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The BLUETTI portable power station quickly, and quietly, charges radios, smartphones and other devices when other power sources are not available
Although prison officials have long battled illegal cell phones, smart phones have changed the game
Company says the announced split of Motorola Mobility from Motorola Inc. means improved research and development and better products for the public safety market
An anonymous, twentysomething blogger is giving an inside view of Mexico’s raging drug war
Why it is important and how we can utilize it
The CopLogic program allows people to file their own crime reports
The Texas Department of Public Safety has instituted a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders program
Eliminated need to travel to parole board hearings
Interpol is hoping that social networking sites prove a fruitful tool for the 26 fugitives on its new public list
Detained suspect was investigated after another jail inmate received threatening letters
Contraband searches not necessary with e-mail
Police want local access to patients’ criminal history
Court officials cannot find interpreters who speak their language
The price tag for Luna County’s full communications upgrade exceeds a quarter-million dollars
Cell Detector Bloodhound sniffs out contraband phones
Delaware County residents now have the ability to register for around-the-clock notices
The letters, priced at $200, and envelopes, priced at $100, were sent by Ohio killer Anthony Sowell