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Calif. City Considers Fines to Combat False Alarms

To offset the cost of police response to false alarms, the Bakersfield (Calif.) Police Department has proposed an ordinance that would implement escalating fees for false alarm response. In 2010, 97 percent of the Bakersfield PD's 17,725 alarm calls in were false. Police responded to 10,115 calls, which cost the department more than $1 million.

Northwestern Univ. Adds Motorola P25 System

Northwestern University has selected Motorola Solutions' 900 MHz ASTRO 25 Project 25 (P25) voice and integrated data communication system, which will replace a 14-year-old analog trunking system.

The Threat of Technology

Officer safety remains a paramount concern even if some choose to ignore it. We are losing our basic skills by relying too much on modern toys to do our jobs for us. In today's world, one of the biggest unrecognized threats to officer safety and survival is technology.

Photo: Amaury Murgado.

Software Provider All Traffic Solutions Honored

All Traffic Solutions was recently honored by cloud-platform provider Axeda for its SmartApps next-generation wireless solution.

Details of $1M Calif. Warehouse Heist Emerge

Robbers who broke through the roof of a southern California warehouse and stole $1 million from an armored car business used rope to rappel into the building and likely circumvented a video surveillance system.

ZuluLog.com Introduces Aviation Software for Law Enforcement

The new service is built specifically for police and emergency response agencies, and allows tracking of all aspects of missions, pilots, aircraft, maintenance, and scheduling, as well as secure document management.

ATC-NY Releases Dropbox Reader Forensics Tool

Dropbox Reader, which is used to analyze files on a hard drive, can run on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux systems. With Dropbox Reader, you can acquire information about the registered Dropbox account, shared directories, and synchronized files.

TRU-Vu's Sunlight Readable, Optically Bonded Monitors

TRU-Vu produced this demo to compare its optically bonded monitors and sunlight readable nonitors to standard LCD monitors in direct, bright sunlight.

L-3 Mobile-Vision's V-One In-Car Computer

The engineers and designers at L-3 Mobile-Vision had a clear mission when they started to develop the company's next generation of mobile computers. They wanted to incorporate many of the best features of consumer computers-ergonomic design, fast processors, and abundant connectivity-into a high-end fully rugged mobile system.

Photo: L-3 Mobile-Vision.

California Bill Would Require Warrant for Cell Phone Searches

Members of the Peace Officers Research Association of California have come out in opposition to the bill, saying cell phones contain vital information about crimes in progress that could be deleted by the suspect.

Pelican Remote Lighting System Wins Design Award

The Pelican 9440 RALS is a bright, portable LED area light. It features 10 next-generation LEDs and a beam spread of 120 degrees that effectively lights a large area.

Virginia Chiefs Announce First Mandatory Online In-Service Course

The new course debuts, as the Galax and Covington police departments join the growing list of Virginia law enforcement agencies adapting The Response Network's online in-service training solution at PoliceCommunity.net.

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