The Tempe Police Department wants to update its ability to track cellphones and locate criminals, but the technology worries some privacy advocates. Tempe has used a cell site simulator, often referred to as a Stingray after the brand name of one of the more popular versions, for nearly a decade. The department is requesting $750,000 to update [...]
You’ve heard of a breathalyzer, but what about a Drugalyzer? The Dräger Drug Test 5is relatively new technology police departments across the country are calling a game changer. After a one-minute swab inside of a suspect’s mouth, an officer would place the sample inside the Drugalyzer machine. The mobile drug test machine can [...]
LANSING (WWJ) – Starting today, drivers suspected of driving under the influence of drugs may be pulled over by police as part of a new roadside drug testing program in five Michigan counties. A one-year oral fluid roadside drug testing pilot program begins Wednesday, November 8 in Berrien, Delta, Kent, St. Clair and Washtenaw counties. Under [...]
After months of often-heated debate, a civilian oversight panel Tuesday signed off on a yearlong test of drones by the Los Angeles Police Department, which will become the largest police department in the nation to deploy the controversial technology. The Police Commission’s 3-1 vote prompted jeers, cursing and a small protest that spilled [...]
METHUEN (CBS) – It is a scene that has played out on live TV over and over again. A suspect speeding away from police, smashing into curbs, barriers and cars along the way. High-speed police chases are dangerous and potentially deadly. Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon doesn’t want to put his officers or his citizens […]
Diversified industrial goods manufacturer 3M Company MMM recently completed the divesture of its electronic monitoring business to Apax Partners, a premier global private equity advisory firm, for $200 million. The divested business was part of the Traffic Safety and Security Division, which is an integral component of the Safety & [...]
NORTHBRIDGE – On Friday, a man was brought to the Northbridge Police Department on an arrest warrant, a fairly routine event. He was fingerprinted and booked. Within minutes, documents detailing his criminal record churned out of a printer in the booking area, listing the prisoner’s history of arrests by local area police, which in this [...]
There is no question that facial-recognition technology is getting better. But what if a person tries to purposely obscure their identity by sporting a fake beard or giant sunglasses? Up until now, that has been a lot harder for even smart facial-recognition systems to deal with. This is where new technology developed by researchers from […]
Changing technology is changing the way police do business. With more police work being done from the cruiser, New Hampshire State Police and other police departments have found a way to save time by processing some lawbreakers out in the field, complete with roadside booking photos. Photographing criminals is a practice that dates back to [...]
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police deployed the first facial recognition cameras at a main railway station in Berlin on Tuesday, testing new technology that could help track and arrest crime and terrorism suspects. “We want to test how good the technology really is,” police spokesman Jens Schobranski said of the six-month pilot [...]
