Technology
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Agencies are using artificial intelligence to fix dispatch staffing, speed up response and break down language barriers — but ethical landmines remain
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
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
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