Public Safety
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Iowa City and Johnson County are taking part in a pilot program that will aim to develop a protocol that will serve as another response to 911 or other crisis line calls typically handled by local law enforcement. -
The county in Texas Hill Country accepted the funds from the state following last summer's deadly flooding on the Guadalupe River. Neighboring Kerr County accepted a similar state grant this week.
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By responding to 911 calls involving mental health crises with a specialized team including a clinical social worker, the program cut hospitalization rates. Permanent funding may be on the way.
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School administrators and business owners are tackling the question: What can be done to prepare?
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Instability in the Brazilian government is raising fears about the nation’s preparedness to keep the Olympic Games safe.
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He warned that anti-Muslim campaign chatter 'is a setback to our homeland security efforts.'
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The Waterloo Traffic Operations Department currently has 28 cameras at intersections, but the fiber optic lines and wireless system is in place to handle many more.
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The drones will do everything from instantly checking out collisions to quickly assessing whether a chemical spill is hazardous enough to warrant evacuation.
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It is 'increasingly hard' for counterterrorism officials to find and stop individuals inspired or directed by Islamic State who use a knife or a vehicle to kill people.
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Police officers are under scrutiny after school district employee, Philando Castile, was shot dead July 6 during a traffic stop.
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Police are encouraged to be proactive in engaging with the community, especially young people.
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The shooting started as the 12- to 17-year-olds were leaving the nightclub. At least 16 more were injured.
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At least 10,000 people were taking part in a peaceful demonstration.
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The gunman, inspired by mass shootings around the world, acted alone.
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Police spoke of an 'acute state of terror' in the southern German city after the shooting at its Olympia shopping center resulted in a series of evacuations and a widespread state of panic across the city.
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Switch to an unencrypted channel for basic communications among patrol officers and dispatchers will keep the public in the loop.
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Simulated active shooter scenario takes participants though the response processes.
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State and local governments are taking a variety of approaches to how they regulate police body camera footage. While some aim for protecting the rights of citizens, others want to limit access altogether.
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The Police Department currently does have one small robot, which officers use for surveillance, but wants one with updated technology.
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'I grabbed both of his wrists, and he grabbed mine. I dragged him outside of the club through the patio, and away from the building.'
