Justice and Public Safety
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Drones and aircraft were key in Minnesota's largest manhunt, helping capture an armed and dangerous man without further violence, reflecting a broader trend of law enforcement's growing reliance on aviation technology. -
A new State of the 9-1-1 Industry report examines the barriers governments face as they work toward Next-Generation 911, including aging equipment, lack of funding and difficulty coordinating with other agencies.
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Officials in Grand Traverse County, Mich., are seeking county board approval for an artificial intelligence-powered “call taking system” that would help identify and reroute non-emergency calls to 911.
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The Madison Police Department is hosting outreach events on the possible launch of a controversial body cam program, with a community forum alongside the manufacturer that could be selling the cameras to the department.
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For the duration of the pandemic in California, it has been relatively easy for scammers, even those who are operating from prison, to receive unemployment benefits under false pretenses.
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Surveillance technologies such as aerial drone surveillance and license plate scanners have tended to start being used by the government on the border before later making their way into U.S. cities.
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Today, Buddy Dyer, mayor of Orlando, Fla., indicated that he promoted former city CIO Rosa Akhtarkhavari to the position of deputy chief financial officer back in October. The city now searches for a new CIO.
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Bexar County, Texas, agreed to purchase new Tasers and body camera technology Tuesday following some assurances from Sheriff Javier Salazar that law enforcement videos would be released quickly.
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The Ohio Supreme Court is deciding whether the state Legislature can legally punish cities from a financial standpoint for having automated speed and red-light cameras at traffic intersections.
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The city of Centerville got the most money locally, $115,000, to start their program and Gov. Mike DeWine announced that statewide, 109 Ohio law enforcement agencies were awarded $4.7 million.
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Yesterday, members of Congress expressed frustration with how the Federal Aviation Administration and Federal Communications Commission were on different pages leading up to the deployment of 5G tech around airports.
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Now that a collaborative 200-page report outlining recommendations to address gun violence in Philadelphia has been published, officials must act on the report and not allow the data they've gathered go to waste.
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Cameras that Morton Grove, Ill., police say will aid in crime investigations by capturing license plate information are planned for installation at two prominent intersections in the suburb of Chicago.
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Michigan’s state unemployment agency is staring at a class-action lawsuit after it, through notices, told residents they must pay back overpayments in unemployment benefits that were approved by the state.
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A federal judge is waiting on proposals from Georgia election officials who are suing over election security before potentially releasing a report that indicates how hackers can manipulate votes in Georgia elections.
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Three newly announced funding initiatives will help establish affordable, reliable and sustainable energy systems for communities in the state that are most sensitive to power disruptions.
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The Oceanside Police Department faced a problem: It couldn’t reliably share drone video feeds with the officers who needed them for critical situational awareness. But Zoom quickly changed that.
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Steve Reinharz, CEO of Robotic Assistance Devices, hopes that one of his company's 750-pound robotic security guards will start patrolling an Orlando, Fla., theme park by the end of the year.
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The Portsmouth City Council is looking at the pros and cons of adopting the gunshot detection product Shotspotter, a technology that is both popular and controversial. City officials are concerned about the tech's price.
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An accused drug kingpin from Detroit who was building a remote-controlled submarine to allegedly smuggle cocaine across the ocean was betrayed by an encrypted messaging app favored by international crime lords.
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New Jersey's smallest toll highway, the Atlantic City Expressway, will be the first to embrace an all-electronic toll collection system. A recent study indicates that cashless tolls are safer than cash tolls.
