Justice & Public Safety
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In the two years since the state released guidance for localities interested in speed or red-light cameras, fewer than 10 percent of its municipalities have submitted and won approval of plans. -
Responder MAX will focus on marketing, communications, recruitment and other areas. First Arriving, which has worked with some 1,300 agencies, will keep involved with its "real-time information platform."
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San Jose is the latest city whose use of the cameras to snag criminal suspects, critics say, also threatens privacy and potentially runs afoul of laws barring access by out-of-state and federal agencies.
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Police in Chula Vista, Calif., this week used a drone to aid in the arrest of a 17-year-old boy suspected of shooting a good Samaritan in the head in the aftermath of a hit-and-run crash, officials said.
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The software the city will lease with a U.S. Justice Department grant will track and catalog officers' training online, a capability the department has sought for several years.
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Lafayette Assistant City-Parish Attorney Mike Hebert is pushing for changes to an agreement for free surveillance cameras to be provided by a private company that would retain control of the video and images.
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Beebe Healthcare is the latest Delaware health-care system to announce it was impacted by the Blackbaud data breach, with information for roughly 58,000 patients and donors exposed in the attack.
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The seven-year lawsuit filed over what 33,000 Ohio motorists claimed was an unconstitutional, unmanned speed camera program is nearing an end in the state’s court.
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New York City’s online system used to post bail and access other information about people in jail has been down for over two weeks, leaving lawyers and families without a crucial avenue to those behind bars.
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(TNS) — In a few weeks, the city of Woodbury will lay out its plans at a City Council meeting to buy and fly a drone for police and other purposes, hoping to join a growing number of municipalities that rely on drones.
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The Butler County, Ohio, Sheriff's Office communication system was hacked at the end of last year, and now cybersecurity consultants are working in order to determine if information was compromised.
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In this day and age for local government, it has become a given that email scammers, online fraudsters, and hackers are going to target businesses and public agencies, as well as individuals.
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Inmates at the Sedgwick County Jail in Kansas have a new way to stay educated, entertained and in touch with their family members thanks to a recent partnership with a prison communications firm.
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New Orleans residents and visitors having emergencies can now talk to first responders by video when they call or text 911, thanks to a program city officials say will be a big help for people in crisis.
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Gov. Charlie Baker’s office said he’d sign a massive police reform bill after the Massachusetts Senate made a series of concessions, including regulations allowing use of facial recognition technology in limited cases.
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St. Louis County is years behind in updating police tech, addressing an internal racial divide, working with community stakeholders and collaborating with the city's police department, according to outside consultants.
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Police in Pasadena and Long Beach broke their vows to not share data with ICE. However, the departments released vehicle license plate information to the agency.
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The city has banned police from using facial recognition software and several other types of surveillance technology, requiring officers to issue summonses for a wide range of minor offenses rather than make arrests.
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License plate readers that take photos of vehicles are already a success about a third of the way into a pilot project, Wichita police say, following a partnership with Flock Safety on a free 90-day pilot project.
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The top federal cybersecurity agency has issued its most urgent warning yet about a sophisticated and extensive computer breach, saying it posed a "grave risk" to cybernetworks maintained by government.
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The plan to use aerial surveillance to track suspects after a violent crime is, once again, being floated by city leaders. Opponents have argued the program is an affront to the civil rights of average citizens.
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