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 state’s new anti-distraction law takes effect Sunday, and some law enforcement agencies will ticket violators immediately while others will start by issuing warnings and handing out educational cards.
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Federal officials say the program aids security and could eventually save passengers time, but privacy advocates have expressed concerns about its expanded use.
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The public defender’s office, which released the footage, said it was recorded by an officer during a drug arrest in January. It shows the officer placing a soup can, which holds a plastic bag, into a trash-strewn lot.
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The officers' body cameras were not turned on, and dashcam video from the officers' squad car did not capture the incident.
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New software -- that costs about $500,000 and intuitively picks up the initial information typed in by a dispatcher and calls out the necessary resources -- will likely be up and running in August.
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As Trump's budget is a looming threat for many crucial agencies and services, a congressional panel has moved to protect a global tsunami detection system.
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The database allows health officials to track prescribing patterns as a way to identify possible over-prescribing and abuse.
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Civil rights advocates are speaking out on the public shaming of people who have not yet been convicted.
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The proposed cuts come at a time when scientists are becoming more concerned about the damage potential from a huge West Coast tsunami.
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Public agencies' perennial interest in doing more with less may be driving an increased interest in automating victim restitution.
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Members of the Policy and Services Committee agreed that the City Council should receive an annual report about each department’s use of surveillance technology.
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Mayor Ryan Stovall has no regrets.
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Transparency is taking on new meanings in the era of high-tech law enforcement.
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Getting help to the most desperate residents far more quickly is a task that may grow more urgent in the years ahead.
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The neighborhood-based social network has partnered with the federal weather agency to bring more up-to-date critical information to American neighborhoods.
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Using a contraband cell phone and contraband wire cutters likely dropped onto prison grounds by a drone, Jimmy Causey escaped Lieber Correctional Institution in South Carolina.
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The legislation seeks to break a stalemate at the state Capitol on whether to ensure public access to body camera videos.
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Facial recognition tech was previously seen as something only the CIAs and FBIs of the world would have access to. But now, in 2017, smaller jurisdictions are deploying it as part of an everyday suite of crime-fighting tools.
