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Newsby Staff WriterMay 3, 2017

2 Chicago Officers Shot in 'Targeted' Attack; Manhunt Underway

A manhunt is underway in Chicago after two on-duty police officers were shot and wounded by an at-large gunman who fired "indiscriminately" in what is thought to be a targeted attack.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 3, 2017

ATF's Ballistics Van to Help Baltimore as Murder Rate Increases

Baltimore has experienced its highest murder rate in history through the first four months of 2017—but authorities there are now receiving federal help in the form of a mobile gun-tracking van from the ATF.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2017

Virginia State Police Shut Down E-mail to Thwart Malware Attack

The Virginia State Police shut down its email system on Wednesday night to strengthen its defense against a sophisticated new form of malware that infected the law enforcement agency’s network at the end of last week.

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ProductsApril 27, 2017

FocusM 70 Laser Scanner

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ProductsApril 27, 2017

Enterprise Operations Center

Raw ALPR data can become powerful intel with ELSAG’s Enterprise Operations Center (EOC).

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 24, 2017

Texas Detective Says Nation's Police Need More Cybercrime Investigation Training

This must change. All policing — even a fair amount of cyberpolicing — is local. Many of the cybercrimes that hit people in the wallet aren’t complex, cross-jurisdictional hacks by Ukrainian ninjas. Instead, Internet-enabled cons like card-skimming, business email compromise, tax-return refund fraud and electronic fund transfer fraud often begin and end locally. The perpetrators are frequently small-time crooks known to the cops for other types of crime.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 21, 2017

Video: SC Officers Wounded, Suspect Killed in Domestic Call Shooting

Two South Carolina officers were shot and wounded Thursday evening responding to a domestic dispute in Hardeeville. They returned fire and the suspect was killed.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2017

New Orleans Homicide Unit “Completely Broken,” Detective Says

With nearly three out of every four murders going unsolved this year, morale within the New Orleans police homicide unit has ebbed to a caustic level, sources say, as detectives feel crushed by excessive caseloads and overtime restrictions, and tensions with Orleans Parish prosecutors reaching their highest level in nearly a decade.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 17, 2017

FoxFury Announces Lineup of Portable Forensic Blue Laser Systems for Lab and Field

FoxFury Lighting Solutions has announced its new lineup of portable forensic blue laser systems. Three different models are available (2W, 5W and 9W) for use with forensic evidence search and photography in the lab and field. These laser systems are designed to be cord-free, silent, and waterproof, and they come with a carrying case as well as laser goggles.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 24, 2017

New SentiVeillance 6.0 Improves Speed and Accuracy for Biometric Identification Using Surveillance Cameras

Neurotechnology has announced the release of the SentiVeillance 6.0 software development kit (SDK), which provides improved facial recognition using up to 10 surveillance, security, and public safety cameras on a single computer.

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