Justice & Public Safety
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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1. -
The new unit, part of the Office of Information Technology Services’ statewide strategy, will focus on New York State Police’s specific needs while preserving shared IT services like AI and information security.
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The City Council has approved a three-year, $200,000 contract to install the surveillance devices. Data collected may be used by other state and local law enforcement at city discretion, the police chief said.
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The state's highest court has now remanded a civil lawsuit, centering around whether municipalities have the right to fly a drone over someone's property, back to the state's Court of Appeals.
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Flush with millions of federal dollars — mostly from a bill aimed at helping states balance budgets gutted by the coronavirus-induced recession — Baton Rouge law enforcement agencies are shelling out for new technology.
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Prolonged drought, severe sea-level rise, dramatic flooding, raging wildfires. Climate change is having tangible impacts in regions across the country. Here’s what the models are telling us.
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Hamilton is the latest jurisdiction in Butler County, Ohio, to purchase the cameras, recently approving the purchase of 100 cameras at a cost of $365,326, with annual payments of $72,515 over the next five years.
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Police in Manchester, N.H., are building a system that would allow residents to funnel their surveillance camera footage directly to the department. The city’s 285 security cameras will also be added to the system.
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The company, led by a former product manager for Apple and Groupon, wants to help agencies — and even other gov tech companies — automate workflows and integrate data. AI4Govt has already won a contract in Mobile, Ala.
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The alerts, which notify the public about kidnapped children and are primarily sent as notifications on mobile phones, will now also appear on people’s Instagram feeds as part of a nationwide rollout.
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The new cameras are provided by a company called Utility Inc., which employs its patented Eos by Utility™ body-worn camera technology as well as the company's Rocket by Utility™ in-car video system.
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In an effort to reduce deaths at the Cobb County, Ga., jail, Sheriff Craig Owens on Tuesday rolled out a new system of medical monitoring wristbands that track inmates' location and heart rate.
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By using software from Zencity to collect feedback from residents on community concerns as well as trust in law enforcement, the San Diego Police Department is improving how they patrol the city.
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The rollout of the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's office's new property crimes unit, which includes a range of policing technology to assist with investigations, has raised privacy concerns among residents.
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Emotions ran high as Durham police briefed the Durham City Council on plans to move ahead with a controversial gunshot detection program that uses audio sensors to pinpoint the location of possible gunfire.
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The Washington Parish Sheriff's Office will equip its deputies with body cameras, a move the sheriff says is designed to increase transparency, joining a growing number of agencies nationwide that are doing the same.
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The two gov tech companies said a new deal would help unify record management with other tasks for first responders. The move is among the latest evidence of the ongoing digital shift in public safety.
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A 2017 Tesla Model S sedan on autopilot mode suddenly began to accelerate on its own as it headed toward a highway offramp, ran off the road and crashed into a tree, according to a lawsuit filed by the driver.
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During its regular meeting this week, the Columbus City Council gave the green light to accept a $65,720 grant from the Nebraska Crime Commission for the purchase of an Avatar III robot.
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Thirteen newly installed cameras will capture vehicle information, not people or faces, and send instant alerts to police when a stolen car or wanted suspect from a state or national database enters town, police officials said.
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In the past, Sioux City has operated as many as 11 red-light cameras at nine intersections along with two portable speed cameras, but over the years, the city has shut some of them off for varying reasons.
