Public Safety
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While the city has used drones before, Chief Roderick Porter said the two new aerial vehicles the department is getting under a contract with security tech company Flock Safety are more advanced. -
The proposed legislation would require public agencies to delete any footage their license-plate-reader cameras, such as those sold by Flock Safety, collect within 72 hours.
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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1.
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The fact that the body camera policy was developed behind closed doors between the police union and city negotiators, and made public just this week, heightened concerns.
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The incident started a school hallway on Sept. 29, 2006, and ended with popular principal John Klang, 49, being shot three times by freshman Eric Hainstock. Klang died later that day.
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Based on a 2011 audit by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the county received $3.7 million in ineligible funds from FEMA.
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The test will help police officials determine how they would store footage from the cameras and whether equipment upgrades are needed.
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The Cedar River at Cedar Rapids started the day above major flood stage and surged toward a crest of 23 feet.
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During a three-year experiment, researchers will be monitor millions of tweets related to the L.A. area in an effort to identify patterns and markers that prejudice-motivated violence is about to occur in real time.
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After a period of intense training, five paramedics will serve as part of the Fort Smith Tactical Emergency Medical Services team.
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The new service offers inter-facility transfers and won't take away from 911 service.
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Anyone who thinks it isn't broken has not applied for assistance.
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Cellphones can be a great help not just for communicating with residents but also with each other.
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The visits are part of a larger program called Autism in the Wild designed to help firefighters and police learn about children on the autism spectrum and help children develop positive relationships with first responders.
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The division spent $8.6 million on overtime last year, $2.5 million more than the average of the previous three years.
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'People think that we’re going to save their house. We’re there to protect the firefighter and the public, that’s our first priority.'
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Arcan Cetin was arrested Saturday near his apartment and more than 24 hours after police say he walked into a Macy’s department store with a rifle and shot five people, killing three women and a teenage girl.
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The incident was initially reported at about 6:30 a.m. The shooter allegedly fired several shots into a strip center.
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Cyberthreats to critical infrastructure for power, water and wastewater utilities were the focus of a three-day Cyber Physical Systems Summit.
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Since the program was revealed a month ago, many questions have been asked, but few have been answered.
