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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A seven-post 911 dispatching center inside features computer-aided dispatching and is a work station for 14 dispatchers, 12 of whom are full-time and work shifts.
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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is pushing for legislation in Congress as part of a broader effort to encourage innovation in the federal government.
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For the first time, there will be metal detectors — a combination of walk-through machines and handheld wands — at all entry points to Pride’s two-day celebration in Civic Center Plaza.
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This system could allow a handful of police officers in a room to track critical details as incidents unfold.
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What can we learn from the tragic global events of the past 10 days? The use of social media is front and center in tracking online and offline crimes, especially terrorist activity. How can we prepare for tomorrow?
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'See something, say something - sure. But what does 'saying something' mean?
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The exercise covered such sectors as emergency operations management, protective action decision making, and emergency notifications and public information.
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The crime-fighting tool is drawing praise as a critical asset in the hunt for bad guys, but also concern in an era of growing surveillance.
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The list included 800,000 people in September 2014.
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The program is a way to empower citizens to report any suspicious activity regardless of the severity.
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For federal agencies charged with thwarting terrorism, the Orlando case underlines the difficulty they face in tracking lone wolves.
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'But we don't know yet how he got in there. Did he shoot the person at the front door? The bouncer? It's still up in the air.'
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Substantial questions remain about how many of the injured were stranded without treatment in the lengthy standoff, and whether the shooter knew any of his victims.
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Three hours after the first gunshot -- the order was given for SWAT crews to use a battering ram to get inside.
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The shooter was born in New York and had been living in the Fort Pierce, Fla., area and worked as a private security guard.
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'Everyone get out of pulse and keep running.'
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The 'lone wolf' gunman was armed with an assault rifle, a handgun and an unspecified 'device.'
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'We want to give employees here more tools in their tool bags if something like this happened.'
