Law Enforcement
Charleston Police Chief Makes Pitch For Body Cameras Police Officers
Officer R.M. Medlock with the Summerville Police Department wears his body camera that he activates during every stop he makes as part of the traffic police unit. Charleston police officers […]
LPR Assists Law Enforcement
License plate recognition (LPR) technology continues to advance and is better equipped than ever to support law enforcement and help save lives and protect property. Specific cases of LPR technology […]
Vigilant Solutions Launches New Intelligence-Led Policing Package
Facial recognition and analytic solutions provider Vigilant Solutions announced it has launched a new product bundling that enables law enforcement agencies to easily and affordably deploy a comprehensive suite of […]
Victorville Reviving Surveillance Camera Network
The City of Victorville has indicated that it will replace it’s outdated video surveillance system. Six years after a project bringing video surveillance to crime-prone areas of the city failed […]
Miami Police Plan To Use Hundreds Of High-Tech Cameras To Fight Crime
Police in Miami are moving forward with plans to place about 400 new security cameras throughout the metro area. The move will allow authorities to monitor the city through a […]
Surveillance Camera Registry A Possibility For Berkeley CA Police
The city of Berkeley will explore whether a database of private security cameras might help police solve crime more efficiently according to the Berkeley City Council majority vote recently. Under […]
Lenexa Police Partners With Local Businesses And Individuals To Combat Crime
The Lenexa Kansas Police Department is the first law-enforcement agency in the Kansas City area to launch a program for registering privately held security cameras to help detect and apprehend […]
NY Mayor Rips Housing Authority Over Lack Of Cameras After Boy, 6, Fatally Stabbed
The lack of security video cameras in a public housing building where a boy was stabbed to death stemmed from an "unacceptable bureaucracy" at the city’s housing agency, Mayor Bill […]
IHS Research Note: ?Metropolitan Police Service Trial Of Body-Worn Cameras Highlights New Trend?
In the latest Research Note from IHS, David Green (senior analyst in video surveillance and security services) provides information on the market for body-worn video surveillance cameras in law enforcement. […]
FirstVu Announces New Live Streaming, Mobile App, And Cloud Storage For HD Officer-Worn Video System
Digital Ally has announced several new options for its FirstVu™ HD Officer-Worn Video System, including live streaming capabilities that allow real-time remote situational awareness during incidents. All that is required […]
Body-Worn Cameras Herald New Era Of Police And Citizen Accountability
The trial of body-worn cameras by several police forces will herald a dramatic drop in complaints against police if a similar trial in California is any measure. Video surveillance manufacturers […]
Police Use New Tool To Source Crowds For Evidence
An annual spring party in a Southern California beach town devolved into a riot recently when revelers turned violent, rocking cars, smashing windows, and throwing rocks. Dozens were injured and […]
Surveillance Video Leads Arrest Of Teens Burglary Suspects In Redwood City
Two Redwood City, CA, teens were arrested for burglarizing a home in Redwood City recently, a police lieutenant said. The 17-year-old boys entered an unoccupied home through a second-story window […]
Public Asked to Register Video Security Systems With Police In Darien IL
Darien, IL, Police Chief Ernest Brown is urging homeowners, property managers, and businesses to register their private security cameras with police as a means to deter and help solve local […]
Morpho Partners With IntegenX To Offer Rapid DNA Identification Technology
Morpho (Safran), the world leader in biometric solutions, is joining with IntegenX, the market leader in rapid DNA technology, to offer DNA identification solutions providing DNA profiles in approximately 90 […]
Benefits Of Video Integration System With Police Cars
Cars with video camera systems and the development for the police began in the 1980s, but became popular in the 1990s. Below are some of the reasons that explain how […]
Cameras On Cops Will Protect Both Sides
For years police departments have used dashboard cameras to record every move officers make in the line of duty. Even with those devices, what goes on can still be unclear […]
Oakmont PA Councilman Pushes For Answers In Vandalism Of Surveillance Cameras
An Oakmont PA councilman has questioned whether Allegheny County police have fully investigated a vandalism incident last summer that disabled borough surveillance cameras. Councilman Tim Favo raised his doubts about […]
The FBI Is Adding Facial Recognition To Its Fingerprint Database
New documents released by the FBI show that the Bureau is well on its way toward its goal of a fully operational face recognition database by this summer. The EFF […]
How To Get More From Police Self-Surveillance: Don’t Turn It Off
Who watches the watchers when they aren’t wearing their lapel cameras? That’s the tech-centric question at the heart of a scandal that’s been raging in New Mexico since federal investigators […]