GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Latino immigrants are embracing new Spanish-language mobile technologies that track police roadblocks in an effort to limit interaction with law enforcement.
Alejandro Ramirez, an activist in the Gainesville area, says it allows them to know exactly when and where police checkpoints are taking place.
The Times of Gainesville reports (http://bit.ly/2arUv6j) that mobile applications that rely on information submitted by the public - so-called crowd-sourced apps - and cellphone call lists are becoming more common.
The newspaper reports that one app allows users to place pins on a Google map at the site of a known checkpoint. The exact address and time can be added.
Gainesville criminal defense attorney Arturo Corso said that in light of recent events, "you can certainly understand the value in wanting to avoid police."
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Information from: The Times, http://www.gainesvilletimes.com
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