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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Waterford, Conn., has agreed to allocate about $110,000 to buy body cameras, servers and video redaction software, agreeing to waive the bidding process and award the contract to a Texas-based company in the space.
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A new partnership between ZeroEyes and RapidSOS aims to automatically identify weapons in video feeds, then alert local 911 systems in order to hasten police response to potential mass shooters.
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Anyone arriving at the Weld County Jail on new criminal charges will be subject to a full body scan. Jail officials also plan to use the scanner if they suspect an inmate is hiding contraband.
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As Congress debates a police reform bill, law enforcement agencies across Polk County, Fla., are mulling the purchase of body cameras for their officers should such a bill include federal grants to pay for them.
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The company, Carbyne, describes a quick-to-deploy solution where its technology would send a text with an activation link to a caller, and upon clicking the link, it would create a live-streaming video session.
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New Mexico will require sheriff’s deputies and police officers to wear cameras under legislation signed into law Wednesday — a measure triggered by national and local protests against police brutality.
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Working with regional law enforcement in Northern California, the San Francisco Bay Area cloud software company is rolling out a new platform for police to communicate across jurisdictions in real time.
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The lawmakers in the Michigan House called for a ban on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement, citing misidentification of people of color. The proposal is part of a series of police reform bills.
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A recent torrent of disinformation seems to have inflamed much of the civil unrest inspired by the police killing of George Floyd. Much of the disinformation was "anti-government" in nature, a new report suggests.
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The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has contracted with OffenderWatch, an IT firm that has developed a vast network of sex offender registries across 21 states.
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On the heels of daily rallies for racial justice in town and across the state and country, Manchester, Conn., officials are expected to discuss several items related to policing, including body cameras.
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Not long after protesters rallied outside the Frederick County, Md., Law Enforcement Center to demand police accountability and transparency, a petition appeared online calling for the use of body-worn cameras.
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Businesses and municipal services large and small — including fire departments, emergency medical technicians, private security firms, department stores and construction crews — have turned increasingly to body-worn devices.
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Hackers claim they stole data from the Cooke County Sheriff’s Office and are threatening to publish it online if their demands are not met. Attacks of this kind are trending across the country.
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Businesses and municipal services — including fire departments, emergency medical technicians, private security firms, department stores and construction crews — have turned increasingly to body-worn devices.
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Amid a deep examination of police tactics and funding, tech companies are re-evaluating their relationship with law enforcement. Amazon, for example, has halted police use of its facial recognition tech for one year.
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A breach of the Maine Information and Analysis Center, within the Maine Department of Public Safety, revealed the personal information of alleged crime victims and suspects. But legal experts say their recourse is limited.
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The Amarillo City Council has recently approved a $54,654 contract with Trinity Innovative Solutions to provide the Amarillo Police Department with 35 GETAC body-worn cameras for officers.
