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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Officials are hoping the technology can tip them off to early warning signs of an event like the deadly smog that took 20 lives in nearby Donora more than a half-century ago.
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Through a new partnership, the state of Maryland and social network Nextdoor are focusing on getting better information out faster and more efficiently.
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The main purpose of the app is to help educate residents and property owners in high-risk wildland areas on how to prepare for wildfires.
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And just as the legal cloud-computing giants aim to efficiently offer products of broad use to a wide customer base, criminal computing services do the same.
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The department has started to use its online page as the primary means of communicating with the public and local media, but in a way that is different from most public safety agencies.
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The newly equipped trucks went live on The Weather Channel for the first time Friday.
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What if a life-saving drone could be thrown into the water and maneuvered out to the victim?
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The bill is headed to Gov. Bill Haslam for his signature.
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Law enforcement officials can search suspects' social media accounts, which can prove to be both a boon and a headache in many cases.
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Public safety has felt the positive impacts of Mark43 in a surprisingly short period of time.
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Preparation and trust are key to positive outcomes around civil unrest. A new report out of the Ohio State University's Divided Community Project offers insights into how governments at all levels can prepare for and manage civil unrest through social media channels.
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A PARC drone, which is tethered to the ground by a thin wire that supplies power and data allowing it to stay aloft for days at a time, even during rain or snow, will be up in the sky for hours before runners even begin to line up at the start.
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The testing, at least initially, will be reserved for the most violent cases, including killings and sexual assaults, in which DNA was collected from a crime scene but failed to match any of the millions of genetic profiles in the national criminal database.
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Should travelers refuse to hand over their devices or comply in any way, including if they don’t provide their passwords, agents could detain or seize the device.
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Advocates voice support for legislation in New York state to combat the distracted driving epidemic.
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Ohio Prison's Security Questioned After Two Inmates Built Computers, Went on Illegal 'Surfing' SpreeOne inmate stole the identity of a fellow prisoner to apply for five credit cards and also planned to file false tax returns and have the refunds wired to the credit cards.
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Produced in-house, the video had more than 700,000 views on the Sheriff's Office's Facebook page and garnered more than 1,000 comments by Monday.
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The Arlington, Texas, Police Department is using video to humanize its officers and combat what officials see as heightened scrutiny and sensationalized media coverage.
