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 man charged with murder has kept mostly silent, but prosecutors hope his home, with its array of internet-connected speakers and sensors, will be more forthcoming.
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Mayor Darrell Steinberg pushed to add provisions that would open more meetings to the public and curtail the use of private email servers by city staff and elected officials.
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The utility engages its 40,000 Facebook followers and 18,000 Twitter subscribers with updates on everything from power outages and grid improvements to touching stories about a lineman who donates bikes to poor children.
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FirstNet and public safety officials take a look at how broadband can power a public safety transformation.
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The city drafted a detailed 64-page request for proposals that is said to have drawn responses from nine companies.
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A new type of attack has emerged that can knock out 911 access, creating extremely serious repercussions for public safety.
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The officers who handle the department's social media say they already have noticed positive effects from the additional social media boost.
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The county’s chief judge laid down the rules in December on how prosecutors and defense attorneys should handle the video footage.
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Feel like no one ever really listens to you? Your gadgets do.
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The Police Department announced an accelerated plan to outfit thousands of patrol officers with the new cameras and training by late 2017.
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Neither the city nor its public safety agencies had social media accounts when the Nov. 28 inferno struck the city.
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The scam involves death threats via text messages that could leave a device susceptible to a data hack.
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The department's facial recognition protocol requires probable cause for an arrest in a specific case for a detective or officer to request an analysis.
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Should the ban on traffic enforcement cameras pass, it could have side effects for Iowa cities that rely on the technology, including Cedar Rapids, which has the most robust camera program in the state.
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A recent report by the House Reform and Government Oversight Committee has raised new concerns about the popularity of the StingRay surveillance tool.
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In the post-Snowden era, the general awareness of security and intelligence agency monitoring has increased dramatically.
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At a recent board meeting, FirstNet officials laid out a 100-day plan that indicates a number of strategic milestones the authority plans to hit once an award is made.
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According to Deputy Chief Jared Mills, the page, closely resembling the original, is posting disturbing fake news.
