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Articlesby Greg MeyerJune 30, 2015

Body Cameras: Keep It Real

Body-worn cameras will be a game-changer, but no new law enforcement technology is the be-all, end-all "silver bullet" that people often think it will be.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 29, 2015

Safariland Acquires Vievu

The Safariland Group today announced that it has acquired Vievu, known for its body worn video and data management solutions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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ProductsJune 26, 2015

Veretos MVS

The Getac Veretos MVS is an in-car mobile video recording system engineered for use in law enforcement vehicles to capture all activities in and around the vehicle as they happen.

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Articlesby Greg MeyerJune 18, 2015

Digital Video: Working Under the Microscope

When the public sees a news video that apparently shows an officer committing excessive force, the incessant media-driven quest for "Justice! Now!" puts false hope in the minds of many that there will be quick and easy answers for complex events.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2015

SMILE LE Social Media Conference to be Held in Canada in October

The 12th SMILE Conference will be held in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada from October 6th-8th. Since 2010, the SMILE "Social Media the Internet and Law Enforcement" Conference has been devoted to social media and Internet initiatives for police.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2015

Ex-U.S. Agent Charged With Bitcoin Theft to Plead Guilty

One of two former U.S. agents charged with pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars in digital money during the investigation of the illegal Silk Road Internet drug emporium reached a plea agreement with prosecutors.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 17, 2015

FLEOA Charges OPM With Jeopardizing Officer Safety After Database Breach

After the hearing regarding multiple recent data breaches at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), FLEOA President Jon Adler issued the following statement in response.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 16, 2015

Federal Monitor Wants Seattle Officers to Wear Body Cameras

“The time for permanent use of on-officer cameras by all SPD officers is now,” the monitor, Merrick Bobb, writes in the fifth semiannual report since the city entered into a 2012 consent decree with the U.S. Justice Department to curtail excessive force and biased policing.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 11, 2015

Motorola Solutions, Wynyard Group Partner on Big Data Analysis to Help Solve Crimes Faster

Motorola Solutions is partnering with Wynyard Group to integrate next-generation crime analytics to help law enforcement agencies connect disparate data sources such as criminal history, social media networks, property records, field notes and other types of evidence. The software helps identify criminal patterns and explore relationships by analyzing data in minutes rather than days, freeing up agency resources to investigate leads and solve cases.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 5, 2015

Massive Data Breach Could Affect Every Federal Agency

China-based hackers are suspected once again of breaking into U.S. government computer networks, and the entire federal workforce could be at risk this time.

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