A Shield for New York City’s Businesses
Nightclubs and entertainment venues can be vulnerable locations to protect and Brooklyn’s borough president, a former police officer, says local agencies must work to ‘harden these soft targets.’
How Apps Can Prompt Police Departments to Release More Stats
In trying to answer questions about U.S. crime using open data, app developers on the online analytics platform Foxtrot Code are requiring even more transparency from city officials.
New Orleans Improves Transparency About Police Use-of-Force Incidents
The data-focused effort comes at a time when the city is carrying out police department reforms.
Feds Look to States for Next Generation 9-1-1 Systems
As for FirstNet? “We anticipate this will be a long-term partnership and implementation that will grow just like any other network we’ve seen in the last 10 years.”
Does Diversifying Police Forces Reduce Tensions?
Some cities are trying to recruit more minority officers as a way to reestablish community trust.
Watch a Police Robot Assist in Blowing Up a Hoax Bomb
A state bomb squad destroyed a suspicious-looking device in the city of Marysville, Washington on Monday.
Cities, States Plod Toward 'Next Generation 911'
A speedy transition is critical, in part because 70 percent of 911 calls are now made with wireless phones that cannot be accurately routed with existing technology.
This NYPD Counterterrorism Detective Has an Unusual Side Job—Bee Wrangler
For the police department’s official beekeeper, one unexpected side effect of swarm rescue is better community relationships.
Should Killing a Police Officer Be a Hate Crime?
Louisiana has approved a “Blue Lives Matter” hate-crime law, and Texas and several others could follow suit.
D.C. Transit Police Officer Tried to Support ISIS With Gift Cards; Should Yellowstone Grizzlies Be Hunted?
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Tennessee Democrats challenge voter ID law; Maine gov. wants 9,500 state positions gone; and Miami-Dade rethinks campaign finance.
NYPD Gears Up to Protect Its Officers Following Dallas and Baton Rouge Assaults
The nation’s largest police force plans to purchase 6,000 bulletproof vests and 20,000 military-style helmets.
Mayor Refuses to Remove ‘Black Lives Matter’ Banner; Baltimore Minimum Wage Split
Also in our State and Local Weekend News Digest: No THC in Colo. water supply; feds rebuff Arkansas TANF request; and advocating for mental health reform in Minnesota.
ISIS ‘Hit List’ for State and City Governments?
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: An unfortunate Nice post-attack tweet; detecting down power lines; and Montana’s forest management deal with the feds.
Republican National Convention Security Taps Into the ‘Internet of Things’
State and local agencies are sharing geospatial and video information from sensors to keep the public safe during a tense convention.
3 Police Officers Fatally Shot in Baton Rouge; Chicago’s $140 Million Olympic Village Burden
Also in our State and Local Weekend News Digest: South Dakota at bottom of same-sex marriage list; Portland’s tree-cutting mystery; and N.Y.C.’s response to synthetic marijuana overdoses.
Colorado Sheriff’s Deputies Free Bear Locked in Car
While it may seem like a puzzling riddle, this bear’s predicament is indicative of a growing problem.
Kansas City Mayor: Guns Contributing to Tensions Between Police and Communities
“Unfortunately most of us mayors have very little ability to impact the proliferation of guns on our streets, because our state legislatures rob us of that,” according to Mayor Sly James.
Georgia Dept. of Corrections Converts to Intelligence-Led Policing of Inmates
After an FBI investigation revealed trouble within the ranks of prison officers, a new software suite was purchased to catch contraband connections.
Hundreds Arrested in Police Protests; Law Enforcement Officers Take New Precautions
Also in our State and Local Weekend News Digest: Tainted water worries in Houston; Michigan opens new Chinese investment center; and Denver’s unaffordable housing.
Violence in Dallas: 5 Police Officers Dead, 7 Injured Following Downtown Protests
Officers were targeted in ambush-style attacks. One suspect "stated he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers." Police used a robot equipped with a bomb to kill him.
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