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[Forwarded from cyberia. Anyone want to suggest a revision to the sentencing guidelines? +9 for police using police databases to plot crimes... --DBM] --- http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/26/national/26THEF.html >CHICAGO, Oct. 25 — A former chief of detectives in the Chicago Police >Department pleaded guilty today in Federal District Court to charges of >running a sophisticated jewel-theft ring across several states for more >than a decade. William A. Hanhardt, 72, who by some accounts was once a >debonair top officer widely known for fighting crime, could face up to 25 >years in prison, although he will probably be sentenced to up to 12 years >under federal guidelines. The detective, whose career with the Chicago >Police Department spanned 33 years, appeared in court today wearing an >orange prison jumpsuit. --- From: Sean Donelan <sean@DONELAN.COM> Subject: Watching the watchers Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 20:06:08 -0500 A former chief of detectives in the Chicago Police Department pleaded guilty today in Federal District Court to charges of running a sophisticated jewel-theft ring across several states for more than a decade. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/26/national/26THEF.html How did the detective find the people to rob? He used law enforcement computers and databases to get information about traveling jewelry sales people. Apparently he had access to car rental information. I don't know if rental car companies regularly provide information about renters to police, or if this level of information sharing is unique to jewelry sales representatives. --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------