Nevada Globe:
As reported by The Globe, Reno mayor Hillary Schieve filed a civil lawsuit against private investigator David McNeely of Alpha 5 Industries, LLC, for placing a tracking device on her vehicle prior to the November election. According to News 4, Washoe County Commisioner Chair Vaughn Hartung has joined the civil lawsuit. Schieve and Hartung are seeking restitution for invasion of privacy, trespassing, civil conspiracy and negligence, attorney’s costs, and the identity of McNeely’s clients.
According to the suit which was amended on Thursday, Hartung discovered a tracking device was placed on his car(s) after media and public record reports showed the locations of the vehicle(s) at his home and other identifiable locations.
The cars being tracked were often used by Hartung’s wife and daughter which included trips where the commissioner wasn’t in the car. The location data included private and confidential locations visited by his family members, the suit alleges.
Back in December, Schieve told The Nevada Independent that a mechanic found a tracking device while working on her vehicle. She brought the device to the Sparks police department and they were able to determine that it had been purchased by private investigator David McNeely of 5 Alpha Industries. A spokesperson for the mayor said Schieve went to the Sparks department rather than Reno police in order to “keep clear of any conflict of interest questions.” MORE
Seems that’s not Illegal in Nevada. What’s the problem?
“I once tracked a mayor in Reno, just to watch her drive…”
I’m a talker, I’m a walker, I’m midnight stalker, plant my Air tags on the run.
The client that ordered the tracker is going to turn out to be the $10mil snail.
All bets are off.
I hope he’s nailed to the wall for this. I do not care about anyone’s political affiliations in this.
Illicit activities like this need full prosecution. If current laws aren’t satisfactory, I hope they enact new laws to put them behind bars the next time.
You may be next. You should care, too.
Let’s put it this way: if he gets off lightly, I would place a tracker on everyone’s vehicle and publish any embarrassing results – especially the judge’s.
Funny how turning the tables gets attention.
Who writes this stuff? I looked up this statute and it’s the definition of a tracking device. It doesn’t say a thing about whether or not someone not in law enforcement can use one to track someone else.
NRS 179.451 “Tracking device” defined. “Tracking device” means an electronic or mechanical device that permits the tracking of the movement of a person or an object. (Added to NRS by 2015, 2486)
Jim Rockford never used a tracking device. He tracked people the old fashioned way.