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'Next-generation 911' gear modernizes police  2
Chris Woodyard USA TODAY RoboCop would be proud. Maybe even amazed. Like the main character of the then-futuristic 1987 movie about an all-seeing humanoid cop, patrol officers are being equipped with the ...
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Throwable SWAT robot aids in special operations1
By PoliceOne Staff Tactical micro-robot manufacturer ReconRobotics says their mobile, throwable robot will aid law enforcement in a variety of tactical situations. The 1.2-lb ReconRobotics Throwbot XT ...
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Wireless providers to disable stolen phones1
By Eric Tucker Associated Press WASHINGTON — Major wireless service companies have agreed to disable cellphones after they are reported stolen under a strategy intended to deter the theft and resale ...
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Video: App acts as remote control for police car11
By PoliceOne Staff A new system demonstrated this week on the Microsoft campus uses a Windows 8 app to control a police cruiser's lights, sirens, rear door and other in-vehicle features. In the video ...
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Mobile fingerprint scanners making field IDs easier
Technology capable of scanning fingerprints in the field is becoming cheaper and more accessible. The most common use is for officers in the field to identify suspects and reveal aliases, but there are ...
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Sensear muffs provide secure, clear communication
By Scott M. Bruner PoliceOne Product EditorOne of the more intriguing products for the public safety field at March's IWCE show in Las Vegas was Sensear's line of ear muff devices. The muffs are not only ...
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New cell phone system improving covert operations 1
When you think of a confidential informant out on the street, an image of someone with wires placed strategically underneath clothing and hidden microphones comes to mind. Or perhaps your informant has ...
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How to buy radio headsets
By Tim DeesFor many years, cops got the information from their portable radios through the built-in speaker or a shoulder mic. That worked, but clarity was impaired in high-noise environments, and the ...
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A decade of challenges and changes in communications1
We have come a long way in the last decade, breaking down many barriers and achieving tremendous progress, but we still have many gaps to overcome. The public safety community still is far behind commercial users in terms of communications functionality. Let's take a moment to reflect on the past decade of challenges and changes made in land mobile radio, mobile data terminals, governance, standards, and training.
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Trapster — A source in search of a crowd11
When Trapster launched back in April 2008, one blogger accurately described the offering as a “social network that pinpoints speed traps and red-light cameras.” There’s more to it than that, but if you first think about the offering as a community in the model of Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace, you’ll have pretty good understanding of what the company is trying to accomplish. ...
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Police info sent via Twitter during G20 'was public'3
By Dugald McConnell CNN.comThe attorney for one of two men arrested during last month's G-20 summit for sending Twitter messages to help protesters argues that they were merely passing along public information.The ...
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How to buy wireless handsets
Although we know there was a time long when public safety functioned without radios, it is hard for us to imagine now. The radio, almost more than any other piece of public safety equipment, has become ...
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Utility of mobile broadband technology for LE
It’s hard to believe it has almost been two years since I last contributed an article to PoliceOne. In June 2007, our agency made a huge leap to a new style of policing, which we called Strategic ...
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