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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VirTra is a five-screen, 300-degree simulator that creates scenarios where Volusia County, Fla., deputies can sharpen skills handling active shooters, negotiations in standoffs, and more high-stress incidents.
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Police Chief Thomas Ledwell said putting the cameras in key locations in the city’s downtown could be a “force multiplier” for the department. He said he sees the benefit of cameras as three-fold.
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Suffolk County officials showed off their newest tool in the battle against opioids Tuesday, a $400,000 device to help authorities in prosecutions by analyzing and identifying previously undetectable deadly substances.
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City councilors in Springfield are still considering instituting a new moratorium, but probably not an outright ban, on police using facial recognition technology once they get body cameras.
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“It’s something we’ll be working on the next four to five months,” Ruth told MLive. “We have to do some more research and figure out what to do. Other than that, I’d just be speculating.”
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Law enforcement officials say the cameras have an impact on crime, but the devices are not a panacea for criminality. The technology also raises privacy questions and seem to be ahead of the attempts to regulate it.
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In North Carolina, the Shelby Police Department as well as the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office have started to use social media to get information out to members of the community and to ask for help.
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The department bought two new hybrid utility vehicles at a cost of $45,000 each. The hybrid patrol vehicles get better gas mileage — 24 per gallon compared with about 17 per gallon for current vehicles.
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A collaboration between industry partners and regulatory agencies has yielded a software platform whereby drone pilots will be able to identify and communicate with other drones in their vicinity.
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In Garfield County, Colo., the R&D branch of the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control has established the Technodrome, a drone-testing space that appears to be a national first.
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The police department received approval from the township council Wednesday night for the purchase of almost $120,000 worth of technology to equip its nearly 40 officers with body-worn cameras.
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A proposed ordinance may require certain Flint businesses that are at risk of criminal activity to install at least three surveillance cameras, which the police can then tap into and monitor.
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Reports can be on any serious topic from abuse and bullying to threats, mental health, family problems or weapons that affect local students or schools. False reporting could lead to legal consequences.
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The planes could capture most of the city at any given time, and fly for most daylight hours. Detectives could then use that footage to go back in time to watch individuals and vehicles coming and going from crime scenes.
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It’s unclear whether a single law enforcement group in California uses facial recognition software in body cameras, but officials say they want to address a potential problem before it becomes a major issue.
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This reverses a decades-long practice of allowing the public to listen and react to law enforcement calls in real time. The encryption goes beyond one agency, affecting 25 law enforcement and 23 fire departments.
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Pittsburg County Sheriff Chris Morris said the 26 laptops will allow deputies to complete reports from the scene of an incident — helping save on time, fuel costs, and wear and tear to patrol vehicles.
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The technology giant has made changes to a platform made for the public sector that will, among other things, recommend actions for caseworkers to take and suggest possible benefits programs for citizens.
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