ShotSpotter contract with City of Chicago expires at midnight Saturday
This week, the city council voted to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to eliminate the controversial system, but Johnson ...
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After ShotSpotter ends, what happens to the sensors and infrastructure?
CHICAGO — Barring a last-minute extension, the company behind the ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology says work will begin Monday on the removal of sensors around the city. The City Council ...
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Civilian police oversight president worried about life after ShotSpotter
How will the technology centers in 12 of the 22 police districts where crime is highest — and where residents are most reluctant to call 911 — continue to operate without ShotSpotter?
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Some aldermen warn ShotSpotter veto could blow up budget negotiations between mayor, city council
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson has vowed to veto an ordinance that would keep ShotSpotter gun detection technology in place, but supporters in council are not ready to give up the fight ...
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Police have responded to gunfire 2.5 minutes faster when alerted by ShotSpotter this year: CPD data
The publicly available numbers themselves have no intended narrative. "ShotSpotter has accuracy rating, in current data period, 99%. That is not ShotSpotter data. That is Chicago police," said ...
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Chicago alderpeople vote to keep ShotSpotter technology, Mayor Johnson plans to veto
CHICAGO (CBS) — A group of aldermen voted 33-14 on an ordinance seeking to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to eliminate the ShotSpotter gun detection program in Chicago. But this does not ...
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Civic Committee leaders: Mayor Johnson, don’t cancel ShotSpotter unless you can transition to something better
Seven months ago, we publicly raised concerns about Mayor Brandon Johnson’s decision to end the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system and strongly urged him to keep the system in place unless the ...
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Chicago city council blasts Mayor Johnson canceling ShotSpotter: 'Campaign promise at the expense of lives'
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's comments Monday denouncing ShotSpotter as "walkie-talkies on a pole" are facing criticism from city council members who want to extend the gunshot detection system ...
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Minneapolis will keep using ShotSpotter gunshot detection… for now
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously Thursday to expand and extend its contract to use the gunshot detection technology known as ShotSpotter through 2026 ...
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SWAT was called to Mattapan apartment building hours before man shot at firefighters, documents say
A SWAT team was called in and spoke with the ... police were dispatched to the area behind 50 Fairlawn Ave. after the Shotspotter gunshot detection system reported gunfire. Officers canvassed ...
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ShotSpotter contract renewal approved by Minneapolis City Council
Minneapolis City Council members voted on Thursday to continue using and even expand the use of ShotSpotter technology in the city, at least for now. Council members said Thursday morning that ...