A cellphone tracking app helped catch a suspected robber and carjacker in Santa Ana, police said Friday. A man told police he was sleeping in a 1997 Honda CR-V in the 1600 block of North Susan Street, when he awoke around 7 a.m. to find an armed man, wearing a hoodie and mask, on a…
An unprecedented case will see the parents of four young children from separate families fitted with GPS tracking devices to stop them from joining Islamic State (Isis). On 2 March, the children, one mother, and members of their extended family — including a maternal grandmother and the uncle of two of the children — were…
You thought poacher-monitoring drones were the next big thing? Think again: this rhino-wearable (and durable!) technology may be the very thing that saves one of our favorite ivory-horned mammals from the brink of extinction. In a recent article published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, researcher Paul O’Donoghue noted that “an estimated $7-10 billion annually,…
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC)- Genesee County will soon use GPS tracking devices to track county owned vehicles. To see how this might play out, they can look right next door to Monroe County which has been using GPS systems on county vehicles for the past 10 years. Monroe County has 38 vehicles equipped with the Verizon…
Trailer and cargo theft has hit an all-time high with an estimated $30 billion stolen from cargos and trailers each year. GPS & Track is excited to introduce a tool to prevent trailer and cargo theft: The Trailer GPS Tracker. Theft of vehicle and load make up 73% of all reported thefts in the last…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Exclusive SkySmart Technology Featured in New CalAmp Collateral Assurance Solution Launch of next-generation SkySmart enabled CDMA device to deliver best-in-class performance, reliability and accuracy for automobile subprime lenders OXNARD, CA, JULY 14, 2015 – CalAmp (NASDAQ: CAMP), a leading provider of wireless products, services and solutions, announced the launch of CVF-200™, its…
NEW TOW ALERT FEATURE FROM GPS and TRACK One of the most powerful tools for sub-prime / buy here pay here car dealerships is a tow alert. The tow alert is a feature on a GPS tracking device that sends an alert when the car is being towed. It knows this because the GPS knows…
Arccos Golf and Game Golf systems allow recreational golfers to track their rounds like the pros We know how much the global position system (GPS) in the sky has changed our lives. We can barely get to the corner grocery store without our smart phone telling us where to go. In golf, the availability of…
They’re designed to keep the public safe and save local law enforcement money. In a time when new technology seems to debut every few months rather than every few years, GPS tracking devices are helping the criminal justice system keep an eye on convicted criminals and even those awaiting trial. It played out in a…
A Loop bank robbery suspect was arrested Friday after a GPS tracking device placed in the stolen cash led police to his location, authorities said. The robbery happened about noon at a First American Bank branch at 33 W. Monroe St., authorities said. Stacey Hill entered the bank and handed a teller a note demanding…