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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The state law would prohibit posting photos or information about accidents that could involve serious injuries before the police have notified the victim's family or friends.
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Crime in the schools has dropped sharply, but New York City still requires students at more than 200 schools to take off their shoes and send their belongings through x-ray machines.
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Employees and contractors at VA medical centers, clinics, pharmacies and benefit centers commit thousands of privacy violations each year, racking up more than 10,000 since 2011.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles have the potential to protect lives by being the first ones to investigate wildfires, crime scenes and chemical spills.
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A new paper details how armchair activists – put together – can be a force.
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The initiative will require a level of cooperation that historically has not existed between the White House and Silicon Valley, which have long been at odds over government surveillance.
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President Obama touched on smart-gun technology in his address to the nation following the San Bernadino attacks, asking for more progress to be made to curb gun violence.
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The city of Sacramento is at the center of a video warning presumably posted by the hacker group Anonymous regarding an anti-camping ordinance targeting the homeless.
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Under the settlement, he police department agreed to remove from its website a report that critics said had encouraged religious profiling by over-generalizing and exaggerating domestic Muslim radicalization.
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After a year of tense relations with police in cities across the country, some police departments are embracing social media to show the human side of their jobs.
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How tax authorities decide to treat virtual currencies like Bitcoin may determine whether they thrive or die.
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Though the California Electronic Communication Privacy Act may slow law enforcement processes that had not previously been outlined, privacy advocates say it is restoring the balance in protecting citizens' digital information.
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Virginia Beach police and fire departments plan to use drones to collect evidence, control traffic, undergo search-and-rescue efforts, assist in water operations and during Amber Alerts.
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After several Portland Police Officers posted "I AM DARREN WILSON" pictures on their Facebook accounts, the chief ordered them to take them down, and has now implemented a new policy on what is acceptable to post.
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Maintaining and operating an early detection system costs around $16 million annually, which is a small amount compared to the nearly $5 billion in damages caused every year by earthquakes nationwide.
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The FAA is asserting that its rules, once released, will preempt any city and state drone regulations already on the books.
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The Fresno PD has come under fire after implementing a program that combs through social media posts with phrases that they say could be attached to violent acts.
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Unlike most other areas of criminal investigation, in cyber crime the private security sector is seen as a huge partner to law enforcement, with its expertise and eagerness to close any vulnerabilities.
