Justice & Public Safety
-
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."
-
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.
More Stories
-
The sophisticated ransomware attack cut off access to many business services, forcing the Harbor Police to switch to alternative systems.
-
Sonoma County officials are in the early stages of a plan to bring warning sirens to a region where wildfire killed 24 people and warning protocols failed.
-
A nearly $70,000 federal grant would allow officials to purchase a drone for the department, but the city and state need to approve it first.
-
County officials voted unanimously to join the public safety communications network.
-
The offering is a collaborative effort between GovEx, San Francisco, the Civic Analytics Network and Data Community DC.
-
The technology would supplement officer-worn body cameras and pulling the handgun from its holster would automatically activate the camera.
-
Stolen police radios and a simple email exposed a host of sensitive information to a 19-year-old man.
-
The organization also plans to request an ordinance that would grant the public much more oversight over the department's use of the equipment.
-
The city of Long Beach has halted the use of the Tiger Text app following criticism that it could be used to hamper the discovery process in court.
-
One of three men sentenced for his part in the global Mirai cyberattacks is being required to pass on his skills to law enforcement.
-
The test was originally planned for Sept. 20 but will be pushed back until Oct. 3.
-
Police officials say the technology will help investigators better organize crime scenes, reducing the amount of time spent on site.
-
The tests are meant to evaluate the capabilities of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system, officials say.
-
The annual event now features four sites spread across three cities in the state, as well as a new focus on the opioid crisis.
-
The new rule ban the testing of facial recognition software and requires BART to gather feedback from the public whenever officials want to expand the system’s security apparatus.
-
Under a new ordinance, people who fly drones around wildfires and above jails could face fines and the possibility of criminal prosecution.
-
Russia is trying to create social tension in the U.S. to boost its own strength on the world stage — that includes targeting society itself.
-
Bay Area Rapid Transit police continued to transmit photos even after the board passed a sanctuary policy that appears to have banned those actions.
