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Articles•by Greg Meyer•June 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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News•by Staff Writer•June 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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News•by Staff Writer•June 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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News•by Staff Writer•June 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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News•by Staff Writer•June 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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News•by Staff Writer•June 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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News•by Staff Writer•June 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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News•by Staff Writer•June 5, 2015

Vigilant's ALPR Data Helps Apprehend Suspect in Underage Sexual Assaults

Vigilant Solutions' LEARN analytic software and commercial license plate reader (LPR) data helped a law enforcement agency locate and apprehend a suspect in multiple sexual assaults against underage victims.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 1, 2015

Point Blank Enterprises Introduces LE Body-Worn Camera Solution IRIS

Point Blank Enterprises, known for its production of soft body armor and related protective solutions, announced today the launch of its first-ever body-worn camera solution, the Intelligence Retrievable Incident System (IRIS).

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News•by Staff Writer•May 30, 2015

Dynamic Systems Inc. Releases ID Badge System for Law Enforcement

DSI has announced the launch of The Checkmate Badge Solution for The Law Enforcement Total Track System. These cards identify authorized personnel and control access to secure facilities or scenes.

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