ShotSpotter fight continues as system's days in Chicago dwindle
WEB6 days ago · PUBLISHED: September 16, 2024 at 4:25 p.m. With only weeks to go before ShotSpotter’s Chicago deal ends, aldermen have launched two last ditch attempts to circumvent Mayor Brandon Johnson and ...
After ShotSpotter ends, what happens to the sensors and …
WEB2 days ago · SHARE. 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 ...
As ShotSpotter Contract Enters Final Days, Supporters Will Try …
WEB5 days ago · By the contract’s final day, Chicago taxpayers will have paid more than $53 million since 2018 for ShotSpotter, according to city records. It was unclear Monday why Johnson pegged the total cost of the system at $100 million in his comments to the news media. There is no other firm that offers a similar system.
Mayor Johnson rejects plan to keep ShotSpotter; sensors to be …
WEB2 days ago · The threat by Johnson to veto the City Council measure comes after the majority of aldermen voted 33-14 to strip Johnson of his power to decide if ShotSpotter stays or goes – and instead ...
Minneapolis City Council approves expansion of ShotSpotter - MPR News
WEB2 days ago · Council members approved an extension to March 2026 with the company SoundThinking for its ShotSpotter technology. ShotSpotter microphones are meant to detect loud, sudden noises and help police ...
Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensors
WEBFeb 22, 2024 · Now, a WIRED analysis of data leaked from the company reveals the secret locations of ShotSpotter sensors around the globe and the US communities most directly impacted by the surveillance.
How ShotSpotter fights criticism and leverages federal cash ... - NBC News
WEBFeb 10, 2022 · ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection technology company, is expanding by steering federal grants to police departments and firing back against criticism.
Chicago alderpeople vote to keep ShotSpotter technology ... - CBS News
WEB4 days ago · Chicago City Council votes for ordinance seeking to keep ShotSpotter technology 02:13. At a news conference after the City Council meeting Wednesday, Mayor Johnson said he was committed to other ...
Mayor Johnson blasts ShotSpotter amid debate over technology
WEB5 days ago · During a news conference Monday, the mayor offered his sharpest criticism to date on the gunshot detection technology, making it clear he does not intend to reconsider the contracts. "We've spent ...
Chicago to stop using controversial gunshot detection technology …
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago won’t renew its ShotSpotter contract and plans to stop using the controversial gunshot detection system later this year, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office announced Tuesday.
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