>>> A STORY ONE YEAR IN THE

MAKING.

THEY ASKED FOR DOCUMENTS RELATED

TO POLICE SURVEILLANCE.

IT SHOWS US WHAT WAS INSIDE.

>> Reporter: IT ALL STARTED BACK

IN DECEMBER 2016.

>> THEY ARE VERY INVASIVE.

THEY CAN FIND EVERYBODY THAT IS

IN A BUILDING BY USING THIS TECH

TECHNOLOGY.

WE ASKED TO ACCESS DOCUMENTS,

THE MAKER OF A SIMULATE TO

CALLED A STING RAY.

WE COULD RECEIVE ASKING FOR A

TIME EXTENSION ON THE REQUEST.

FINALLY ONE YEAR TO THE DAY WE

RECEIVED THE RECORDS.

WHEN WE STARTED LOOKING THROUGH

THE 123 PAGES WE SAW THIS, MANY

OF THE PAGES WITH SOME IF NOT

MOST OF THE INFORMATION REDACTED

ALONG WITH THE DOCUMENTS CAME

THIS LETTER AND A RESPONSE TO

THE REQUEST.

THEY OBJECT BECAUSE IT SEEKS LAW

ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE

INFORMATION.

IT IS SUBJECT TO A NONDISCLOSURE

AGREEMENT AND NEW JERSEY STATE

POLICE CAN NEITHER CONFIRM FOR

DENY.

STATE POLICE OFFICERS WERE NICE

MUST HAVE TO GIVE US THESE, THE

REDACTORS.

WE FIND HARRIS DEVELOPED THE

EQUIPMENT, MAINTAINED EXCLUSIVE

OWNERSHIP RIGHTS AND IS THE ONLY SOURCE AND SUPPLIER OF THESE

PRODUCTS.

WE ALSO SEE DOLLAR FIGURED IN

THE PAPERWORK ALTHOUGH WE CAN’T

BE SURE WHAT WAS PURCHASED.

IT COST TAXPAYERS MORE THAN

$850,000.

>> IT IS A LOT OF MONEY.

>> THERE ARE STILL REAL

PROBLEMS.

>> SHE IS FAMILIAR WITH THE

DOCUMENT BECAUSE SHE PUT IN A

SIMILAR REQUEST TO OURS.

THEIRS WAS IN AUGUST 2016.

SHE GOT HER DOCUMENTS THE SAME

DAY WE DID.

>> THE RESPOPS IS REALLY

DISAPPOINTING.

IT SHEDS NO LIGHT ON THE

TECHNOLOGY.

IT IS REALLY INVASIVE AND

SWEEPING SEARCH TOOLS THAT WERE

DEVELOPED FOR THE MILITARY.

>> IN A PREVIOUS STORY RETIRED

FBI AGENTS EXPLAINED WHY LAW

ENFORCEMENT REMAINED TIGHT

LIPPED ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY.

>> THEY WILL TAKE THOSE STEPS.

>> SHE WAS THINKING ABOUT SUING

FOR MORE ACCESS.

SHE WANTS TO KNOW HOW AND WHEN

THE DEVICES ARE USED.

>> THEY NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT