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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Technical difficulties forced the department to return its existing body cameras while a search for a replacement was conducted.
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Fingerprint and license plate scanners are among the new tools coming to the department this fall.
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The transition toward a single emergency communications center has employees worried about their benefits and asking whether the change is even necessary.
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The bill would require the state Office of Emergency Services to create emergency alert guidelines by July 2019.
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The $3.3 million system, meant to detect shapes like firearms in Lockport schools, has drawn criticism for its potential to violate student rights.
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Technology from several vendors is being tested in the field before the department makes its selection.
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A consumer-grade drone was shelved after the department decided to not to pursue a program.
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The town of Beloit has allocated around $30,000 so far for officer-worn cameras and a new server to help manage the footage.
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A bill sent for Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature would require the California Highway Patrol to report on the number of motorists stopped for marijuana impairment.
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As campus safety grows ever-more important, neither schools nor law enforcement can tackle threat prevention alone.
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First responder networks like FirstNet will be a communications boon, but will local agencies embrace the new technology?
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Websites dedicated to tracking crime are getting new consideration as a way of protecting citizens and their property.
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The increasingly popular public safety tech is being pitched as means of keeping officers out of harm’s way and locating at-risk individuals, Savannah police officials say.
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The city hopes to purchase or lease several trailer-mounted cameras for deployment throughout the downtown area.
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A $95,000 body scanner will give deputies in Crawford County a new way to stem the tide of illicit items.
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Internal memos paint a clearer picture of the lasting effects of two cyberattacks earlier this year that continue to disrupt fire and police department IT systems.
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Nassau and Suffolk counties will receive nearly $320,000 to make updates to their emergency dispatch operations.
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The system uses a network of audio sensors to listen for the sound of a gunshot and infrared sensors to watch for a gun’s flash.
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