Technology

  • GammaTech Rugged T7Q Tablet to Be Integrated into Victory Police Motorcycles

    Compact, Lightweight Unit Fits Perfectly in Bike's Top Box, Where It Is Easily Accessible; Fast, Dependable, and Agile, American-Made Victory Bikes Provide a Complete Turn-Key Solution

    Press Release • December 5th, 2012

  • Spillman Touch™ Provides Time-Saving Tools to Personnel in the Field

    Personnel can access critical data from a smartphone or iPad

    Press Release • November 29th, 2012

  • Hacking of Florida Sheriff's Website Cost $28K

    A consultant hired by the Lake County Sheriff's Office says the money spent will prevent future attacks.

    News • November 28th, 2012

  • Hazards of Being A 9-1-1 Dispatcher

    We hear screams of terror and horrible tales of human suffering. We listen. We assist. We get help. We often empathize with our callers. We care and there are consequences.

    Article • November 16th, 2012

  • 9 Questions About LE Use of Cell Phone Videos

    Amateur video shot from a cell phone can be important evidence of a variety of different crimes: assault, property crimes, drug crimes and even homicide. But you may not always recover the video from a suspect or victim. If it comes from a witness...

    Article • November 15th, 2012

  • PolicePad

    Zco Corp.'s revolutionary public safety tools PolicePad and FireTabare now available on iPhone and Android smartphones. The new products condense all of the innovative features of its iPad predecessors into an easy-to-use smartphone app.PolicePad...

    Product • November 14th, 2012

  • Cardiac Science, Firehouse and Officer.com Partner to Give Away 10 Automated External Defibrillators

    Fort Atkinson, WI, Nov. 12, 2012 – Cardiac Science, Firehouse and Officer.com have partnered to give away Cardiac Science’s Powerheart G3 or Powerheart AED G3 Plus automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to 10 fire and law enforcement agencies in...

    Article • November 14th, 2012

  • IACP 2012

    Blauer Blauer took their first step into law enforcement’s footwear industry. Their new boot features a BOA lacing system—a technology adopted from the snowboarding industry—that tightens with a twist of a tough-mounted handle and releases...

    Article • November 13th, 2012

  • Virtual reality: A reality for crime scene training

    The nonprofit National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC), in partnership with the University of Tennessee (UT) Law Enforcement Innovation Center (LEIC), is making virtual reality crime scene training available to state and local law...

    Article • November 13th, 2012

  • Michigan State Police Vehicle Tests & Results

    Preliminary results and evaluations of 2013’s police vehicle packages

    Article • November 13th, 2012

  • The digital past, present and future: police smartphones, tablets and laptops

    It’s 1985, and women’s fashion features shoulder pads big enough to work on the football field; Madonna is busy selling her Material Girl image; bands with really big hair and Spandex pants dominate the airwaves; and the Chevy Camaro IROC-Z is one...

    Article • November 13th, 2012

  • On the road again

    Now that November is upon us, is your department dreaming about new additions to its inventory? If you’ve got vehicle upgrades in mind (even down the road), this month’s cover story on page 28 might offer up some food for thought. Every year our...

    Article • November 12th, 2012

  • 20 MORE ways to use your smartphone

    1.‘ponga sus manos donde puedo verlos’ Google Translate How many ways can you say “Put your hands where I can see them”? Reference this helpful translation service with over 50 stored languages when you’re looking to convey your message in...

    Article • October 17th, 2012

  • Standoff explosive detection takes step backward

    On August 8, portions of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport’s Terminal A were evacuated when the airport received bomb threats made toward inbound flights. On July 17, dozens of police, security guards, and federal agents searched Comerica...

    Article • October 17th, 2012

  • A skeptic's encounters with 'Finding Bigfoot'

    FLIR's IR technology can help find more than suspects and evidence, pushing search and rescue to another level

    Article • October 17th, 2012