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Eduardo Barros asked his girlfriend during the argument if she “called the sheriffs” and the device recognized that as a voice command
The app allows officers to live-stream video to supervisors and provides their exact location using GPS technology
Denver’s LaMar’s Donuts hired Drone Dispatch to deliver four boxes of doughnuts using piloted drones flown from parking lots within a block of the delivery targets
Detectives began following Geovanni Borjas and collected his DNA surreptitiously after he spit on a sidewalk
The robot will patrol the city’s malls and tourist attractions
Efforts to discourage drivers from texting have increased in recent years, but the consensus is that the problem is only getting worse
Someone related to the donor had left DNA on the bodies of two prostitutes slain in the 1990s
Police wrote in an arrest warrant that Connie Dabate’s Fitbit was logging steps after the time Richard Dabate told them she was killed
The aircraft will be deployed to provide “instant infrastructure” during times of crisis
North Dakota is the only state that allows police to use weaponized drones, but limits the use to less lethal weapons
This is the second incident involving an autonomous vehicle in a week
The high-speed network aims to equip police, firefighters and EMS with a single network that allows real-time communication during crises
These systems allow tactical teams to collect vital intelligence through onboard video and audio systems
A major complicating factor is whether internet witnesses can accurately assess what they see on their screens
Officials said the robots will make up a quarter of the force by 2030
Officers are undergoing training on how to operate drones for a variety of purposes, including locating missing people, search-and-rescue and finding suspects
Dallas has been experiencing disruptions in its 911 service that began in October and at one point last week resulted in 360 calls being placed on hold
The company said they would still cooperate with law enforcement on a case-by-case basis
The defendant said he wouldn’t mind if Amazon shared information that may have been gathered by an Echo smart speaker
Police agencies across the country would likely solve cold cases if they entered finger and palm prints from older crimes into an upgraded national database
The new technique is not limited to a crime laboratory setting, but can be utilized at the crime scene
The St. Petersburg Police Department is testing gun mounted cameras and bodycams and weighing the pros and cons
The robot enables police to stay in their patrol car while interacting with drivers
“You don’t have to be an IT guy to understand cyber security, and it’s critical that you have enough of an understanding to know what questions to ask”
In an effort to combat gun violence, the department has made technological advances -- including the expansion of a gunshot detection system and crime cameras on the street
The cameras would be able to pick up on differences in the temperature between guns and human bodies
The deployment of the device is to increase officer, suspect and civilian safety
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The virtual assistant collects voice audio to help find answers
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