Samantha Gross
Associated Press
May 4, 2012
The city’s overhauled 911 system is beset by delays and errors that could leave callers without help for crucial seconds in an emergency, while the fire and police departments aren’t collaborating on how to handle a surge in calls from a massive crisis such as a terrorist attack, a report said.
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Mark Cleverley | Tuesday, March 13, 2012
LawOfficer.com
The FBI’s decision to reaffirm that all cloud products sold to U.S. law enforcement agencies must comply with the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Systems security requirements gives momentum to cloud computing becoming the key catalyst in the world of security, privacy and data protection.
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Policeone.com
April 24th, 2012
City officials say better training for law enforcement and clerical workers has already remedied some of the problems.
CHICAGO — State records show data on traffic accidents in the Chicago area is often flawed or incomplete, which hinders decisions on how to spend money for safety-related fixes within the metropolis, a city-led study concluded.
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April 9, 2012 By Brian Heaton
Local law enforcement agencies interested in jumping on the electronic reporting bandwagon can now do it for free in Kansas.
The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) has developed a four-part integrated data solution that combines field reporting, records management, electronic ticketing and court management functionality. To encourage use of the system, the KHP is picking up the tab for up to three concurrent licenses for each local police department in the state that wants to try it.
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By Andria Simmons
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Police and sheriff’s departments usually stand together on the same side of the law.
But the two groups are at odds over SB 411, a bill that would create a Sheriff’s Cooperative Authority in charge of setting up a computerized database of law enforcement records.
Anything from warrants and jail booking records to sheriff’s arrest reports would then be available to the public for a “reasonable fee.” Profits from fees would be used to operate the authority or to invest in training deputies. Backers of the bill have not yet determined how much money it might bring in or how much to charge for public access.
Terry Norris, executive director of the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association, said the authority would benefit the public by making sheriff’s records more accessible.
11:27 a.m. EDT, March 14, 2012
For the one millionth time, a Pennsylvania State Police trooper issued an “electronic” traffic citation, using computer technology that improves trooper safety and cuts in half the amount of time it used to take a trooper to issue a citation manually.
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By LISA RATHKE / Reformer staff / Associated Press
Saturday March 3, 2012
BRATTLEBORO — The Vermont Supreme Court ruled Friday that police dispatch logs are not exempt from the state’s public records act.
Stephen Bain, who was convicted of possessing stolen property and marijuana in 2005, had sued to get dispatch and unit logs from Windham County Sheriff Keith Clark. The lower court had dismissed the suit, saying the records were exempt from disclosure because they dealt with “the detection and investigation of a crime.”
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By Chuck Murphy
The Denver Post
The timing could have been better for Denver police.
On the same Wednesday it was learned that some officers were occasionally altering suspect descriptions to match the person later caught for a crime, an officer fired for lying was welcomed back to the force by the police union.
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By Jaikumar Vijayan
February 7, 2012 03:37 PM ET
computerworld.com
The FBI Tuesday reaffirmed its rule that all cloud products sold to to U.S. law enforcement agencies must comply with the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) security requirements.
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Police introduced a new crime map website for locals to use. They hope the program will help keep residents safe, and continue the diminishing trend of crime in the area. And because it’s free, officials hope citizens will be encouraged to use the website.
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Anne Arundel County will use old network until at least mid-March
By SCOTT DAUGHERTY, Staff Writer
Published 01/26/12
Anne Arundel County will not turn its new computer-aided dispatch system back on until at least mid-March, according to county’s director of information technology.
The computer program was switched on Dec. 6 only to be turned off 21 days later amid complaints from public safety employees who said it was causing safety problems. The system was originally scheduled to be plugged back in Thursday.
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Certain Hampton crimes can now be reported electronically.
Hampton-NorthHamptonpatch.com
As part of an effort to increase emergency efficiency as well as the overall level of service for local residents, the Hampton Police Department has unveiled a new online system that allows the public to electronically report certain crimes and incidents.
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The Liberty Tribune
December 14, 2011
Citizens now have the ability to report minor crimes online to the Liberty Police Department.
As part of the department’s ongoing efforts to use innovative technology to enhance the efficiency of services, the department has implemented the Desk Officer Online Reporting System, better known as the Citizens Online Police Reporting System. It can be accessed through the department’s website at www.ci.liberty.mo.us/Police or through the “Online Police Reporting” link under “City Services” at the top of each webpage.
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And the winner is …
Not you, if you’re a taxpayer in York County.
The board of commissioners Wednesday scrapped a county project to link all area police department records, throwing their support instead behind a competing system developed by the Northern York County Regional Police Department.
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