No mercy for jammer of cops' radios

No mercy for jammer of cops' radios

"No mercy for jammer of cops' radios
November 1, 2005
MILWAUKEE --

The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to consider an appeal from a man who was sentenced to eight years in prison for jamming Madison police radio frequencies.

Rajib Mitra, 27, from Brookfield, was convicted of interfering with emergency communications during the 2003 Halloween weekend -- a time of hectic police activity because the holiday draws thousands of people to the city -- and on Nov. 11, 2003.

Mitra's attorney Lew Wasserman said people in other parts of the country have done similar crimes and the Federal Communications Commission usually only gave out a civil violation."


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Bob N5IET

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