Justice & Public Safety
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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." -
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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The Flathead County Sheriff's Office is set to receive a new remote underwater vehicle after getting approval from county commissioners on Tuesday.
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Search and rescue, emergency management and agriculture can all benefit from unmanned aerial vehicles -- but rules must be in place for such benefits to be realized.
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Dogs that undergo training in an innovative program led by Connecticut State Police prove their value.
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Experts say the training and security measures focused on school shootings are flawed and overshadow more common types of violence on campus.
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The decision to award a new contract to a company called Spillman Technologies Inc. has turned into a multimillion-dollar mistake for taxpayers.
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While emergency managers can’t control malicious actions on the grid, they can play an active role in safeguarding the system.
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Called the Southern Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal, or SouthWRAP, the map is billed as the first of its kind.
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Urban search and rescue task force leader Thomas Richardson discusses challenges during the response and how volunteers were incorporated.
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The proposed amendment protects Missourians' privacy, requiring police get a warrant to search or seize electronic data.
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Cities have to understand how climate change will impact their operations at a community level.
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The app, called Hurricane Evacuation Encouragement Demonstrator, provides real-time updates, evacuation routes and a video on possible conditions to expect for anyone who decides to stay home.
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Officer Frank Bonifacio said the department is dedicated to identifying and rescuing victims of trafficking, arresting those who exploit them and hopes that the possibility of public exposure on the site will act as a deterrent.
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Perry County, Ky., 911 Director Alvin Caudill said he's heard talk about the service expanding, though he isn’t convinced it’s the way local and state governments should be going for emergency service technology.
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The department dropped the ball over the weekend when Major Max Geron tweeted that Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib was arrested for public intoxication when they had actually arrested his brother.
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The new system will send out automated calls or texts to restaurants, schools, hospitals and other facilities within minutes of an incident.
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Storm shelters in Crawford County, Ark. are being recorded into a database for first responder use.
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After the Legislature's first try to regulate the versatile but controversial aircraft was vetoed, a task force charged with taking another stab at creating controls met for the first time Monday and focused on privacy issues.
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If biometrics can improve security or accelerate travel times, most citizens will welcome it, a new survey says.
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A new online tool from the Indiana State Police gives prospective property renters and buyers a chance to see if their new home was once part of the state's biggest problem.
