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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 29, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page a18 a 18 Winnipeg free press Friday August 29, 2008 world Winnipeg repress. Com plus taxes and fees. Winnipeg Dodge Power plan 7.99% interest. All rebates to dealer. $ 0 Down you own it 2008 Dodge Avenger Well equipped wow. Winnipeg Dodge. Com see dealer for details. Toll free 1 877 448 7788 774 4444 43 mpg Brand new $ 125 a w no other dealer in Canada is having this Sale the factory does not even know about it. And its just a matter of time before they Tell us to Stop Walt Morris president factory clearance clearance unauthorized $ 0 Down you own it 2008 Dodge ram 1500 Quad cab 4x4 Well equipped 24 $ 138 mpg a w Brand new $ 0 Down you own it 2008 Dodge Nitro fully loaded $ 132 a w Brand new with 6 months free Gas up to $ 16250 in Cash rebates steal a Deal before the factory shuts this one Down $ 0 Down you own it $ 157 a w 2008 jeep wrangler unlimited 4 or. Sahara 28 mpg fully loaded Brand new 30 mpg l Ike millions of motorists Eric Hanson used a Gas unit in his Chevrolet trailblazer to find his Way around. He probably did not expect that prosecutors would eventually use it too to help convict him of killing four family members. Prosecutors in suburban Chicago Analysed data from the Gamin Gas device to pinpoint where Hanson had been on the morning after his parents were fatally shot and his sister and brother in Law bludgeoned to death in 2005. He was convicted of the killings and sentenced to death. Han songs trial was among recent criminal cases around the u. S. In which authorities used Gas navigation devices to help establish a defendants whereabouts. Experts say such evidence will almost certainly become More common in court As Gas systems become More affordable and show up in More vehicles. Theress no real doubt said Alan Brill a Minnesota based computer forensics expert who has worked with the Fri and secret service. This follows every other technology that turns out to have information of forensic value. I think what were seeing is evolutionary. Using technology to track a persons location is nothing new. For years police have been Able to Trace cellphone signals and use other dashboard devices such As automatic toll collection systems to confirm a Drivers whereabouts. But the growing popularity of Gas systems in cars cellphones and other handheld devices gives authorities another powerful tool to track suspects. Among recent cases in september a Man in Butte mont., pleaded guilty to rape after a judge ruled that evidence from the Gas unit in his car could be used against him. Prosecutors planned to use it to show that Brian Adolf prowled around looking for a victim. In new Brighton pa., a truckers Gas system led police to charge him with setting his own Home on fire. Gas records showed his Rig was parked about 90 metres from his House at the time of the fire. Developed for the military Gas systems started showing up in cars in the 1990s. Prices have dropped in the past few years and Many units Are now available for less than $ 150. The consumer electronics association estimates 20 per cent of american households own a portable Gas system and nine per cent have vehicles equipped with in dash systems. A Gas unit receives signals from satellites to determine its position on the ground. That data can be used by mapping software to display the devices location to within metres. Detectives Are often Able to extract map searches and desired destinations that have been entered into a Gas unit. Some devices Are equipped with a track Back feature that can show where the unit was at a particular time. What were dealing with Here is a use of the technology that i dont think the Good people at Magellan or Gamin or to Tom really thought about when they were developing it said Brill referring to manufacturers of Gas devices. Police sometimes use secretly planted Gas devices to Monitor suspects. The practice has been criticized by privacy advocates who argue that it is unconstitutional. Gas data is usually just one part of the criminal Case because attorneys also have to prove the defendant possessed the unit and entered the information into it. The associated press suspects caught in the act on Gas tracking system used by police by Mitch Stacy Mexico City Mexico is supreme court voted 8 3 thursday to uphold Legal abortion in the capital opening the possibility that similar measures could be adopted elsewhere in Mexico. But president Felipe Calderon whose administration appealed the Mexico City Law to the supreme court is unlikely to Stop fighting efforts to expand the availability of abortions. Even with the supreme courts approval pro abortion groups complain that Many doctors refuse to do the procedure in Mexico City. Some Are morally opposed while others fear Public scorn or the Wrath of the powerful roman Catholic Church. The Church blasted the court on thursday declaring itself in mourning and issuing a statement that Church leaders would redouble their efforts to Campaign on behalf of the millions of children who Are being sacrificed. About a dozen riot police blocked off the Street leading to the court As the decision was announced. Jorge Serrano director of the antiabortion group pro Vida called the ruling a betrayal of the right to life. This tragedy we Are living in Mexico City is going to spread to other states he said. Abortion rights activist Raffaella Schiavon greeted the decision. It opens the Road for All of latin America to Start visualizing Legal paths to abortion said Schiavon who directs the International abortion rights group ipas. The Law applies Only to Public hospitals in Mexico City. The associated press High court upholds abortion in Mexico City Chris Omeara / the associated press Gas can be used in court cases to pinpoint the places defendants have been. A _ 18_ aug 29 08. Ind a18 8 / 28/ 08 9 40 29 pm ;