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Newsby Staff WriterApril 24, 2013

Ohio Cops Challenge GPS Trackers

Police and fire unions in Columbus, Ohio, have filed a grievance stating they won't accept any discipline stemming from newly installed GPS units that track the movements of patrol and fire vehicles.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 24, 2013

Facebook Helps N.Y. Police Solve 45-Year-Old Cold Case

A former Fulton, N.Y., resident living in Florida provided the name of 62-year-old Douglas Parkhurst after reading a retired detective's Facebook post about the cold case.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 24, 2013

Social Media Helps U. of Colorado PD Arrest Thief

The University of Colorado (CU) is crediting social media Web sites for helping campus police identify a theft suspect.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 23, 2013

First White Space Broadband Network Uses Carlson Gear

Carlson Wireless and Cal.net have deployed the nation's first independently funded commercial-grade TV White Space (TVWS) broadband network in California's Gold Country area, according to Carlson.

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Videosby Staff WriterApril 22, 2013

Thermal Imagery of Boston Bombing Suspect

A Massachusetts State Police helicopter equipped with a FLIR camera captured Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's final moments hiding in a boat before police arrested him Friday. Read the full story here.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 22, 2013

Video: Thermal Imagery Helped FBI Monitor Boston Bombing Suspect

Authorities used thermal imagery from a police helicopter to monitor the second Boston Marathon bombing suspect while he hid under a boat tarp for more than an hour.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2013

Video Images Show Two Boston Bombing Suspects

Federal authorities have clear images of two separate suspects of the Boston Marathon bombings carrying black bags at each explosion site and are planning to release them today.

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ProductsApril 17, 2013

Chameleon Arson Investigation Kit

Morphix Technologies' new Chameleon Arson Investigation Kit is an easy-to-use, low-cost tool designed to identify dangerous levels of toxic chemicals in the investigation after a fire.

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ProductsApril 17, 2013

Odin Weapon Sight Kits

ATN's Odin Weapon Sight Kit includes the hardware to mount the company's small Odin thermal imaging monocular on a head mount adaptor or a light caliber weapon such as an M16 or M4.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2013

NYPD Distributes 400 Smartphones To Officers

The Android phones, which cannot make or receive calls, enable officers on foot patrol to look up a person's criminal history and verify their identification by quickly gaining access to computerized arrest files, police photographs, and state DMV databases.

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