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News•by Staff Writer•February 22, 2018

Time Lag on School's Video Misled Broward County Responders into Believing Shooter was Still on Scene

The video images were “delayed 20 minutes and nobody told us that,” said Coral Springs Police Chief Tony Pustizzi.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 21, 2018

LAPD Draft Policy Calls for Quick Release of Body Camera Videos

Under the proposed plan, the LAPD would also begin to release some video shot by cameras in patrol cars and on drones – and video collected from private security cameras and bystanders.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 20, 2018

Louisville Plans to Use Drones to Respond to Gunshots

Louisville wants to try out the concept of sending self-routing drones to fly to the scene of a possible shooting first to determine who fired the weapon or identify a false alarm.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 9, 2018

Chicago Using Los Angeles-Style Predictive Policing Technology to Reduce Murder Rate

The lab’s job: to help build and operate Strategic Decision Support Centers, where officers and civilian analysts monitor gunshot detectors, surveillance cameras and other data to pinpoint where crimes occur and where they might happen next.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 9, 2018

Panasonic Releases Upgraded Toughbook 20

A new optional magstripe reader will add a much-requested feature to the Toughbook 20’s toolset. For law enforcement officers, this allows for a quick, in-field reading of driver’s licenses, making their work safer and faster than ever before.

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Articles•by Adam Doran•February 8, 2018

The Buzz About Bitcoin

Before you invest in this cryptocurrency, it's important to understand what it is and how it works.

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Articles•by David Griffith•February 8, 2018

The Next Generation of Patrol Vehicles

Look at the current police vehicle and consumer vehicle trends and you can make predictions about what you'll be driving on duty in the next decade.

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Articles•by Melanie Basich•February 7, 2018

15 Things You Should Know About Speed Enforcement Tools

Many officers use radar and lidar speed monitoring devices regularly, but not everyone understands everything about how they work and the best ways to use them.

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Articles•by Melanie Basich•February 7, 2018

Ekin: Smart Patrol in a Lightbar

What if you could install one product on a patrol car that provided capability for automatic license plate recognition, facial recognition, and speed and parking violation detection? Billed as the first and only smart patrol in the world, Ekin's Patrol G2 is designed to do just that, in the form of a fully functioning lightbar.

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News•by Staff Writer•February 6, 2018

Axon Opens Imaging Research Office in Finland, Hires Juha Alakarhu

Alakarhu, a well-known imaging technology visionary, has been instrumental in imaging breakthroughs over the last 14 years with the development of several industry-first technologies in smartphones and VR. With experience leading camera technology teams at Nokia and Microsoft, he most recently led imaging for Nokia's OZO team in Finland.

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