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Photo Galleries•by Staff Writer•February 15, 2011

Plate Hunters

The current generation of Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology provides officers greater detail and scanning capability to capture numbers, letters, symbols and logos on traditional, printed and affinity plates. View these photos of real-world examples of license plates captured by this technology. And read our full article, "New Developments In ALPR."

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News•by Staff Writer•February 15, 2011

Alabama County's Dispatchers Get New PlantCML Call Processing System

The center is currently equipped with 10 call taking positions to field emergency and administrative calls, as well as to dispatch calls to first responders at the Decatur Police Department, Decatur Fire and Rescue, the Morgan County Rescue Squad, Trinity Police Department, Priceville Police Department, Decatur EMS and 22 volunteer fire departments.

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Articles•by Tim Dees•February 15, 2011

New Developments In ALPR

Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology has been the "oh, wow" gadget for the past few years, and with good reason. ALPR can identify, screen, and record the license plates of more vehicles than an entire squad of police officers could handle, and can do it with greater accuracy and no fatigue factor.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 14, 2011

Conn. State Police Outfit 400 Vehicles With In-Car Video

The contract covers installation of Panasonic's Toughbook Arbitrator 360 in-car digital video system, which can record, transfer and store 360-degree high-quality digital video. Evidence can be transferred automatically to police station servers using wireless hotspots.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 10, 2011

Rockwell Collins' iForce System Increases Situational Awareness for Officers

Rockwell Collins' iForce system, which was unveiled at IACP 2010, allows officers to control radio, electronics and computer functions in their patrol vehicle using a single interface.

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Articles•by David Griffith•February 10, 2011

Rugged Notebooks: Tough and Secure

The Rugged Notebooks Eagle laptop has built-in biometric access control, is ruggedized to MIL-STD-810F, and is Windows 7 compatible.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 9, 2011

Prison Guards Main Source of Smuggled Cellphones

Union officials say they don't necessarily oppose searches; they also cite a work requirement that corrections officers must be paid for "walk time" — the minutes it takes them to get from the front gate to their posts behind prison walls.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 9, 2011

Laserfiche Awards California Agency's Gang Enforcement Imaging

Today, LBPD officers have the ability to retrieve documents such as tickets, restraining orders, arrest reports, policies and procedures. The system allows them to retrieve the documents from their patrol vehicles, whereas in the past they could only view them from computers in the police station.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 8, 2011

Five Police Agencies Adopt Salient Stills for Forensic Video

The annual subscription to VideoFOCUS Pro provides access to powerful forensic video enhancement tools, which, through concurrent licensing, can be shared between the departments.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 8, 2011

ACLU To Chicago: Stop Adding Surveillance Cameras

The American Civil Liberties Union issued a report today calling on Chicago city leaders to stop adding to the network of video surveillance cameras accessible to the police department.

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