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'Drone as First Responder': Rochester police deploys new program amid staffing shortage
The Rochester Police Department is experimenting with a new technology that could be a new line of first responders.The ...
Rochester man shot on Saxton Street, expected to survive
Rochester Police are investigating a late-night shooting. Officers responded to the area of Wilder and Saxton Streets just after 11 pm. for a ShotSpotter activation. They ...
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Shots fired on Dayton Street
Rochester, N.Y. — Nobody was harmed when shots were fired on Dayton St on Thursday evening. Police responded to a ShotSpotter ...
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Man shot near Saxton Street
Rochester, N.Y. — Police are investigating a shooting on the city's west side. Officers responded to the area of Saxton and ...
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Is ShotSpotter an ineffective waste of Columbus' money? We have serious concerns. |Our view
It's impossible to put a price on saving one human life. So, if the ShotSpotter gunfire detection system operated by Columbus police helps officers and paramedics respond faster to find shooting ...
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What is ShotSpotter? How the silent sentinel detects gunfire in Columbus
They're listening for gunshots. Since 2019, Columbus has used ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system sold by SoundThinking, a public safety technology company based in California, to alert police ...
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Columbus is on track to spend more than $6M on ShotSpotter. But is it worth the cost?
Columbus City Council has extended its contract with ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system ... Bryce Peterson, an adjunct ...
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These NY cities are some of the healthiest in the U.S. Where does Rochester rank?
New York has four of the healthiest cities in the country, a new study released by WalletHub reveals. Rochester, Buffalo, Yonkers and New York City made the list, which compared more than 180 of ...