Steven H. Pollard, 30, was assigned to Ladder Company 170 in Brooklyn, and is survived by his mother, Janet; father, retired Firefighter Raymond Pollard who served for 32 years in the FDNY; and his brother, Firefighter Raymond Pollard, an 11-year veteran of Ladder Company 114 in Brooklyn. (Courtesy of the New York City Fire Department and Twitter)

Firefighter Killed in Fall Responding to Crash During Rescue (Multi-Video)

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro have announced the death of Firefighter Steven H. Pollard of Ladder Company 170 in Brooklyn. Pollard, a 1 ½ year veteran of...
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ICE HSI Seeks Public’s Aid to ID FL Asst Principle’s Child Victims (Videos)

Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are asking for the public’s help to identify additional victims in a child sexual exploitation investigation involving Kyle...
BioWatch hosts regular training exercises across jurisdictions to equip public and private sector partners with the guidance, tools, and expertise to develop response plans to address worst-case scenarios.

2018 Top Health Threats: Opioids, Outbreaks, AFM & More (Multi-Video)

U.S. overdose death rates linked to synthetic opioids, likely from illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF), increased more than 45 percent from 2016 to 2017 while death rates from heroin and prescription opioids...

Justice Served Through Biometrics (Learn More, Multi-Video)

Guest OpEd by James Stickland, CEO of Veridium Law enforcement professionals have always sought innovative ways to combat crime more efficiently and effectively. In recent years, cheaper, smaller, more portable and readily...

NYPD Outlines Security Measures for New Year’s Eve (Multi-Video)

Hundreds of Thousands Expected to Safely Gather in Times Square to Ring in 2019 The New York Police Department has announced security measures for the annual New Year's Eve celebration in Times...
Newman Police Officer Ronil Singh, 33, with his family 5 hours before he was killed in the line of duty. (Courtesy of YouTube and Twitter)

Illegal Immigrant Arrested in Fatal Shooting of CA Police Officer (Videos)

December 29, 2018 – In Breaking News – The Washington Post The arrest Friday of a man in the shooting death of a California police officer has renewed criticism of sanctuary laws,...
Laith Waleed Alebbini, 28, a Jordan-born U.S. legal permanent resident, says propaganda convinced him ISIS was good. (Courtesy of the Montgomery County (Ohio) Sheriff's Office)

Ohio Man Convicted of Terrorism Offenses & Trying to Join ISIS (Video)

A federal judge has convicted Laith Waleed Alebbini, 28, a Jordanian national residing in Dayton of attempting and conspiring to join ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. U.S. District Judge Walter H....
Linda Haelsen, NICE Marketing Communications Manager accepting the NICE 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Award at ISC East in New York City

NICE Inform & Investigation Honored for Incident Recording & Analytics Solutions (Multi-Video)

NICE Public Safety has been recognized with two 'ASTORS' Awards for Best Investigation and Best 911 Incident Recording and Analytics Solutions for the NICE Inform and NICE Investigate Platforms. 2018 marks the third consecutive year...

NIST Shows 20x Advance in Face Recognition Software’s Capabilities

Facial recognition software got 20 times better at searching a database to find a matching photograph, between 2014 and 2018, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) evaluation of...

Seattle IT Expert Gets Prison for Death Threats & Cyberstalking

Joel Kurzynski, 39, of Seattle, Washington, a former IT professional was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years supervised release for conducting cyberstalking and threat campaigns against multiple Washington...