http://www.shotspotter.com/blog Informal updates from the ShotSpotter team Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:21:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We’re staunch believers that good police work, technology, and community outreach is the winning combination for tackling many of society’s ills. This past December we created a variety of community relations materials for agencies to use in their anti-celebratory gunfire campaigns for New Year’s Eve. To say they were successful ... http://www.shotspotter.com/blog/2010/06/free-tools-to-prevent-celebratory-gunfire-this-independence-day/ Have a fun and safe Memorial Day weekend. Please join all of us at ShotSpotter in honoring our fallen heroes. Learn more about the holiday and ways to celebrate safely: http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Memorial_Day.shtml http://www.shotspotter.com/blog/2010/05/memorial-day/ Please join us in honoring our brave local, State, and Federal law enforcement officers for their service and sacrifice. Many National Police Week events are scheduled nationwide. Learn more at: www.nleomf.org/programs/policeweek/ http://www.shotspotter.com/blog/2010/05/national-police-week-may-9-15/ Broward County's first arrest using their new ShotSpotter system: Suspect nabbed with loaded shotgun, pistol and black ski mask! Congratulations to Broward County Sheriff's office on a job well done. View the news story and video here. http://www.shotspotter.com/blog/2010/04/suspect-nabbed-with-loaded-shotgun-broward-countys-first-arrest-using-shotspotter-system/ Our congratulations go out to Newark, NJ police, city officials and residents on their first homicide-free month in more than 40 years. According to police, these promising results are the result of a comprehensive effort including; large-scale drug sweeps of the city's drug strongholds, increased police presence on city streets ... http://www.shotspotter.com/blog/2010/04/congratulations-to-newark-nj-first-homicide-free-month-in-over-40-years/ Yesterday, a tragedy occurred in East Palo Alto, California. A small plane crashed in a residential neighborhood, tragically taking the lives of the three Tesla Motors employees on board but fortunately sparing children both in a daycare center located within feet of the crash site and those playing nearby. As concerned ... http://www.shotspotter.com/blog/2010/02/yesterday%e2%80%99s-tragic-plane-crash-in-east-palo-alto/ Montgomery, AL has reduced their crime rate nearly 12% thanks to top-notch police work, community policing efforts and technology such as the ShotSpotter GLS. Our congratulations go out to the city and residents of Montgomery! You can read more about the city's success here. The ShotSpotter Team http://www.shotspotter.com/blog/2010/01/congratulations-montgomery-al-crime-reduced-nearly-12/ Have a happy and safe holiday season. Best wishes from all of us at ShotSpotter! http://www.shotspotter.com/blog/2009/12/happy-holidays/ I’ve never understood the allure of celebratory gunfire. First, let me state that I am a licensed handgun user and enjoy a bit of target practice from time to time. But never have I thought to pull out my .40 S&W handgun and fire it into the air in revelry. ... http://www.shotspotter.com/blog/2009/12/fire-a-shot-youll-get-caught-free-community-outreach-tools-to-prevent-celebratory-gunfire/ Last year, there were over 340,000 victims of gunfire-related violent crime in the United States. That’s one victim every 2 minutes. As public safety agencies work with organizations and their communities to reduce this level of gun violence, first responders have the challenging task of reducing potential damage from the ... http://www.shotspotter.com/blog/2009/11/november-09-success-of-the-month/