• Texas man dies in shootout with police while livestreaming on Facebook and talking to his sister on a phone, police say

    A Texas man died in a shootout with police after a traffic stop, and he was livestreaming it on Facebook while also talking to his sister on the phone. The Harris County Sheriff's Office said officers pulled over 47-year-old Patrick Hurst on the Farm to Market 1960 road near Ella Boulevard in Houston. Hurst led police on a short chase before he shot at police and they returned fire, killing him. Video from the incident shows that he was livestreaming on Facebook and also on the phone...

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    Maui man dies after police use a stun gun on him

    A 53-year-old man is dead following an incident involving a Maui Police Department officer and taser.

  • Telangana Police To Use Surveillance Drones in Border Areas

    The police, alongside special force known as the ‘Greyhounds’, have increased security operations including setting up check posts at the inter-state borders.

  • The Download: the problem with police bodycams, and how to make useful robots

    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology AI was supposed to make police bodycams better. What happened? When police departments first started buying and deploying bodycams in the wake of the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, a…

  • APD completes review of hundreds of police uses of force

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For years, the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) has been working to comply with a federal settlement agreement over the department's use of force. Now, APD said they've reached a key milestone. As part of the agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, APD has been working to review a backlog of more []

  • Dublin Police Department investigating use of counterfeit money

    LAURENS COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Dublin Police Department is investigating four incidents regarding the use of counterfeit money at business locations on April 6. According to the Dublin Police Department, the money appeared to be marked as ten dollar bills that were washed out and changed to one hundred dollar bills. The suspects were seen getting into a blue Nissan

  • Willard police seek tips tracking unusual robbery crew

    WILLARD, Utah, April 18, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a group with a different approach — offering money to their victims before robbing them. The Willard City Police Department has posted seven photos online of a crew and their vehicles who recently worked the parking lot of the Flying […] The post Willard police seek tips tracking unusual robbery crew first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

  • Washington police use of force database project faces delays

    (The Center Square) – In 2021, the Washington State Legislature enacted Senate Bill 5259 directing the state Attorney General's Office to build a police use of force database that would continually receive information from state law enforcement agencies. According to the bill's fiscal note, the "approximate timeline" for the project would be to have it up and running by April 2023. However, a year past that date the database has yet to be operational. Washington State University...

  • Arrests made after stolen U-Haul tracked down in chase: Police

    Officers said that the chase began in Liberty Township Thursday night around 10:45 p.m.

  • Police investigating 'vile' graffiti used on posters in Cedarvale Park

    Article content Police are investigating a “hate”-filled incident at a midtown park after swastikas were scrawled on posters of hostages taken during the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. Article

  • How to Use Google's New 'Find My Device' Service to Track Your Stuff

    On Monday, Google officially rolled out its Find My Device network for Android—not to be confused with Apple's Find My network, of course. But the similar names are appropriate in this case, since Google's new service works just about the same as Apple's—and Tile's, for that matter. Google's service helps you find devices you've left behind or misplaced by leveraging the greater network of Android devices.

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    Dutch government says it may stop using Facebook over privacy concerns

    The Netherlands' digital mininster said the government will be forced to stop using Facebook pages if it doesn't get clarity on its concerns from Meta.