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The NYPD takes another, tech-powered leap forward with a new crime-fighting app for Android smartphones.
pcmag.com (1 month and 6 days ago)
NYPD, Microsoft create crime-fighting tech system by Colleen Long The Associated Press Published Feb 22, 2013 07:08PM MDT New York • A 911 call comes in about a possible bomb in lower Manhattan and an alert pops up on computer screens at the New York Police Department, instantly showing officers an interactive map of the neighborhood, footage from nearby security cameras,...
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A Utah-based software firm is using technology to help law enforcement reduce crime and aid schools in their efforts to...
deseretnews.com (1 month and 16 days ago)
The NYPD may not at the point where it can deploy its own RoboCop to patrol the streets, but its high-tech gear is on the cutting edge of crime fighting.
amny.com (2 months and 4 days ago)
foxnews.com (2 months and 28 days ago)

In a click, police know exactly what type of situation they're getting into.
yahoo.com (2 months and 28 days ago)
The New York Police Department has teamed up with Microsoft to create futuristic-sounding computer technology that could help officers fight crime in real time.
azstarnet.com (2 months and 29 days ago)

Fighting crime is going social in Denver thanks to a custom website that encourages police to post crime activity specific to each neighborhood.
cbslocal.com (2 months and 21 days ago)

Fiction crime-writer Patricia Cornwell was awarded $50.9 million by a jury on Tuesday after she claimed her former financial management firm cost her tens of millions of dollars in lost money over four years.
abcnews.com (2 months and 30 days ago)
A jury sided with crime writer Patricia Cornwell on Tuesday and awarded her nearly $51 million in her lawsuit against her former financial management company and a former principal in the firm.
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