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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In March, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched GOES-17, the second geostationary satellite meant to monitor the West Coast.
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Beginning in January, Oneida County will be updating its emergency communications infrastructure at a cost of around $500,000.
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New Hampshire prosecutors believe there may be recordings on the personal assistant device related to the 2017 murders of Christine Sullivan and Jenna Pellegrini.
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The outdated servers that house thousands of police records — including murder investigations — are crashing on a daily basis and officials believe a catastrophic failure is coming.
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Using G Suite, Clarkstown Police Department has transformed the way its officers share information and digital evidence. It’s now exploring opportunities to move other services to the cloud to save more time and money.
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Eagle County used Google Maps Platform and G Suite to redesign its emergency operations center and improve the delivery of vital crisis information to Colorado residents during natural disasters.
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Congestion and medians have increased fire trucks' response times in one part of Springfield, Ill., so high that they're about double the city's average. So the council has turned to technology to help solve the problem.
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Fort Smith, Ark., Police Department has a $1.8M budget for body cameras, which the police chief says is an "immediate need." A big chunk of the money will come from seized and forfeited property funds.
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The city has made concrete additions to a previously vague plan, such as declaring the need for new cars and a new computer-aided dispatch system. The police department has resorted to pen and paper for routine work.
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The Worthington, Minn., Police Department will soon begin an officer-worn body camera program, but it’s likely at least a couple months away from going live. In the meantime, the department is asking for public comment.
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The PulsePoint app finds people nearby to a person having a cardiac event, and directs them on how to perform CPR once they arrive at the location. It's meant to fill the gap before emergency responders arrive.
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For almost a month, Dayton, Ohio, police officers have been part of a study examining the use of the devices meant to ease stress among first-responders, a Texas company announced with the city.
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The money shuffle to the volunteer fire departments remains subject to formal approval, and County Commissioners Chairman Tommy Hester isn’t happy that the request comes only months after he and his colleagues raised Vance County, N.C.’s fire-district tax.
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The New York-based startup’s software sends location and other data automatically from enabled devices to emergency responders. The latest funding round brings its total amount raised up to $65 million.
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The city will try out Axon body cameras on 10-12 officers for about a month, most likely starting in November. Body cameras have become commonplace in police departments across the country.
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Southbridge, Mass., now has a way for citizens to submit crime tips anonymously and receive police notifications by downloading the free "Southbridge PD" app. Officials say crimes in progress still require a call to 911.
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“This system is something different,” said Larry Hebert, director at the WSP Forensic Laboratory Services Bureau. “It’s essentially for the benefit of the survivors.”
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The office was hit with ransomware in 2017 during a "data dump" from a cellphone in the course of investigating a case. But it doesn't have any records of the attack.
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