Tag: Event Security: Page 5

Technology

Esri, Geofeedia Add Social Media Analytics to Mapping Software

Esri announced a partnership to incorporate Geofeedia's social media tools into its ArcGIS mapping platform to assist law enforcement during emergency events. The upgrade will give public safety professionals the capability to accurately integrate, monitor, analyze, and visualize live emergency data as events unfold.

April 4, 2013

Patrol

Cat Group Slams R.I. Cops

An international cat fancier organization threatened to move next year's convention out of Rhode Island on Monday following a dispute with police over missing feline health certificates.

March 3, 2013

Patrol

Video: Judge Acquits Philly Cop Who Hit Woman at Parade

A Municipal Court judge acquitted a former Philadelphia Police officer of simple assault for striking a woman at last year's Puerto Rican Parade.

February 25, 2013

Patrol

NJ Mayors Threaten To Withhold Police for Super Bowl

A faction of Meadowlands District mayors is threatening to withhold police and other emergency services for next year’s Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium, saying they've been little compensated for the mounting cost of municipal services at past stadium events.

February 10, 2013

Patrol

Philly Cop Slapped at Oktoberfest

A Philadelphia Police bicycle patrol officer was slapped by a patron at a South Street beer festival in September. The officer then grabs the man and strikes him with a baton, ending the fight. Read the full story here.

October 15, 2012

Technology

LAPD Secures Space Shuttle On City Streets

The Los Angeles Police Department is deploying a rolling video surveillance network for the space shuttle Endeavour's 12-mile trip along city streets today and Saturday.

October 11, 2012

Patrol

Philly Officer Punches Woman

Philadelphia Police Lt. Jonathan Josey punched a woman in the face at the Puerta Rican Day Parade on Sunday. Read the full story here.

October 3, 2012

Technology

First Public Safety Network Tested at RNC

Police in Tampa and St. Petersburg, Fla., used a first-of-its-kind LTE cellular network dedicated to law enforcement as part of security operations for the Republican National Convention in August.

September 17, 2012

Patrol

50 Agencies Secure DNC In Charlotte

More than 1,000 police officers will be patrolling on foot, horseback, and motorcycles to provide security and monitor the protesters who have descended on uptown Charlotte during the Democratic National Convention.

September 3, 2012

Patrol

Crowd Management: Preparing for the Storm

The good news is that crowd management and crowd control techniques have been refined over the last few years. The bad news is you're going to need them and more to keep the peace. So this is a good time to review crowd management tactics and prepare yourself for the hard days ahead.

August 27, 2012

Patrol

Tampa Police Seize 'Suspicious' Items Ahead of RNC

The bricks, pipes and anarchist-style graffiti found days before the Republican National Convention on a downtown rooftop were a concern but not alarming to Police Chief Jane Castor.

August 21, 2012

Patrol

Denver Officer Shot, Killed at Jazz Concert

Officer Celena Hollis succumbed to wounds from the shooting, which occurred shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday at the City Park Jazz concert. Police believe Rollen Oliver, 21, shot Officer Hollis in the head.

June 24, 2012