Unmanned Aircraft Systems have the potential to support the public safety mission in a cost-effective manner.  Getting a program airborne requires a working knowledge of the many issues that a public safety agency must address prior to actually flying a mission.  This workshop will provide information that public safety agencies need to know so that they can determine if there is a role for this technology to support their specific...

  In light of the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut today, we would like to highlight some of the free resources available to those law enforcement agencies tasked with preparing for and responding to such events. On our Downloads page, you will find the following material: “Incident Commander”, released by BreakAway and the Department of Justice in 2007, is a ground-breaking training tool that employs PC game technology to allow...

Just after noon on November 6, 2012, the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit, ABLE 1, was on a routine patrol over the Summerfield area of District 1 due to a recent increase of daytime, residential burglaries.  At 12:20pm, GCSO Communications dispatched a Breaking and Entering in progress at a business on High Point Road. ABLE 1 advised Communications that they would be enroute to the call and arrived on scene four...

The Novi, Michigan Police Department is the proud new owner of a military Humvee.  The vehicle was acquired at no cost through the 1033 Federal Excess Property program.  It is expected that the Humvee will be used for public relations, transporting guns to the range, as a utility vehicle and during snow storms. For more information on the 1033 Federal Excess Property program, contact SRTB-RC at 1-866-RURAL-LE or by email at...

CrimeSolutions.gov is a one-stop shop for information about programs that work in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services. This website is a credible resource to inform practitioners about what works using the best available evidence in order to help state, local, and tribal jurisdictions address crime effectively and efficiently. Click this link to see an interview with Dr. Phelan Wyrick of CrimeSolutions.gov...

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