Justice & Public Safety
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The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office on Monday arrested the man after he reportedly stole a vehicle from a business in east Fort Collins, set it on fire and damaged nearby agricultural land. -
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.
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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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A regional Startup in Residence program with West Sacramento, Oakland and San Leandro expands on San Francisco's 2014 effort and builds toward an international program.
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The pilot program, currently taking place in Houston, is one of several safety initiatives Uber has launched since it created its safety advisory board in November.
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The city's police department is partnering with St. Louis Accident Reconstruction to use its surveying equipment as an economical way to provide digital records of shooting scenes. Their devices and precise measurements let detectives create electronic three-dimensional models.
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Even though every cop will likely wear a recording device in the not-too-distant future, a new report reveals there's little consensus about how to use them.
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Only 16 percent of law enforcement agencies are using cloud technologies, but new tools and a better understanding of how the cloud can support policing should help increase adoption rates.
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State corrections systems are turning to telemedicine to improve care and public safety.
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The bill also would require police to delete any data the devices pick up from phones used by those who aren't the target of an investigation.
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Rollout for roughly 2,000 cameras is suspended pending further review of policies related to the cameras.
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The organization believes that the system should only house data on stolen vehicles, should destroy data on other vehicles it sees and ensure that access to the data be highly restricted.
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The department is hoping the new system will help improve the accuracy of its internal data, including highly scrutinized stop-and-frisk information.
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Maine has taken significant steps toward notifying federal law enforcement about mentally ill people who should be prohibited from buying a gun.
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The project, which officials hope soon will offer 500 tablets to inmates, is similar to others that have been launched in jails nationwide and costs taxpayers nothing.
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The software, hardware and communications networks, more and more of them based on mobile systems, can equip officers with enforcement and investigative tools for use in the field.
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Decoy surveillance cameras are common as a way to deter minor crimes while being cost efficient, but BART’s on-train security may get an upgrade before the agency begins transitioning to a new fleet of cars in 2017.
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The First Responder Network Authority is looking for a vendor for its nationwide public safety network.
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After an attack by the terrorist organization, the family of one of the victims is pursuing legal action against the social media site it claims made the attack possible due to Twitter's "willful blindness."
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After describing a county office as a "circus" on the social media site, the officer was suspended for 3 days.
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In fact, many in government and the private sector are already using the next rung in humanity’s digital progression.
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