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Southbridge, Mass., now has a way for citizens to submit crime tips anonymously and receive police notifications by downloading the free "Southbridge PD" app. Officials say crimes in progress still require a call to 911.
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Two-way communication during an emergency event is what public safety officials are advocating for with the so-called CodeRed program.
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Patrol officers will soon be able to issue citations and quickly file them with district courts from their cruisers.
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Demanding personal passwords could violate students' free-speech rights, as well as their Fourth Amendment protection from unlawful searches and seizures, according to critics.
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At last year’s Super Bowl, New Jersey Transit officials evaluated how they could utilize an app to enhance visitor safety and security. Now, the agency is working to perfect that app and expand its use.
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The What the Health app uses the phone’s GPS to show a list of restaurants within a 1-mile radius, and users can click on each restaurant to see the latest inspection report.
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As smartphone technology advances, so does anti-theft software, and a growing number of apps are giving users the ability to lock, erase and track phones with GPS.
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States increasingly are catching up with the mobile communications world and creating apps to make government more accessible and responsible to its citizens.
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San Francisco insurer Metromile Inc. is offering a new personal insurance product to Uber drivers to cover the miles they drive on their own time or waiting to be hooked up with a paying passenger.
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Despite some concern over the app, many agencies say they want the public to know where their officers are.
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Drivers for Lyft and Uber visited Richmond on Monday for a Senate transportation subcommittee hearing on regulations to allow their businesses to operate permanently.
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The Port Arthur Independent School District wanted to create something accessible to more people in the community — including those who may not have access to a laptop or home computer.
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The app affords drivers the convenience of not having to carry change around or rushing back to a parking spot to feed the meter.
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While apps identify the permissions they seek before a user downloads them, experts say most people pay little attention to what they’re agreeing to when they hit the “install” button.
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The app provides weather notices, alerts about road closures, public safety and more information gathered by the state so people know what they need to do before, during and after an emergency.
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Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said Friday his office has submitted legislation that would require ride-share drivers to register with the state and to prove that they have a valid driver’s license and insurance.
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Previously, if you needed this information on the go, print was your only option — until now, with the launch of the Daily File Mobile App created by Folsom-based startup Apptology.
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Public meetings have their place — and they have their drawbacks. More governments are relying on useful apps to harvest ideas and feedback.
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The free app aims to prevent DUI-related crashes, injuries and deaths by allowing people to request a ride home from transportation companies like Uber, Lyft or Curb.
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City Atty. Mike Feuer filed a court complaint earlier this month saying that the app -- which offers alcohol and medical marijuana delivery -- violates a law that restricts pot shops in the city from taking their product to customers.
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