Baton Rouge police announced their Public Release of Critical Incident Recordings policy, which creates a protocol for the review of any recordings from critical incidents involving an officer and requires a decision from the police chief within 12 days about its public release.
August 22, 2018
The Orlando Police Department plans to continue its test of Amazon's controversial "Rekognition" facial recognition software, despite opposition from civil rights groups and even company employees and investors.
July 9, 2018
A group of Amazon employees have asked company executives to discontinue its sale of the company’s Rekognition facial recognition software to law enforcement agencies.
June 22, 2018
Nearly a day after Peter Pugh went missing, he was spotted in a marshland by a Norfolk Police Department drone.
June 19, 2018
The hearing takes place in anticipation of a Northeastern University report on the BPD pilot program testing body-worn cameras, and amid citizen concerns over the deployment of new technology without community input.
June 19, 2018
Apple — maker of the iPhone — will change certain security settings and operating system code to once again block law enforcement from gaining access to information on seized phones.
June 15, 2018
The owner of video game marketplace Steam said it has removed a game where players could simulate a school shooting, a premise that sparked outrage among the families of survivors.
May 31, 2018
L3 Mobile-Vision Inc. has announced the launch of its enhanced body-worn camera, the BWX-100. This newly designed body camera integrates with L3 in-car systems, each triggering the other when recording begins.
May 3, 2018
MX908TM leverages high-pressure mass spectrometry TM to deliver dramatically enhanced sensitivity and broader threat category coverage.
March 1, 2018
The Gary Sinise Foundation will present a smart home to former Ballwin, MO, police officer Mike Flamion who was paralyzed from the neck down after being shot in the line of duty.
November 22, 2017
American Traffic Solutions (ATS) has partnered with Laser Technology Inc. (LTI) to develop and launch ATS StreetSafe, a hand-held laser speed camera designed to allow law enforcement to capture and issue violations without having to perform dangerous traffic stops.
November 1, 2017
According to a study of Washington D.C. police officers, having police officers wear body cameras seems to have no discernible impact on citizen complaints or officers' use of force, at least in the nation's capital.
October 23, 2017
Public safety agencies across the U.S. are turning to a new mobile app that gives first responders quick access to critical information such as photos of suspects or the floorplans of a burning building in critical moments.
May 16, 2017