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News•by Staff Writer•March 13, 2008

HTS Announces Mobile License Plate Recognition System for Special Events Requiring Maximum Security

Hi-Tech Solutions, an Israeli developer and provider of optical character recognition (OCR) computer vision systems, today announced a new mobile version of its vision-based License Plate Recognition (LPR) system, SeeCar.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 12, 2008

NYPD Graduates 97 School Safety Agents

Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly presided over a graduation ceremony for 97 new school safety agents. The new agents join an existing force of approximately 5,000 agents and supervisors.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 5, 2008

Los Angeles Police Find Stash of Loot Near Freeway

Investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department used a master thief's hand-drawn map to recover hundreds of thousands of dollars of stolen valuables underneath a freeway overpass.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 3, 2008

FBI Announces Contract Award for Next Generation Identification System

The FBI announced it has awarded Lockheed Martin Transportation and Security Solutions the contract for the design, development, documentation, integration, testing, and deployment of the Next Generation Identification (NGI) System.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 21, 2008

Wisconsin Officer Named NLEOMF Officer of the Month

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) selected Officer Benjamin Henrich of the City of Prescott (Wis.) Police Department as its Officer of the Month for January 2008 for his efforts to save a woman and nearby residents from a dangerous natural gas leak.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 21, 2008

New Tennessee DNA Law Difficult for Agencies to Enforce

Implementation of a new Tennessee law has stalled due to a lack of funding and confusion over who should collect the DNA samples now required from all those arrested for a violent crime, not just those convicted.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 15, 2008

Proposed Iowa Law Would Limit New Drivers' Cell Phone Use

A new Iowa bill, if passed, will prohibit text messaging and cell phone usage by those with an instruction permit or intermediate driver's license unless it is to contact law enforcement.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 15, 2008

Cheer on Fellow Officers at First-Ever TREXPO Boxing Match

You can root for your favorite bruisers in blue (and brown) at TREXPO West in Long Beach on Wednesday. It's free with an EXPO pass.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 14, 2008

NER Joins Forces with Home Depot to Combat Equipment Theft

National Equipment Register (NER) announced an agreement to provide Home Depot with services to help deter theft of the home improvement retailer's rental equipment fleet and assist law enforcement in increasing the recovery rate of its stolen equipment.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 8, 2008

South Carolina Chief Sentenced to Six Months

Santee, S.C., former police chief has been sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he used town funds for personal use.

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