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How Smart Fleet Technology Is Transforming Police Operations

Police agencies are leveraging fleet data to reduce collisions, improve officer safety, control maintenance costs, and strengthen public accountability. This ebook explores how modern telematics and fleet management technology are helping departments operate more efficiently while maximizing taxpayer resources.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 15, 2013

Ohio Chief Who Ate Pot-Laced Cake Thought He Was Dying

Laurelville Police Chief Mike Berkemeier told WBNS, "I thought I was dying," after eating an entire cake laced with hash oil (a concentrated form of THC) that had been left in his kitchen by his younger daughter's friend.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 15, 2013

Feds Charge Veterans Affairs Police Chief In Kidnapping Conspiracy

The FBI has arrested the police chief for a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Massachusetts and a former librarian for allegedly plotting to kidnap, torture, rape, and kill women and children.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2013

IACP Supports Background Check Deal

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) announced its support for a U.S. Senate proposal that would expand background checks for gun purchases.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2013

Ga. Chief Collapses at Domestic Call

A south Georgia police chief suffered a fatal heart attack, after responding to a domestic call on Tuesday. Barwick Police Chief Anthony Barfield Sr., 47, had difficulty breathing while on duty.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2013

Wash. Mayor Can Now Hire, Fire Command Staff

Top Spokane Police Department administrators can now be removed by Mayor David Condon, after the City Council granted him broad new powers on Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 8, 2013

Seattle's Interim Chief Leaves Department

The Seattle Police Department's interim police chief said Monday he will leave his post in May, citing a DOJ settlement agreement and monitoring plan as one reason for his departure.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 8, 2013

W.Va. Sheriff Laid To Rest

Mingo County (W.Va.) Sheriff Eugene Crum was remembered in a Sunday memorial service as a tireless drug fighter whose loss has left a community devastated.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2013

Esri, Geofeedia Add Social Media Analytics to Mapping Software

Esri announced a partnership to incorporate Geofeedia's social media tools into its ArcGIS mapping platform to assist law enforcement during emergency events. The upgrade will give public safety professionals the capability to accurately integrate, monitor, analyze, and visualize live emergency data as events unfold.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 3, 2013

Colo. Sheriffs Protest Obama Gun Control

Sixteen Colorado sheriffs will publicly protest federal gun-control initiatives today as President Obama visits the Denver area to meet with law enforcement leaders and community members.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 2, 2013

Border Patrol Suspends Sequestration Furloughs

Deputy Commissioner Thomas Winkowski told workers Monday morning that the agency for now is postponing planned furloughs of up to 14 days and a ban on overtime.

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