Justice and Public Safety

The Torrington City Council has tabled a vote to approve the purchase of two drones for police use after citizen privacy concerns were raised. The vote has been postponed until the September meeting.

Hosting national conventions puts local governments in the crosshairs of cyber attackers. As the 2024 RNC approaches, Milwaukee County will be working to keep government systems and communication channels resilient.

After testing a second body camera vendor's equipment in July, the Vancouver Police Department is tentatively expected to present a finalized contract to the City Council for approval next month.

Through a partnership with local law enforcement and BusPatrol, Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Maryland will outfit its buses with technology designed to discourage dangerous driving around bus stops.

The Los Angeles Police Commission has adopted new rules for how police can use crimefighting technologies, despite opposition from advocacy groups who said they could lead to increased surveillance of people.

Officials with the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority in Upstate New York say that a smartphone app that is now required to enter Canada may be discouraging some from cross-border travel.

The Maryland Judiciary’s E-rent Pilot Program in Baltimore County enables landlords to electronically file failure-to-pay-rent complaints. This pilot is the latest step in Maryland's court digitization efforts.

Asked about the threat of online stalking or grooming of students via social media, Missouri law enforcement said back-to-school season can be a dangerous time for that, and parents should pay attention to warning signs.

Ten intersections in Mission Hills will be equipped with surveillance cameras capable of reading license plates. The technology is being installed to assist in criminal investigations and traffic monitoring.

Steve Nichols, chief technology officer at Georgia Technology Authority, offers his observations and predictions for what's trending and what's to come with regard to cyber incident notification laws.

California state lawmakers this week revealed that they will not advance a bill that would have allowed prosecutors to sue large social media companies for addicting children to online platforms.

Local and regional law enforcement agencies are being encouraged to apply for up to $50,000 in state grants to offset the costs associated with buying and maintaining body cameras and other programmatic needs.

The district won't disclose certain details of emergency security upgrades at several high school campuses, but they include cameras and infrastructure to support them, instant alert badges and new fencing.

Tech-savvy digital natives may be more confident, but a broad swath of people across generations and continents — around two-thirds — believe they are bombarded with false or misleading information online every week.

Twenty automatic license plate reader cameras with the potential to scan millions of plates each year will be installed around Newark, Calif., as soon as next month, with the aim of deterring crime and solving cases.

Some residents in the path of the massive Northern California wildfire say they did not receive emergency evacuation alerts from Siskiyou County’s CodeRED system. The fire has killed four people.

With visible signage and a 30-day warning period, the automated enforcement system from Redspeed International uses cameras and radar to monitor up to 350 cars simultaneously, supposedly accurate within 0.1 mph.

Police in Perry, Ga., implemented the new program to deter speeding in school zones. After a 30-day warning period, police will mail speeding tickets to drivers that exceed speed limits during school hours.