Tag: Apps

LASD Testing App That Lets Deputies Video Chat with Drivers During Stops

"By introducing video contact at this crucial point, police officers have the option to add another layer of identification before arriving to the vehicle," said SafeStop.

September 22, 2023

When the driver is pulled over, app users are given instructions on 'how to facilitate dialogue' during the traffic stop. The driver will then be able to immediately video call the deputy or deputies.

NYPD Unveils App to Give Officers Access to LGBTQ+ Resources

Dubbed, the LGBTQIA+ resource map application, the app will give field officers searchable access to community centers, advocacy organizations and other resources.

October 12, 2022

NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell announced the new LGBTQ+ app. (Photo: NYPD Video Screen Grab)

First Look: Zoll Medical’s Lifesaving Combo

The Mobilize system includes emergency medical tools and an app that instructs officers how to use them when needed.

October 5, 2022

Zoll Medical’s larger Mobilize Trauma Kits come complete with a tablet that automatically runs the Mobilize app. The app, which runs on both Apple and Android devices, walks users through how to perform first-aid for injured people.

2022 Innovative LE Leaders: Colorado Chief Provides Digital Support for Victims and Officers

A chance meeting with a local software developer led Sheridan Police Chief Jeffrey A. Martinez to supply officers with apps for victim and peer support.

September 28, 2022

Chief Jeffrey Martinez of the Sheridan (CO) Police Department demonstrates one of the department’s apps. The department uses two new customized apps, one for crime and accident victim support and one to help officers in crisis.

New App Cuts Response Time to Active Shooter Attacks

Hero911 tells all police in the area when a teacher or other user of the corresponding app, SchoolGuard, sends an active shooter alert.

August 3, 2021

Hero911 from Guard911 was developed by law enforcement for use by law enforcement. The app alerts officers who have it loaded on their phones when they are in the area of an active attack. Civilian users can trigger police response through the corresponding apps of SchoolGuard for teachers and school personnel and Guard911 for hospitals, places of worship, theaters, and shopping malls, and other public places.

Phone App Created by Law Enforcement Leads to 800 Arrests in Multiple Nations

Led by the FBI, Australian police and numerous European law enforcement agencies, the investigation gave the officials a window into the conversations of criminal networks, as people planned illegal drug shipments, plotted robberies and put out contracts for killings.

June 8, 2021

RoIP and Interoperability Gateway

Omnitronics' proven RoIP Gateway IPR400 has undergone a complete transformation to become a combined 2in1 Interoperability Gateway and RoIP Gateway.

November 7, 2019

Omnitronics RoIP and Interoperability Gateway

Wisconsin Department to Test Mobile App for Non-Emergency Reports

The Oshkosh (WI) Police Department announced plans to enable citizens to use a mobile app to report non-emergency incidents to the agency.

September 10, 2019

Waverly Labs: Breaking Language Barriers

Waverly Labs' Ambassador over-the-ear interpreter lets officers communicate in multiple languages using a smartphone.

August 8, 2019

Waverly Labs' Ambassador lets officers speak in their native tongue and have up to three other people understand them, and speak to the officer in their native languages.

The Top 5 Facts About Public Safety Mobility

Curious about what mobility means in public safety? Check out this expert interview and find out what it means for law enforcement agencies and fire departments throughout the US.

May 29, 2019

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Nation's First High-Speed Chase Warning System Launches in South Carolina

Oconee County (SC) Sheriff Mike Crenshaw heads up the first law enforcement agency in the nation to use the PursuitAlert technology. "Today we are happy to announce that we have a way to warn our citizens when someone refuses to stop for a deputy. While we can control the type of pursuits our deputies engage in through policy, we cannot control the individual that refuses to stop for blue lights and sirens. I am confident that PursuitAlert can save lives," said Crenshaw.

February 25, 2019

NYPD Asks Google to Stop Revealing Police Checkpoints

The department sent a cease-and-desist letter over the weekend demanding Google disable the crowd-sourced app’s function that allows motorists to pinpoint police whereabouts.

February 6, 2019

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