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 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.
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Gov. Maggie Hassan signed a basketful of bills into law by with an effective date of Jan. 1, 2017.
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Every year, bills to make it a more serious offense are ignored at the state level, usually by lawmakers who say it's government interfering in your lives.
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The SirenGPS mobile app will give dispatchers and emergency responders a much better location for emergency calls.
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The department will survey, photograph and measure car crashes with the drone, a tool that will help authorities clear the scene and reopen highways faster.
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A recent tragedy in East Tennessee is a reminder of the need to review plans and protocols for inevitable emergencies.
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Critics argue that the roadside testing device is still experimental, citing studies that show the tests are least effective at detecting impairment.
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The proliferation of ransomware has grown exponentially in just the last two years — from about five variations in 2015 to more than 100 now.
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