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Search Warrant Page 18 of 19 owner and affiliates in the same photo, which can prove knowledge of association, screenshots of text conversations, or images of a victim. Your Affiant also knows that in the case of gang related investigations, it is often common to locate photos and videos of gang members involved in criminal activities on the mobile phones. It is for these reasons that your Affiant requests that the forensic examination of the mobile phone(s) specified in this search warrant also include any stored photo and video files. Your Affiant knows that mobile devices such as smart phones often possess the capability to access the internet and often store history records related to online browsing. Your Affiant knows that these records are a valuable investigative tool and often contain Internet Protocol (IP) addresses which are similar to an address on a house. Internet history records often contain a log of the websites visited by a user of the search terms that the user entered into their web browser in order to locate specific websites. Your Affiant knows that location information is extremely useful in criminal investigations. This data, often collected or generated by mobile phones, can be used to either show the phone was at or near a crime scene or could be used to corroborate the phone user's statement that they were uninvolved. Location data from mobile phones is frequently found in stored GPS records which contain Latitude & Longitude coordinates or embedded within the metadata of photos and videos. Based upon your Affiant's training, experience and conversations that your Affiant had with other Law Enforcement Officers and forensic experts, your Affiant requests the search of the item described in this search warrant for files, data, system and storage configurations, date and time, ownership information, address books, call logs, text messages, emails, notes, memos; photo, video and audio files with their associated metadata, internet history, apps, or other stored files, for evidence of an assault with a deadly weapon, illegal firearm possession and gang affiliation. Authority to Duplicate Electronic Media It is further requested that an expert, sworn or non-sworn, be granted authority to examine and make duplicate copies of the above listed computers, cell phones and/or other digital evidence to determine if evidence of the offenses enumerated are contained therein. Therefore, authorization is requested to make images/copies of the requested data. Evidence copies of the items relating to these offenses will be created and retained for further proceedings and made available to the authorities. Your Affiant knows that the forensic examination of digital evidence requires specialized equipment, software, and trained personnel. In the event that the Santa Ana Police Department does not have the resources necessary to conduct the required analysis, your Affiant requests the use of outside experts who will use whatever data analysis techniques appear necessary to locate and retrieve the evidence described on the search warrant or in this affidavit. To facilitate this examination, the evidence described in this affidavit may need to be transferred to the expert for storage. The transfer of evidence shall be conducted according to policy, procedure, and best practices to ensure the chain of custody and all items shall be returned to the Santa Ana Police Department upon completion of the analysis. Request For Warrant Return Extension Order Your Affiant knows though prior experience with digital forensic evidence investigations, conversations with computer forensic examiners or analysts, and previous law enforcement training that the forensic examination of digital devices is a time consuming and highly technical process. These examinations are conducted by specially trained personnel using equipment and software made specifically to extract data in a forensically sound manner and process it into a human readable form. These technicians or analysts may be employed by a different agency and have case loads of their own causing requests to be held in a waiting list. Furthermore, examinations of digital evidence may be hampered by security measures such as passwords or encryption. For these reasons, your Affiant believes that it is unlikely the forensic examination will be conducted promptly to produce the requested records within the time required to return the warrant and records to this Court. Your affiant therefore requests this Court issue an extension of up to 90 days to return the warrant and records. However, your affiant assures the Court that the warrant and records will be returned promptly upon their receipt. In the event that the requested records are not provided to your affiant within 90 days of the execution of this search warrant, your Affiant shall return a notice informing the Court of the failure to produce records and may choose to petition for an extension on or before 08/18/2023.