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A drone equipped with a large speaker and boom microphone was created for first responders as a tool for safer two-way communication with large crowds
Jefferson County 911 is in the process of using artificial intelligence to improve operations and help with dispatcher shortage
The Oklahoma City Police Department is one of a handful to experiment with Axon’s Draft One, which uses an AI chatbot to produce the first drafts of incident reports
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50 federal investigators will be brought to the city as the homicide rate climbs
Officials say the Contra Costa County pilot program will be the first to have EMS providers start buprenorphine treatment in the ambulance
“You are not demonstrating, you are attempting to commit murder,” Mayor Ted Wheeler said in a news conference
If it advances to the November ballot, voters would get the final say
Gov. Jim Justice initially allocated $100 million to maintenance of 95 roadways he calls “COVID-19 highways”
Chief Carmen Best said her neighbors didn’t allow protesters to “trespass or engage in other illegal behavior in the area, despite repeated attempts to do so”
The first responders on bicycles will be able to respond to medical emergencies more quickly than on larger apparatus
City employees demonstrated the self-administering of the tests in a video
Council members say bargaining with the Seattle Police Officers Guild will delay layoffs until November
The department reportedly issued the order to its members amidst ongoing demonstrations in New York City