Can police use gps trackers to enter without warrant if reported stolen?

Question

Let say I put tiny gps trackers in one of my importance items. Maybe laptop or gold bracelets. Or even on one of clothing for child to war just in case of lost or stolen, can report to police including location under Google maps.

Now do police have a right to enter without warrant to recover the one got stolen?

Example: somebody kidnapped my daughter while she walk on way to school. Next I reported to police including locations through GPS tracker on her jean. Now police finally found location. She is locked into one of tall building apartments. Now can police break and enter every apartments unit to search for kid?

Answer 1

It is physically impossible to use a GPS tracker to enter anything. If a stolen item HAS a GPS tracker, that is grounds to obtain a warrant, so most officers would secure a perimeter so evidence can't be removed while a warrant is obtained, which wouldn't take very long.



Note: GPS actually tracks in 3 dimensions. In addition, once tracked to a building, other equipment can locate the signal from the tracker to within INCHES.

Answer 2

No

Answer 3

Yes..



Source(s):

....I am a retired police officer. I retired as a sergeant, after 29 years, from a very large department, about 12,000 officers. I was a patrol officer for 4 years in a very diverse area. I was a tactical officer in the high rise project areas of my city. We called it vertical patrol in that we walked the the stairways of the high rises most of the time. I did that for 5 years and was promoted by test to detective. I worked violent crime (homicide, sex, officer involved shootings, robbery, kidnapping, serious non property incidents) for 11 years until I was promoted to sergeant. I worked as a street supervisor, a bicycle patrol supervisor and a desk sergeant/watch commander.

During my time as a tactical officer and a detective I was a unit representative for the police union.

I have a B.A in English and an M.S. in Law Enforcement Administration....

Answer 4

In the case of the child, no warrant. In the case of any property, a warrant would be required. 16 story building? GPS includes altitude, so no need to go through 16 floors. Maybe 4-5 floors.

Answer 5

In your case, no. Police do not need a warrant to enter as long as they have reasonable cause such as a victim being in danger. Your items are not considered reasonable cause so the cop will need a warrant to search.

Answer 6

A GPS tracker would be noticeable if it cant be hidden and the thief would take it off.