Nextel Communications Inc. is back in good graces with the Baltimore vice squad.
The state's attorney in Baltimore dropped its contempt-of-court action against Nextel after acknowledging that the company wasn't in contempt of a court order allowing drug investigators to listen in on the phone conversations of a Nextel customer.
The state's attorney had charged that Nextel twice interrupted service on a cellular phone that was being tapped by narcotics detectives, halting a key investigation.
A Nextel spokeswoman said the petition related to a "glitch" in a court-ordered surveillance performed by Nextel.
Because of the nature of the surveillance, the spokeswoman didn't elaborate on the glitch but did say the state recognized that it was unintentional.
