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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Last updated more than a decade ago, the maps that highlight the areas most at-risk for wildfires are being painstakingly re-evaluated in a state more susceptible to fire than ever before.
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The technology that controls cameras, alarms and other facility operations hasn’t been upgraded since it was installed in 1994. The updates are expected to cost around $800,000.
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Officials said residents can use the app to share crime and safety-related videos, photos and texts and receive safety alerts from the department.
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After failing to consolidate their 911 systems in 2017, the City of Fayetteville, N.C., and Cumberland County are opening communication to try the project again.
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An officer recently killed an innocent man in a mall during an active shooter event in Alabama. Amid calls to release body camera footage from the incident, police are now facing down the details of their policies.
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The addition makes the Fire-Rescue Department’s bomb squad the second public safety agency in the region to lean on the aerial technology to do its job.
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The strategy, largely proposed by Deputy Chief Osborne Robinson III, aims to address a recent uptick in violent crime by analyzing the available data and deploying policing resources accordingly.
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The protests in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014 started a national discussion about police body cameras. But data shows that it took some time — and money — for law enforcement to really become a big market for the technology.
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Adair County officials have yet to agree on the mechanism to increase funds to the E-911 center. Funding has continued to decline as residents move away from taxable landline phones.
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Though the original plan was to have the new public safety communication system ready by Dec. 31, officials are still working out bugs and finalizing contracts to use state infrastructure.
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Smartphone users will finally have access to the ShakeAlertLA app, an early warning system meant to give residents in the earthquake-prone city seconds to prepare for an impending event.
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Gov. Rick Snyder signed 48 bills this week, including one that makes it illegal to bully another person online. The new law makes the crime punishable by up to 93 days in jail and a $500 fine.
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In the past two years, body-worn cameras have gone from a rare technology to a booming demand among U.S. law enforcement agencies. How did we get here, what does that market look like and where is it headed?
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Across the country, law enforcement agencies are using emerging tech to gather an unprecedented amount of data to drive down crime statistics. But are their efforts actually making a difference?
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Counties in Washington state put out alternative numbers for residents to dial on Dec. 28 after a national Internet outage affecting CenturyLink customers disrupted the work of 911 call centers.
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The work required to tell a lie shows up in the eyes, according to researchers, and opens the door for advanced, non-intrusive technology to catch those deceptions.
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Two Chinese nationals were accused of orchestrating an “extensive” campaign of economic espionage that hacked more than 45 American companies in at least a dozen states beginning in 2006 and continuing through this year, according to a Department of Justice indictment.
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Denver Intentional Airport has installed body scanners that don't require passengers to raise their arms, shaving seconds off of each screening, and causing a huge speed up in TSA security lines.
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