Supreme Court to Hear Case of Bank Robber Tracked by Cellphone

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The Supreme Court will hear a case involving a bank robber who was tracked by cellphone. The geofence warrant police served on Google found that the robber's cellphone was among a handful of devices in the vicinity of the bank around the time of the robbery.

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A bank robber cellphone gave him away . Now the Supreme Court is hearing his case

Media Coverage · April 25, 2026

The Supreme Court is hearing a case involving a bank robber whose cellphone location was tracked by police using a geofence warrant. The warrant allowed police to collect location history from nearby cellphones, leading to the suspect's identification. The court will decide whether this type of warrant violates the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches.

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• • Bank robbery
• • Cellphone tracking
• • Geofence warrant

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The Supreme Court is hearing a case involving a bank robber whose cellphone location was tracked by police using a geofence warrant. The warrant allowed police to collect location history from nearby cellphones, leading to the suspect's ide

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WASHINGTON – Okello Chatrie's cellphone gave him away. Chatrie made off with $195,000 from the bank he robbed in suburban Richmond, Virginia, and eluded the police until they turned to a powerful technological tool that erected a virtual fence and allowed them collect the location history of cellphone users near the crime scene. Recommended Videos The geofence warrant police served on Google found that Chatrie's cellphone was among a handful of devices in the vicinity of the bank around the time

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A bank robber cellphone gave him away . Now the Supreme Court is hearing his case

The Supreme Court is hearing a case involving a bank robber whose cellphone location was tracked by police using a geofence warrant. The warrant allowed police to collect location history from nearby cellphones, leading to the suspect's identification. The court will decide whether this type of warrant violates the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches.

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A bank robber cellphone gave him away . Now the Supreme Court is hearing his case

WASHINGTON – Okello Chatrie's cellphone gave him away. Chatrie made off with $195,000 from the bank he robbed in suburban Richmond, Virginia, and eluded the police until they turned to …

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press · Apr 25, 2026 · 1 min read