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Saturday, March 12, 2011
Ind. Courts - "Noble courthouse bans cell phones"
Rebecca S. Green reports in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:
Noble County Sheriff Doug Harp has banned cell phones from the county courthouse, citing security concerns.In a statement issued Thursday, Harp said cell phones present too great an opportunity for those inclined to do so to smuggle in contraband, explosives or other items. * * *
Allen County banned cell phones and other devices from its central courthouse and other judicial buildings a few years ago.
The U.S. District Courthouse and E. Ross Federal Building in Fort Wayne allows cell phones in the building, but they must be surrendered at the security station.
“It’s something we had overlooked and we shouldn’t have,” Harp said. “It probably should have been done a long time ago.”
The decision to ban cell phones carried by all not employed by the county, attorneys or court officials grew out of a discussion by one of the judges and a courthouse security officer, Harp said.
The ban is effective immediately, Harp said.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on March 12, 2011 12:15 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts