Justice and Public Safety

Dubbed the Patrol Drone Program and unveiled Monday, a new initiative builds upon the police department’s previous use of drones in crash investigations over the past decade.

The digital labels will tell public safety and other customers details about how the AI was trained, who owns the data and other information. The move reflects wider efforts to bring the public sector up to speed on AI.

A survey of 355,000 students by the New York City Public School system found a miniscule improvement in reported cyber bullying since the 2023-24 school year, but cyber bullying is still markedly higher than in 2019.

About a year after Independence police officers started wearing body cameras, the department says that the program has changed the way its staff interacts with residents and collects evidence.

The Department of Corrections’ new solution, with AI, is an intuitive chat assistant. It is helping staff boost productivity and safety, advising on issues including recidivism and correcting metadata.

The fresh capital is yet another big investor bet on emergency response technology, including artificial intelligence. The round also underscores how public equity continues to emphasize the gov tech space.

The Canadian government technology supplier has bought DroneSense, which sells software for increasingly popular drone-as-first-responder programs. It’s the latest such move in the public safety space.

New Chief Jason Stugelmeyer, a department veteran, is looking to improve its efficiency. Increasing technology use around report generation is one such potential area; using drones to improve officer safety is another.

The fresh capital will go toward hiring, innovation with artificial intelligence, market expansion and other uses. The funding round follows another big capital raise from another public safety tech supplier.

Following the death of a 14-year-old riding an electric bicycle, lawmakers in New Jersey are working on legislation that would create and require rider training. Those who don't earn certification could be fined.

An invitation-only service in the San Francisco Bay Area may be poised for its debut, Business Insider recently reported. If so, the move would come roughly a month after a similar deployment in Austin, Texas.

The young Ohio company provides software that fire and EMS personnel use for a variety of tasks. According to Tyler, Emergency Networking tools already meet new federal reporting requirements.

During a recent briefing on Capitol Hill, leaders and members of national associations considered artificial intelligence use cases and topics, along with a new playbook guiding the technology’s ethical, scalable adoption.

Proposed City Council legislation that would compel police to restore limited news media access to radio communications advanced to a second reading. Police leadership warned doing so could violate state and federal laws and policies.

City commissioners planned to vote this week on a vendor contract but have continued their conversation about implementing the cameras, to monitor vehicle traffic and deter crime. Some opposition emerged during public comment.

A new Google and Muon-backed satellite wildfire detection system promises faster alerts and high-resolution fire imagery. But with false alarms already straining fire crews, its real impact may depend on trust.

System issues were behind intermittent disruptions to Next-Generation 911 earlier this month, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency said in a preliminary report. A cyber attack is not believed to be behind it.

A five-city tech collaboration led by Virginia Beach, Va., will connect it with four neighbors through computer-aided dispatch. It will replace manual call transfers with real-time emergency data sharing across jurisdictions.