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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2011

Iowa Agency Buys Evidence.com and TASER AXON Digital Video Systems for Jail

TASER International Inc. has received an order for its TASER AXON on-officer camera and Evidence.com service from the Polk County (Iowa) Sheriff's Office.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2011

ATN Releases Dual-Purpose Thermal Weapon Sight

American Technologies Network has released the ThermoSight T50, a mission-flexible thermal sight that can be utilized as a weapon sight or a handheld rugged imager for scouting, surveillance, or covert operations.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2011

VirTra Acquires Patent for Threat Fire Shocking Device

VirTra Systems Inc. has acquired a patent to for a device in the company's firearms simulators that sends electronic impulses to shock the user and simulate consequences during training.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2011

C4i Introduces Portable Version of SwitchPlusIP

SwitchPlusIP Command-Center LT is portable, yet functions similarly to a dispatch center. Features include wireless push-to-talk (PTT) functionality, configurable operator roles, and individual operating preferences such as volume control.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2011

Obama Jobs Bill Would Allocate D Block to Public Safety

President Obama's $474 billion jobs bill would set aside the 700Mhz D Block spectrum for a dedicated broadband public safety network and provide funding to build and operate it.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 13, 2011

Calif. Agency Equips Fleet with Wi-Fi Capability

All police vehicles are now equipped with a Firetide HotPort 7000 indoor mesh node that transmits data directly to the police station. Data about each vehicle is also captured and transmitted along with the video, providing the department with greater insight into every vehicle.

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Articlesby Tim DeesSeptember 13, 2011

World-Class Communications

The attack on the Twin Towers and the Hurricane Katrina disaster brought to the forefront the necessity of communications interoperability, or more simply put, being able to talk to each other. Benton County, Wash., has something very close to a model of interoperability in the form of its Southeast Communications Center, known locally as SECOMM.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 12, 2011

9/11 Threat Posted on White House Facebook Page

One of the messages included a picture of Osama bin Laden and said, "We'll come back 11/9/2011 to kill u all."

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2011

Calif. Bill Would Impose Penalties On Prison Cellphone Smugglers

California inmates have been known to pay up to $1,000 for contraband cellphones to communicate with the outside world. The mobile devices have been used to organize street gangs, traffic drugs and intimidate witnesses.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2011

OfficerStore Offers S&W's Concealable Video Cameras

Each camera provides image resolution of 640x480 pixels at 30 fps (frames per second). Both units feature a 4GB Micro SD card and 250 hours of sound in the trigger mode.

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