Justice & Public Safety
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The app is aimed at providing residents and visitors of the county with quick information, jail info, mental health resources and more. It also offers users the ability to submit tips directly to authorities. -
Windsor, Conn., is turning off cameras that take photos of license plates, citing a list of concerns that includes federal agencies previously accessing the data in an effort to enforce immigration laws.
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A bipartisan, two-bill package would define the systems and set limits on how they collect, store and share data. The information could only be kept 14 days in most cases and its use would be prescribed.
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The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has signed on to use an information-sharing app created by the smart doorbell maker Ring.
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Despite the Irvine Co. not directly sharing personal data with ICE, the federal agency still might be able to obtain it through other sources that partner with Vigilant.
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Documents related to the MQ-9 Reaper drone and a list of military personnel with knowledge of the weaponized UAV were put up for sale on the dark web until cybersecurity experts stepped in.
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The Panama City Beach Police Department is urging residents with Ring smart doorbell devices to use an app called "Neighbors" to boost neighborhood safety.
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The new center will be staffed during storms and other major disasters to coordinate with Nassau County, state officials and utilities.
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Officials with the county’s emergency management agency say the technology is changing how it responds to crisis situations for the better.
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Drones can also be used to monitor gas leaks, and even help predict when buildings might be damaged.
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Work on a ground-based “sense-and-avoid system” for unmanned aircraft could give Springfield a major advantage in developing an economy around unmanned aircraft and drones.
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The city has applied for federal permission to launch self-guided drones to collect video at the scene of gunshot reports coming from its ShotSpotter system.
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Police in Brunswick, Maine, will use drones to spot trespassers along a stretch of nearby rail line.
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A team with the University of Pennsylvania has developed technology that allows a swarm of drones to operate autonomously, potentially bolstering their use in fields like emergency response.
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Over 100 national, state and local organizations from the ACLU to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund call for reforming the use of algorithms in risk-based bail assessments.
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These drones provide eyes in the sky for terrain that would be difficult to navigate on foot, like the county's expansive marches.
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The veto override from the state Senate secures the Gloucester Police Department with $75,000 for new communications equipment.
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Officials said use of the drones would be limited: standoffs with hostage takers or barricaded suspects, bomb scares and shootings in which a gunman is still targeting people.
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Tech like mail-screening device and body scanners will be put to use to more easily find contraband.
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Forty-two body cameras have been deployed to officers, and new in-car camera systems are coming soon.
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The ruling requires that gun manufacturers must do their best to comply with a state law requiring new handgun models to imprint their bullets with traceable micro stamps.
