Justice & Public Safety
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In the two years since the state released guidance for localities interested in speed or red-light cameras, fewer than 10 percent of its municipalities have submitted and won approval of plans. -
Responder MAX will focus on marketing, communications, recruitment and other areas. First Arriving, which has worked with some 1,300 agencies, will keep involved with its "real-time information platform."
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San Jose is the latest city whose use of the cameras to snag criminal suspects, critics say, also threatens privacy and potentially runs afoul of laws barring access by out-of-state and federal agencies.
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Los Angeles officials are taking high-tech measures to prepare its citizens for one of the strongest storms in decades by launching a new site solely dedicated to El Niño and keeping people updated with the hashtag, #LArain.
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A new study found that officers had less complaints filed against them and resorted to force less often when equipped with body cameras.
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Drone operators have argued that only a small minority are endangering aircraft and flying in no-fly zones, and some of the proposed restrictions are too onerous.
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A city ordinance targets two of the most dangerous types of buildings: brittle concrete buildings and wood apartment complexes with weak first stories, which have killed more than 65 people in Los Angeles’ last two major earthquakes.
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The signing of a new privacy bill was celebrated by privacy advocates and major technology companies alike.
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There have been nearly 200 reported incidents of planes coming in close contact with drones, with the most occurring near LAX.
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The Federal Aviation Administration is responding to numerous complaints by airports of illegal drone operations interfering with planes coming in and out of the terminal.
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Government officials and industry experts gathered Oct. 7 to discuss the issues surrounding the growing popularity of consumer unmanned aerial systems and their impact on aviation safety.
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The industry has been growing exponentially, but when an employee of a fantasy sports company won $350,000 on a rival site, many saw the need for regulating the industry.
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The bill would make it a misdemeanor to operate a drone within 2 miles of an airport or a wildfire perimeter.
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New scanners will be used in homicides, robberies and major traffic incidents to help provide law enforcement with more conclusive evidence.
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Fingerprinting drivers can be a deal-breaker for Lyft and Uber and the battle is playing out in three Texas cities.
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The VirtTra V-300 wraps 300 degrees around users to force officers to choose in real time whether they should shoot suspects or use their Tasers or pepper-spray.
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With drone sales rising exponentially, state lawmakers want to set rules for when and where they can be flown, and for what purpose.
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One Indiana officer argues that many cases involve elements of reticence and that body cameras would dissuade victims and witnesses to talk freely with police.
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Texas now holds the largest electronic filing court project in the country, but concerns linger on the security of sensitive information.
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This network in the Pacific Northwest not only links data for police officers in the field, it also provides a common platform for jails, computer-aided dispatch centers and district attorneys’ offices.
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More than two dozen Minnesota cities have petitioned the state to keep officers' body camera footage private, but all appeals have been overruled.
