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News•Staff Writer•August 31, 2010

Florida Deputy Smashes Window To Arrest Parole Violator

Helms was driving with a suspended license and was wanted on a battery charge. There were prior reports that Helms was armed.

News•Staff Writer•August 8, 2010

EyeNet Releases License Plate Recognition Standard

The standard will provide companies with clear and simple guidelines set out in levels of 1-5, depending on how complicated the system is. Level 1 relates to simple systems such as car park number plate readers that rely on single language, infrared sensors.

News•Staff Writer•July 14, 2010

Oakland Chief Releases List of 44 Crimes PD Won't Respond To

Chief Batts released a list of situations police won't respond to that includes grand theft, burglary, car wrecks, identity theft and vandalism. Several of the lesser crimes include discarding an appliance with a lock, an unauthorized cable TV connection and a stolen license plate.

Inside the Badge •Paul Clinton•June 23, 2010

Using the iPhone For Field IDs

In addition to asking for a driver's license, the officer would use the iPhone to photograph the suspect's face and iris (the colored ring around the pupil). It would allow officers to verify a suspect's identification and perhaps avoid dragging them back to the station.

Videos•Staff Writer•June 23, 2010

Massachusetts' Agencies Use iPhones For Field IDs

Brockton (Mass.) police get an iPhone-based system to identify suspects through facial recognition in the field.

News•Staff Writer•June 22, 2010

Bosch and Inteva To Develop Electrical Architecture and Cockpit of Carbon's E7

Bosch will lead the development of the electrical architecture for the Carbon E7 including integrating emergency lights, communications equipment, WMD threat detection capabilities, automatic license plate recognition systems, radar, and sirens.

News•Staff Writer•June 17, 2010

Missouri Agency Equips Patrol Car With 'Plate Hunter'

The system's three external cameras feed an on-board computer that scans every plate and runs it through police databases. If there's a match, an alarm sounds, allowing the officer to take appropriate action.

Inside the Badge •Richard Valdemar•June 1, 2010

Patron Saints of the Mexican Drug Underworld (Part 1 of 2)

In a strange way, the iconography ties together much of the evil perpetrated by the gangs that are trafficking in drugs and human beings and their violent inhuman behavior. There is a spiritual dimension to their madness and recognition of the signs and symbols of their belief system can help you identify them.

News•Staff Writer•May 17, 2010

Safariland Handcuff Duo Attain NIJ Certification

Required by many law enforcement agencies, the NIJ 0307.01 standard establishes requirements and methods of testing metallic handcuffs that include weight and dimensional testing, mechanical strength, salt-spray corrosion resistance and cheek-plate tamper resistance.