Ergonomics and police duty belts: easing their load
Recommendations to ease the pain of critical equipment for police officers....
Snow-covered LED traffic signals: traffic hazard or not?
Several newspapers in the Midwest carried an Associated Press story in December headlined: "Energy-Efficient Traffic Lights Can't Melt Snow," with the subhead, "Traffic accidents are blamed on energy-efficient traffic lights getting covered with snow."...
2010 Keating Report on government budgets and spending
Government spending continues to shore up the economy, with $38 billion potentially on tap through jobs bill. The 2010 Keating Report includes analysis of federal, state, and local government spending, as well as an in-depth look at construction and security spending by governments....
EmFinder's emergency location solution helps find the lost
EmFinder unveiled an emergency location solution that can be used to find an impaired or disabled person after he goes missing, said Chris Buehler, the company's president....
Big drop in police deaths last year
The number of law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty in 2009 was the lowest in 50 years, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, which released its preliminary 2009 statistics....
Broadband systems are saving money, one wireless community at a time
Municipal broadband networks have taken on a new meaning since they were first introduced four years ago. Today many cities have turned to broadband networks as a way to automate municipal functions and provide critical access to a number of city workers....
SeaArk delivers patrol boat to the Port of New Orleans
SeaArk Marine recently delivered the Capt. Kenneth H. Scarbrough, a 50-foot Dauntless Class patrol vessel, to the Port of New Orleans....
The SeaArk companies mark 50 years of boat building
This September, the McClendon family will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Monticello, Ark.-based SeaArk Marine boat builders....
Veterans continue serving their country as vendors to governments
Kurt A. Walker, owner of a Batteries Plus store in Newport News, Va., served his country for 21 years in the U.S. Air Force. He continues to serve by supplying state, local and federal agencies with batteries and police radios, as well as facility maintenance products, including emergency exit lights, fire alarm panels and scrubbers....
Stimulus funds will help keep police officers on the payroll
President Obama’s stimulus package will provide a much-needed boost for cash-strapped law enforcement agencies struggling to maintain adequate staffing levels – and, in some cases, for agencies struggling to maintain a staff at all. ...
Motorcycle video system offers high-resolution recording
Digital Eyewitness Road Warrior motorcycle video system includes high-resolution recording in an easy-to-use, lightweight design. Waterproof controller/monitor...
Atlanta-area community upgrades to two-way radio technology
These Project 25 compliant radios will provide us with two-way radio interoperability with the Georgia State Patrol, Cobb County Fire, Police and Sheriffs...
Data warehouse will enable federal crime busters to view local and state police information
The FBI took a first step in creating a national data warehouse when it recently awarded Waltham, Mass.-based Raytheon Co. a contract to develop the U.S....
NYPD Officers Can Purchase Uniforms Via Internet
NYPD said that it established the new Web site as a result of a focus group meeting in which police officers told Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly that it was inconvenient for many of them to travel to police headquarters to make purchases. ...
Computers Help Cops Predict Crime Times
More and more police departments are turning to predictive analytics software to assess past data to predict future occurrences. Police in Richmond, Va., for example, use software from SPSS to find trends in car thefts and other crimes....
First Responders to Congress: Action Now on Interoperability!
The firefighters, police officers, and concerned groups comprising the First Response Coalition www.FirstResponseCoalition.org issued the following letter...
Maintaining Public Safety Difficult In Face Of Financial Cuts Says NLC
Reduction in police forces due to budget cuts and the loss of federally funded programs such as COPS and LLEBG are making public safety more difficult...
Device Addresses Sexual Abuse Problem In Nation's Women's Prisons
In an effort to reduce incidents of sexual violence in women's penitentiaries, Alanco Technologies has released a new component called PSD-II for its TSI PRISM radio frequency tracking system. ...
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