By Nick BlizzardDayton Daily News, OhioRIVERSIDE, Ohio — Kettering and Riverside have extended their commitments to automated license plate recognition technology, with police citing the cameras’ help in solving crimes.Kettering renewed its contract with Flock Group Inc. in January for two more years, while Riverside...
By Jesse LeavenworthNew Haven Register, Conn.WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — Windsor Locks police say a suspected thief who stripped copper parts from commercial air-conditioning units gave himself away by leaving a drinking straw at the scene.Time-saving DNA testing technology helped police track down the suspect, according...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1CHICAGO — A viral video captured the moment a fleeing suspect ran down two police officers, CBS News Chicago reported.Bystander video from the Feb. 10 incident shows police boxing in a vehicle and detaining a person outside of the car. The person being...
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story, which will be updated as details become available. Associated PressWASHINGTON — Three police officers were shot in Washington and a fourth suffered minor injuries while responding to a shooting Wednesday morning, authorities said.The officers are expected to survive...
Associated PressSHERIDAN, Wyo. — A police officer serving a trespass warning has been fatally shot in northern Wyoming.Sgt. Nevada Krinkee died at a hospital after being shot Tuesday in downtown Sheridan. The male shooter barricaded himself in a home a few blocks away after the...
PRESS RELEASEOTTAWA, Canada — Versaterm, a global public safety solutions leader, is empowering agencies across California in initiatives to enhance community engagement, goodwill, and mutual trust through technology. Agencies, such as the Grover Beach Police Department, El Cajon Police Department, and Tustin Police Department, are...
By Alexis StevensThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionSMYRNA, Ga. — Two Smyrna police officers are recovering after someone brought in paperwork investigators believe contained a substance that left them suffering from “extreme fatigue, chest pain, chest tightness, dizziness, and difficulty breathing,” an arrest warrant says.Little Gaston Stone, 51,...
PRESS RELEASEVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — StarChase, LLC, is pleased to announce the recognition of our lifesaving, GPS tag-and-track technology in the recently released report on “Vehicular Pursuits” by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF). PERF, together with the COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) Office, the National...
By Rick SobeyBoston HeraldDANVERS, Mass. — It’s not just K9s that respond to dangerous situations, including barricaded incidents, these days.As seen in Danvers on Monday, Boston Dynamics’ Spot the robot dog was deployed by Massachusetts State Police at the shooting scene where a suspect was...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1ONTARIO, Ohio — Body camera footage released by the Ontario Police Department shows the moment an officer and a hostage were shot during a standoff, WBNS reported.Officers responded to a call on Feb. 12 that Jareth Vance, 32, had violated a protection order,...
