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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
CJIS holds memorial ceremony for fallen West Virginia law enforcement officers
CLARKSBURG, (WBOY) — The FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) division held its annual Memorial Ceremony on Tuesday in Honor of Fallen West Virginia Law Enforcement Officers. The ceremony allowed the law-enforcement community to pay tribute to those who have given their lives in the line of duty. This year, no member of West Virginia law enforcement died in the line of duty, but attendees still reflected on those who have made the ultimate sacrifice both in and outside of the state. Morgantown union members attending NIOSH protest in Washington, DC During the ceremony, it was mentioned how 64 law-enforcement officers throughout the country were killed in the line of duty in the past year. 'We gather here once a year to pay our respects to those who have fallen and to remind ourselves that these folks are members of our community and they gave their lives in service of our community and we want to also honor the loved ones who are left behind and let them know that we are still thinking about them,' Assistant Director of CJIS Tim Ferguson told 12 News. In addition to remarks, a 21-gun salute and a performance of Taps, the ceremony included an honor roll in which every name of fallen West Virginia Law Enforcement Officers as well as fallen local FBI Special Agents was read aloud. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Techday NZ
14-05-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Motorola expands Assist Chat AI to boost public safety access
Motorola Solutions has announced the extension of its Assist Chat AI technology to public safety agencies in a move aimed at making agency data more accessible to a broader range of first responders, from dispatchers to investigators. The company will provide all public safety agencies with a complimentary starter edition of Assist Chat, an AI assistant designed to securely connect users to their agency's data, procedures and case history while maintaining compliance with relevant FBI and CJIS security standards. Assist Chat is initially being rolled out to the US market, with plans to expand to Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) in the future. The A/NZ region shares the P25 digital radio standard with the US, which is expected to support a smooth transition. Mahesh Saptharishi, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Motorola Solutions, said: "We're making an agency's data accessible and actionable to its staff to a whole new standard. With Assist Chat, any role within a public safety agency - whether on the front lines or in the back office - can now converse with their data in a secure environment. As agencies advance and adopt more Assist capabilities throughout their software, Assist becomes exponentially more useful in accelerating workflows and confirming data accuracy." Currently, approximately 3,600 of the 6,000 public safety answering points in the United States use Motorola Solutions' emergency command centre software, which integrates Assist for a number of functions such as call transcription, translation, handling non-emergency inquiries and streamlining tasks to support swifter dispatch. Motorola Solutions is now expanding Assist's functionality to include computer-aided dispatch (CAD) and records management software. This move enables features such as the real-time processing of radio transcripts and location metadata, allowing for faster decision-making by dispatchers. The system can identify specific scenarios, such as a car crash, and automatically generate dispatch incidents with recommended responses, such as sending an ambulance to the relevant address. AI-driven features in records management also allow officers to review and refine their written narratives by checking them for accuracy against sources including video evidence, radio audio and CAD logs. Investigators and crime analysts will be able to use Assist for in-depth research tasks in a secure, CJIS-compliant environment, for example generating historical location maps of vehicles involved in crime investigations. JC Meyer, Manager of Technology Services at the Department of Public Safety in Lee County, Florida, said: "Assist streamlines emergency response, taking stress off our team. It automates routine tasks and simplifies the steps that need to happen in quick succession to effectively respond to an emergency, giving our team more time and capacity to be there for the person in need of help." Mahesh Saptharishi added: "AI is not a discrete ingredient but the foundation of our public safety software. Think of Assist as our products' central nervous system. It can proactively support each user with role-specific information contextualised to the time, task, person and place. As agencies consolidate information into a single secure and private repository through Chat, each new data stream and source they add with Assist helps to increase the accuracy and usefulness of AI's suggestions." Assist Chat functions as a conversational interface across Motorola Solutions' public safety workflow applications, combining large language model technology with secure access to agency knowledge bases. It is designed with specific security features and guardrails, and all data remains within each agency's controlled environment. Each agency maintains ownership and control of their own data, with no data sharing between agencies. Through Assist Chat, users can conduct voice or text queries on dispatch, records, evidence, and prior case histories — including video and image content — within a secure platform. In addition to facilitating investigative and emergency response tasks, agencies can use AI to identify potential gaps or improvements in internal policies, such as making recommendations for new policies based on frequently asked questions or new industry guidance. Mahesh Saptharishi remarked: "The critical information first responders need is often buried beneath an avalanche of data. Assist Chat builds bridges from raw information to readily available answers."
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Yahoo
Dunnellon council says yes to the sheriff providing law enforcement services
DUNNELLON — On April 15, the Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted to accept an agreement for the Marion County Sheriff's Office to provide law enforcement services to the city of Dunnellon. On April 16, the Dunnellon City Council voted 5-0 to accept the proposal. Barring any unforeseen hiccups, the contract becomes effective May 13. This means sheriff's Lt. Julie Vowinkel, the Dunnellon district commander for the sheriff's office, is in charge of six deputies patrolling the city's approximately 7.4 square miles and serving its nearly 2,000 residents. While the agreement doesn't kick in until May 13, deputies already have been doing the job for a little more than a week. Dunnellon Police Department officers have been on paid leave since April 14. They will continue to get their pay until May 13. Vowinkel has acted as the city's interim chief since February, pursuant to the Agreement for Temporary Assumption of Law Enforcement Oversight and Assignment of Law Enforcement Executive, which was signed by the sheriff and the mayor. The switch from Dunnellon officers to sheriff's deputies was made because city officials felt the police department has had too many problems through the years and it was time for a change. With that issue behind them, the next step for council was to appoint a chief of police/community resource officer. The city charter requires Dunnellon to have a police chief; that can only be changed by referendum. Dunnellon Police Capt. Ron Bray has been in charge of the police department after former Police Chief Chris Scaglione was placed on administrative leave in November 2024. At the April 16 meeting, Vice Mayor Tim Inskeep made a motion for Bray to be the chief of police/community resource officer. Mayor Walter Green and council members Wally Dunn, Rex Lehmann and Valerie Hanchar all approved. Bray, who was in attendance, thanked the council for its support. Some of the provisions listed in the job's description: Act as the liaison between the Dunnellon City Council and the Marion County Sheriff's Office. Coordinate with the Marion County Sheriff's Office to address crime prevention and law enforcement problems occurring within the city. Prepare and manage the department's budget to meet the financial goals of the city. Monitor budget expenditures. Maintain routine and special patrols on the waterways within the city. Coordinate and provide training of all department staff to include advanced and high-liability training to ensure a high level of professionalism is maintained and agency personnel remain in compliance with FDLE/CJSTC training requirements. Assured the department is compliant with all FDLE/CJIS rules and regulations. Law enforcement: Marion County Sheriff's Office temporarily takes lead at the Dunnellon Police Department The salary range for the job is $62,790 to $92,909. City officials have not yet determined Bray's pay. Contact Austin L. Miller at This article originally appeared on Ocala Star-Banner: Deputies patrolling the streets of the city of Dunnellon, Florida
