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Newsby Staff WriterJune 25, 2010

Arizona Agency Begins Using New Crime Mapping Tool

RAIDS provides crime data that users can search, filter and analyze via an interactive dashboard. Residents also can sign up for alerts about criminal activity occurring in their neighborhood.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 24, 2010

34 Agencies Purchase Spillman Software In 1Q

Five public safety agencies purchased Spillman Technologies' software for the first time in the first quarter of 2010. Twenty-nine agencies expanded existing Spillman systems.

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Videosby Staff WriterJune 23, 2010

Massachusetts' Agencies Use iPhones For Field IDs

Brockton (Mass.) police get an iPhone-based system to identify suspects through facial recognition in the field.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 22, 2010

Pryme Radio Releases Mics and Bluetooth Adapters

The microphones are ruggedized, waterproof, and IP rated. The standard speaker microphone now includes a large push-to-talk button on the front for gloved hands.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2010

Utah Valley University Uses Spillman Data-Sharing System

If a student is suspected of an on-campus crime, the department can quickly search the Spillman system to see if the student has also committed crimes in other local jurisdictions.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 17, 2010

U.S. Supreme Court Allows PDs to Search Officer Pagers

The Ontario (Calif.) Police Department fired Sgt. Jeff Quon after an internal audit determined he had sent a flurry of personal text messages using his department-issued pager.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 17, 2010

Missouri Agency Equips Patrol Car With 'Plate Hunter'

The system's three external cameras feed an on-board computer that scans every plate and runs it through police databases. If there's a match, an alarm sounds, allowing the officer to take appropriate action.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 15, 2010

ATN's PS15-4 Night Vision Goggles Offer G4 Autogated/Filmless Tubes

The PS15-4 from American Technologies Network (ATN) is a compact, lightweight dual night vision goggle system utilizing two autogated/filmless image intensifier tubes that improve operational effectiveness for night vision goggle users.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 15, 2010

Rugged Notebooks' RNB Eagle Meets FBI Standards

Rugged Notebooks has introduced their RNB Eagle notebook, which complies with the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) requirements set by the FBI, according to the company.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 10, 2010

Officers and LE Support Groups Boycott Portland Cafe

Officers and supporters of law enforcement have organized an online boycott of the Red and Black Cafe in Portland (Ore.), where an officer was served coffee and then asked to leave.

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