More equitable access to DNA identification after disaster or conflict needed
The April 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza Factory Building in Bangladesh, in which more than 1,130 people were killed, is only the latest...
U.S. Homeland Security launches smartphone app to catch predators
Homeland Security Investigations developed app, so citizens can report child sexual abuse with a swipe and a tap. Federal investigators want to enlist every American...
Survey: Medical identity theft – a growing problem
Medical identity theft is a growing problem, but many of the victims know the thief and do not want to report him or her,...
Israeli company presents new water purification technology
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Jetpack for first responders?
Border patrols, first responders and bungee jumpers looking for a new thrill are all potential users of what developer Martin Aircraft says will be...
Flexible vehicle-arrest system stops cars involved in crime, terrorism
An Inderscience Publishers release reports that Pak Kin Wong and colleagues in the Department of Electromechanical Engineering at the University of Macau, in Taipa,...
The Chemical Attack in Syria and its far reaching implications
The chemical attacks in Syria could lower the bar for use of chemical weapons by terrorist organizations or rogue nations that could eventually pose...
The Pennsylvania State Capitol Police Choose IWI TAVOR assault rifle
The Pennsylvania State Capitol Police have chosen to carry the IWI TAVOR assault rifle. The Pennsylvania Capitol Police are a section of the Pennsylvania...
American law enforcement agencies prefer European pistols
The Atlanta Police Department (APD) ordered and started receiving 2,300 GLOCK 22 Generation 4 pistols. The APD is transitioning away from a pistol manufacturer...
Israeli company Deploys Public Safety Network in Nebraska
Deployment includes over 200 links throughout the state, providing vital connectivity in rural areas.
Ceragon Networks, an israeli wireless backhaul vendor, announced that it has...
New communications technologies to assist first responders
Elbit Systems announced that it recently demonstrated innovative integrated technologies, to provide secure broadband services to be used by governmental, military and public safety...
Chinese Unmanned Helicopter lands in Washington DC
The Chinese company Ewatt Technology is introducing its new SVU-200 VTUAV to the AUVSI show in Washington. It is the first time the unmanned...
The U.S. DHS evaluates new micro UAVs
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will soon be taking new applications for its unmanned aircraft assessment program — a project that gives potential...
Robots to assist fire fighters
First response Firefighting robot creates 3D images of burning buildings’ interiors for rescuers.
Researchers develop novel robotic scouts that assist firefighters in residential and commercial...
The FBI to use hacker methods to fight crime
The U.S. government is planning to expand its suspect surveillance programs to include tactics which are commonly used by computer hackers.
Fox News reports that...
A call to Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich
To Yitzhak Aharonovich, Minister of Internal Security
Over the past few weeks, television channels broadcast recordings of citizens calling the police’ 100 hotline and...
Mobile Emergency Phone Service provided by Helikite Balloon
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NYCPD backed by Bloomberg
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg vetoed two bills aiming to limit the NYPD’s controversial stop and frisk policy.
The New York Daily News reports that Bloomberg...
New water purifier for Marines and First Responders
A new, easy-to-carry water purifier that could give Marines and first-responders access to clean water wherever they go has successfully completed its first operational...
Using fingerprints more efficiently
Researchers in the United Kingdom and France have developed a new and extremely sensitive method for visualizing fingerprints left on metal surfaces such as...
Big brother is watching your car in the U.S.
Automatic license plate readers are the most widespread location tracking technology available to law enforcement. Mounted on patrol cars or stationary objects like bridges,...
Advanced Robot for saving human lives
One of the most-advanced humanoid robots ever built was introduced to the public yesterday in Waltham, Mass.
The 6-foot 2-inches tall, 330-pound Atlas robot, built...
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