The Wildest Myths Viewers Have Been Led to Believe by Movies & Media

Myth #49 – Tracing a Phone Call Takes Time

We’ve all seen it: The good guys hold the bad guy on the phone for a couple of minutes so they have time to trace the call before he hangs up. In reality, police know where you are as soon as the call starts whether on a landline or cell phone.

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The More You Know

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