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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2011

Indianapolis Beefs Up Surveillance for 2012 Super Bowl

In preparation for the 2012 Super Bowl, security officials will install at least a dozen surveillance cameras in downtown Indianapolis. The city currently has 68 cameras placed in key areas throughout the downtown area.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2011

Horace Small Introduces Positive Force Award on Facebook

Horace Small is introducing its Positive Force award for law enforcement officers to Facebook, where the company will give a collection of its apparel to an officer they recognize as having gone "above and beyond the call of duty."

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Articlesby Melanie BasichAugust 19, 2011

Follow the Glowing Bread Crumbs

Wouldn't it be great if you could prove a suspect had been at the scene of a crime by following a pathway of telltale glowing light found on his clothing or vehicle after the fact? That's what Cyalume's idIRt can do.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2011

Hackers Post BART Officers' Personal Data

Hackers launched a second cyber-attack on Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police, posting the personal information of more than 100 transit officers on the BART Police Officers' Association Website.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2011

Connecticut Crime Lab Loses Accreditation After Critical Fed Audit

The federal audits raised concerns about the administration of the lab. The integrity of DNA testing on crime-scene evidence had not been compromised by the huge case backlogs and chronic under-staffing, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has said.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 17, 2011

Alarm Industry Vows to Fight Detroit PD's Verification Policy

A trade association representing the security industry pledged to challenge the Detroit Police Department's new policy requiring verification of the break-in before officers respond to a burglar alarm.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 17, 2011

Florida Agency Deploys Verint Systems' 911 Call Center Software

Verint's Audiolog for Public Safety is designed to help today's agencies reduce liability and risk, and comply with industry standards and regulations, including those associated with next-generation 911 (NG 911). It provides advanced call recording and the ability to instantly recall incident-based recordings to support investigations with increased access to key information.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 17, 2011

Larson Electronics Releases Magnalight Emergency Light

The Magnalight EXP-EMG-12W-2L is an emergency light with a battery backup that provides 90 minutes of light operation in the event of power failure or any incident that results in the interruption of current to the light.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2011

BART Shuts Down 4 Stations, Faces FCC Probe

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police shut down four stations in downtown San Francisco, following ongoing protesting of the fatal shooting of a homeless man in July.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2011

Detroit Police Require Alarm Verification for Burglary Response

Starting Monday, the Detroit Police Department will only respond to burglary calls if the alarm company provides verification that an actual break-in has occurred.

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