Digital video isn’t just about sophisticated evidence capture. It can also be vital to preserving an agency’s reputation and enhancing officer safety. Recently, I joined Major Steven A. Williams, Chief Technology Officer for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Law Officer Magazine Editor in Chief Dale Stockton, and GrantsOffice.com’s Michael Paddock in …
Author Archives: Dave Poulin
Laptop Reliability: Toughbook 19 Survives Ambulance Fire
St. James Ambulance District, founded in 1975, provides top-level medical care to the central Missouri cities of St. James, Rosati, Little Prairie Lake and others. Over the years, the ambulance district began to grow and it became clear that it needed a more efficient method for its EMTs and paramedics to track and record everyday …
Behind the Sirens – Technological Advances
No sight makes a motorist’s heart stop faster than flashing red and blue lights in their rear view mirror. More often than not, these lights are atop Ford’s proud Crown Victoria – for more than a decade the top choice of law enforcement. But, all good things must come to an end. After 30 years, …
LEIM 2011: Innovative Technology Driving the Law Enforcement Industry
When scanning the showroom floor of the 35th Annual IACP Law Enforcement Management (LEIM) Training Conference and Exposition in San Diego, CA, there was a clear representation of what is currently top-of-mind for public agencies across the board—a myriad of converging technologies that speak to officer and public safety, enterprise-wide data sharing and the improved …
Luna County Sheriffs Uses Toughbook Computers in Border Patrol Operations
U.S. border security is a regular topic in the news today. From illegal border crossings to drug trafficking, local and state agencies have their hands full as they try to keep the country safe. With the U.S.-Mexico border stretching more than 1,960 miles, the U.S. Border Patrol looks for support from state and local agencies …
