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Posted: Thu Jul 7th, 2011 05:57 pm | 1st Post |
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5 Second Jolts, At 2,000 Volts
Shawangunk Journal, (06/23/2011), Chris Rowley
In Crawford, N.Y., the town board recently approved equipping the police department with X26 Tasers. A donation from the Police Benevolent Association will partially cover the cost of the equipment. Training for officers on the use of the controversial less lethal devices has already begun. The police chief says his hope is that the weapons will primarily function as a deterrent and that officers will seldom be called on to actually use the devices.
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Surveillance Cameras Help Police Keep an Eye on Festivities
Gloucester Times, (06/23/2011), Steven Fletcher
During the St. Peter's Fiesta on the weekend of June 25, police in Gloucester, Mass., used a new surveillance camera system to help maintain crowd control. Gloucester installed the 16-camera system in 2010 using funds from a U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant. The cameras are located primarily along the waterfront, and several provide a view of areas used for the annual festival. The cameras use a dual-management system, with video feeds viewed in the dispatch and watch commander's offices.
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Body Armor Arrives for Kershaw Co. Deputies
WISTV.Com, (06/24/2011), Emily Baird
The citizens of Kershaw County, S.C., have donated sufficient funds to enable the sheriff's department to purchase $26,000 worth of new ballistic-resistant body armor for deputies. The funding campaign took off after the sheriff made the public aware that neither the sheriff's department nor the county had the funds to purchase new armor, which costs about $700 per vest.
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Ball State Aids Muncie Police in Mapping Crime
The StarPress.com, (06/25/2011), Seth Slabagh
The Muncie (Ind.) Police Department has called on resources from nearby Ball State University to help with crime mapping and other crime-control strategies. Budget cuts have decreased the size of the Muncie staff from 120 to 103 officers in recent years, with more cuts possible in the near future. The department recently upgraded its crime reporting software and the university's criminal justice department is providing advice on crime mapping and other applications available with the new software. Successful use of these applications enables the department to undertake crime prevention strategies such as warning residents that an area appears to have an increased incidence of burglary.
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Videoconferencing Saves County Big Bucks Each Month
Daily Times, (06/27/2011), Alex Rose
A report from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts indicates that Delaware County is saving approximately $271,000 in monthly court costs because of increased use of video and teleconferencing. Delaware County started its videoconferencing program in 1984 and has continued to expand it ever since. Current uses for the technology include probation and detainment hearings, statewide conference calls and witness testimony. The county saves money on transportation costs and also benefits from a reduced chance of a prisoner's escaping while being transported.
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Gunshot Detection System Being Tested in New Bedford
SouthCoastToday.com, (06/27/2011), Brian Fraga
Police in New Bedford, Mass., recently began testing and calibrating the city's new ShotSpotter® gunshot detection system this week. ShotSpotter uses an array of acoustic sensors to triangulate gunshot locations and report the information. Three other Massachusetts cities - Boston, Brockton and Springfield - already use ShotSpotter systems. The gunshot location system costs approximately $150,000 annually to operate. City officials have said the sensors will be deployed in identified "hot spots" where more than 90 percent of gunshot reports take place.
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Video Cameras Installed in Henderson Police Cars
Las Vegas Sun, (06/27/2011), Jackie Valley
A $1.2 million recording system that placed in-car digital video camera in 150 marked patrol vehicles is the most recent addition to the technology deployed by the Henderson (Nev.) Police Department. Although the cameras constantly record digital data, the system stores only the most recent 60 seconds of video unless an officer activates emergency lights or siren, or flips one of two activation switches located on the wireless microphone or laptop computer. The system then continues to store recorded data until it is switched off.
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YouTube Video Leads Police to Stolen Laptop
News and Tribune.com, (06/27/2011), Matt Thacker
Staff at the Indiana Fusion Center used facial recognition software to identify possible matches to a video of a man posted on a victim's YouTube account, leading to the recovery of a laptop stolen from a vehicle parked at the Green Tree Mall in Clarksville on June 1. The woman discovered the video posted on her account nearly three weeks after the theft occurred and showed the video to Clarksville police. Detectives distributed a photo derived from the video to other local law enforcement agencies and the Fusion Center to identified a potential match from the photograph. When investigators went to the address provided by the center, they located the stolen computer. The man in possession of the laptop said he purchased it from another man at a local gas station; detectives are attempting to verify the sale through video surveillance footage from the station.
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Campaign Aims to Raise Funds for Protective Gloves for Police Officers
Caller.com, (06/27/2011), Steven Alford
In Corpus Christi, Texas, a public fundraising campaign aims to buy protective gloves for all local law enforcement officers. The project has a goal of raising enough money to buy 500 pairs of Turtleskin gloves, which are made of Aramid fibers and considered virtually impenetrable by hypodermic needles. A campaign that includes public service announcements, billboards and literature is planned.
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Oakland Police Receive Animal Encounter Training
KGO-TV, (06/28/2011), Alan Wang
Following several incidents in 2010 that resulted in animal deaths, police officers in Oakland, Calif., now must undergo one of the first training courses on animal encounters given in the United States. Officers are learning to use batons, pepper spray, fire extinguishers and Tasers as alternatives to shooting an animal during an encounter. The course mainly focuses on dealing with dogs, but encounters with cats and wildlife are also part of the class. Other police departments across the nation have expressed interest in adopting the training.
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