Justice & Public Safety
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Local law enforcement praises the devices, hundreds of which are in place, for helping solve crimes. Privacy and surveillance concerns, however, persist among critics and industry watchers. -
Through electronic queueing and a pilot of drive-through court services, the governments hope to handle a rise in court transactions driven largely by an increase in traffic violations around school buses.
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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.
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A panel of experts on Tuesday urged lawmakers to use more technology to improve community supervision of parolees, a change they argued would save money and reduce recidivism.
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Emergency managers from universities and city agencies say virtual emergency operations centers are the way of the future.
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The city first used the platform during a five-alarm fire at a construction site in March.
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A legislative panel last week passed a plan that would allow law enforcement and industry to use unmanned aerial vehicles for limited purposes.
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The examination released Monday said that without software security patches, hackers can get into confidential information.
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Can the Seismic Alert System of Mexico serve as an earthquake early warning system model for the whole world?
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Under current law, officers may search a person under arrest. The question is whether a smartphone carried by the person is also fair game.
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In an era when technology continues to erode personal privacy, the debate over whether automated license plate readers give police greater license to protect or to pry continues to deepen.
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Steven Jablonski was pinpointed within minutes after allegedly using a prepaid cellphone to call the dispatch center and tell the operator a bomb had been planted.
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The bill’s chief sponsor, Rep. Neal Kurk, believes privacy rights need to be protected by a law as the use of drones grows.
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County commissioners voted unanimously to borrow $20 million for the construction and equipment costs.
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After a dramatic increase in earthquakes that puts it behind only three other states in seismic activity, Oklahoma is worried about its bridges.
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Nada Bakos was part of a team that identified and analyzed intelligence that eventually led to the demise of Osama bin Laden.
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One UW-Madison student's Internet search had unearthed a net of digital extortion.
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Although a few friendly pictures were produced using a unique hashtag, the campaign was soon overtaken.
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The laptop's owner was notified of exact coordinates of the laptop's location days after it came up missing, according to police.
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Pottsville and Minersville are seeking two Assistance to Firefighters grants from the federal government that require a 10 percent local match.
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Officials in Beaver County, Pa., say that if legislation increasing the 911 surcharge for wireless devices doesn't pass, emergency services would be impacted.
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