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Combination of SMS messages and phishing uses text messages to trick people into giving out sensitive personal information
Stanislaus Regional 911 is exploring how to use a CentralSquare CAD system for dispatching Modesto police and fire while letting the Sheriff’s Office use an Oracle system
Decision restores Department of Education grant funding for teacher preparation, a tool to ‘address the serious teacher shortage crisis’
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Tarrant County’s largest mental health provider is the jail, but a new program hopes to change that
Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said the money would help cover a small percentage of the overtime shifts amid an officer shortage and costs associated with the trial of Derek Chauvin
Payments could encourage additional attacks and victims still may not automatically get back their data, said FBI Director Christopher Wray
The role would require working with existing FD leadership to develop plans for meeting the agreed-upon goals agreed and address issues raised in recent study
The Hunt County Commissioners Court will brief the public on the proposed creation of an ESD and a tax rate connected to the district
The payment program will allow more funds to be collected for low acuity calls, and provide expanded care
Police can use consumer genealogy websites after exhausting other methods and under judge supervision
This wasn’t the first time hackers infiltrated the agency’s computer systems; hackers seized control of the police dispatch system and other data in 2018
The guide could, for example, call for an officer to attend classes or training, conduct a research project or perform community service
Under the program, the partnered roles will serve as the city’s Mobile Crisis Unit, providing “non-emergency response and care to unhoused community members”