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Newsby Staff WriterMay 27, 2011

Obama Signs Patriot Act Renewal

The law signed late Thursday was initially passed after the 9/11 attacks and authorizes law enforcement authorities to get court approval to obtain "roving wiretaps" on suspected foreign agents with multiple modes of communications, track non-American "lone wolves" suspected of terrorism, and obtain certain business records and even library records.

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ProductsMay 26, 2011

In-Car Digital Video System

Motorola's MVX1000 is a next generation, in-car digital video system designed to capture critical evidence and protect law enforcement officers from spurious false charges. The rugged MVX1000 delivers intuitive, high-performance in-vehicle evidence capture and back office management capabilities.

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ProductsMay 26, 2011

Sub-surface Penetrating Radar

Featuring a technologically advanced yet simple touchscreen operating system and a variety of antenna frequency options, The Seeker SPR from US Radar is an easy-to-operate, sub-surface penetrating radar system that is able to infiltrate numerous surfaces such as soil, clay, concrete, and brick.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichMay 24, 2011

Evidence Collection Tools

These seven companies provide the tools that ease the burden of evidence collection at crime scenes.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 20, 2011

APCO Rebrands MEDS Software as 9-1-1 Adviser

9-1-1 Adviser guides public safety communicators through emergency calls by populating the appropriate questions and actions on their computer screens. Additionally, communicators can quickly access key functions, such as CPR, childbirth, obstructed airway and airway control at the top of the screen.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2011

Michigan Agency Expands In-Car Video In Police Vehicles

Tired of its outdated in-car video solution in only 15 vehicles, the Flint (Mich.) Police Department sought to upgrade and expand the system. With help from Livonia, Mich.-based Security Countermeasures & Technology Services (SCTS), the agency added an Insight Video Net solution to 50 vehicles.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 18, 2011

X-Ray of Truck Reveals Hundreds of Migrants Bound for U.S.

The X-ray image was taken by Chiapas state police examining trucks at a checkpoint in the outskirts of the city of Tuxtla Gutierrez that revealed 513 migrants crammed into two trailers bound for the U.S. The migrants apparently paid $7,000 each to the smugglers.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 16, 2011

Panasonic Introduces 4G Toughbook Laptop

Panasonic's Toughbook 53 is the company's first rugged laptop that can operate on 4G LTE mobile broadband. The Toughbook 53, which weighs 5.6 pounds and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life, arrives with a 14-inch high-def display. The Toughbook 53 is powered by a second generation Intel i5 or i3 processor.

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Articlesby Ronnie GarrettMay 16, 2011

Fortifying Police Stations

Police administrations can implement a variety of technologies to beef-up police facility security. While cameras are often top of mind in every police facility—even the old and outdated ones—many other technologies exist to monitor and secure these buildings.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 12, 2011

Fla. City Installs Genetec Security Center to Protect Police HQ

Sanford, Fla., has installed Genetec's unified security platform, the Security Center, for both access control and video surveillance in their new public safety complex.

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