Public Safety
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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. -
City Council is considering two options that would charge for paramedic care provided by the Monterey Fire Department when ambulance transport is needed. Some are concerned it would discourage people from calling 911.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson said he would request an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government, seeking to unlock federal resources and financial support, as flooding continues in Western Washington this week.
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U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta asked how long localities should plan to be without power in the event of an attack, and discovered it could be up to several weeks.
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Team receives advanced training to manage gunshot wounds.
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In the latest issue of its online magazine, ISIS lists Shaykh Hisham Kabbani, 71, of Fenton, as one of five Muslim-American religious leaders and scholars who should be killed.
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Interim Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson explained that the cameras will help officers fight crime, and will add transparency and accountability to the law enforcement agency.
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The Ventura Police Department Command Center last year answered 213,005 calls, officials there said. Specifically, almost 57,000 of those calls were emergencies.
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Boulder County would allow drones' use above open space in such emergency situations as search-and-rescue missions, floods or wildfires.
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The Providence police announced on Thursday the rollout of a pilot program that puts body-worn cameras on 10 police officers over the next two months.
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The idea is to allow police to go through the online history of the accused looking for any information about the alleged crime. Backers of the law said it could also prevent juveniles from stirring up trouble.
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The prevalence of social media has made it a valuable go-to investigative tool for law enforcement, whether for small-time crimes or more serious cases involving life and death.
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Law enforcement generally seeks to protect its hacking methods as long as possible because the techniques’ usefulness shrinks when the public or manufacturers are aware.
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The Beware software generated significant controversy in Fresno earlier this year over its capacity to sift through address-specific public data.
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The U.S. has been leading global efforts to secure, consolidate and dispose of nuclear material.
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Less than 1 percent of students living on campus are estimated to have guns.
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'I wish it wasn't true, but it's out there. They've already talked about it, and us not talking about it won't change that.'
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The devices — known as multi-gas detectors or meters — measure levels of combustible gas so firefighters can determine if an area affected by a natural gas or propane leak is safe.
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'It gives us an unfiltered message and allows people to have a bit of back-and-forth with us.'
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Combating the Islamic State online is the least developed and most controversial part of the administration’s multi-pronged military strategy.
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The biggest issue is the aging of members and the amount of training required
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