Justice and Public Safety

Three Boulder, Colo., residents share their thoughts on the prospect of putting artificial intelligence-powered cameras in K-12 schools, weighing the pros of security and the cons of surveillance differently.

The sheriff’s department continues to promote the app, which actually debuted last year, as “an innovative way for us to connect with residents, businesses and visitors.” Through it, people can report crimes, and the sheriff’s office can send alerts.

The private security firm Servius Group will apply AI to data on bullying, student absenteeism and online harassment and conduct a “cognitive analysis” of students to identify early warning signs.

Gun violence and other incidents at school sporting events in the Dallas area have prompted schools to respond by buying AI weapons detection technology, requiring visible IDs and other measures.

The Connecticut National Guard is using helicopters with buckets filled from a nearby lake to fight a massive brush fire that left a firefighter dead following a rollover crash involving a utility vehicle.

Recent food recalls have raised concerns among consumers about food safety and regulation, but experts say the issue is complicated due to factors like better use of technology.

A $2 million state appropriation will soon be used to expand training opportunities for future firefighters at a Macomb County training facility that will eventually resemble a real functional fire station.

The Idaho Department of Correction has significantly improved document management processes by utilizing Laserfiche to enable digitization and the automation of administrative tasks. This, in turn, has enhanced communication and facilitated field work.

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will pilot artificial intelligence-powered scanners at Union Station next month, to try to stop passengers from bringing weapons onboard its trains. The 30-day pilot will scrutinize its A and B subway lines.

The Methuen Police Department launched a drone program in 2017 and it has since grown to encompass seven officers and three drones, primarily focusing on locating missing people, among other uses.

Georgia Power, the state’s largest electric utility, will get a federal grant to pay for the transmission upgrades the company said will let it better withstand extreme weather. The funding is also expected to facilitate integrating renewables, such as solar, and potentially other types of tech.

A man suspected of strangling three women to death in Ventura County in 1977 is headed to court after new DNA technology shed light on the serial slayings that had stumped detectives for decades.

The San Francisco Police Department's high-tech means of catching criminals is facing a challenge in a federal court after a nonprofit filed suit against the maker of Flock Safety license plate reading cameras.

Many schools do them, but lawmakers, law enforcement officials, parents and others are considering whether Connecticut should mandate active shooter drills. Concerns include the impact practicing for these scenarios has on schoolchildren.

Blazes this season have set an acreage record with 1.9 million acres burned in Oregon at the end of September. Battling them has also stretched firefighters thin nationwide and, in Oregon, sapped state funding.

The company gets real-time data to officers so they can have a fuller understanding of emergency calls and the people involved. ForceMetrics last year became part of an Amazon gov tech innovation push.

The mistakes in the courts’ distribution system resulted in more than $26 million in fees going to the wrong sources over a five-year period, the Iowa Judicial Branch has said. The branch is examining its case management system.

Next-generation 911 with the resilience of a modern, digital, Internet protocol-based network was essential to North Carolina’s storm response. It enabled officials to answer nearly 90,000 emergency calls in three days.