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A Stingray device from Harris Corp., which has been contracted to supply surveillance gear to the Tucson Police Department.

Private donors supply spy gear to cops

Oct 14, 2014 ◇ Ali Winston & Darwin Bond Graham/Special to ProPublica

There’s little public scrutiny when private donors pay to give police controversial technology and weapons. Sometimes, companies are donors to the same foundations that purchase their products for police. Read more»

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