Justice & Public Safety
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A donation of more than $400,000 enabled the county police department to add two new drones to its fleet of seven. Among residents, however, concerns over being surveilled persist. -
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.
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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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After a brief pilot with San Francisco, Appallicious' open data dashboard nears its official launch.
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City officials implemented a program designed to connect residents in their homes with a doctor, via the emergency medical technicians and firefighters who answer the call.
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An officer can activate the glasses by voice command or touch the built-in mouse in the right rim of the glasses.
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Only in recent years has cloud computing made it feasible to start thinking about saving and maintaining the deluge of video data from police-worn cameras.
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In the near future, smartphones could help save lives by warning that a powerful, distant earthquake is about to shake the ground.
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In hundreds of communities across the U.S., 911 dispatchers are sending out a smartphone app alert summoning citizens trained in CPR.
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Police across the country are being outfitted with body cameras, but managing all the hours of footage comes at a price and poses unintended consequences.
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State legislation would require state and municipal police to get legal permission before using a drone for criminal surveillance.
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Among critics' concerns is what to do with the massive amount of data that would result from equipping all police officers with cameras.
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In a response to a records request to the FBI, the agency would not confirm nor deny the existence of a nondisclosure agreement with Tacoma.
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Originally reported as the remains of a woman in her 20s, police have identified the victim using a new finger print identification system.
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The program is a student-driven initiative aimed at students and parents, and targets social media and other internet safety practices.
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While Police Chief Larry O'Dea acknowledged a need for the new unit, he also noted it cannot be addressed by moving resources.
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Video lends clarity when accounts are conflicting, muddied or downright false.
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Using radio repeaters, fiber-optic cables and computer imaging, the new system will allow for quicker decisions in mine rescues.
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Chester County became the first in the five-county Pennsylvania region to allow residents to text for help when it launched its Text-to-911 system Tuesday.
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Critics say the city's new system has taken away what they need most: details about crimes where they live.
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The thefts were part of a scheme to use the patients' information to file fraudulent tax returns.
