SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a second suspect in just over a week for allegedly using a GPS device to track a woman.
On July 13, the Wichita Police Department Domestic Intervention and Violence Reduction Team (DIVRT) worked to track down a suspect identified as 27-year-old Kanneth Battle of Wichita who had been stalking a victim and placing GPS trackers on her vehicle, according to Officer Charley Davidson.
On Monday, the DIVRT team served Battle with a Protection from Stalking order. Tuesday morning, he was seen on video placing a GPS tracker on a vehicle that the victim had access to.
The DIVRT team worked with patrol to recover the GPS devices and locate Battle. He was arrested and booked into the Sedgwick county Adult Detention Facility on requested charges of stalking, two counts of tampering with an automobile, violation of a protection order and criminal use of weapons.
On July 6, police arrested 57-year-old Ed Harrington of Wichita after a female victim reported that in May a suspect identified as Harrington – a person known to her –had placed a GPS tracking device on her vehicle, according to Wichita Police Officer Trevor Macy.
She had taken it to a local automotive shop, where they were able to locate and remove it.
After interviews, Harrington was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on requested charges of Stalking, Burglary to Auto, Theft, and Violation of a protection order.
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