GULF SHORES, Ala. -- Alabama law officers researching criminal suspects will now be able to obtain information using cell phones, personal digital assistants or laptop computers with the same ease that anyone else might download pop songs or ring tones.

The Marquette County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to hire an attorney to help recover loans it made to B-3 computers. B-3 moved from California to Sawyer in 2004 and closed last Summer. Its CEO filed for bankruptcy.

This December, representatives from a number of international, federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies will be learning to think like hackers by becoming hackers. Representatives from various industries and corporations will be present as well....