Tag: New York City Police Department (NYPD)
SOS Technologies to deploy Emergency Alert System for NYC Public Schools
October 28, 2025SSN Staff
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.—SOS Technologies, a provider of life safety and emergency communication solutions, has announced that New York City has partnered with SOS to deploy its new Emergency Alert System (EAS) to help protect NYC public schools experiencing an active safety threat.
This innovative system enables direct, instant communication between schools and first responders, slashing notification times from minutes to under 10 seconds.
The new Emergency Alert System, created...
Prevention is protection
September 24, 2025Cory Harris, Editor
When a 16-year-old student at a high school in the next town over from me was arrested for carrying a loaded pistol in his backpack, this was not just a close call - it was a wake-up call.
On Sept. 18, 2025, that student allegedly posted a threat to Instagram saying he was “boutta shoot the school up.” Within hours, law enforcement traced the post to Benjamin Cardozo High School in Bayside, N.Y., identified the student, and recovered a loaded 9mm pistol from his backpack. Thanks to...
NYC leaders to take center stage at ISC East 2025
September 22, 2025SSN Staff
NORWALK, Conn.—ISC East, with premier sponsor the Security Industry Association (SIA) and in partnership with the ASIS International NYC Chapter, will feature a lineup of New York City leaders in its 2025 Keynote Series and ASIS International NYC Person of the Year Luncheon.
Held Nov. 18–20 at the Javits Convention Center, ISC East offers attendees unparalleled access to the experts driving security and public safety in the region.
“There is no better place than New York City...
Evolv Technology reveals employees “engaged in misconduct” during sales
October 25, 2024SSN Staff
WALTHAM, Mass.—Evolv Technology, a manufacturer of AI-based weapons detection technology, has announced that employees “engaged in misconduct” during sales transactions during a nearly two-year period, following a preliminary committee investigation into its sales practices.
As a result, there will be a delay in the release of Evolv’s Q3 financial results, ending Sept. 30, 2024.
In a release, Evolv revealed that an ad hoc committee of independent directors (the committee)...
Detecting corruption
October 9, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
New York City, or more specifically the embattled Mayor Eric Adams of the city I call home, has been dominating the headlines in recent weeks, and for all the wrong reasons.
You see, Mayor Adams was charged with federal bribery, campaign finance, and conspiracy offenses in an indictment released on Sept. 26 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York. Since the indictment was unsealed, mayoral staffers left and right have either resigned, been fired, and even jailed, which...
'Making safer experiences’ - NYC rolls out weapons detection technology in subways
July 31, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK—On July 26, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) deployed a weapons detection system at the Fulton St. subway station, marking the first time such technology was implemented in the 119-year history of the system.
Evolv Technology’s AI-powered weapons screening solutions are being used by the NYPD as part of a 30-day pilot program to detect weapons carried by travelers into the Metropolitan Transit Authority's (MTA) subway system.
“We are honored...
‘Not in a rush’ hour
July 31, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
Back to my ol’ stomping grounds for security blog fodder this week, as NYC made history on July 26 by introducing weapons detection technology for the first time in the nearly 120-year history of the subway system.
While I applaud NYC Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Police Department’s (NYPD’s) efforts to stop subway violence and keep the underground safe for straphangers, one question keeps popping into my head every time I think of the concept of stopping riders and...
AI weapons detection technology included in NYC pilot program
April 10, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK—Evolv Technology’s AI system will be used as part of a new pilot program by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to detect weapons carried by travelers into the Metropolitan Transit Authority's (MTA) subway system.
According to a release by the Office of the Mayor of New York City, the NYPD seized 1,515 weapons in the subway system in 2023, compared to 947 weapons the previous year – a nearly 60% increase.
“The NYPD contacted Evolv to...
Several hotels and a Washington pre-K school secure contracts with Knightscope
October 13, 2023SSN Staff
MOUNTAINVIEW, Calif. – Autonomous security robots guard company Knightscope has garnered several contracts this month in the hospitality and education industries.
On Oct. 11 the company announced that it had sold its K5 Autonomous Security Robot (ASR) to a pair of hotels in Portland, Ore. The robots will be utilized to patrol the parking areas of the hotel, and Knightscope noted that security in hospitality encompasses a hotel’s buildings and grounds, including guests, employees,...
SIA WISF Keynote Series speaker announced for ISC East 2023
October 10, 2023SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md., and NORWALK, Conn.—ISC East, in collaboration with premier sponsor the Security Industry Association (SIA), has announced the keynote speaker for the SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) Keynote Series event at ISC East 2023.
Theresa Tobin, chief of interagency operations for the New York City Police Department (NYPD), will headline the Nov. 16 WISF Keynote Series breakfast event during ISC East, which takes place Nov. 14-16 at the Jacob K. Javits Center...