Burglary of lawmaker reinvigorates his phone-tracking bill

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Proposal would give police access to signals to protect life or limb

By The Columbian

Published: July 30, 2014, 12:00am

State Sen.
State Sen. John McCoy D-Tulalip

TULALIP — After his home was burglarized while he and his wife slept, a Tulalip lawmaker is reinvigorating his efforts to pass a bill that would allow police to track cellphone signals.

McCoy called Tulalip police. When an officer arrived, McCoy used an iPad to electronically track the whereabouts of the missing phone.

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