CANTON (AP) - Federal and local officials say they seized a number of cloned police radios from several Ohio homes during raids.
Stark County Sheriff's deputies and Canton police, along with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, raided seven homes Monday in Canton - seizing weapons, dozens of radios and other evidence. The Canton Repository reports the raids were the result of an investigation that found someone hacked into the public safety radio system, and then cloned the information onto black market police radios.
Stark County Sheriff George Maier said Tuesday that police have identified eight to 10 "persons of interest" in their investigation.
Maier says investigators don't know how long the cloned radios have been in use. He says investigators also believe the issue is contained locally.
