Justice & Public Safety
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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1. -
The new unit, part of the Office of Information Technology Services’ statewide strategy, will focus on New York State Police’s specific needs while preserving shared IT services like AI and information security.
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The City Council has approved a three-year, $200,000 contract to install the surveillance devices. Data collected may be used by other state and local law enforcement at city discretion, the police chief said.
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Undergrounding power lines could help them weather large storms, but at substantial cost.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a total of $45 million will be divided among the local governments to improve critical communications.
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Berks County was awarded ballistic imaging equipment to help trace firearms used in crimes.
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The way crimes are currently counted in the U.S. can easily confuse and mislead.
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Plus, Arnold Foundation RFP seeks to reimagine America’s crisis response system; Los Angeles expands its cybersecurity lab; Atlanta launches a new Fix-It ATL public request campaign; and Code for America’s Brigade Network responds to Hurricane Michael.
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A detection center filled with views from a 22-camera network allows employees to constantly be on the lookout for just-sparked wildfires.
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Newport Beach’s Balboa Pier will be home to the Australian-made “Clever Buoy,” which will issue real-time shark alerts to lifeguards.
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A lack of law enforcement recourse around illegal robocalls has prompted attorneys general in 34 states to ask the Federal Communications Commission for a new set of tools.
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The two states are among 15 that do not yet comply with the REAL ID act.
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Officers who have received training can use the system to view live data but not past records, according to police officials.
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Officials say ShakeAlert 2.0 will automatically stop BART trains before an earthquake strikes, giving riders an opportunity to take cover.
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Unmanned camera traps have only been deployed in school zones until now, but officials are considering expanding the program to other areas of the city.
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Though staff at the Department of Motor Vehicles are seeing lengthy wait times, it’s due to the more time-intensive application process, not technical difficulties, officials say.
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The footage they capture may be a deterrent to future crimes, police say.
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The Deport ICE coalition is calling on Bay Area governments to adopt an ordinance preventing them from doing business with companies that provide data or services to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Originally intended to extend Internet access to far-flung areas, a collaboration between UC San Diego and San Diego County has been used to monitor and respond to several recent wildfires.
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The ‘Presidential Alert’ received across the country was part of a test to evaluate the readiness of federal emergency communication infrastructure.
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The city was authorized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA and California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services to send its own alerts through the system in May.
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