North Andover, Mass., To Buy Body-Worn Cameras for $200K
North Andover’s Select Board voted unanimously to earmark $200,000 from its Capital Improvement Plan to purchase body‑worn cameras for the police department. The funding will equip 50 officers at roughly $2,000 each, covering both hardware and software. The allocation replaces $200,000 previously set aside for the senior‑center project and will be presented to voters in the May 12 Town Meeting as part of a $10.7 million capital budget. Ongoing costs for data storage and software licensing will be sourced from municipal IT or police budgets after procurement.
Motorola Solutions Buys 911 Call Center AI Firm HyperYou
Motorola Solutions announced the acquisition of HyperYou, a startup that provides agentic AI for 911 call centers. The technology targets non‑emergency calls, which make up roughly two‑thirds of call volume, and adds real‑time language translation. Motorola will embed HyperYou’s AI...
Michigan Sees Boom in License Plate Reader Usage
Waterford Township police chief secured board approval to expand its license‑plate reader (LPR) network, adding four new cameras to the existing twelve. LPR technology has surged across Michigan, with more than 180 law‑enforcement agencies—about one‑third of the state—using Flock Safety...
Oakland County, Mich., Weighs Flock Drones Amid Privacy Concern
Oakland County commissioners will review a nine‑month pilot with Flock that provides seven drones for case‑related investigations. The pilot is free, but if not terminated by Dec. 15, 2026, a two‑year contract worth about $2.5 million automatically activates. Each flight’s route, duration and...
Minneapolis Area Cities Shutting Off License Plate Cameras
Twin Cities police departments have been installing automated license‑plate readers (ALPRs) from Flock Safety, but several municipalities are now pulling back. Brooklyn Park terminated its $24,000 contract and is switching to Axon after privacy and service complaints, while Shorewood shut off...
Authorities Deploy AI Surveillance Towers Near San Diego
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has installed 203 AI‑powered surveillance towers along the U.S.–Mexico border, including roughly two dozen in the San Diego sector. The towers, ranging from 120 to 180 feet tall, combine cameras, radar, 5G and Starlink links to autonomously...
Can a New AI-Powered Platform Help Police Close Cases?
Guillaume Delépine founded San Francisco‑based Longeye to use AI for sorting massive digital evidence, aiming to boost police case‑closure rates. The platform, now negotiating 20 contracts, ingests data such as phone records, emails and GPS to deliver searchable case summaries,...
New Washington Law Regulates License Plate Readers
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 6002, the state’s first set of rules governing automated license plate readers (ALPR). The law blocks federal and out‑of‑state agencies from accessing data collected by public‑sector cameras, bans placement near health‑care facilities, courts...
Los Angeles Jury’s Verdict on Social Media May Spark Change
Two landmark jury verdicts this week dealt blows to Meta and Google, with a Los Angeles jury awarding $6 million to a teen plaintiff and a New Mexico panel imposing $375 million on Meta for allegedly designing addictive features for children. The cases...
Amid ‘Buyer’s Remorse,’ Cleveland Warms to Traffic Cameras
Cleveland City Council is reconsidering automatic traffic cameras as speeding and red‑light citations have plummeted—down 68% for speeders and 54% for red‑light violations since 2015. Council members highlighted a 2014 voter‑approved charter ban that now limits the city’s ability to...
Cobb County, Ga., Eyes Federal Grant for World Cup Security
The Cobb County Police Department is set to receive a $10.68 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to purchase counter‑unmanned aircraft systems (C‑UAS) ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The funding will equip the department with radar‑camera...
Seattle Mayor Halts Police Surveillance Camera Expansion
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced a pause on the planned expansion of police CCTV cameras, except for a limited deployment at World Cup stadiums pending a credible threat. She ordered a comprehensive audit of existing camera protocols, partnering with NYU’s...
NLC Partnership Aims to Help Local Govt. In Deploying Drones
The National League of Cities (NLC) has partnered with drone‑technology firm BRINC to create a nationwide program that helps municipalities launch drone‑as‑first‑responder (DFR) services linked to 911 calls. BRINC will handle site selection, FAA waivers, installation, training and dashboard reporting,...
New Portable Electrocardiogram Lets EMTs Diagnose Heart Attack
Kern County Public Health has deployed a new AI‑enabled, five‑lead portable electrocardiogram that delivers 12‑lead diagnostics to EMTs. Within weeks of the Feb. 1 rollout, Hall Ambulance EMTs used the device to identify a myocardial infarction in a home patient, enabling...
Tornado Season Ahead, Cass County, Ind., Sheriff Promotes App
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has launched a public app on Apple and Google Play that aggregates inmate data, sex‑offender registries, and community resources. It offers push notifications for National Weather Service tornado warnings and plans to add alerts for...
