Archive for the ‘LEO’ Category
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
LEO these days loves their gadgets. Some of their high tech gizmos are turning catching criminals into fishing with dynamite. And Charles "Sid" Heal of the LA Sheriff's Department knows his gadgets hands-down.
But for the last decade, Heal has dedicated himself to helping cops avoid deadly confrontations. As ...
Posted in LEO | No Comments »
Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
The first time I heard about the Scram Bracelet I thought it was an interesting way to combat against drunk drivers. It's worn on the ankle.
SCRAM is an acronym for "Secure Continuous Remote Control Monitor" and analyzes sweat for the detection of alcohol use. This bracelet then relays information ...
Posted in LEO | No Comments »
Thursday, May 11th, 2006
I reported a while back on the addition of 500 wireless security cameras in NYC
Crime fighting in New York has become serious business, and Mayor Bloomberg has unveiled an 11 million "Real Time Crime Center", a technology center that is changing the way crimes are ...
Posted in LEO | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006
Here's a brilliant idea to help deter against stolen cars.
Setting "traps" for car thieves. These are typically nice cars that are decked out with rims, nice stereo systems, or other items that thieves would find "valuable" being sold.
Thing is, it's also equipped with other things thieves can't see. Hidden ...
Posted in LEO | No Comments »
Friday, April 21st, 2006
A new device called the "Cell Deck" gives police the ability to download data from PDA's and Cell Phones.
This technology was developed by Logicube, a company based in Chatsworth California. It's compatible with over 160 cell phones and PDA models. With just a few taps of a stylus, the Cell ...
Posted in LEO | 2 Comments »
Sunday, April 16th, 2006
Are you planning on walking down the streets of Brooklyn, New York? If you are, you aren't walking alone.
Brand new wireless cameras are being added to "watch the streets from above" to assist in crime prevention, fight against terrorism and identify suspects in crimes perpetrated on Brooklyns streets. These will ...
Posted in LEO, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Monday, April 10th, 2006
It's no surprise that security cameras have been installed just about everywhere. You can find them in homes, in businesses and places where the public congregates.
Most times, security cameras just record a days events..
But sometimes security cameras catch criminals in the act and help lead to their arrest and prosecution.
Life was much different ...
Posted in LEO | No Comments »
Monday, April 3rd, 2006
That's what England is doing!
The University of Sheffield has developed a database of shoeprints to assist Police in criminal investigations. Shoeprints are taken at about 15% of all crime scenes.
A new law gives shoe print evidence the same weight as DNA and fingerprints.
I think that this is very innovative, and ...
Posted in LEO | No Comments »
Monday, March 27th, 2006
GARFIELD HEIGHTS -- A new piece of technology is helping fight the war against drunk driving.
Authorities in Garfield Heights today were taking a look at a device known as a "Scram" bracelet.It monitors the perspiration of its wearer to determine if they've consumed alcohol.
Some areas have already begun having drunk ...
Posted in LEO, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Thursday, March 23rd, 2006
Whilst making rounds about the net, I found an article from Kansas City about how they are going to be implementing portable fingerprint machines into their police cruisers.
54 law enforcement agencies have traded the ink-and-paper fingerprinting method for biometric imaging, which electronically scans a digital image of the print. Sixty ...
Posted in LEO | No Comments »
