Justice & Public Safety
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County commissioners approved a contract that will begin with a free nine-month pilot, but could extend to a three-year, $2.5 million pact. Residents voiced a variety of concerns about the drone program. -
The extent of the data breach is still unclear, and city officials have said they are investigating to find out what was taken, who was responsible and how the city’s cybersecurity was compromised.
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The town Select Board unanimously approved appropriating the funds to outfit 50 police officers with the cameras and software. The cost also includes record retention equipment.
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The ransomware cyberattack against the Colorado Department of Transportation earlier this year was an impactful event but reinforced useful best practices.
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Data science can map where street harassment is most prevalent, ensure public bins don't overflow and identify neighbourhoods with poor fire safety standards in the home.
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The program officially began in late July, but the department wanted to ensure the system was operating successfully with cellphone carriers.
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Mayor Tim Keller announced Nov. 1 that the highly anticipated buses were being pulled after brake and equipment failures were reported during testing.
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The Caselaw Access Project, from the Library Innovation Lab at Harvard Law School, went live Oct. 29 and aggregates millions of state and federal cases on a free website.
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"This will greatly enhance our SWAT team’s capacity to resolve issues," said Sheriff Jim Yon.
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Officials say a school-issued laptop was used by a 14-year-old student to disrupt computer systems at Peoria Notre Dame High School in early October.
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A text or a ping preceding lights and sirens could save lives.
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Earlier this month, an officer from the Chinese intelligence branch was extradited from Belgium to Ohio to face intellectual property theft charges.
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The on-demand devices were recalled in Los Angeles, San Diego and Lake Tahoe while a safety investigation is conducted.
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U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said he would be calling on the Department of Homeland Security to investigate the attacks that have continued since April.
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It is unclear what the goal of the attacks against Peoria Notre Dame High School was, but officials said they posed a very "serious threat to the school and to day to day operations."
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The smartphone-based tool includes functionalities like the locations of registered sex offenders and options to avoid and report suspicious activity.
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The company, Acivilate, has been working with Gwinnett County for a while.
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The drones are part of a pilot program between the Federal Aviation Administration, Chula Vista and the city of San Diego.
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The High Point Police Department recently began submitting its crime data to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, ahead of the Jan. 2019 deadline.
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The submersible glider, launched by UMass Dartmouth, collects and shares data related to oceanic storm activity in the area between Martha’s Vineyard and New Jersey.
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The plaintiff alleges the collection and retention of vehicle movement data by the system is a violation of the right to privacy.
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