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News•by Staff Writer•March 16, 2015

Seattle Channel for Police Body-Cam Videos Draws Attention

The Seattle Police Department is voluntarily putting blurry, silent versions of its body cam videos on YouTube, giving the curious a chance to see what they entail while also protecting the privacy of those depicted.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 16, 2015

Zetron and Kodiak Partner to Integrate Broadband PTT with Zetron Consoles

Zetron and Kodiak have announced that they are partnering to implement standardized IP interfaces to seamlessly integrate the Kodiak Broadband PTT solution with Zetron dispatch consoles.

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Articles•by Jon Adler•March 13, 2015

Irrational Fear vs. Officer Safety

First, law enforcement critics such as civil libertarians and liberal journalists claimed that we were over-militarized, and now they're mischaracterizing officer safety equipment as spy tools.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 12, 2015

Hackers Launch Attack on Madison Government Sites After Controversial OIS

Cyber attackers are targeting city and county computer systems in Madison, Wisconsin, following last Friday's shooting of a 19-year-old black man by police, city officials say.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 11, 2015

Data911 Integrates Wolfcom Body Cam Into Verus Management Solution

Data911 has announced the integration of the Wolfcom Vision body-worn camera into the Verus video evidence management solution. Verus provides a single repository for all sources of video evidence from incident capture to the interview room.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 10, 2015

Fight Over Body Cam Footage Begun in Florida

As more police departments equip their officers with body-worn cameras, the question of who gets access to that footage—and at what cost—is fast becoming a new frontier in open-records policy.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 10, 2015

Michigan State Police Receive Federal Authorization to Fly "Drones"

Michigan State Police have become one of the first law enforcement agencies in the nation to receive authorization from the Federal Aviation Authority to use unmanned aerial systems, commonly referred to as drones, in police operations.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 10, 2015

Bill Would Require Body Cameras for Nevada Police

A Nevada state lawmaker said Monday that equipping police officers with body cameras could resolve disputes over allegations of unreasonable force before they morph into civil unrest.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 6, 2015

Prosecutors Criticize D.C. Crime Lab’s Handling of Some DNA Evidence

D.C. prosecutors have stopped sending DNA evidence to the city’s new state-of-the-art crime lab after they said they discovered errors in the way analysts determined whether a sample can be linked to a suspect or a victim.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 4, 2015

Thermo Scientific Introduces New Handheld Explosives Detection Device That Uses Both FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy

The Gemini analyzer includes an extensive library that enables operators to identify unknown solids and liquids, from explosives and chemical warfare agents to industrial chemicals and precursors.

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