Justice & Public Safety
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The local police department recently unveiled a new rooftop drone port at headquarters. The agency fielded approximately 10,000 drone flights in 2025 and expects about twice as many this year. -
While the city has used drones before, Chief Roderick Porter said the two new aerial vehicles the department is getting under a contract with security tech company Flock Safety are more advanced.
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More than 200 Wisconsin law enforcement agencies use license plate reading technology. The state’s capital city, however, has so far not installed such cameras even as its neighbors have done so.
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By identifying and predicting when and where EMS calls are likely to occur, the city will be better positioned to improve its offerings.
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In an effort to protect the safety and privacy of Anchorage citizens, the city police and fire department have withdrawn their radio broadcasts to the public inciting transparency concerns.
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For emergency services to successfully save lives, core functions like 911 must be up to date. Changes in technology have created problems for providers working with outdated systems, but also offer great potential for reforms that will enable better services.
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Videos the city released indicated in painfully clear detail that issues that have plagued the department -- including insufficient training and tactical blunders leading to questionable uses of force -- remain unresolved.
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The state's test site received recognition for requesting permission to fly drones beyond the line of visual sight at the Grand Sky business park on Grand Forks Air Force Base.
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A group of federal regulators held a meeting in Menlo Park, Calif., asking for help in monitoring the country's southern border with drones.
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About 2,000 residents have created profiles that include personal and property details that can help inform emergency personnel responding to 911 calls.
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Oftentimes an officer doesn't know a camera is malfunctioning until he or she attempts to download video clips at the end of the shift, and when body cameras are first implemented, it's common for officers to forget to turn them on.
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The success of this case marks the second time in 10 days Salisbury police have reunited stolen items to their owners using the power of social media.
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“Unless we know the scope of what we’re dealing with,” one nonprofit says, “there’s no way to develop solutions to it.”
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The governor has barred all registered sex offenders under the state's supervision from downloading, accessing or playing the popular game.
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The Bexar County Jail reduced its prison population by more than 25 percent using data analytics.
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A recently released scorecard shows that many local jurisdictions are behind in their policies around police body-worn cameras, according to civil rights and policy experts.
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The pushback to new drone rules is now coming through the lobbying efforts of a budding industry that hopes to influence policy at the state Capitol and nationwide.
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While FirstNet gets $7 billion, next-gen 911 gets $150 million from the feds.
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A Chicago officer who was suspended after shooting an African-American teenager in the back last week was wearing a body camera, but the device was not operating and did not record the fatal encounter.
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As a developer of products and services, Schrier will assist with ensuring the agency communicates with and offers the services desired by the nation's first responder agencies.
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Analytics monitored by the department show an average post will create 150,000 impressions, and each one often becomes a catalyst for community-wide discussion.
