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 number of traffic-related fatalities nearly doubled between 2016 and 2017, through officials say 2018 appears to be trending down with only 11 fatalities logged on county roadways as of Oct. 31.
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Butte County did not send a Wireless Emergency Alert to residents of Paradise and Magalia ahead of California’s deadliest wildfire.
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The push for emergency texts dates back to 2010. Then-Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski called for 911 centers to start accepting texts after the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech.
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With tech companies under intense scrutiny for the ways they protect user data, a New Hampshire double murder could prove an important test case for what kind of witness Alexa, or your refrigerator, could be.
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The online platform pulls data so officials can make better decisions about how to prepare for, and respond to, disasters. It's working with Kansas City, Mo., to find neighborhoods at the greatest risk of fire.
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It might seem counterintuitive, but in the public safety space, tech startup entrepreneurs say that big agencies with big budgets might not be the most innovative. Many like the creativity and agility of small agencies.
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The Chaska Police Department will soon hand its officers a device that allows them to incapacitate a subject without inflicting pain or using deadly force.
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Being on the same system allows Greeley, Evans and Weld County law enforcement to share data, from information obtained during a traffic stop to identifying crime trends affecting each jurisdiction.
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The civil rights organization cited concerns about the threshold for labeling someone as a gang member and that the department was misusing public records exemption to conceal the information about the secretive tracking system.
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The department unveiled the center Nov. 14, showcasing technology that includes the city's ShotSpotter gunfire detection system, surveillance cameras and license-plate recognition technology.
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The robot moves and can direct visitors to different locations in the courthouse, answer "frequently asked questions," show court dockets and provide information about judges and referees.
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An app that helps low-income defendants make bail is in the works and so is an app that would help track the many obstacles ex-offenders face when released from prison. They sprang from a hackathon in Cleveland.
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The arrangement for 15 electric buses slated for the city’s transit fleet is being cancelled after staff cited brake failures and other equipment malfunctions during training and testing, according to Mayor Tim Keller.
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In partnership with Responder Corp., the telecommunications giant is launching 5G First Responder Lab, a maker space in Washington, D.C., for designing and building faster communications tech for emergency situations.
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South Bend, Ind., Council President Tim Scott pulled his proposed ordinance aimed at regulating unmanned aerial vehicles, opting instead to see how recent Federal Aviation Administration rules play out.
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City leaders are reviewing a proposal that would outline new rules for agencies around surveillance methods, including unmanned aerial devices, license plate readers, body cameras and other tools.
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Inmates at Northumberland County Prison in Pennsylvania have access to a new video call option that allows them to connect with loved ones without the need for an onsite visit.
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The Tennessee city doubled its real-time surveillance capabilities with 14 new cameras. The devices feed back to the police department’s Real Time Intelligence Center and help to monitor high-crime areas.
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