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Sheriff wants expansion of cameras near border
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A network of government surveillance cameras dots the San Diego County coastline, where smugglers are increasingly turning to small boats and even surfboards to sneak migrant workers and illegal drugs into the country. The surveillance system has been quietly run by a coalition of federal and local
agencies. Now Sheriff William Gore wants the county to expand the network by negotiating a no-bid contract with FLIR Systems Inc., a private security company that supplies the cameras for the intergovernmental operation. The cameras have a 10-mile range. More
Sheriff uses software to scare kids away from drugs
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Sheriff Tom Allman says he has
found a way to keep kids off methamphetamine. If they could see what they'd look like after using the highly addictive drug, it might get them to stay away from it forever. With help from some image-altering software, Allman is out to show teens the face of meth. The simulation program Face2Face — often called "Your Face on Meth" — shows teens what they would look like six months, one year and even three years into a methamphetamine habit.
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Sheriff plans to set up own SWAT team
Houston Chronicle
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The Harris County, Texas, Sheriff's Office is starting an elite "high-risk" squad with the aim of developing it into a full-fledged SWAT team. Maj. Bob Doguim began soliciting applications for the eight-member team two weeks ago, just about the time his boss, Sheriff Adrian Garcia, was preparing a budget plan that would slash
department spending by $47 million in the year that begins March 1. The high-risk unit's first hires will come from the existing ranks as the deputies' union is sending out a newsletter criticizing the sheriff for what it calls "reduced boots on the ground."
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Sheriff's department saves time and money on prisoner transport
The Gettysburg Times
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A Pennsylvania sheriff’s department has a “new” prisoner transport bus. It is expected to save county taxpayers money, and already has not cost them anything, Sheriff James Muller said. “You could say the inmates paid for it,” he quipped. The used bus was purchased and converted with fees paid by defendants sheriff deputies have picked up on magistrate (district judge) warrants during the past four
years. Last week, the bus was used for the first time in its role transporting county prison inmates to appearances in the county Court of Common Pleas.
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California police department builds the case for stun guns
San Francisco Chronicle
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One-third of
shootings by San Francisco police over a five-year period might have been avoided had officers been equipped with less-lethal options such as Tasers, a police study suggests. Unlike many departments, San Francisco police officers are not equipped with Tasers, stun guns that disrupt a target's muscle control. Chief George Gascón, who ordered the study shortly after coming on the job in late July, says the city should consider adopting the devices.
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A link to a criminal's
ink
Detroit Free Press
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That heart tattoo you got in a stupor last Valentine's Day might serve as more than a reminder to avoid hard liquor: It could soon help police identify you if you commit a crime. Michigan State University has licensed tattoo-matching technology to MorphoTrak, a company that works with law-enforcement officials in identifying people based on biometrics — or unique
physical and behavioral characteristics, such as fingerprints and facial measurements. The new technology analyzes not only tattoo designs, but also their colors and textures, to compute similarities.
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Georgia police beef up sidearms to counter criminals
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Gangs and drug traffickers have ditched their pistols for assault rifles and other military-style firearms, leaving police outgunned. To beef up its arsenal, one Georgia police department is trading in its 9 mm handguns for .40-caliber weapons, which are more effective. Last week, the Dekalb county commission approved the purchase of 1,200 Smith & Wesson .40-caliber handguns to replace the force’s Berettas.
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Thousands of California inmates now eligible for release
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California will begin to reduce its prison population by about 6,500 inmates over the next year under a state law. The new law forces prison officials to review the files of tens of thousands of low-risk offenders and give good time
credit to anyone who participated in educational or rehab classes. The controversial plan reduces the inmate population by roughly 6,500 over the next year, saving the financially struggling state $500 million.
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Ulster County, New York, Sheriff's office helping in Haiti
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Three members of the Ulster County, New York, Sheriff's office flew to Haiti last week to help with security, provide supplies and improve infrastructure in the wake of the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. Sgt. C.J. Polocco, Deputy Kevin Richards and Deputy Donald Hughes flew into
Haiti on Friday to begin their tour of benevolence. The three are veterans of the local police force and are using their accrued vacation time to volunteer in Haiti. None of them had been to the island nation before.
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Pennsylvania police keep eye on schools with help of laptops
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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A Pittsburgh-area police department is upgrading its vehicles with software that will provide video feeds of the buildings in the local school district in the event of an emergency. The city council voted 5-1 last week to approve a contract with OnSite Information Systems Inc. of Murrysvillle, Pa., for Responder Knowledge-based software. Police Chief Tom Seefeld said laptops will be placed in the
municipality's seven police vehicles to receive video feeds of the school buildings and will include other features such as electronic floor plans and building diagrams.
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