Cell Phone Investigation Techniques

This two-day course will provide officers with a comprehensive approach to exploiting cellular devices.  This exploitation can lead to the identification of co-conspirators and help officers secure convictions in cases where only circumstantial evidence exists.  Officers will learn common cell phone terminology and understand the data they receive from cell phone companies. Many officers are unsure how to read communication detail records (CDRs).  Students will be presented with numerous examples of CDRs and will learn how to interpret every aspect of communication reports.

This course will familiarize participants with the fundamental aspects of developing wiretap investigations, use and analysis of pen registers, how to draft wiretap affidavits, how to establish necessity, minimization requirements, and administrative roadblocks often encountered.  In ongoing Criminal Enterprises and Drug Trafficking Organizations, multiple cell phones are utilized to prevent law enforcement from monitoring and exploiting a primary phone.  With proper data and investigative tools, new phone numbers can easily be identified.  Instruction will include the most effective ways to overcome “dropped phones.”

Register online: Cell Phone Investigation Techniques – Mobile Team 12 (mtu12.com)