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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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.
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Computer systems within the police department’s network were recently found to have encrypted malware that prevented access to certain digital files and other services used by department employees.
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After privacy concerns changed IRS plans to do so, dozens of states continue to require applicants to upload selfies that remain on ID.me’s servers for years unless users specifically ask for them to be deleted.
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The $5 million deal, involving a U.A.E.-based company, is focused on tech for extracting data from devices' volatile memory. That will help police and companies investigate digital evidence as well as cyber attacks.
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Several cities in Northeastern Ohio, from Cleveland to Canton, are using American Rescue Plan Act dollars for surveillance-related technology. Experts remain skeptical about surveillance tech's effect on crime.
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The City Council voted to hire an investigator to oversee its inquiry into a smart city plan that collapsed last month when a private consortium chosen by the city exited contract talks amid bid-rigging accusations.
