Justice & Public Safety
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The City Council signed off on directing roughly $360,000 in state funds to the police department. Of that, more than $43,000 is earmarked for software that will let police “obtain and retain” digital evidence. -
County commissioners will consider spending more than $3.2 million over 10 years to replace body-worn and in-car sheriff’s office cameras. Software, data storage and accessories would be included.
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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.
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The lawsuit says the reassignment of Lt. Victor Gearhart has had a "chilling effect" on all officers' First Amendment rights, and that the policy represents illegal "prior restraint" on their speech.
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Throwaway phones are just one piece of the ever-widening technological arsenal of extremists and terror groups of all kinds.
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Officials in Manatee County, Fla., now have the necessary ammunition to make life-saving decisions: data analytics.
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In a recent congressional hearing, Bruce Sewell, Apple’s general counsel, said his company wanted to sit down with the FBI once the legal decks were cleared.
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A bill that would have made all body camera footage exempt from state public-records requirements -- was heavily amended to largely mirror existing state public records laws.
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The dark web, commonly used for drug trafficking, prostitution or child pornography, is difficult for police to access because it requires specific software, configurations or authorization.
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The El Paso Independent School District in Texas has equipped all 43 of its officers with body cameras, which has led to some questioning the privacy of the information collected.
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While this case appears over, more are likely to emerge, increasing calls for new legislation that clarifies whether law enforcement can seek court orders to get tech companies’ assistance in unlocking phones.
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Developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists, the technology used at airport security checkpoints can be mounted on a drone to detect chemical and nuclear weapons.
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Last May the state agency was soliciting proposals for a $150,000 unmanned aerial vehicle to help with missions like search and rescue.
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While the number represents a significant boost in initiative participation, there are still nearly 18,000 agencies unengaged in the process. What is the path forward?
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Speaking at a security forum in London, FBI Director James Comey referred to the cost of breaking into the iPhone as being more than the total he will earn in the remaining seven years of his 10-year term as the bureau’s director. Comey earns $183,000 a year.
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A 2014 law requiring all New Jersey municipalities to outfit new police patrol cars with dashboard cameras is unconstitutional because it does not provide an adequate funding source.
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The bill must be reconciled with a House measure, which does not pre-empt local and state laws. The FAA is currently working to complete its first drone regulations.
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Faced with an outdated, non-functioning legacy system, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development turned to a new system to more efficiently and cost-effectively manage the inspection and reporting process for levees in the state.
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Thomas F. Hogan, chief judge of the FISA court, ruled that the nation’s spy agencies and the FBI were following proper procedures in how they selected targets for surveillance, gathered intelligence data and later mined it.
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In February, the encryption issue reemerged after federal officials demanded that Apple help bypass the passcode on a phone belonging to one of the shooters in December’s San Bernardino attack.
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The projectiles will be fired and attached to vehicles attempting to evade police so law enforcement can track them without having to engage in a dangerous high-speed chase.
