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“Broadband has enabled us to run an intelligence-led policing agency. Now, with our data, we have good situational awareness of what’s going on.”
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A governor’s office news release said the state police drones will be used for law enforcement work including disaster response and traffic safety
The preliminary report found fewer complaints filed against the test group during a one-year period
Advocates say camera-mounted drones could help protect officers, while critics say they could bring unwarranted surveillance
Following the Vegas tragedy, there has been a great deal of discussion around the legitimate purpose bump stocks and suppressors might have
Police said the drop is in part due to an expansion of technology that pinpoints where shots were fired and quickly dispatch officers to the scene
Impaired drivers in states that legalize marijuana have forced police agencies to seek out technology that will help identify and charge offenders
The Department of Homeland Security and the Science and Technology Directorate said they found security flaws in almost every lifesaving app they analyzed
If you can draw a circle, a square and a line, you can draw just about any idea out there, and develop a product that solves your problem
A 36-year-old thief snatched a package made to look like a laptop box, but unbeknownst to him, a GPS tracking device was inside the box
The mission-critical feature allows responders to communicate in situations where networks could become congested
Police face an increasingly common challenge: How to tell if a driver is high
The city reached its goal to provide the cameras to more than 7,000 officers one year earlier than originally planned
Various packages, which contain GPS transmitters, are being left in different areas with the goal to tip deputies when thefts occur
For the first time in six years, University of Cincinnati PD officers will carry TASERs
A yearlong study of police body-worn cameras shows Metro Police officers were less likely to use force while wearing the recording devices
Police were able to catch two suspects who held up a Walgreens in Nebraska thanks to the GPS device in the pill bottle
Technology provides cops with real-time analysis to inform crime reduction strategies specific to their communities
The 77 percent drop in crime in the ‘90s can be attributed to several social, political and technological advancements. What does that mean for today?
State police began using drones last year
The K7 buggy is designed to patrol grass, gravel, sand and other terrains
Research has found that nearly half of law enforcement officers encounter animal cruelty at least several times a year, nearly a quarter of them on a monthly basis
The federal money is set aside for law enforcement and allows departments to buy things like vehicles, training, equipment and computers for patrol cars
Police say they received 911 texts from a woman claiming she’d been sexually assaulted
The visual report was created to help local leaders understand how the two resources can work together to improve emergency communication
The LAPD would draw up clear guidelines before using the drone and each use would require the approval of a high-ranking department official
The case came at a time when Baltimore police and other departments around the country were withholding information about their use of stingray devices
“Smart guns” are back in focus with recent stories of LEOs being shot by their own guns. But questions remain on reliability
The Android phone was filmed restarting after an attempt to call for an emergency
A new cybersecurity law would force global technology companies such as Facebook and Google to help police by unscrambling encrypted messages sent by criminals
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