Pubdate: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) Copyright: 2006 The Calgary Sun Contact: http://www.calgarysun.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/67 Author: Kevin Martin Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada) COP DEVICE NO PEEPER The device cops use to weed out dope growers doesn't peer into people's personal lives, a police expert said yesterday. Const. Roger Morrison testified digital recording ammeters only measure household electricity use. Morrison told prosecutor Eleanor Funk the equipment, which has helped police find about 400 grow operations, can't detect goings-on inside homes. "Can you tell when someone is sitting in a bath, or a hot tub, or taking a shower?" Funk asked. "No," said Morrison, head of the joint Calgary police and RCMP Southern Alberta Marijuana Investigation Team. "Can you determine religious convictions ... or sexual orientation?" the prosecutor asked. "No," Morrison said. The cop was testifying at the trial of suspected marijuana grower Daniel James Gomboc. Gomboc, 30, faces charges of possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking and cultivation in connection with a police raid on his Summercrest St. S.W. home Feb. 3, 2004. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom