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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The company's backers include Omidyar Network and the Y Combinator.
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A number of California lawmakers are behind a push to create uniform emergency alert protocols after the existing system failed to alert residents during recent wildfires.
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Departments across Connecticut are finding that unmanned aerial vehicles serve a valuable purpose when it comes to enforcing the law.
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Illinois signed a deal with three vendors to make streetlight purchases cheaper and easier for local governments.
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Bradenton, Fla. installed its first red light camera in 2009, but dismantled the program seven years later. It's now considering revival.
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The LAPD is working closely with the city of Los Angeles to monitor laws after recreational cannabis became legal Jan. 1.
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Systems that should have warned residents of impending danger failed when they were needed most.
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The share of the population living with a felony conviction has gone up sharply in Georgia and Florida, while West Virginia and New Hampshire still have relatively low rates.
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A flurry of states indicated they would join FirstNet as the 90-day opt-in deadline comes to a close.
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The five-year contract will streamline the department’s current process, which requires camera data to be stored on DVDs.
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Gov. Dannel Malloy announced the decision Dec. 22, just days ahead of the Dec. 28 opt-in deadline.
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Chicago Police officials have announced they carried out a months-long sting on drug and illegal gun dealers who used private Facebook groups to sell contraband. But Facebook, they say, was not cooperative with their efforts.
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Law enforcement is concerned the unregulated nature of the cryptocurrency will continue to fuel illicit online activity.
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An independent board of Springfield firefighters has agreed to pay $9,000 for the green-light technology to improve emergency response times.
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The technology known as passive train control and emergency response strategies have been topics of discussion following the deadly Amtrak derailment in Washington state Dec. 18.
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After Gov. Chris Sununu announced the state would not join the national first responders network, some of the largest employers are urging officials to reconsider.
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Boynton Beach commissioners will vote on the proposal to install 23 of the automated devices throughout the city.
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Roughly $5 million in fees collected to fund local 911 agencies is missing, and privacy laws makes the tax information a state secret.
