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Connecticut police use virtual reality to train officers in de-escalation tactics

Connecticut police use virtual reality to train officers in de-escalation tactics

By Taylor Hartz Hartford Current NEW LONDON, Conn. – For anyone watching, New London Police Officer Daquan Stuckey was staring at a white tiled floor in a nearly empty room. But before his eyes, which were covered by bulky, dark virtual reality goggles, was the scene of a call for domestic violence in a couple’s …

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ERTCA’s Mobile Virtual Reality Experience vans travel throughout the Northeast bringing training to law enforcement professionals and other first responders in the region.

Nonprofit Innovation Park Seeks Solutions to Problems Facing First Responders

ERTCA’s Mobile Virtual Reality Experience Vans travel the Northeast to provide training to law enforcement professionals and other first responders in the region. Photo provided This article was provided by HappyValley Industry, a website run by Affinity Connection that highlights local tech companies. Read more and sign up for the newsletter at happyvalleyindustry.com. Eric Porterfield, …

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Schenectady police report progress in several unsolved murders

Schenectady police report progress in several unsolved murders

SCHENECTADY — On the heels of the summer arrest of the suspected shooter in a 3½-year-old homicide, a police commander is confident that taking full advantage of advances in technology and forensics will help detectives to solve other such cases before they go cold. “Fortunately for us, there were a lot of methods that we …

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New London Police use virtual reality system to defuse conflict

New London Police use virtual reality system to defuse conflict

New London Police Chief of Police Brian Wright, center, talks to Brandon Gonzalez-Cottrell, Commanding Officer of the New London County Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club, as he and Samantha Ide, of New London, work through a virtual reality simulation during a demonstration of the Apex Officer virtual reality training simulator at the department on …

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