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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Two schools in the county began using the Rave Panic Button smartphone application, which allows users to report dangerous situations like fires, medical emergencies and active shooter scenarios to first responders.
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Police officials say the department accounts for 980 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year. The electric vehicle is the first step in a process to lower the agency’s output.
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After a technology employee, who no longer works for the city, was found with hacking tools on his computer, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh called for a review of the municipal government’s cybersecurity practices.
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If approved by voters in Randolph County and Moberly, the tax would essentially add a $1 monthly fee for each cellphone used in the county. A three percent sales tax will also be added on the purchase of prepaid cellphones.
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The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office plans to spend nearly $100,000 to purchase advanced equipment that drastically cuts DNA testing times in criminal and disaster scenarios.
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The fatal shooting of Officer Natalie Corona happened only blocks from the campus Jan.10, but many WarnMe-Aggie Alerts texts and emails only notified a fraction of the 70,000 people signed up to get them.
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A federal judge reviewing a warrant request in an extortion case ruled that permitting the forced unlocking of a device through biometric means would break the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination.
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Officials with Lee County’s Emergency Services and Sheriff’s Office are learning the ropes when it comes to piloting unmanned aerial systems for use in the public safety space.
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Personal technology has raised a number of legal questions, especially when it comes to search, seizure and the right to privacy.
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Having been described as having the efficiency of "two cans on a string" and durability of "masking tape and baling wire," Story County leaders are in agreement that the outdated communications system needs to go.
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The police department is one of several to partner with the home surveillance company’s smartphone application, which allows them to push real-time crime information to users.
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The city has fluctuated on when and how to introduce the technology to officers, even setting aside the funds to make it happen. Now, officials seem to have renewed energy for the effort.
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The company, Vigilant Solutions, has attracted some controversy for the way customers use its product. It has also pursued facial recognition technology, a concern for civil rights groups.
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Access to recovery resources could be streamlined through a New Hampshire pilot program that gives Internet-connected technology to former inmates grappling with substance abuse disorders.
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About 77,000 Louisiana motorists have downloaded the license app since the statewide launch of LA Wallet in July 2018. While law enforcement accepts the DDL as a form of identity, the retail sector remains wary.
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Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have created a smartphone application that senses breathing patterns and is triggered when the subject takes seven or fewer breaths per minute.
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The state-of-the-art center would provide a central hub for crime analysis and monitoring and help push real-time intelligence to officers in the field, according to Chief Murphy Paul.
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When an elderly man found himself lost in a field in Brownsville, Texas, the police and fire department was able to locate him using drone technology.
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