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News•by Staff Writer•December 10, 2009

Salt Lake City PD to use Spillman Software to Get Data from Three States

The Salt Lake City Police Department is partnering with Spillman Technologies to access data collected by other public safety agencies throughout Utah, Idaho, and Nevada.

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Articles•by Dean Scoville•December 10, 2009

Watch What You Post

Today's cops may still gather over a case of cold beer, but they also gather online using social networking tools such as MySpace and Facebook. Which is a problem for agencies and officers because what many users of social networks don't realize before its too late is that anything they do or say or write on these sites is done so in full view of the public.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 9, 2009

Merlin Offers Experian Credit Header Data To LE

The monthly updated file includes names and AKAs, phone numbers, up to eight previous addresses, birth dates, and Social Security numbers (truncated in some applications).

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News•by Staff Writer•December 9, 2009

CrimeReports Adds Sex Offender Data To Nationwide Crime Map

CrimeReports' combined map provides citizens with an online, nationwide resource for crime and sex offender information.

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Videos•by Staff Writer•December 4, 2009

Dell Latitude E6400 XFR Rugged Laptop

The Dell Latitude E6400 XFR rugged laptop is featured in this Dell video that also shows the military spec testing, including a firehose blasting a direct water stream at it.

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Videos•by Staff Writer•December 4, 2009

Boise PD Crime Lab

The Boise Police Crime Lab applies scientific laboratory testing procedures to the analysis of physical crime fingerprint evidence for the purpose of comparison or identification. Evidence seized at crime scenes is routed to the crime lab for the development of fingerprints by the use of various powders, chemicals and other treatment methods. Video via Boise PD.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 4, 2009

U.S. Night Vision Introduces ATAC 360 Thermal Camera

The ATAC 360° utilizes a 320x240 resolution FLIR camera. The system can see man-sized targets from over 1,500 feet, according to the company.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 3, 2009

IPMobileNet Business to be Acquired by RF Technology Pty Ltd and DX Radio

RF Technology Pty Ltd, DX Radio Systems Inc. and IPMobileNet LLC, today announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which RF Technology and DX Radio have acquired the business of IPMobileNet; a leading designer, manufacturer and integrator of mobile data solutions for the Public Safety, Utility, and Intelligent Transportation markets. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Videos•by Staff Writer•December 2, 2009

Product Demo: Getac V100 Rugged Laptop

The Getac V100 dropped, drenched, dusted and vibrated. See how it survives.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 2, 2009

Arkansas Prosecutor Calls TASER Axon Technology 'Quantum Leap'

Cpl. Brandon Davis of the Fort Smith (Ark.) PD was wearing the TASER Axon on-officer recorder November 11th when he shot and killed 41-year-old Eric Berry. Berry refused to drop a handgun he aimed at officers. The video was a key piece of evidence used to clear Davis in the case. This is a first for law enforcement in Arkansas, if not the nation.

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