It's so the officers can better assess what they are up against before they go into a situation. "If we have a really close encounter with armed people it doesn't work out well for anyone," said Shawn Gore, Portland, Oregon, police K-9 officer. "If we can gain distance it gives us lots of options to negotiate and de-escalate."
October 24, 2018
The new Genetec Clearance feature is designed to make it easy for the general public and private businesses to contribute to crime-solving efforts by sharing relevant video and photos from their cell phones and surveillance systems with law enforcement agencies.
August 17, 2018
Force Protection Video Equipment announced that it has received patent pending status from the U.S. Patent and Trademark office for its proprietary design titled SHIELD HARNESS FOR MOUNTING A CAMERA.
May 24, 2018
Panasonic System Solutions Company of North America will unveil what the company calls the industry’s first quad 4K Multi-Sensor video surveillance camera at ISC West 2018 in Las Vegas.
April 12, 2018
Newly released surveillance video shows Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock in the days before he opened fire from his Mandalay Bay hotel room, killing 58 people. The hotel said the images show that Paddock gave no outward indications of the massacre he was planning to carry out.
March 23, 2018
Genetec Inc. has announced that Genetec Security Center, its flagship unified security platform, has been granted the SAFETY Act Designation and Certification by the U.S Department of Homeland Security.
January 16, 2018
Ekin, known for its safe city technologies, has now launched its full line of mobile and versatile security products in the United States.
January 8, 2018
At the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference in Philadelphia next week, Genetec Inc., a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, will showcase new and existing technology solutions, analytics, and initiatives designed to facilitate collaboration between law enforcement agencies, security departments, and the public, facilitating more effective first response and investigations.
October 18, 2017
AngelTrax, a leading provider of mobile video surveillance solutions, recently relocated all operations to a fully renovated 40,000-square-foot facility.
August 7, 2017
Hackers infected 70 percent of storage devices that record data from D.C. police surveillance cameras eight days before President Trump’s inauguration, forcing major citywide reinstallation efforts, according to the police and the city’s technology office.
January 30, 2017
Record-After-The-Fact gives officers the ability to 'go back in time' and recapture evidence that they may not have intentionally recorded due to the inherent unpredictability of police work.
June 24, 2016
Metro police are setting up mobile video cameras and beefing up patrols in an East Nashville public housing development after two officers were attacked and seriously injured in less than a 24-hour period while trying to help residents in the low-income neighborhood.
April 14, 2016
Exacq has announced a new integration with Inex/Zamir license plate recognition software. This integration is designed to give exacqVision users greater video surveillance capabilities within one interface.
January 5, 2016
A Los Angeles police officer was charged Monday with one count of assault under color of authority stemming from an incident that was captured on video last October.
April 21, 2015
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would have required police to obtain warrants for surveillance by drone, making California the latest state to weigh in on an issue that is dividing lawmakers across the country.
September 30, 2014