By Dana RieckSt. Louis Post-DispatchST. LOUIS — The police department’s leadership here is considering moving officers from eight-hour shifts to 11-hour shifts in hopes of alleviating staffing woes and ramping up patrols.The discussions come as the department grapples with its lowest staffing levels on record....
PRESS RELEASEMESA, Ariz. — Iveda, the global solution for cloud-based AI, today announced a collaboration with ClearView Asset Protection to help improve local public safety systems, such as AMBER Alerts, major interstate highways, sports stadiums, and more. Leveraging AI-powered surveillance technology, IvedaAI will use data...
By Alanna Durkin RicherAssociated PressWASHINGTON — The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to reduce violent crime in the U.S., launching a specialized gun intelligence center in Chicago and expanding task forces to curb carjackings.In an interview with The Associated Press, Deputy Attorney General...
By Police1 StaffALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) has unveiled “No Escape Room,” a new interactive experience that plunges parents and caregivers into the reality of financial sextortion, coinciding with the release of new data on child sexual exploitation.Based...
By Susan Montoya BryanAssociated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Several members of the Albuquerque police academy’s training staff who were dismissed from their duties last summer filed a lawsuit Wednesday outlining allegations of nepotism and retaliation by leadership within the force.The whistleblower complaint centers on a requirement...
PRESS RELEASESTATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Mission Critical Partners (MCP) announced the hiring of Buddy Hicks as client services director. Hicks will oversee business-development initiatives in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio.Hicks brings 25 years of experience in emergency-response communications to the...
PRESS RELEASELAKE MARY, Fla. — CentralSquare Technologies, an industry leader in public sector technology, today announced Denver Public Schools (DPS) will deploy CentralSquare’s Public Safety Pro Suite ahead of the 2024-2025 school year, improving coordination and communication for first responders to swiftly address school safety...
PRESS RELEASEATLANTA — Utility Associates, Inc. and STRAX Intelligence Group today announce a strategic partnership linking Utility’s all-in-one digital evidence management system with STRAX’s real-time crime center platform and integrations. Together, they’re bringing to market a unified ecosystem enabling faster incident response using real-time intelligence...
By Mark ShermanAssociated PressWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it easier for workers who are transferred from one job to another against their will to pursue job discrimination claims under federal civil rights law, even when they are not demoted or docked pay.Workers...
PATERSON, N.J. —The state-appointed officer in charge of the Paterson Police Department in New Jersey has reported substantial progress in implementing his two-year strategic plan for the department, Northjersey.com reported.Since the state takeover in May, the department has now achieved 31 of the 55 initiatives...
