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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ShotSpotter says it can no longer offer service to Fall River for free after officials balked at funding a system working less than 50 percent of the time.
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The company offers tools for firefighters to track their exposure to harmful substances.
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A viral cellphone video of a use-of-force incident involving Lakeland Police and the public outcry that followed raise questions about transparency and the need for the technology.
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Raleigh is focusing its technology efforts on meeting the needs of a quickly growing city. For CIO Darnell Smith, making the big decisions is a team effort.
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During an hour-long organizational meeting, Centerville residents expressed concern about the health, wellness and other effects the antennas could have on the community.
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The SafeSchools Alerts website allows anyone to report a potential threat anonymously to Washington’s Moses Lake School District officials via text, email or Web form.
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The unprecedented alert came after the discovery that Russia was using compromised computer network equipment to attack companies and government agencies.
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As California’s wildfire season approaches, one senator is calling for all counties to adopt the Wireless Emergency Alert system, which would send alerts via cellphone.
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Since launching the program five months ago, only one percent of the alerts generated have been valid and civil rights advocates say that represents innocent people being monitored.
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A significant software update to the emergency dispatch system created glitches that officials have been working to fix.
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This is part six of a series about the 34 cities that have advanced in the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge. This week we look at Detroit; Durham, N.C.; Fort Collins, Colo.; Lafayette, La.; and Oklahoma City.
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Thanks to a pilot program starting in July, 16 officers and sergeants will use body-worn cameras while on patrol.
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Daviess County Commissioners accepted a $346,000 bid from Security Automation System of Indianapolis for new cameras and recording equipment.
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The “text-to-911” program has been planned for years but it’s taken time for governments and technology to make it a reality.
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The Boston manufacturer, ATI Systems, said it had developed a patch that will be rolled out shortly and noted that such a hack 'is not a trivially easy thing that just anyone can do.'
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Gov. Bill Walker has called for $9.5 million in state spending to centralize and modernize the call system.
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Flathead County has been working to find the funding needed to pay for ongoing improvements to its consolidated 911 call center.
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The city has announced the creation of a new spending transparency portal, while the mayor is re-evaluating all cabinet-level staff.
