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 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.
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An oversight panel is pushing to make sure Cleveland police protect residents’ rights as the department increasingly uses drones and other technologies in the service of its crimefighting efforts.
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The newly introduced smartphone app will allow residents to share tips about crimes in the area. The release is part of a partnership between the Rockingham Police Department and other regional law enforcement groups.
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The Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act aims to ensure that when algorithmic analyses are used as evidence in court, defendants get to know how the tools reached their conclusions and allow them to contest the results.
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Police Chief Steven Sargent has been working to allay councilor concerns that an unmanned drone his department is looking to purchase could negatively impact the city’s homeless population.
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A law enforcement agency in England will use software from the U.S. firm, which already sells to more than 100 agencies in this country and Australia. The move comes amid rising international government technology deals.
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The money will be used by the Miami Valley Regional Crime Lab to update equipment, buy rapid DNA identification technology, and improve the hardware and software used in the lab, as well as adding robotic systems where possible.
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After two years of legal proceedings, Clearview AI agreed this week to limit the sale of its facial recognition software to government agencies as part of a settlement reached with the American Civil Liberties Union.
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The technology will use GPS data from mobile devices to route calls to the nearest 911 dispatch center, making it more likely the call goes to the right place. And dispatchers won't have to do anything to get it.
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The increasing use of drones to cast fishing lines hundreds of yards from shore has raised safety and environmental concerns. Now fishers are waiting to see if the governor will sign the ban into law.
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A driver accused of a fatal hit-and-run crash two months ago surrendered to authorities Monday after detectives used a license plate reader to place his truck near the scene of the crash, police said.
