Segways give New York police a PR boost
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New York City police have found a public relations boost in a two-wheeled scooter, welcome relief to a department criticized for suspected racism and excessive force.
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Law Enforcement agencies across the country are adding a new technology known as LPR, or License Plate Recognition, to help them fight crime, child abductions and terrorism.
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New York City's traffic congestion pricing plan cleared a key hurdle on Thursday, when the state government authorized it to begin installing the "needed equipment," though lawmakers denied the city the ability to impose fees without state approval.
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NEW YORK -- A New York City Police Department helicopter with an ultra-sensitive radiation detector affixed to its tail whipped through a wintry sky over Lower Manhattan last month, hunting block by block through the concrete canyons of Wall Street for a black SUV containing the components of a h...
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This city is among the first in the nation to use infrared scanners that read license plates on moving and parked cars, giving officials immediate access to a database of police and tax records in their hunt for criminals and tax delinquents.
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LoJack Corp. , the Westwood company that pioneered stolen-car tracking devices in the 1980s, is unveiling a gadget to help police recover motorcycles.
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A 4-year-old program that sends rookie police officers to crime hot spots in New York City has helped the city achieve the lowest crime rate in 17 years and will be doubled in size in 2008, police officials say.
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Teams of police officers equipped with submachine guns and bomb-sniffing dogs have become a part of the landscape of post-Sept. 11 New York, patrolling around Wall Street and such landmarks as the Empire State building.
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Police patrols are stepped up to catch drivers ignoring speed limits imposed by roadworks between Glasgow and Ayr.
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Segway announced in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission a voluntary recall to upgrade the software in its Personal Transporter units to prevent users from falling off in certain circumstances.
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The traffic in Cairo, and the army of police officers who try to manage it, tell much about modern Egypt.
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If you're going to be in New York soon, you may want to think twice about crossing the street wearing an iPod. That's because legislation is being introduced that would make being distracted by an electronic device while crossing the street illegal.
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WESTTOWN, N.Y. - According to New York City's traffic office, Russell Falkena ran a red light on Manhattan's West Side, in his rowboat. Falkena, 46, of Westtown in upstate Orange County, recently received a $50 traffic ticket in the mail for running a light in December.
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The New York Police Department has hired the RAND Corp. to examine its stop-and-frisk policy for evidence of racial bias after statistics surfaced showing more than a half-million pedestrians were searched last year.
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KEWASKUM, Wis. - A police chief who ticketed himself for a traffic violation says that he has received congratulatory e-mails from all over the globe and that he has even turned down money to cover the fine.
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New York City increased its transit security Tuesday, sending hundreds of additional officers to patrol subways and conduct random bag searches following deadly bombings on a busy commuter rail system in India.
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The army of yellow cabs that trolls New York City's streets was somewhat smaller Wednesday as some drivers idled their cars to protest new global-positioning technology the city wants installed in all taxis.