Justice & Public Safety
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In the two years since the state released guidance for localities interested in speed or red-light cameras, fewer than 10 percent of its municipalities have submitted and won approval of plans. -
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."
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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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Core functions, including web browsing and email, were back up and running after the Vernon, Conn., town government and schools were without internet access for about a week in the aftermath of the incident.
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Police body cameras and a comprehensive townwide video surveillance system could soon be coming to Waterford, Conn., with expenditures for both proposals awaiting approval by local gov officials.
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A new bill moves forward as Maine’s public safety commissioner acknowledged for the first time recently that state police use facial recognition scans as part of some criminal investigations.
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Lee County, Ill., is using ChangeFinder, a software that identifies changes to building structures by comparing historical aerial photography to current photography, and it has spotted hundreds of new code violations.
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As Chicago and nearby counties unveil new touch screen voting machines ahead of the state’s March 17 primary election, polling locations are becoming more high-tech than ever before as they work to guard against threats.
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The 2016 presidential election launched a set of cybersecurity concerns that still exist today. With a repeat of the troubles from four years ago seemingly certain, the U.S. is engaged in a cyberwar that it’s losing.
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Electric scooters are banned along the San Diego boardwalk from Mission Bay to La Jolla, with police officers there enforcing the restrictions by issuing warnings for the first 30 days and citations thereafter.
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Students in Louisiana State University’s Manship School of Mass Communication are fighting fake news with a student-managed website to track, research and analyze disinformation, fake news and deepfake videos.
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If both Barrington and Dover, N.H., ultimately purchase the body cam devices, they'll join the likes of camera-equipped Lee, Milton, Northwood, Strafford and the University of New Hampshire.
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With cannabis legalization spreading, the Massachusetts-based company is billing its mobile, all-purpose impairment app as an answer to a growing need for a validated test to keep stoned drivers in check.
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Statistics from Bay Area Rapid Transit revealed that passengers caused 37% of train delays 5 minutes or longer. Other numbers showed that law enforcement in the stations disproportionately affects African Americans.
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Glacier National Park promises to increase cell phone and radio coverage in a plan that would add more cell towers. The plan aims to deliver basic connectivity in developed areas of the park.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has spent $1 million on a system for crisis alerts, and owes $600,000 more. But after some failures, including unneeded lockdowns and lights falling from ceilings, it wants its money back.
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Clearview AI, a facial recognition company that scrapes images from social media, has sold access to this information to companies and branches of law enforcement. That client list numbering over 2,900 was just hacked.
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Maryland lawmakers are proposing to limit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents’ access to the state’s database of licensed drivers. The bill would require an ICE agent to obtain a warrant if they want in.
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Cities in Massachusetts can decide to install automated traffic camera systems under a proposed bill. Vehicle owners would be fined up to $25 if caught violating a traffic law on these cameras.
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The Owensboro, Ky., Police Department has already put its drone — armed with a digital camera, thermal imaging and a speaker — to work assessing a vehicle crash. They think it could also help with finding missing people.
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When — or if — to release video footage from police body-worn cameras is an issue facing local governments across the country. In York, Pa., the policy is to never show it. Now, that might be changing.
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