Justice & Public Safety
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County commissioners approved a contract that will begin with a free nine-month pilot, but could extend to a three-year, $2.5 million pact. Residents voiced a variety of concerns about the drone program. -
The extent of the data breach is still unclear, and city officials have said they are investigating to find out what was taken, who was responsible and how the city’s cybersecurity was compromised.
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The town Select Board unanimously approved appropriating the funds to outfit 50 police officers with the cameras and software. The cost also includes record retention equipment.
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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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