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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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.
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Officials pushed to launch the Seattle, Wa., to Portland, Ore., route ahead of positive train control technology.
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The data raises questions about the agency’s aid process, and whether wealthier neighborhoods get more help than their low-income counterparts.
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The multi-agency communications system will grant authorities access to six state towers, five of them located in areas just outside the county.
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Having weighed their options for coverage and control carefully, Colorado officials will join FirstNet.
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Flashing signs try to get the attention of wrong-way drivers and tracking systems alert police and other drivers. But state officials say technology can only do so much.
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Seismic sensor networks are effective when it comes to earthquake alerts, but the implementation of a public-facing system would be costly.
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After suspending its red-light program, the city of Bradenton is weighing the merits of rebooting its program.
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