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Apr 20 2024
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Experts say panic buttons can enhance school safety, but only 6 states require them
In December 2021, the principal at Eagle Point Elementary School in Broward County, Florida, received an anonymous bomb threat. Using a silent panic alarm app on her phone, she alerted police and within seconds her image appeared on multiple screens in the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office was able to immediately give her instructions to evacuate the school, and call the
CNN (Online News)Mar 29 2024
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Oakland businesses team up for $10 million ‘security enhancement program’
(KRON)—The CEOs of four of Oakland’s largest employers — Blue Shield of California, Kaiser Permanente, Pacific Gas and Electric, and Clorox — have announced plans to collaborate on a $10 million security enhancement program to improve public safety and the safety of their collective employees. In partnership with the Oakland Police Department, the four companies hope to improve visible and
KRON4Mar 17 2024
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Enhanced security at Bloomington mosque after incident in parking lot
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Security measures are being enhanced at a Bloomington mosque after an incident in the parking lot Saturday night. Police are investigating what happened near the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center. They put up crime scene tape and WCCO saw an investigator using a metal detector in front of the center. The mosque said the individuals involved in Saturday's incident are not known
CBS News (Online)Apr 19 2024
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Alexandra Block: As Dexter Reed shooting shows, pretextual traffic stops don’t enhance public safety
Dexter Reed’s death at the hands of Chicago police officers in Humboldt Park provoked a range of emotions among city residents — from outrage about Reed’s killing to confusion around his interaction with the officers and sympathy for the officer wounded when Reed allegedly fired a gun from within his car. Ongoing investigations will, we hope, bring additional facts to light. The death of Reed
Chicago TribuneMar 23 2024
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Texas Department of Transportation enhances safety with new LED lighting project
Drivers and pedestrians will have a safer drive as the Texas Department of Transportation is installing additional LED light poles to a portion of North Mesa. A spokesperson with TXDOT said they are working on replacing 130 30” light poles and 37 40” light poles from N. Mesa and Doniphan to N. Mesa and Glory Road as part of a safety lighting project. People we spoke to said they are looking
KFOX 14Mar 22 2024
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Stormont Vail enhances security at main campus, Behavioral Health Clinic
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Stormont Vail Health has implemented additional security measures at its main campus. The main hospital and Behavioral Health Center now have metal detectors at their main entrances. Both were installed in early March. A spokesperson with Stormont Vail didn’t provide a reason for the upgrades, besides a general effort to make the hospital the safest it can be. “The
WIBW 13Mar 29 2024
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Judge rejects dropping enhancements in high-profile Dublin double murder case
(KRON) — In a high-profile East Bay murder case, a judge rejected prosecutors’ attempt to lower the amount of prison time an accused killer will face if convicted at trial. Ex-Alameda County Sheriff’s Deputy Devin Williams Jr. is charged with murdering his estranged lover, Maria Tran, and Tran’s husband on the night of Sept. 6, 2022. Williams had just finished working his night shift at an
KRON4Apr 10 2024
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Masters, IBM enhancing fan experience with Hole Insights to track tournament shots in real time
Whether it’s your 10th time playing or your first, the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club is a daunting task for every golfer.It’s the only major of the golfing season that’s continuously played at the same course, yet golfers sometimes take weeks off between tournaments just to prepare for it. And that preparation isn’t just dialing in the swing or working on nailing putts. Like any sport
Fox News (Online News)Apr 04 2024
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Howard County Leaders Launch Opportunities for Wealth-Building Now, Enhance Other Programs
HOWARD COUNTY, MD — A new homeownership program has been launched in Howard County to help more residents own a home by offering low-interest financing for down payment assistance, improving home renovation loan criteria and investing in homeownership programs. Called Opportunities for Wealth-Building Now, or OWN, the new program was announced by county leaders in addition to changes being
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