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Cell phones, texting vex law enforcement at crime scenes

It’s a normal reaction — people see a fire and pull over to watch.

People see a car accident and slow down to rubberneck.

But what happens when those same people, now equipped with cell phone cameras and text messaging, decide to snap photos? Or release the identity of the victim before a family is notified?

Those are some of the new challenges that emergency and law enforcement personnel say they are encountering more often these days as technology evolves.

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Source: St. Petersburg Times via Resource Shelf blog