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How law enforcement is using technology to track down people who attacked the US Capitol building

  • Written by Don Hummer, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Penn State
imageMany of the people who broke into the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 carried cellphones, which can be tracked, and posted photos of their activities on social media.Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

After rioters flooded the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, there was an immediate call for those who overran officers on the scene and swarmed...

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