1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1001+ words) Eric Zimmerman Questions Data Used to Justify LEAD Program (The Center Square) - False information led Congress and others to appropriate tens of millions of dollars in cities across the nation for the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion model, data shows. As…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (434+ words) (The Center Square) – Family members of victims of violent crime committed by minors, along with other advocates, pushed for legislative reform in California Tuesday morning to impose harsher measures on minors who commit violent crime. Advocates said during a press…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1120+ words) As a Georgia state senator, chairman of the Committee on Public Safety, former firefighter and EMT, and business executive, I have spent my career focused on protecting communities while upholding the trust that makes effective public safety possible. Recent reports…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (222+ words) (The Center Square) – Homeland Security arrested 1,328 people it says are illegally in America on a sweep through Virginia and Maryland Aug. 1-14. Among the charges filed, in addition to being unlawfully in the United States, were murder, attempted murder and rape....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (444+ words) (The Center Square) – A new bill that would prevent license plate data from being stored for more than 60 days is expected to be up for a vote in the California Legislature this week. Senate Bill 1013, authored by Sen. Sabrina Cervantes,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (440+ words) (The Center Square) – Former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence for the July 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, a Springfield woman, in her home. Grayson was found guilty of second degree murder by…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (622+ words) Wilson: Public Safety Is a High Priority for My Administration (The Center Square) - Seattle City Councilmember Bob Kettle said Friday that Mayor Katie Wilson has no public safety plan and called on her to take immediate action to deliver results…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (349+ words) (The Center Square) – Federal and state officials are questioning Illinois sanctuary policies after a Jordanian national charged with illegal possession of Molotov cocktails was released on electronic monitoring while he was unlawfully present in the United States. Hamed Alsaidi, 31, was…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (703+ words) (The Center Square) – Flock, a video surveillance company, is working to build privacy legislation in the United States based on the company’s policies. An emerging license-plate-reading camera company, Flock has faced intense scrutiny from lawmakers and the public in recent…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (321+ words) (The Center Square) – Amid privacy concerns and reports of misuse, law enforcement officials in Florida are highlighting the positives they have seen come from using the AI-powered Flock camera system. In Jacksonville, Flock’s License Plate Readers, or LPRs, have helped…...