Justice & Public Safety
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Gov. Tony Evers has signed legislation authorizing the Wisconsin Department of Justice to award grants for platforms aimed at improving information sharing among law enforcement. -
Flock Safety will maintain an existing network of 300 cameras to monitor the city’s busiest streets and local state highways for up to two years during a competitive search for a long-term vendor.
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The state legislation would allow the inmates to get remote employment with approved businesses and companies that choose to participate in the yet-unnamed program.
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An increase in property crimes led to a unanimous vote on the part of the Bay Area Rapid Transit board to install four license plate readers in select parking lots and structures.
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The new legislation stemmed from an outcry last year over Verizon's cutback in Internet service to firefighters battling one of the state's largest wildfires. The company apologized, but opposes the bill.
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Lawmakers are deadlocked over the difference between reading and typing text messages while driving. The House bill allows police to stop motorists typing on a cellphone, while the Senate version is much broader.
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New York-based Mark43 will provide the new system, which will cover record writing, investigative case management, property and evidence tracking, warrants logging, and booking.
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The voice command “Hey, Google, call an ambulance,” is not routing emergency callers to 911 but to privately owned ambulance companies in Idaho. However, Google representatives said the phrase “Hey, google, Call 911,” will work.
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To reduce the danger posed by high-speed chases, the department will be testing adhesive GPS trackers that can be fired onto a fleeing vehicle from a compressed air cannon mounted on patrol cars.
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After federal judges ruled that marking car tires with chalk was a violation of constitutional rights, the city is moving to a handheld system that allows parking enforcement officer to photograph tire positions.
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The city has been mum about what sources say was a malware attack against the city-owned airport. Though Mayor Frank Johnson’s administration would not confirm, the FBI said it is conducting an assessment.
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Police Chief Sarah Mooney told city commissioners Tuesday that more surveillance cameras and technology feeding into the real-time crime center helps inform officers in the field.
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Under the current police body camera law, a city council or county board of commissioners first has to get permission from a Superior Court judge to review the footage. House Bill 791 would eliminate that requirement.
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Police officials propose that a three-officer team manage the program, which would be used in emergency situations and for security purposes during large gatherings. The tools would also be available to other departments.
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With RapidSOS software, emergency dispatchers in San Francisco can better pinpoint caller locations based on their cellphone data, improving response times, a feature that extends to Uber users needing 911 assistance.
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The undertaking by the Southern Alleghenies 911 Cooperative — made up of Cambria, Somerset, Bedford, Blair, Centre, Fulton and Huntingdon counties — will allow each 911 center to connect to the other regional centers.
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Together with Rice University and other local institutions, the Texas city is collaborating with residents and stakeholders to plan for future flood mitigation given the devastation seen during Hurricane Harvey.
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Marion County, Ohio’s sheriff reported a new computer-aided dispatch system is speeding access to information, as well as communication with law enforcement in neighboring jurisdictions, among other improvements.
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The city of West Palm Beach is considering a proposal that would allow cellphone signals to be tracked through part of the downtown area. Officials say the undertaking would provide better analytics about how people move through the area.
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Two-and-a-half years after the first batch of cameras were placed, the police department is in the process of adding five more cameras and re-evaluating current locations to see if any should move.
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After the split from Socrata happens in June, Motorola Solutions will continue to support CrimeReports for the many agencies and websites that have come to rely on its open data for crime reporting.
