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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Although there have been several high profile gaffes, the U.S. Border Enforcement Agency is committed to employing new tech to adapt.
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How did Guy Fawkes become transformed from a 17th-century Catholic conspirator to a tool of social protest?
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A computational error is believed to be responsible for the early release of inmates from the Washington state Department of Corrections.
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The pilot program, which concluded Friday, Dec. 18, equipped about 150 officers with body cameras to test the new technology, and many have said it pushes public safety out into the open.
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A digital surge could potentially drive the terrorist organization into the online equivalent of a remote cave: the so-called Dark Web that is not indexed by mainstream search engines.
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Key issues include when the police cameras are turned on, who can access the footage and how long the footage is stored.
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News and views on social media in state and local government in one tidy little package. This episode: an interview with Lauri Stevens, founder of LaWS and the SMILE conference.
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Some states are preparing to tackle policing reform in 2016 as advocates push for legislation left on the table this year.
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The list will launch with information provided by public records for every traffic stop over the last 15 years in the state, and will break down the information by race and ethnicity.
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The company that offers the service believes that the technology should be used in a community-oriented fashion to ensure the public's trust and safety.
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Although both the mayor and police chief support the measure, the council has reservations about the price of implementation and whether that money could be better spent elsewhere in the department.
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The existence of coded communications is a reality -- and the U.S. may not be able to do much about it.
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According to one police officer, "Crime is not random," and the city's police department is using all of the tools at hand to create a safer neighborhood.
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The new rules will take effect Dec. 21 and will apply to all drones weighing between a half-pound and 55 pounds — generally considered to be hobby drones.
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A Wisconsin school that doubles as a juvenile detention center has received several reports of inmates being mistreated, prompting administration to adopt body cameras.
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Phones can detect your location, but emergency responders can’t. That’s all going to change soon.
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New priorities were outlined for the FBI in Wednesday testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the agency’s oversight and show new emphasis on nationwide police use of force data.
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Rather than relying on aggressive policing and incarceration, these tools could help us find better ways help those left behind.
