Technology

The Officer.com Technology product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various law enforcement technology options and the services that support them.
Santa Cruz County, CA, Sheriff's Office
Santa Cruz County, CA, Sheriff's Office's new Care Alert program is a voluntary database that gives information on local individuals with mental health challenges to better help first responders during calls.
Databases

Calif. Sheriff Launches State's First-of-its-Kind Mental Health Program

Jan. 24, 2025
A first in California, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office's new Care Alert program is a voluntary database with information on residents with mental health challenges to better...
DASH CAM | Troopers jump barrier before semi slides into crash scene, hits patrol vehicles
In-car Video

Watch Mich. Troopers Narrowly Avoid Out-of-Control Tractor-Trailer

Jan. 8, 2025
Two Michigan State Police troopers had to leap over a median wall to get out of the way of a tractor-trailer that careened toward them after hitting a cruiser with another trooper...
Las Vegas responders use drones to rescue teen stranded on Lone Mountain
UAV / UAS

Watch Las Vegas Police Use Drones to Rescue Stranded Teen Hiker

Jan. 7, 2025
Las Vegas police's drone unit located a 17-year-old hiker stranded on a ledge on Lone Mountain, and a drone's spotlight "provided continuous lighting for both the rescuers and...
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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Dispatch Technology

Temporary Fix Found for Los Angeles Sheriff's Crashed CAD System

Jan. 6, 2025
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies can again receive service calls through the computers in their cruisers after the agency's computer-aided dispatch system crashed on New ...
Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | TNS
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy runs a driver’s license in 2019. The agency's computer dispatch system crashed Tuesday.
Dispatch Technology

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Computer Dispatch System Crashes

Jan. 3, 2025
Since the computer dispatch system went down New Year's Eve, Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have been forced to handle calls by radio instead of patrol car terminals.
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UAV / UAS

Bodycam: N.M. Police Deploy Drone to Help Catch Stolen Vehicle Suspect

Jan. 2, 2025
After a suspect in a stolen vehicle fled a traffic stop, Santa Fe police deployed a drone to locate the driver, and the arrest was captured on an officer's body camera.