do not forget to write your anti-BPL letters,
encourage new amateur radio participation and generally be nice
to one another. That is all.