Justice & Public Safety
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The police department will install a dozen license plate reader and security cameras around the village, paid for with a $241,500 state law enforcement technology grant. Installation includes two years of support. -
The group has raised questions about the use of the cameras by the Joplin Police Department, citing red flags about details they record that can be used to track motorists for nonpolice reasons.
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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.
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A $60,000 annual contract with Axon will provide each Pasco patrol officer with a body cam to be worn at all times.
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The program is called ResponderXLabs, and it's beginning with 13 companies that will focus on back-office work and software that saves time and money.
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At a news conference in Shasta County on Saturday, Gov. Jerry Brown vowed to help the legislature improve the state's emergency alert system.
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A compiled guide to some useful tools for residents to track the progress of California's wildfires.
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The proposal would drastically cut costs from earlier $10 million projections, while improving coverage and relieving the city of responsibility for maintenance.
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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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The city council approved a $72,000 contract for a smartphone app that will push information directly to residents.
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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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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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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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Police in Brunswick, Maine, will use drones to spot trespassers along a stretch of nearby rail line.
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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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Fearing misuse, city officials are weighing whether to cut off U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to a city-operated database of arrests and bail information.
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Gang files at other agencies include missing information and dead people.
