The Police Chief keeps you on the cutting edge of law enforcement technology with monthly product announcements.
Items about new or improved products are based on news releases supplied by manufacturers and distributors; IACP endorsement is in no way implied.

GPS PTP time server

TimeMachines by CSS offers the TM2000A GPS PTP Time Server. This product provides both multicast and unicast PTP protocols. Additionally, there is an internal high-precision clock, which allows for several hours of GPS signal loss while maintaining PTP level accuracy. This represents a major feature upgrade from TimeMachines’ original TM1000A product. TimeMachines has the most critical features built in, all condensed into an extremely compact enclosure that it can be placed anywhere within the network layout. Additionally, the TM2000A runs a fully locked down, secure Linux kernel-based operating system and its firmware is updatable from a web interface. The result is increased reliability and functionality without an increased cost.

For more information, visit www.css-timemachines.com.

Improved registered sex offender compliance

Vigilant Solutions and Watch Systems announce that they have worked together, in close collaboration with mutual customers, to provide improved abilities to manage registered sex offender compliance efforts. Working closely with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, Vigilant Solutions integrated data from Watch Systems to deliver an automated hot-list capability that provides alerts on registered sex offenders’ vehicles as they are seen by both law enforcement and commercially operated LPR systems. These alerts provide compliance officers insights into potential issues and discrepancies that may indicate non-compliance by the registered sex offender.

For more information, visit www.vigilantsolutions.com or www.watchsystems.com.

Ice traction for shoes

Winter weather is unpredictable enough without having to worry about walking from point A to point B and making it in one piece. Andax Industries offers YakTrax Ice Traction Device for shoes. It stretches over any footwear and stays in place. A grid of 360° steel coils provides traction on ice and snow with hundreds of edges gripping any slick, icy surface. They are also designed for comfort; users won’t even realize they are wearing them. Stay safe and upright with YakTrax.

For more information, visit www.andax.com.

Technology for safeguarding incarcerated, at-risk populations

AliveLock is a comprehensive inmate- and patient-monitoring system engineered from the ground up by corrections professionals, providing continuous monitoring for at-risk populations. The patent-pending system, using RiskWatch technology, reduces the risk of self-injury or undetected medical emergencies in jails, prisons, and law enforcement facilities at the federal, state, county, private, and local levels. It is specifically designed to alert staff of changes in an inmate’s vital signs associated with restraint and seclusion events, as well as medical emergencies, seizures, cardiac events, suicide attempts, withdrawal complications, and unknown medical history.

For more information, visit www.alivelock.com.

Enhanced Mobile Connections

NetMotion Wireless and Panasonic offer the NetMotion Mobility and Diagnostics software bundle for Panasonic Toughbook and Toughpad tablet devices. The NetMotion software bundle for Panasonic improves productivity for enterprise mobile workers through better connectivity and security. NetMotion Mobility is the connectivity software solution for improving productivity, security, and control of a mobile workforce. It maintains access to applications through changing network conditions, allowing mobile workers to remain productive wherever their work takes them. NetMotion Diagnostics is a powerful, location-aware solution that monitors mobile worker connectivity, giving IT teams the power to proactively manage, troubleshoot, and optimize the mobile user experience.

For more information, visit www.netmotionwireless.com or http://panasonic.com/pressroom.

Missing child warning website and app

The Lassy Project is a website and app that gives parents and guardians the ability to notify an entire local community about their missing child within seconds. A combination of GPS, crowd-sourcing, and SMS technology works together to ensure that when a child is not where he or she is supposed to be, parents and guardians are notified immediately, giving them the chance to alert a trusted network of friends in the community and create an instant search and rescue team. Lassy has been an especially trusted tool for law enforcement. The Lassy Project is a free service, helping to bring missing children home through the power of communities.

For more information, visit www.lassyproject.com.

Missing person app

The first few minutes and hours of the search for a missing person are critical. A key to the success of search and rescue (SAR) teams is an aggressive, well-planned initial response. The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) First Responders Group recently released a mobile app, developed with the support of SAR teams around the United States, that provides step-by-step instructions on search plans for first responders and response teams. It provides search guidance, protocols, and strategies used by SAR. The Lost Person Behavior mobile app is available to download from Apple iTunes, Google Play and Amazon.com.

For more information, visit www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/lost-person-behavior-app.

Personal protection shield

Global Shield, LLC, announces its student and personal protection shield. The shield’s primary function is to protect its user from firearms, incorporating a threat level IIIA ballistic panel in a comfortable seat cushion. The shield is lightweight and offers ballistic resistance to common firearms and acts as a threat deterrent for blunt trauma and edged weapon attacks. An strap is affixed to the back of the shield permitting users to place their arm into the strap for shield stability during an attack. The shield can be deployed in a stacked fashion to form a protective perimeter above and around any vulnerable group.

For more information, email rlw0721@aol.com.

Rugged Tablet

Datalux Corporation introduces the Datalux TM110, a rugged tablet for public safety with a large, sunlight-readable 11.6-inch display. Powered by the latest Intel Core i5 or Core i7 processor, the Datalux TM110 provides superior functionality in vehicle deployments or hand-held use. Compliant with MIL-STD 810G, the tablet’s durable construction with reinforced chassis handles the tough environments of public safety as it moves effortlessly from secure vehicle mount to portable use. The Datalux TM110 was developed for police officers and other first responders in need of fast, reliable data and communications while on patrol or at the scene of an incident. ♦

For more information, visit www.datalux.com.