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 app will be used to distribute information about floods, fires, missing persons, contaminated water and ongoing criminal activity, among other situations.
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Lighthouse Prime is a program created to help residents ready themselves and their families for natural and man-made catastrophes.
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The announcement comes on the heels of an FBI investigation that included the serving of federal search warrants at three massage businesses in Joplin in late January.
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Cost and effectiveness, however, may mean little to residents worried about the implications greater drone usage might have for their personal privacy.
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Last summer, California lawmakers and Gov. Jerry Brown approved $10 million for the early warning system.
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The Department of Corrections Board of Probation and Parole installed 364 GPS ankle monitors on sex offenders in April because of new security requirements.
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The City Council also approved spending about $3.3 million to implement the Smart Columbus electrification plan.
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The agency used social media and drone technology as floodwaters threatened Beulah Valley after a quick-hitting rain and hailstorm.
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Since the city began outfitting patrol officers with cameras last summer, the police Records Information Unit received only 25 requests for information that included body camera video.
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The sheriff's office is the only law enforcement agency in Hamilton County that has an unmanned aerial surveillance system program.
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A federal court has ruled against the congressional decision to force the registration of non-commercial drones.
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New site stands to make process easier for both applicants and state workers reviewing applications.
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With distracted driving becoming an increasingly popular target of state law, one New York county is giving drivers a chance to wipe the bad marks from their record through in-car technology.
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Officials have asked the federal government to allow them an extra year to spend the remaining $1.6 million earmarked for the crime-fighting initiative
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The upgrade includes up to 20 new cameras, new wiring and recording equipment.
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High school students in Georgia are testing a new award-winning app to reduce distracted driving.
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It’s not unusual to see a county sheriff go after a suspected drug dealer or address a public safety issue. It is, however, unusual to see them dive headlong into the convoluted world of technology legislation.
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Not having ID can make it virtually impossible to escape homelessness.
