Recent weeks have seen black, solar‑powered cameras pop up along Lafayette’s roads. They are not part of the local police or sheriff’s office but belong to a private company called Flock Safety, based in Atlanta. The devices capture license plates automatically and help law‑enforcement locate suspec
Law enforcement has always been quick to adopt new tech, from scanners that read license plates to cameras that recognize faces. Now, AI is stepping into a big part of police work: writing reports. The U. S. Department of Justice says some police departments are using AI software linked to body came
A long-awaited breakthrough happened in a cold case from 2014. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office made an arrest in the murder of seven-year-old Terrez Coleman. This arrest came after a decade of hard work and new technology. In 2014, Terrez was tragically killed in a d
