Justice and Public Safety

The Brusly Town Council voted unanimously to adopt "digital siren" technology, which is a warning system meant to alert drivers and pedestrians when a police chase is nearby or may move into their area.

While most residents told pollsters they support the installation of metal detection technology in high schools, attendees at a school board meeting were mostly opposed, arguing it would make schools feel like prisons.

Law enforcement, health officials and others in the city describe a broad set of actions that have helped to extend a remarkable turnaround in violent crime after a historic three-year surge of bloodshed.

Several missteps at the site of last year’s fatal fire in SouthPark may have contributed to conditions that killed two men and required emergency rescues of many more, newly obtained state records show.

A grant of more than $260,000 from the Maryland Energy Administration will help with the purchase. The county is believed to be one of the first on the East Coast to make such an acquisition; it is expected to arrive in December 2025.

Encrypted dispatch has taken root in the last generation in the law enforcement world — much to the consternation of journalists and community members who call for police accountability.

Hurricane Milton’s sustained winds of more than 100 mph shredded Tropicana Field’s roof, uprooted grown trees, snapped power lines and toppled a massive crane into the headquarters of the Tampa Bay Times.

Proceedings are expected to continue as normal after Sonoma County Superior Court documents were exposed in a data breach this week, county officials said Wednesday.

One official in Idaho recently argued yes, voicing concern about the installation of such cameras — even for a one-year pilot — because he said it opened the door to government overreach.

As public safety technology embraces cameras, software and other tools, Veritone is integrating more data from partners into its evidence management “central hub.” The move follows a recent product expansion deal.

A Gun Violence Task Force, which included council members, community members, police and fire, has met for more than a year to determine how to better address gun violence in Fayette County.

The fate of the Oakland Police Department's ShotSpotter program remained uncertain Tuesday after some council members expressed doubt about the value of the gunshot-detection system.

Jersey City on Monday became the latest municipality to join a state program that pairs mental health professionals with police officers responding to 911 calls involving emotionally disturbed persons.

After spending days in North Carolina working on search and rescue missions after Hurricane Helene, five Colorado Springs firefighters are heading to Florida in anticipation of Hurricane Milton.

Some Boston city officials believe cameras could help dissuade other vehicles from making dangerous moving violations around school buses, but a state ban on automated traffic law enforcement stands in the way.

The police department in Zebulon, N.C., rolled out its Community Advocacy and Resource Enhancement unit last month, the only program of its kind in North Carolina.

It’s been two weeks since Mayor Brandon Johnson ended the city’s contract with the company that owns and operates the ShotSpotter gunshot-detection technology, despite opposition from the City Council.

The state is the latest to pilot driver alcohol detection technology. Here, a steering wheel-mounted sensor can prevent a vehicle from being started when it detects elevated carbon dioxide and ethanol levels in a person in the driver's seat.