Posted 9/9/2010
It has been brought to our attention that incidents involving individuals handing out key rings with GPS tracking devices built into them, this is FALSE.
Anytime you are uncertain about the validity of a message you or someone you know receives, it is a good idea to log on to snopes.com to see if in fact they have any information related to the message. Below is the actual link verifying that this is not true.
Simply copy and paste this http in your web browser. It will take you directly to the article regarding their crime ring article.
We have no official record of anything related to this activity occurring here in Jefferson Parish.
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/keyring.asp
Colonel John N. Fortunato
Public Information Office