Justice & Public Safety
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The local police department recently unveiled a new rooftop drone port at headquarters. The agency fielded approximately 10,000 drone flights in 2025 and expects about twice as many this year. -
While the city has used drones before, Chief Roderick Porter said the two new aerial vehicles the department is getting under a contract with security tech company Flock Safety are more advanced.
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More than 200 Wisconsin law enforcement agencies use license plate reading technology. The state’s capital city, however, has so far not installed such cameras even as its neighbors have done so.
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The updated crime blotter replaces a manual process and will share information and tweet out each incident on a new blotter Twitter account after the reports have been reviewed and approved by a supervisor.
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It's rare that an electric bus catches on fire with only 18 reported cases globally, and after one of Connecticut's electric buses burst into flames the NTSB stepped in to investigate.
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California legislators will renew discussion over a bill to penalize Facebook, Snapchat and other large companies for the algorithms and other features they use to keep minors on their platforms for as long as possible.
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Police reform advocates speak out against Florida's transparency database, saying it doesn't include citizen complaints and some police officers with controversial histories don't show up at all.
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The product, called the Gateway, is designed to bridge the gap between new and old emergency call technology. The joint software launch from the two companies comes amid larger improvements for 911 communications.
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New Orleans City Council voted for a new local ordinance that will roll back, at least partially, a previous ban the city had enacted on various police surveillance methods, including facial recognition.
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The Leawood Police Department has added a Tesla EV to its fleet of patrol cars, doing so after the department began researching electric vehicles last year in response to unfavorable reviews of hybrid patrol cars.
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Witnesses testifying in a recent congressional hearing said domestic sources are playing a strong role in driving online falsehoods that undermine faith in elections and inspire real-world violent attacks.
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Mobile, Ala., police are praising their new gunfire detection system, ShotSpotter, which they say was used to arrest a juvenile shooter just hours after it first went live in the city earlier this week.
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The Detroit-based automaker on Thursday announced the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro Special Service Vehicle, which is a new model of vehicle that will be purpose-built for police department usage.
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Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies have used third-party data brokers as a way to conduct broad surveillance without warrants or subpoenas. A federal privacy law could force a change in tactics.
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The Hallandale Beach Police Department is adding 13 Tesla Model Y vehicles to its fleet in an effort to bring down emissions and save money on fuel. Twelve of the 13 new electric vehicles will be used by detectives.
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According to a new report from the Consumer Watchdog office of the nonprofit U.S. PIRG, scam robocalls across the United States have declined by about 47 percent since last June, but consumers should stay vigilant.
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A new tool is giving residents access to the policing data regarding use of force and other incidents. According to officials, the department is the first law enforcement agency in Macomb County to provide such information.
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The Sterling Heights Police Department’s newly launched transparency dashboard provides a place for the community to access information on items such as arrests made and use of force or complaints.
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In Lancaster County, Pa., evidence this week led to an arrest in a murder case 46 years after it happened, with new highly scientific testing conducted by a private company pointing to the suspect.
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The controversial proposal to allow the Dayton Police Department to use license plate-reading technology was approved by a narrow margin this week. Opponents of the tech cite privacy as a main concern.
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The seller of cloud-based software recently rebranded and now says it is dealing with increased demand for its technology. The capital will go toward product development and winning new markets and customers.
