IACP 2012: NC4 and Tampa PD have collaborated on SafeCop info-sharing system

Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector:  law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption:  Tampa PD’s assist chief,John Bennett, laid thegroundwork for NC4′s SafeCop The Chief of Police for Tampa, FL, Jane Castor, was prepared to praise a new information collection and dissemination system that her department helped conceive — and is currently being offered by…

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Port of Tampa helps secure RNC in the face of hurricane

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption:  Port of Tampa As the world watched split television screen reports of Hurricane Isaac and coverage of the Republican National Convention in Tampa Bay, FL, the security director at the Port of Tampa had been dealing with the double – barreled impact…

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GOP convention will use ‘behavior recognition’ software on video surveillance cameras in Tampa

Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector:  video_surveillance_cctv Image Caption:  GOP conventionsite in Tampa, FL The police department in Tampa, FL, is deploying behavioral recognition software from BRS Labs on dozens of the video cameras that will provide round-the-clock surveillance at many of the venues where the GOP national convention will take…

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