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 social media campaign to find a Megan's Law offender and his girlfriend led to a deluge of tips.
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The House voted 114-32 to pass the legislation with an amendment to avoid double jeopardy, meaning if you are pulled over in a county with a local ordinance you can't be fined twice.
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Tech giants including Apple, Facebook and Google are in the facial-recognition business, but the founders of this startup say their security focus and their patent-pending software should provide a lucrative niche.
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The cameras are equipped for speed and red lights, and the data gleaned from them has shown a 15 percent increase in tickets issued in 2016.
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The kiosks allow citizens to anonymously send tips by phone or by simply scanning QR codes.
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The proposed contract itself will span 18 months and afford ample time "to complete infrastructure design, hardware and software installation, uniform modifications, system testing and other program requirements that need to be met before the pilot project commences."
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At 10:30 p.m., Dallas-based AT&T tweeted, "Issue has been resolved that affected some calls to 911 from wireless customers. We apologize to those who were affected."
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The city council passed a plan this week that mandates all police be equipped with body cameras before the end of this year.
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The bill would require law enforcement agencies to report crime statistics to state police.
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Columbus County Sgt. Rich Weiner said he isn't sure how data from the ankle bracelet are collected and that the GPS data may only be recorded every few hours.
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The DOT's Division of Aviation recently collaborated with about 50 state and local government agencies and researchers during a workshop about the use of drones in crisis situations.
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Proponents of police body cameras in Maine and across the country have argued for years that the cameras can enhance transparency and improve community trust.
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The company wants to apply artificial intelligence to body cameras.
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Amazon is trying to quash a search warrant for information an Echo may have recorded on First Amendment and privacy grounds.
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Larger drone manufacturers build their devices with software to keep them from flying into areas where presidential and other flight restrictions are in place
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As cars become increasingly automated, the onus might be on the manufacturer to prove it was not responsible for what happened in the event of a crash.
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CivicScape, now in the pilot test phase, thinks it can answer concerns about predictive policing.
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In many cases, the footage from police cameras can be the only way to prove guilt or innocence.
