Justice & Public Safety
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Recently, several areas of the Bandon, Ore., community have reported concerns about the audibility and volume of the system, with others reporting that they cannot hear the sirens at all. -
The St. George Fire Protection District is suing a Baton Rouge cybersecurity firm after hackers were found to have gained access to the fire district's network — and were lying in wait for a future attack.
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The one-year deployment, a no-cost partnership with Flock Safety, enables police in the Texas city to field two drones backed by a team of 10. It provides real-time aerial information, the police chief said.
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Flock Safety and its automated license plate reader tools have many supporters. But a growing backlash against the company around privacy and data sharing could impact its future in American cities.
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The agreement renews and expands Durham’s contract with Axon Enterprises Inc., which has provided body-worn cameras, Tasers and in-car cameras to the Durham Police Department since 2019.
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Counter-drone technology will soon get a high-profile workout at the upcoming World Cup tournament in North America. The deal offers yet another signal of how drones and related tools are growing in gov tech.
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Law enforcement in the state has begun using new AI-enabled security systems that capture high-resolution images of cars to monitor license plates and vehicle characteristics, among other technologies.
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Police in North Richland Hills, Texas, are testing advanced drone technology that officials say could help officers respond to accidents and other high-priority calls more quickly and efficiently.
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Few gov tech suppliers are public, but as Octave shares started trading on NASDAQ, the company’s financial disclosures offered markers about its growth plans. Public safety and infrastructure offer juicy opportunities.
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The public safety tech supplier says the project, focused on emergency response, involves much more than algorithms. Motorola Solutions recently bought a company that uses AI to sort non-emergency 911 calls.
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City police project fines from speed cameras will accumulate to $3.2 million in June, the first month they will be issuing tickets. Currently, the 16 cameras in eight school zones are only generating warnings.
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Law enforcement officials in the state’s most populous county will deploy drone detection technology during FIFA World Cup games starting in June. The technology is partially funded by a federal grant.
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Connecticut lawmakers sent a letter to Home Depot and Lowe's Tuesday pressing the retailers on how they use and share data collected by automated license plate readers stationed in their parking lots.
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After months of development, the Texas city’s new initiative will deploy from nine locations, to respond to 911 calls and feed live footage back to officers. Video is not recorded en route to calls.
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The funding, a total of just more than $10.2 million from a U.S. House of Representatives bill, would pay for a variety of law enforcement improvements, including software and communications upgrades.
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The city has awarded a contract of up to $402,080 to Henderson-based transportation consulting agency Ludian, and it included a one-year rental of traffic cameras with an analytics platform.
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The city police department has issued a request for proposals, seeking bids on gunshot detection technology. The City Council narrowly renewed a contract with ShotSpotter in late 2022.
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All the state’s points of entry should be covered by the watchful eye of an automatic license plate reader in the future, according to a State Bureau of Investigation report prepared for legislators.
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County commissioners advanced a deal to expand a network of automatic license plate readers under the sheriff’s control, after much debate. A pact for AI-fueled video cameras in the jail, however, got deferred.
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After the City Council voted not to renew a contract for the devices, two police officers threatened to quit. Residents spoke against the renewal and the motion failed on a 3-3 vote.
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The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services has hired a vendor to aid in the transition to a new statewide 911 system. The 2028 Summer Olympics are expected to draw millions of visitors to the city.
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