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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In the upcoming weeks, Texas Energy Raters will take infrared drone technology to Puerto Rico to help conduct aerial inspections.
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The U.S. Geological Survey warned of high potential for disastrous landslides if intense rain fell on mountainsides around Santa Barbara that had been scorched by the Thomas wildfire in December.
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Residents and tourists spent a terrifying Saturday morning thinking that an attack was imminent all because a state employee in a Diamond Head bunker clicked his mouse twice.
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The technology would allow officers to scan cellphones to discern whether they were in use at the time of a traffic accident.
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Public safety agencies and the venture capitalists and developers who work with them are poised to create more solutions for the national first responders network.
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The department will soon have access to an updated incident reporting system.
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The city council approved a contract with ShotSpotter Technology, Inc. to install as many as 70 sensors throughout the city to identify and locate gunfire.
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A six-month pilot of a cloud-based platform from Israeli company Waycare is already yielding results for public safety agencies, including the Nevada Highway Patrol.
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After the Thomas fire was dubbed the worst in state history, the California Public Utilities Commission will most likely extend the prevention map deadline until next fire season.
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Hurricane Harvey and other disasters have the Federal Communications Commission considering changes to how alerts are delivered.
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A new layer of security cameras and a recently launched reporting app are helping to improve the safety of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system.
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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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