Emergency cellphone access by police is considered

Published April 23, 2013 10:50pm ET



DENVER (AP) — Police would have expanded powers to access cellphone information without a warrant under a bill that passed Tuesday with unanimous bipartisan support in the state House Judiciary Committee.

The bill would require phone companies to provide law enforcement with access to the location of a phone in emergencies.

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