As Los Angeles police pitched their plan to fly drones Wednesday night in a series of forums held across the city, the reaction was less positive than they might have hoped.
August 24, 2017
The Fontana (CA) Police Department is equipping its officers with smartphones loaded with Visual Labs software that converts them into body-worn cameras.
August 10, 2017
Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department have already created more than 1.1 million videos from body cameras, according to a report approved by the Los Angeles Police Commission.
March 30, 2017
On Tuesday, the civilian board that oversees the Los Angeles Police Department began a process to review the department's current policy of generally withholding video unless ordered to release it in court.
February 1, 2017
Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell said Thursday that his agency will begin deploying an unmanned aerial device to aid deputies responding to arson scenes, suspected bombs and hostage situations, but he promised the device would not be used to surveil residents.
January 13, 2017
Vigilant Solutions announced today that its fixed cameras are being used by the La Verne (CA) Police Department to improve the safety of the community. The network of 21 fixed cameras is having a noticeable impact on the department's ability to both protect its neighborhoods and close cases more rapidly.
September 8, 2016
Vigilant Solutions announced today that the Sacramento County (CA) Sheriff's Department is expanding the use of its FaceSearch facial recognition solution to approximately 500 agency users based on its success over the past year in a pilot operation.
May 19, 2016
For its resourceful police work and brave response to the events on Dec. 2, the San Bernardino Police Department was honored with an Everyday Heroes award, sponsored by Thomson Reuters, at a ceremony earlier this week.
March 3, 2016
Although the Murrietta Police Department was happy with its new radios, the agency looked to Impact Power Technologies for longer-lasting batteries.
February 11, 2016
The operator of a drone that forced a California Highway Patrol helicopter pilot to take evasive action Saturday night could face federal prosecution.
December 8, 2015
An ambitious plan to connect all of Los Angeles County's fire and police agencies on a single communications system has hit another potential setback with the loss of $11 million in federal grant funding administered by the city of Los Angeles.
December 1, 2015
A Google self-driving car was pulled over by police because the vehicle was traveling too slowly.
November 13, 2015
The noisy garbage trucks that lumber down San Jose, Calif., streets every week could soon pick up more than just trash -- they might also scan license plates, too, in a proposed city-wide sweep for stolen vehicles.
August 20, 2015
Zimmerman said at a news conference on Thursday in front of police headquarters that officers will be told to turn the recording on before they arrive at calls that “are likely to result in enforcement contact.”
May 8, 2015
San Francisco PD's Chief Suhr announced he will ask the San Francisco police commission to terminate seven officers for sending, or responding to homophobic text messages. He will ask them to look at the actions of six others, as well. One police officer has already resigned.
April 6, 2015