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JW Fishers Sonar Equipment Aids Critical Search and Recovery

Lt. Thomas Grady said, “The side scan has been a great tool. It has allowed us to do our searches and only put our divers in the water if we see something that we want checked out. It certainly allows us to cover much wider search areas in substantially less time and reduces risk to our divers.”

January 10, 2022

Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office deputies launch a JW Fishers Side Scan Sonar system in the search for a body. (Photo: JW Fishers)

NEOGOV Announces Three Key Acquisitions in Public Safety Tech

The products and teams of PlanIt Schedule, Agency360 and CueHit now join NEOGOV’s common vision to “Serve the people who serve the people,” the company said. Together, the companies will form the "Power Platform for Public Safety,” a comprehensive public safety workforce platform designed to recruit, equip, train, and protect first responders across their careers.

January 6, 2022

VirTra to Provide Training Simulators to Canadian Government

VirTra has received a standing offer from the Government of Canada to supply marksmanship and judgmental use of force simulation technology to various law enforcement, border protection and corrections facilities nationwide.

December 17, 2021

Indianapolis PD Tests WMD Sensors in Vehicles

The pilot, a part of DARPA’s SIGMA+ program, involved integrating highly sensitive chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) sensors into several IMPD vehicles and gathering real-world environmental background data over a large part of the Indianapolis metropolitan region.

November 12, 2021

SIGMA+ sensors detecting the entire spectrum of weapons of mass destruction threats slide into the back of a police vehicle with additional space on the racks for regular police cargo. (Photo: DARPA)

Skydio and Axon Announce Integration of Drone Video, Photos into Axon Evidence

With this integration, the Skydio drone will automatically and securely connect to Wi-Fi when plugged into a power source, at which point the system will automatically upload any new photos or video recorded to Axon Evidence, tagging them with the pilot’s name and additional data necessary for entry into evidence.

November 4, 2021

Leonardo Introduces Economical Stationary LPR System

The solar-powered, pole-mounted, all-in-one ELSAG Street Sentry is a low-cost system and a key component of Leonardo’s initiative to make ALPR technology accessible for agencies of all sizes, the company says.

October 20, 2021

Teledyne FLIR Announces New Tactical Quadcopter

The Ion M640x features a 640 x 512 infrared sensor providing twice the resolution of similar UAS platforms, and a near-infrared (NIR) laser illuminator. Ion M640x also includes all-new smart object tracking that enables operators to designate an object for the aircraft to detect and track while it moves. Other new features include an SD card to easily retrieve photos and video recorded during flight, as well as tri-band radio capabilities.

October 11, 2021

Flir Ion M640x Flight Rs

Carfax for Police Donates $25,000 to Coffee with a Cop

Carfax for Police, which offers a suite of no-cost, law enforcement-only investigative tools to law enforcement agencies, announced the contribution as part of its mission to keep communities safer. The contribution marks growth in the organizations’ continued partnership, first established in August of 2020.

October 7, 2021

"Transparency and Trust" Report Finds Americans Mostly Support Law Enforcement

Veritone's "Transparency and Trust Report" focused on the relationship between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve as well as measuring broader public opinion on policing in the United States.

October 4, 2021

T-Mobile Partners with Visual Labs to Turn Phones into Body Cameras

First responders can transmit critical video from almost anywhere using T-Mobile’s nationwide 5G network. Plus, the Visual Labs solution includes secure cloud storage for videos, photos, audio recordings and evidentiary documents, all accessible via a web-based evidence management platform.

September 15, 2021

Magnet Forensics Acquires Video and Multimedia Evidence Solution Company

Magnet Forensics Inc., a developer of digital investigation software used globally by public safety organizations and enterprises, today announced that it has acquired DME Forensics Inc., a video and multimedia evidence solution company.

September 14, 2021

Zebra Technologies Introduces New Windows Rugged Tablets and 2-in-1s

For public safety and state and local government agencies, Zebra’s tablets and 2-in-1 models enable routing and dispatch communications, patient care reporting, e-citation, and personnel tracking.

September 13, 2021

Tyler Technologies Acquires Maker of Cloud-Based Public Safety Software

"The acquisition of Arx allows Tyler to offer a full suite of public safety solutions designed to maximize efficiency and safety for law enforcement officers while increasing transparency and trust-building with the communities they serve," said Bryan Proctor, president of Tyler's Public Safety Division.

September 10, 2021

Vector Solutions Acquires Envisage Technologies

Vector Solutions, a leading provider of industry-focused software solutions for training, workforce management and risk communications, has acquired Envisage Technologies, a leader in unified training, compliance, and performance software for public safety.

September 8, 2021

AEE Introduces Mach 6 Commercial UAV with 13-Pound Payload

The AEE Mach 6 features a flight time of up to 50 minutes (depending on payload configuration) and three smart payload ports, including two smart accessory shoes (SAS). The Mach 6 can carry a payload of 13.2 pounds.

September 8, 2021

Panasonic i-Pro Announces New In-Vehicle Video System

The ICV4000 offers high-speed processing, wireless networking, new security features, improved image quality and easier deployment, Panasonic i-Pro says.

August 18, 2021

Dallas PD's Loss of Terabytes of Case Data Could Affect Prosecutions

The Dallas County District Attorney's office shared the disclosure, since it may impact some cases. It's possible that much of the missing evidence was already updated to the data portal prior to the data loss, said District Attorney John Creuzot.

August 12, 2021

Border Patrol to Wear Body Cameras

Customs and Border Protection has already outfitted an initial group of agents and officers with the cameras, and expects to deploy 6,000 cameras by year's end, the agency said in a news release.

August 5, 2021

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