Justice & 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. -
The new unit, part of the Office of Information Technology Services’ statewide strategy, will focus on New York State Police’s specific needs while preserving shared IT services like AI and information security.
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The City Council has approved a three-year, $200,000 contract to install the surveillance devices. Data collected may be used by other state and local law enforcement at city discretion, the police chief said.
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MOStopsCOVID.com will provide information regarding the safety of the vaccines, research and production processes, and more, serving as a new vaccine website to be used to help Missouri residents.
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Rules set by the state’s House allowed members to participate live at the Capitol or virtually from their homes or offices, which could offer a road map for the 60-day regular session scheduled to begin in mid-January.
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The information gleaned by contact tracers is proving useful, feeding a growing database that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has cited as a guide in making decisions about pandemic restrictions.
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An Internet hacker almost cost the Boys and Girls Club more than $56,000, according to reports from the Shelby Police Department, which was detected after the Boys and Girls Club noticed funds missing from its account.
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The Detroit City Council is expected to vote on contracts for gunshot detection technology and the installation of hundreds of traffic-mounted cameras, two technologies that have spurred public concern about privacy.
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The new process requires international passengers to pause for a photo at the primary inspection point when they first arrive. The goal is to create a completely touchless experience amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Syracuse Hancock International Airport passengers must insert IDs directly in a scanner, eliminating the need for a TSA officer to touch the ID and thus helping in the fight against the spread of COVID, the TSA said.
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In response to increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases across the state, Kentucky has mandated all trials be canceled until next February and that most in-person hearings be conducted virtually instead.
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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Friday that state prisons will soon offer video visits after the suspension of in-person visitation since March 11 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Vallejo City Council finalized the approval of the use and privacy guidelines surrounding the controversial "stingray" cell site simulator technology that the department purchased for $766,018.
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The Detroit Police Department plans to present a proposal to the city council on Monday that would allow sound sensors from the company ShotSpotter that alert police of gunshots in the city.
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The company that used to make branded, customized apps for individual police departments has spun its work with North Carolina's largest city into a one-size-fits-all app for more than just public safety.
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The Los Angeles Police Department halted the use of outside facial recognition platforms in investigations after uncovering that detectives had used a powerful commercial software known as Clearview AI without permission.
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Hackers are demanding a $200,000 ransom after placing an encryption lock on the Port of Kennewick's computer servers and files, the port said Tuesday, but the FBI is directing the port to not pay the ransom.
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The partnership between a startup and a conglomerate is a step toward more 911 callers having the ability to open live video chats, perform instant messaging and share data with emergency dispatchers.
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Despite earlier claims by officials that the New Orleans Police Department was not using facial recognition, it appears the agency has been leveraging the technology through state and federal partners.
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A new $2.5 million plan to install hundreds of additional traffic light-mounted cameras at city intersections in Detroit is getting community pushback over privacy and racial discrimination concerns.
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The local government corporation created to operate the city's convention and performing arts facilities spent about $30,000 on three mobile air filtration units for the convention center's general assembly space.
