For now, the Metropolitan Nashville PD's pilot program will continue. The city, Cooper said, is still waiting for conclusion from the initial implementation to make better vendor decisions and fine tune cost estimates for an increased program.
April 22, 2020
Getac Video Solutions has announced it has completed the roll out of a body-worn camera (BWC) program for the Jackson (MS) Police Department.
March 9, 2020
The Dallas Police Department—facing, as so many departments across America do, a staffing shortage—is looking at increased use of surveillance cameras to provide a "virtual patrol" to enhance coverage of protection against crime.
March 5, 2020
The North Miami Beach Police Department was hit with a ransomware cyber attack and has been told that it must pay millions of dollars to regain access to critical information that has now been locked down.
February 11, 2020
More than 70 first responders descended on Eagle Bank Arena in Virginia to test what Mutualink calls a first-of-its-kind collaboration system for real-time video sharing, advanced building sensors, and other state-of-the-art technologies, in an effort to help the nation better respond to emergencies.
November 27, 2019
CentralSquare announced that it has accelerated the development of an interconnected 911 dispatch system in Georgia, with more than 30 agencies in the Atlanta area already eligible to leverage access to CentralSquare CAD-to-CAD.
November 26, 2019
The Dallas Police Department, Safer Dallas, and Motorola Solutions have announced the launch of a six-month pilot program that will connect cameras at local businesses to the Department's Real-Time Crime Center to facilitate collaboration.
November 6, 2019
Axon announced that the Atlanta and Baltimore City Police Departments, both Major Cities Chiefs Association members, will deploy Axon's new TASER 7 weapons and Axon Body 3 cameras as part of Axon's new Officer Safety Plan 7+ (OSP 7+). Orange County (FL) Sheriff's Office will also deploy TASER 7 weapons on OSP 7+.
August 16, 2019
Two new purpose-built cell sites in Warren County, NC, are part of the FirstNet network expansion taking place in North Carolina to bring increased coverage, capacity, and capability to first responders across the state.
August 9, 2019
Axon has announced the first successful deployment of its new charitable program Axon Aid, which aims to assist cities following large-scale disasters at no cost to citizens. The first pilot program for Axon Aid launched earlier this month with the Baton Rouge (LA) Police Department before Hurricane Barry hit.
July 31, 2019
The Riviera Beach attack began on May 29 after a police department employee opened an infected email attachment.
June 21, 2019
The IACP Technology Conference is taking place in Jacksonville, FL, May 20–22. At the event on Tuesday, May 21, at 4 pm ET, Panasonic will take part in the panel discussion, "Managing Officer Safety Now and in the Future through a Strong Technology Ecosystem."
May 20, 2019
Verizon has identified Charlotte, NC, as one of 20 U.S. cities that will receive Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband service in 2019.
April 29, 2019
Riviera Beach Police Chief Michael Madden said, "In conjunction with our recent body camera deployment, we issued each of our Police Officers a smartphone on FirstNet, causing a major shift in the way we collect and share information imperative to our mission. It bridges many gaps on the technology forefront and drastically improves communications between first responders and with our community at large."
April 6, 2019
Ultimately, researchers found that force of any kind was exceedingly rare and police and citizen interactions in Aransas Pass were not influenced by gender or race. Instead, the likelihood of a citizen receiving a citation or getting arrested was most strongly tied with whether they were intoxicated or pulled over for a traffic violation.
April 4, 2019