Obtaining / Interpreting Cell Phone Data in

Criminal Investigations

POST # 6209-0-1033

 

Date:               December 11, 2012

Location:        St. Paul Police Department                          Recommended Hotels

                        West District Community Room

                        389 N. Hamline Avenue

                        Saint Paul, MN 55104

Time:              0800-1600

Instructor:      SIU Personnel - SPPD

POST:             7 Credits

Cost:               $165.00          

The Saint Paul Police Professional Development Institute (PDI) is sponsoring a 1-day course in OBTAINING/INTERPRETING CELL PHONE DATA IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.

The course will include:

• Use of historical cell phone data in major crime cases
• Determining the service provider
• Search warrant
• What information can be obtained
• Wording examples

• Phone company data versus electronic data stored within the device itself
• Seizure and proper handling of physical devices
• Introduction to data extraction techniques
• Utilizing cell site data to track historical phone locations
• Utilizing real time cell phone data (“pings”) to locate a phone
• New crime trends involving mobile devices

• Court order application for special cases
• Chain of custody/proper storage of data

• Reports – SPPD RMS (or comparable local report) and Search Warrant Inventory and Return
• Ownership or use of phone – responsibility of investigator to establish
• Establishing and fostering relationships with cell phone providers
• Claiming exigent circumstances – what are appropriate circumstances and how to proceed
• Using Microsoft Excel to interpret and analyze data
• Using analytical software (Analysts’ Notebook, Pen Link) to scrutinize and visualize data

• Preparing data for use in a prosecution
• Building visual exhibits of cell phone evidence for use in investigations and court trials

Go to:  www.stpaul.gov/PDI to browse our website and click “Register Here” in the right margin fill out the registration form.  If you have any questions, please call SPPD-PDI @ (651) 266-5652 or email: