Yearly Archives: 2025

Advanced Security Cameras Give Cities New Ways to Deter Vandalism and Theft

The prank sounds harmless enough: High school students wait until dark, pour soap into a public fountain and laugh as it fills up with bubbles. But when it happened 17 times in one year — ruining several $30,000 pumps and requiring a two-day cleanup process each time — city officials in Opelika, Ala., began searching for aContinue reading “Advanced Security Cameras Give Cities New Ways to Deter Vandalism and Theft”

As ShotSpotter rolls out in Tacoma, feelings over gunshot detection technology remain mixed

In an effort to curb gun crime, Tacoma announced last year that it was turning to a tool called ShotSpotter. ShotSpotter is a form of Gun Detection Technology (GDT), which uses a series of acoustic microphone sensors to track loud bangs, booms, and pops in a designated area. Once those “dynamic events” are triggered, aContinue reading “As ShotSpotter rolls out in Tacoma, feelings over gunshot detection technology remain mixed”