Municipal IDs and Murder (Learn More, Multi-Video)

Written by Douglas A. Solomon This week marks the 10th anniversary of the infamous schoolyard killings in Newark, N.J. On Aug. 4, 2007, three Newark students – Terrance Aeriel, Iofemi Hightower and Dashon Harvey...

Florida County Lays Foundation for Next-Gen 9-1-1 (See How, Multi-Video)

The Okaloosa County Department of Public Safety has upgraded to Airbus DS Communications' VESTA® 9-1-1 Call Handling and VESTA® Router solutions. This transition from traditional analog technology to a completely IP-based system allows Okaloosa...

Driver’s Tip Ends Two-Day Manhunt for Alleged Cop Killer (Multi-Video)

By Kristine Phillips, The Washington Post The search for a man suspected of killing a Missouri police officer during a traffic stop ended after an alert driver spotted him walking along a state highway not...

NIJ Releases Best Practices for Sexual Assault Kits

The Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has released a report on National Best Practices for Sexual Assault Kits: A Multidisciplinary Approach. The report describes a victim-centered response to sexual...

ICE Arrests 32 Sex Offenders in LI Operation SOAR (Learn More)

Officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 32 convicted sexual predators during a 10-day period, ending Aug. 3 in Long Island in an enforcement effort...

NICE Inform Elite Incident Intelligence Dashboards – Demos at APCO 2017

NICE, a competitor in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program will exhibit the new NICE Inform Elite, the eighth generation of its industry-leading multimedia incident information management solution for emergency communications centers,...

MD Man Indicted for Attempted Murder of FBI Agent, ISIS Support

A federal grand jury has charged Nelash Mohamed Das, age 25, a citizen of Bangladesh previously residing in Landover Hills, Maryland, with: Attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of...

Bruker Acquires Portable BioThreat & Toxin Detector for Public Safety

Bruker has closed a technology platform and product line acquisition to further expand its range of bacterial, viral and toxin detection solutions for homeland security bio-detection and for selected microbiology applications. The acquired...

Battelle, S&T Helps EXD K-9 Teams get REDDI (Learn More, Video)

Harnessing a dog's natural ability to help law enforcement sniff out & identify explosives requires specialized training and testing. Many detection canine teams, however, have limited access to critical training materials and...

Cobalt’s RESOLVE to be Featured at Int’l Defense & Security Events

Cobalt’s Resolve, a competitor in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is a ground-breaking new handheld system that identifies hazardous materials - including explosives and CWAs - through sealed opaque containers. Cobalt Light Systems...