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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2016

Historical LPR Data Used by Missouri Department to Locate Homicide Suspect

Vigilant Solutions' license plate recognition (LPR) cameras and commercial LPR data are being used by Lee's Summit (MO) Police Department to improve safety for its residents, including the recent location and arrest of a homicide suspect.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 17, 2016

Here's Why the FBI Forcing Apple to Break Into an iPhone Is a Big Deal

When U.S. Magistrate Sheri Pym ruled that Apple must help the FBI break into an iPhone belonging to one of the killers in the San Bernardino, CA, shootings, the tech world shuddered. Apple's CEO doesn't want to create a "backdoor" to let the FBI in.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 17, 2016

License Plate Reader and Historical LPR Data Used in Homicide Investigation

An agency used its Vigilant Solutions mobile license plate reader (LPR) to develop a lead in a difficult homicide case. The agency then used Vigilant's historical and commercially available LPR data to locate the suspect vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 16, 2016

Michigan Department Exonerates Two Individuals Using Fixed LPR Cameras

The Grosse Ile Police Department in Michigan used Vigilant Solutions fixed license plate reader (LPR) cameras to exonerate two individuals from wrongdoing.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2016

Philly Officer's Shooter Loyal to ISIS Likely Acted Alone

FBI Director James B. Comey said Thursday that investigators were not currently seeking any other suspects in last week's shooting of a Philadelphia police officer by a man who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2016

Police Investigating If Philly Officer's Shooter Worked With Others

Federal and local authorities are continuing to investigate a tipster's claim that Edward Archer, the man charged in the shooting of Philadelphia Police Officer Jesse Hartnett, was part of a small group of men with radical beliefs.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2016

Fishers Pulse 8X Metal Detector Rated #1 by Homeland Security

JW Fishers Pulse 8X has been rated the best underwater metal detector by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's SAVER program. In a comparison of the eight top underwater detectors on the market, Fishers Pulse 8X was rated number one.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2016

Face Forensics Announces Tattoo Recognition System

Face Forensics has significantly extended its f2 advanced face recognition technology by adding the capability to match images of tattoos against databases containing them.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 28, 2015

Police Robots on Land and Sea

Some of the top police and sheriff's departments in this country have fielded robots for a variety of tasks since the 1990s. But we are now seeing a broad expansion of the types of robot tools available to law enforcement and a reimagining of what they can do.

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ProductsNovember 24, 2015

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CLEAR is a powerful research tool designed to help law enforcement investigators close cases faster.

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