Justice & Public Safety
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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." -
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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The Flathead County Sheriff's Office is set to receive a new remote underwater vehicle after getting approval from county commissioners on Tuesday.
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Government Technology’s editorial staff looks back on the year that was and the complex ways the COVID-19 pandemic impacted everything from policing and civic tech to infrastructure and telework.
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After successfully testing a Tesla Model S 85 as a patrol vehicle in 2018, the Fremont Police Department is planning to expand its electric fleet as gas-powered vehicles reach the end of their life cycles.
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While virtual medical visits are not new, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced medical professionals to add more and more virtual visits to their schedules and patients to rethink how they seek access to medical care.
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A judge on Sunday set bail at $2 million for a 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting a Florida man last month while he was wearing a GPS tracker for a juvenile gun case, according to Cook County prosecutors.
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Officials have been tight-lipped about what happened, saying an investigation is ongoing and they are working closely with state and federal law enforcement and the Maryland Emergency Management Agency to investigate.
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The Boulder, Colo.-based company’s first product since launching in May is a portable, smartphone-controlled reconnaissance robot to give first responders enhanced situational awareness in dangerous conditions.
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City officials approved a four-year, $1.5 million contract with ShotSpotter and the $3.9 million addition of 215 traffic light-mounted cameras across the city. The decision has raised concern among privacy advocates.
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Using the names and personal information of California jail and prison inmates, hundreds of millions of dollars have been stolen through unemployment insurance fraud, state officials announced this week.
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The 2014 breach occurred when hackers gained access to Home Depot's network and deployed malware on the company's self-checkout point-of-sale system. The malware allowed hackers to obtain the payment card information.
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At the end of the 2020 election, North Carolina residents received more political robocalls than any other state, says an analysis by Transaction Network Services, a company that helps handle spam phone calls.
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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.
