Public Safety
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The union representing state employees has demanded better conditions and higher staff counts for Gov. Wes Moore’s executive agencies — particularly the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. -
The Spokane County Sheriff's Office is one of a number of agencies statewide and across the country turning to artificial intelligence to review law enforcement's single largest data set: body camera footage.
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The Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch Authority is now using an artificial intelligence system to respond to some calls that come in through a non-emergency line.
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The time it takes the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office to respond to calls for police service will slow in the foreseeable future as budget cuts eliminate six deputy positions.
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The Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office is seeking official approval to purchase 62 new Taser 10 devices for use by patrol officers at a total cost of $289,721.
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A Missouri Democratic lawmaker is pushing legislation that seeks to ban people from carrying guns into parades after the deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade.
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More than seven months after Manatee County, Fla., launched a pilot program for a drone that can quickly respond to medical emergencies, 911 dispatchers have yet to use it.
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The city has decided that it will use about a third of its free cash to purchase new police cruisers in addition to building up its pension system.
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A focus group for emergency services on Monday packed the Effingham City Council chambers with police officers, firefighters, the dive team and more emergency response team members.
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Two area law enforcement agencies recently received grants that will allow one agency to beef up security at its county courthouse and the other to help traumatized officers.
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Fentanyl poisoning is the leading cause of death among Americans 18 to 45 years old, and half of all pills seized by the DEA contain a lethal dose, according to law enforcement officials.
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A new front in the battle over the benefits of AI versus its risks is opening up in law enforcement, where police are increasingly using the software to write up incident reports — to the concern of civil libertarians.
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Unclear police policies, inefficient training and too little accountability is resulting in some North Carolina officers misusing tasers and similar devices, civil rights lawsuits and advocates say.
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Spokane County deputies will now be provided real-time information pulled directly from surveillance cameras, social media feeds and other law enforcement agencies while responding to calls for service.
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Mountains of snow continue to provide problems for area governments, school districts and residents, as more than three feet of snow accumulated across the northern parts of Ashtabula County.
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A step was taken Tuesday toward creating a public safety complex serving as a police station, fire station and rescue squad location for the city of Bluefield's citizens and the people in the surrounding area.
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Motorists traveling in Tazewell County are used to seeing sheriff's deputies in police cruisers patrolling, but they will soon be seeing deputies on motorcycles patrolling the roads as well.
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Ahead of one of the most deadly weeks on Connecticut’s roads and around the country, state officials announced that more than 120 wrong-way detection systems have been installed on high-risk highway ramps.
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The number of fatal crashes in Connecticut statewide this year is on track to surpass last year's numbers despite a monthslong initiative targeting menaces on the state's roadways.
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The city has hired a well-known local architecture firm to oversee engineering and design on a new police headquarters that would enable all officers to work from one facility. The move comes as the Dec. 31 deadline for cities to allocate federal American Rescue Plan funds looms.
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Purchased over the summer, the three devices arrived recently, and three department officials are training to fly them. The unmanned aerial vehicles will likely be used at fires, during floods and to inspect hazardous buildings. They could gather intelligence during large fires.
