Justice & Public Safety
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The app is aimed at providing residents and visitors of the county with quick information, jail info, mental health resources and more. It also offers users the ability to submit tips directly to authorities. -
Windsor, Conn., is turning off cameras that take photos of license plates, citing a list of concerns that includes federal agencies previously accessing the data in an effort to enforce immigration laws.
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A bipartisan, two-bill package would define the systems and set limits on how they collect, store and share data. The information could only be kept 14 days in most cases and its use would be prescribed.
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The online tool makes information available on every neighborhood in the Pennsylvania city. Years in the making, it includes data dating to Jan. 1, 2024, with near real-time updates, and may add older details.
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The state’s National Guard has donated five devices to local law enforcement to assist it in combatting drug trafficking. The components and software will aid in managing mobile device data and extracting information.
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The City Council is considering adopting a range of new security cameras. Public opinion on the devices, however, has been mixed, both in emails to the city and testimony. A decision could come as soon as next month.
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Users can go to Midland County’s new app to access information online rather than calling the jail to see if someone is there or to learn what their bond is, among other functions.
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The agency is seeking feedback on its idea to bring more precision to emergency call locations in hopes of helping first responders. The proposal reflects larger trends in the public safety space.
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The North Bergen Police Department has become the first in Hudson County to launch a cutting-edge drone unit, integrating unmanned aerial systems into its public safety operations as a first responder.
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State officials are pitching a plan to businesses and hoteliers that would enable it to have real-time access to their private security camera footage. One goal is to address an ongoing shortage of law enforcement officers.
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The GPS launchers allow police officers to find and arrest suspects later without having to pursue them in dangerous, and sometimes deadly, high-speed vehicle chases on public roads.
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The system’s security chief says he's working to set up a system to detect potential crimes in the subway, improving police response and, ideally, reducing danger for riders. It’s the latest use of AI on mass transit.
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The Niagara County, N.Y., municipality will receive at least eight license plate readers to install around town, something Police Chief Frank Previte said would be used to help solve crimes.
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In one month, AI-assisted cameras mounted on Los Angeles Metro buses generated nearly 10,000 citations for parking violations, according to the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.
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A new system, powered by LexisNexis, lets Oklahoma City residents report nonemergency crimes to police online. More than 400 have logged reports since the platform made its debut April 1.
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At a recent hearing on cybersecurity organized by the sheriff of Bucks County, Pa., authorities discussed how organized groups of cyber criminals are attacking American youth with sextortion.
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Municipal law enforcement has begun the physical device reprogramming process that will ultimately take its police scanner traffic off the air. A privacy advocate noted the need for greater transparency into government work.
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With the goal of further enforcement of speeding and reckless driving laws, a bill that was recently passed in Connecticut calls for a plan to expand speed safety cameras on state highways.
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Pocketalk, an AI-powered handheld, real-time translation device, has helped law enforcement in a small Oregon town bridge communication gaps with non-English speakers during critical incidents and daily interactions.
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To drastically cut response times to people needing help on remote trails, the Seminole County Fire Department created an internal app using lay-of-the-land expertise and countywide collaboration.
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A new suite of technology will enable real-time text updates to 911 callers on response times and delays. It will also let callers critique and review police officers, the city’s interim police chief said.
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