Help What would they do with my phone?

[BallOfCheez]

After I CTB, and if they find my phone, can the police or any other party search through it? I've been going through my stuff and deleting shit but I just want to know if that's a possibility. Thanks!

 

[Redacted24]

Very likely yes they will access your phone as part of their investigation, in case your demise was crime related.

 

[COP2CON]

As a former US cop, what happens is your phone is put into airplane mode and bagged. Later a warrant issued and everything downloaded. It will be reviewed and the findings put into a report. Anyone can later file an open records request and view the report. Suicide is investigated by law enforcement everywhere regardless of how clear cut it is.

 

[HangMan123]

As a former US cop, what happens is your phone is put into airplane mode and bagged. Later a warrant issued and everything downloaded. It will be reviewed and the findings put into a report. Anyone can later file an open records request and view the report. Suicide is investigated by law enforcement everywhere regardless of how clear cut it is.

Oh boy that's going to be embarrassing . At least I won't be alive to experience it.

 

[itsgone2]

Oh boy that's going to be embarrassing . At least I won't be alive to experience it.

Yeah I was talking to someone about this but you'd have to commit to destroying your phone. Seems impossible in a way unless you knew you weren't going to back out.

 

[joey2424]

As a former US cop, what happens is your phone is put into airplane mode and bagged. Later a warrant issued and everything downloaded. It will be reviewed and the findings put into a report. Anyone can later file an open records request and view the report. Suicide is investigated by law enforcement everywhere regardless of how clear cut it is.

That's so upsetting. Do you have an idea of the extent of the review that would take place in a situation where it is clear cut and the family is accepting? Maybe just a quick glance and a "no evidence of foul play"

 

[COP2CON]

Full review. I had been on cases that were clear cut but we found things on the phone to suggest other stuff. At a minimum all texts, pics, and call log but usually the whole shabang unless cellbrite messes up.

 

[DarkShadows]

As a former US cop, what happens is your phone is put into airplane mode and bagged. Later a warrant issued and everything downloaded. It will be reviewed and the findings put into a report. Anyone can later file an open records request and view the report. Suicide is investigated by law enforcement everywhere regardless of how clear cut it is.

What's your story? So you're a convict now?

 

[COP2CON]

What's your story? So you're a convict now?

I am. Hopefully by tomorrow I will have my abbreviated story done. I am actively an inmate of my state forever. Hence why I'm here looking for advice and maybe helping just a bit if I can.

 

[Shiitake]

Oh boy that's going to be embarrassing . At least I won't be alive to experience it.

why not just throw your phone into a river

 

[COP2CON]

I'm going to do a thread in the next day or two that addresses this but if its just porn on there, literally everyone has porn on their phone. I honestly got to the point where it was weird if someone didn't. Lol

 

[Mooncry]

As a former US cop, what happens is your phone is put into airplane mode and bagged. Later a warrant issued and everything downloaded. It will be reviewed and the findings put into a report. Anyone can later file an open records request and view the report. Suicide is investigated by law enforcement everywhere regardless of how clear cut it is.

I'm planning on my phone being powered off by the time people find it, since I have an iPhone and all data becomes permanently encrypted once it's powered back on and unable to be unlocked. Aside from that, just moving all of my personal shit off of iCloud and having Erase Data turned on in case they try to brute force it.

Thanks for the info.

 

[HangMan123]

why not just throw your phone into a river

Isn't all data stored on cloud services? I'm pretty sure law enforcement can access that.
Or maybe I'm wrong and you're right, idk.