Police stories

Police are pressing pause for now on using facial recognition technology to identify people off live camera feeds, but will still use it on stored footage.>>

Cybercrime has been estimated to cost the Australian economy AUD$42 billion, according to a new book released by a UNSW cybersecurity expert.>>

SaferCities has announced that Eden Park has been added to its vGRID CCTV network platform.>>

"The reality is that phone use by drivers is commonplace in New Zealand and this is a hard behaviour to shift.">>

It allows for real-time sharing of incident details, resource location, hazards, and warnings as well as status tracking between agencies.>>

“Victoria Police’s frontline officers now have access to data when and where they need it most.">>

The Western Australia Police Force (WAPF) has to process more than 2.8 terabytes of data for every case it investigates.>>

Popular car sharing service GoGet has been hit by a massive data breach that may affect all users who joined prior to July 27, 2017.>>

Sydneysiders are more than happy to become crime-stoppers, but only if their privacy is maintained in the process.>>

“Enabling members of the public to use every day mobile devices to upload audio, video and images provides real time interaction.">>

“The technology will also provide for ACT Policing to meet its need for a self-service online reporting capability.”>>

“We look forward to rolling this out to all emergency services groups in Tasmania.”>>

Black Marble has developed an award-winning application, tuServ, that’s transforming today’s approach to digitizing policing....>>

New Zealand Cricket introduced a number of ideas to strengthen its risk management, including tying a risk register to its strategic plan.>>

Criminals in Dubai, you are officially on notice: The world’s first ‘robocop’ is set to begin roaming the streets of Dubai.>>

"The interactive tool that will provide the public with access to a range of easily accessible information about victims, offenders and crime trends.">>

NEC Australia's Watch House project took out the Infrastructure and Platforms Innovation of the Year iAward.>>

The Northern Territory Police Force and NEC has been acknowledged for its use of facial recognition technology to fight crime.>>

Cyberbullying is a threat to students in New Zealand, and the police are getting involved in educating young people throughout the country.>>

Victoria University is being evacuated following the discovery of a note threatening the detonation of a bomb in the Murphy Building.>>

The NZ Police are urging students and staff to take extra care on Wednesday following a threat via an anonymous online message board >>

“We know the Body Worn Video solution will have clear benefits for the NSW Police Force in the collection of evidentiary data.">>

The NZ Police is concerned at a rising number of people being caught while distracted by their phone, despite legislation being in place since 2009.>>

“This new facial recognition software has already helped police identify or eliminate suspects and it is exciting to see it move to the next phase.">>