PRESS RELEASEBOSTON — 908 Devices Inc. (Nasdaq: MASS), a pioneer in purpose-built handheld devices for chemical analysis, announces a $2M order from the Texas Department of Public Safety for its MX908 handheld mass spectrometry device. This investment in advanced tools for drug detection builds on...
PRESS RELEASEATLANTA — Flock Safety, the all-in-one technology solution keeping communities safe, today announced a strategic partnership with ForceMetrics, the leading decision-assist public safety platform that consolidates critical information for first responders, to offer a technology solution that bridges critical information gaps in real-time emergencies.The...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice has canceled over 365 grants totaling approximately $811 million, disrupting funding for victim services and criminal justice reform programs across the country.The decision is part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to reduce federal spending.The canceled grants —...
SANTA FE, N.M. — The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office has extended its “4/8/40 Work Well Live Well” pilot program following strong results during its initial six-month run, according to a news release.Launched in October 2024, the alternative schedule allows patrol deputies to be compensated...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — More than 205,000 people gathered in and around Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers, for the 2025 NFL Draft. Public safety personnel from local, state and federal agencies were on hand to monitor for threats, deter criminal behavior, keep...
By Sam CharlesChicago TribuneCHICAGO — The first draft of the Chicago Police Department’s future policy regulating traffic stops was unveiled Thursday.And though officers would not be barred from conducting “lawful pretextual traffic stops,” CPD’s draft stressed that those stops “must strike a balance between identifying...
By Rebecca EllisLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — On the heels of the catastrophic January wildfires, L.A. County first responders are demanding raises and rebuking politicians for not moving faster to grant them.Unions representing sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and lifeguards made a public pitch Thursday for more...
By Rio Yamat Associated PressLAS VEGAS — President Donald Trump has pardoned a Nevada politician who was awaiting sentencing on federal charges that she used money meant for a statue honoring a slain police officer for personal costs, including plastic surgery.Michele Fiore, a former Las...
By Janie HarAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions, saying that portions of President Donald Trump’s executive orders were unconstitutional.U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued...
By Austin HugueletSt. Louis Post-DispatchST. LOUIS — City Hall this week abandoned a lawsuit aimed at stopping the state takeover of the St. Louis police department amid a rift between two top officials. But another could be coming.Mayor Cara Spencer said the existing suit, filed...