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The University of Alabama Rolls Out Couter-Drone Technology

The University of Alabama is using D-Fend Solutions as a counter-drone technology supplier for campus and game-day airspace security. The University integrates D-Fend’s EnforceAir into its Emergency Operations Center (EOC), utilizing a unified command framework to collaborate with local, state, and federal partners during major events.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 2, 2014

Arizona Police K-9s Going High-Tech

A new program being used by the Arizona Department of Public Safety K-9 officers allows officers to monitor their dogs' temperature and location with the help of an Android app.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 29, 2014

Military Developing "Iron Man" Armor

The suit might eventually have other features unheard of only a few years ago, including an exoskeleton made of liquid armor, smart fabrics that could help stop hemorrhaging, enhanced sensory capabilities and Google Glass-like visuals.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 28, 2014

Agencies Choose Spillman for Shared Systems, Mobile Solutions, Intelligence-Led Policing

Fourteen public safety and three security agencies purchased software from Spillman Technologies for the first time during the first quarter of 2014, joining the more than 1,200 agencies in 39 states nationwide already using Spillman software. In addition to the new agencies, 53 agencies expanded their existing Spillman systems.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 23, 2014

Billings Police to Use Encrypted Radio Transmissions

The Billings Police Department will no longer be broadcasting its radio transmissions between officers and from officers to dispatchers on frequencies that can be picked up by police scanners.

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ProductsMay 23, 2014

XCAT Narcotics, Explosives and Gunshot Residue Detection System

Did you see the XCAT on the hit TV show, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation?

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2014

License Plate Data Collection Raising Privacy Concerns

Law enforcement and private companies are collecting huge photo databases of license plate, time and location information for use as an investigative tool. But the use of license plate data is raising privacy concerns.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2014

Kansas Law Makers Open Police Records

Kansas legislators have approved legislation opening some law enforcement records to the public, bringing the state in line with the practice across the country.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 16, 2014

Public Safety Orgs Support FCC Rule to Help Find Wireless 911 Callers

A unified front of the nation's leading public safety and public health organizations submitted comments this week in support of a proposed Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule to help emergency responders more quickly and accurately find 911 callers using wireless phones from indoor locations.

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Articlesby A.J. GeorgeMay 16, 2014

Police Product Test: Motorola Mission Critical Bluetooth Earpiece

Motorola's new Mission Critical Bluetooth Earpiece is what I would call the cutting edge of communications equipment. It thoroughly addresses both of the problems I had with my first rig.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2014

Next Generation Tool Introduces Auto HD DVR In-Car Video

Next Generation Tool's compact Auto HD DVR with digital camera function is portable, so you can easily remove it to record incidents outside the vehicle as well.

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