News tagged with police
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French arrest physicist suspected of al-Qaida link
(AP) -- A nuclear physicist working at the world's largest atom smasher has been arrested on suspicion of links to the Algerian branch of al-Qaida, another blow to a project that has been plagued by glitches and was shut ...
Oct 09, 2009 |
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Police sketch artist evolves: Computer program uses interactive genetic algorithm to help witnesses remember criminals
Criminals are having a harder time hiding their faces, thanks to new software that helps witnesses recreate and recognize suspects using principles borrowed from the fields of optics and genetics.
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Child's play may revolutionize video gaming, police work
(PhysOrg.com) -- What do hide-and-seek, police searches and video games such as Half-Life 2 have in common? More than you would think, say two University of Alberta researchers.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Social-networking sites increasingly play a role in solving crimes, police searches
While rescue crews intensify their search for a Chicago doctoral student missing in a remote region of Costa Rica, help is coming from an unlikely army of online supporters from around the globe.
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Australian charged with infecting 3,000 computers
(AP) -- A 20-year-old Australian man has been charged with infecting more than 3,000 computers around the world with a virus designed to capture banking and credit card data, police said Thursday.
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Iowa 911 call center becomes first to accept texts
An emergency call center in the basement of the county jail in Waterloo, Iowa, became the first in the country to accept text messages sent to "911," starting Wednesday.
Aug 05, 2009 |
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SKorean police: Hackers extracted data in attacks
(AP) -- Hackers extracted lists of files from computers that they contaminated with the virus that triggered cyberattacks last week in the United States and South Korea, police in Seoul said Tuesday.
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Police work undermines cardiovascular health, comparison to general population shows
It is well documented that police officers have a higher risk of developing heart disease: The question is why.
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Research puts police gun detectors a step closer
The new technology - being designed by Newcastle, Manchester Metropolitan and Queen Mary universities - uses electro magnetic waves in order to pick up 'reflections' from concealed guns, gun barrels or knives without the ...
Jun 09, 2009 |
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NYPD looking at futuristic weapons technology
(AP) -- The New York Police Department is looking into adapting futuristic technology that would allow officers' guns to recognize one another in an effort to avoid the type of friendly fire incident that left a cop dead ...
Jun 06, 2009 |
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Scholar unconvinced new lie-detection methods better than old ones
(PhysOrg.com) -- When a crime has been committed, the usual modus operandi for police detectives and their fictional counterparts has been to dust the scene for fingerprints. And once they have a suspect in ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Facebook fugitive caught after 105 days
The long arm of the law finally caught up with a New Zealand fugitive whose 105 days on the run inspired a Facebook fansite, a song and a line of tee shirts.
May 27, 2009 |
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Tw studies examine medical consequences of police use of force during restraint
Dr. Jared Strote at the University of Washington Medical Center led a group that examined the medical records of nearly 900 patients subdued by the Seattle Police Department with a Taser over a six-year period. Less than ...
May 17, 2009 |
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Police, charities, even crime suspects using Twitter to get the message out
When state police Sgt. Stephen Jones wanted to track down a car involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident in Hackensack, he decided a Twitter update -- or a "tweet" -- would be the fastest way to reach the public.
May 07, 2009 |
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NYPD Goes Green
(PhysOrg.com) -- New York City has a goal to reduce its overall carbon footprint. For Manhattan, the goal is to reduce greenhouse gases 30% by 2017. As part of this effort, the New York City Police Department ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 05, 2009 |
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