Justice & Public Safety
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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. -
Thurston County, Wash., commissioners are currently considering regulating the county’s acquisition and use of artificial intelligence-enabled surveillance technology with a new draft ordinance.
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The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office on Monday arrested the man after he reportedly stole a vehicle from a business in east Fort Collins, set it on fire and damaged nearby agricultural land.
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The Buffalo Police Department's computer network is back up following a hardware failure that knocked it out Friday evening and through the weekend, Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said Monday.
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The city has purchased five electric vehicles – four Teslas and one Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV – as replacements for aging gas-powered fleet vehicles. The purchase was paid for with American Rescue Plan Act funds.
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Buffalo Police Department brass are talking with representatives of ShotSpotter about setting up a pilot program in the city’s Masten District to evaluate what the company calls its "acoustic gunshot detection service."
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Today’s judges must manage hybrid hearings and digital case management systems, consider digital evidence, understand cyber risks and avoid social media ethical breaches. How do states keep them informed — and is it working?
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The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office and Cal Fire will be sharing a new emergency dispatch center to be built by 2024. The $23.5 million center aims to improve communication between the two agencies.
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After privacy concerns, three Republican senators introduced legislation to repeal a provision that would mandate the development of advanced drunken driving prevention tech required in all new passenger cars.
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Police will soon be equipped with body-worn cameras and other tech designed to bolster public safety and transparency after lawmakers approved a 10-year contract worth more than $4.8 million to purchase the equipment.
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The California project is designed to help disparate public safety agencies share data and improve communications during emergency responses. The move comes amid a broader push to upgrade 911 call center capabilities.
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Civil rights organizations in Alaska are now demanding action on long-delayed body cameras for Anchorage police officers, a voter-approved priority that continues to lack an official start date.
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The Durham City Council has delayed the approval of the final agreement with the gunshot detection company for the second time this month. California-based ShotSpotter is set to begin a year-long pilot with the city.
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The Yakima County Sheriff's Office launched its body camera program this week, issuing 60 of the 70 cameras and associated gear ordered to deputies and detectives to increase transparency around public interactions.
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Joseph Syas was shot and killed near a police camera perched below a street sign in Dallas that feeds to a police intelligence center where analysts monitor footage, but nothing was recorded the night Syas died.
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So far, the U.S. tropical storm season has been undramatic, but that could soon change. Many emergency response agencies have upgraded their tech, but they still need better mobile and digital tools to weather storms.
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The Torrington City Council has tabled a vote to approve the purchase of two drones for police use after citizen privacy concerns were raised. The vote has been postponed until the September meeting.
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After testing a second body camera vendor's equipment in July, the Vancouver Police Department is tentatively expected to present a finalized contract to the City Council for approval next month.
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The Los Angeles Police Commission has adopted new rules for how police can use crimefighting technologies, despite opposition from advocacy groups who said they could lead to increased surveillance of people.
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A newly acquired DJI Matrice 30T thermal drone system is set to replace the drone that the department has been using since 2018. The drone will be used in locating missing persons and surveying fires.
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The Maryland Judiciary’s E-rent Pilot Program in Baltimore County enables landlords to electronically file failure-to-pay-rent complaints. This pilot is the latest step in Maryland's court digitization efforts.
