Leveraging LPR
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) has been using license plate recognition (LPR) for approximately five years with substantial success. We have learned many lessons since our first three ...
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) has been using license plate recognition (LPR) for approximately five years with substantial success. We have learned many lessons since our first three ...
The Lawrence (Kan.) PD, like many, has seen a dramatic increase in the theft of metal, including scrap metal, metal from buried cable lines and copper from air conditioners. Meanwhile, ...
After losing 20% of its police force, RPD needed to identify force multipliers. Video became integral to operations and dispatch is critical to video success. As the surveillance system was ...
Computing technology in the patrol vehicle environment continues to grow in capabilities while remaining the same—or shrinking—in size and weight. Several leading companies in the public safety computing field offer ...
At first glance, Leesburg (Va.) Police Department (LPD) looks like Anytown (U.S.A.) PD. Look just a little closer, however, and you’ll see a department that’s proactively looking for opportunities to ...
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a statistical projection of traffic fatalities in 2011 shows that an estimated 32,310 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes. Put ...
The Lincoln, Neb., PD (LPD) has a long tradition of technological innovation. The department, for example, began using computers in 1978. The result: “Our databases are big and data rich,” ...
With nearly 10,000 sworn officers, there’s no question that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) is big. But recent investments in technology—and a long-term commitment to technology as a ...
I’m retired now so I drive like an old person. As soon as I get in a car my shoulders hunch, I shrink about eight inches, my hair turns blue ...