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The Fairfax County PD’s Real Time Crime Center operates with footage from a network of LPRs, a tip-based Crime Solvers program and a system of license plate readers
Cameron Hamilton was removed as acting FEMA administrator just days after opposing efforts to dismantle the agency
The Arlington PD’s new Beyond Visual Line of Sight waiver allows the departments RTCC staff to launch the drones remotely to respond to active crime scenes
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Officers had obscured their names and badge numbers while responding to protests citing safety and privacy concerns
The gunman legally bought the two rifles used in the shooting, despite having a gun taken away from him a year earlier
The facility will be used for training exercises and to house a public safety program designed to get area kids interested in becoming first responders
The Otsego County pilot program will employ 20 EMTs and its two ambulances are equipped with the latest technology
Officials hope that by next year mental health professionals could respond to one-third of all mental crisis calls to 911
The officers claim a council member defamed them by referring to a fatal police shooting as “a blatant murder”
Pflugerville leaders hired Acadian Ambulance Service after voters chose not to join an emergency services district
Mayor Jenny Durkan criticized the proposal, blaming the city council for an “exodus” of officers
The uptick has reignited a debate over the role police play in keeping schools safe
Critics say Chesa Boudin has failed to prosecute repeat offenders, allowing them to commit more crimes that have contributed to the deterioration of the city’s quality of life