When St. Paul police need to hack into a suspect’s cellphone, they don’t have to go far.
Under a deal with the Minnesota Department of Human Services, approved by St. Paul City Council in June, police officers have around-the-clock access to a controversial smartphone-hacking device called GrayKey. Under the joint-powers agreement, the St. Paul Police Department agreed to pay $7,000 a year for acce . . .
Christopher Magan covers state government, politics and the Legislature for the Pioneer Press from the Capitol bureau in St. Paul. He's been with the paper since 2011.
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