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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“The ... Public Safety Network is operating on outdated and incompatible software and hardware that often fails,” said the Decatur County, Ind., sheriff. “That is disrupting emergency communications and operations."
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Mayor Sam Liccardo is proposing a series of new rules aimed at thwarting the illegal practice of purchasing firearms for ineligible individuals. Critics say the proposal should focus more on buyers, not retailers.
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After missed deadlines and ballooning costs, Dallas County is taking a step back from a project aimed at developing and implementing court case-tracking software.
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Across the nation, cyclist fatalities have increased by 25 percent since 2010 and pedestrian deaths have risen by a staggering 45 percent.
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Lawmakers are working to codify new rules that would ban unmanned aerial systems near the state’s correctional facilities. Under the legislation, offending pilots could be charged with Class A misdemeanor or felony.
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When Florida Department of Corrections changed electronics providers, they confiscated all of the multi-media devices and digital downloads on them, a total of $11.3M in merchandise.
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The Arcimoto Rapid Responder is just a little different from most emergency response vehicles. But with possible advantages in operating cost and size, it has three local government agencies on board to test it out.
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Technology allowed a Texas man to print the components needed to create a functioning firing mechanism. At the time of his 2017 arrest, authorities said he was also in possession of the names and addresses of several federal lawmakers.
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“We can download that phone … and we would be able to tell if that person was texting at the time of the crash,” Lt. Cary Madrigal said. “There’s a lot of information that we can pull from these devices.”
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With 3D printers, anybody can create undetectable and untraceable guns made of materials like plastic, something that Rhode Island elected officials want to crack down on before they become a problem.
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Commissioners in the South Dakota county have approved nearly $28,000 to move the emergency dispatch center to a space that will better meet its needs. All 911 services in the state are contracted with Comtech.
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The Houston Police Department was criticized for its lack of clarity regarding body camera use. Officers were not wearing body cameras in a raid that killed two civilians and wounded five officers.
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The state Senate Public Safety Committee passed legislation that creates no-fly zones over all detention facilities in the state. It also bans photography of the facilities without a permit.
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Continually improving information sharing, mapping and content management systems have allowed law enforcement agencies across the country to keep better watch of some of society's most dangerous criminals.
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“We all know that beyond these walls, our country is not very felon-friendly," said one woman serving out a prison sentence in Oklahoma who is participating in a coding program. "This program will give us that chance.”
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A proposal to include a financial services smart chip in municipal ID cards is drawing fire from immigrant advocacy groups who argue the technology presents substantial security and privacy concerns.
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RapidDeploy, which recently moved its headquarters from South Africa to the U.S., also added a former Oracle executive to its board of directors. The company makes software in the competitive emergency dispatch space.
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Inmates nearing the end of their incarceration could be given the opportunity to search specific career-building websites. A prison watchdog group says the legislation could make a significant difference in the re-entry process.
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