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Tucson police have turned to palm-sized technology to help its officers and those at other law enforcement agencies conduct background checks and keep track of crime trends.

A grant from the Department of Homeland Security has enabled the department to acquire more than 200 PDAs, which they have decided to distribute among their own officers as well as about 20 other agencies across Southern Arizona.

The cell phone-like devices store data including mug shots, information about when a person was last contacted by police and in what capacity, and aliases people may use.