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A <i>Government Technology</i> data analysis of the Chula Vista, Calif., police department’s six-year groundbreaking drone-as-first-responder program reveals impacts on response times, officer safety and citizen privacy.

Ransomware attacks are on the rise, costing governments millions and disrupting essential services. In this video, we delve into the growing threat of ransomware and explore how governments are fighting back.Hear from experts on the front lines about…

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While many states have rolled out digital ID programs, the number of law enforcement agencies who accept them remains limited. One agency shared with Government Technology the challenges and successes they’ve experienced conducting traffic stops with…

As a major California public transit agency grapples with ongoing public safety, funding and ridership challenges — the same issues many transit agencies are facing — its use of surveillance technology is evolving.

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WHAT IS FUSUS? FususONE: a map-based interface that combines private and public video streams and data from license plate readers and ShotSpotter triggers into a single feedFususREGISTERY: allows citizens to register their cameras with police…

Eager for a chance to prove their value, many public safety agencies are starting with donations and grants to implement new drone programs. The gifts are proving useful to inspire additional funding for devices.

Multiple Minnesota law enforcement agencies face a civil rights lawsuit over the use of facial recognition technology in an arrest. However, the government denies facial recognition led to the arrest. A Minnesota man has filed a federal civil rights…

Burglars previously broke into parishioners cars during mass. Tuesday, they broke into the church. NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans East Church targeted by car burglars earlier this month is now also the victim of a church and school break-in. Cameras at…

NEW ORLEANS — A 70-year-old New Orleans man is dead after New Orleans police say he was shot to death by an intruder that broke into his home. It happened just before 7:30 p.m. on the 1600 block of Treasure Street. Local business owner and neighbor…

“It’s impossible for me to believe that people don’t know, somebody must know something.” NEW ORLEANS — The family of a tourist killed in a hit and run in the French Quarter four years ago is hoping 2020 will be the year they can find peace.…

Family said Peraza’s hobby was to fix up cars and sell them online to make some money on the side. METAIRIE, La. — Two Baton Rouge men are charged with first-degree murder, accused of killing a man who was trying to sell a car on Facebook. Jefferson…

MANDEVILLE, La. — Slain Mandeville Police Captain Vincent Liberto will be laid to rest Friday, he was killed by gunfire last week after a vehicle pursuit. Many in the community have stepped forward to raise money for Liberto’s wife and the seven…

DULUTH, Minn- The city of Duluth received more than $2 million dollars in federal grant money to enhance the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases. The money came from the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) after a statewide audit…

5-week-old Infant Dead After Head Trauma DULUTH, Minn. – A Duluth East High School student involved in assault caught on camera is speaking to FOX 21 about the attack, while details of his infant son’s homicide have emerged. Jedda Simpson, 17, wanted…

DTA, City of Duluth Not Releasing Video Or Details of Investigation DULUTH, Minn – The Duluth Transit Authority could be facing a lawsuit over a bus ride gone very wrong for a 71-year-old man. He ended up in the ICU with bleeding on the brain after…

There are 542 Homeless Sex Offenders Living in Wisconsin SPOONER, Wisc- The prison release of a repeat violent sex offender in Spooner, Wisconsin is prompting a lot of questions about the judicial system. No one in the town would rent him a house or…

Esteban Mata Plead Guilty to Fourth-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct The one-time manager of a popular Downtown Duluth Mexican restaurant is now behind bars, convicted of sexually assaulting a customer while working at the business last summer. Esteban…