United States: coverage of AI in policing

Reporting on police use of artificial intelligence from 69 publishers, regulators and civil society groups, checked for relevance and placed by the country each story is about. Where several outlets reported the same event, it appears once.

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Thursday, 10 September 2026 2 stories

USMSN10 Sept 2026

Jonesboro 911 dispatch center uses AI to train new recruits

Emergency response

USems1.com10 Sept 2026

Seattle officials question FD over ambulance contractor, AI-assisted 911 triage

Emergency response Procurement

Wednesday, 9 September 2026 3 stories

USEFF Deeplinks9 Sept 2026

Cops Play Hide and Seek About Using Spy Tech to Avoid Scrutiny and Bad PR

Surveillance Accountability Facial recognition

US404 Media9 Sept 2026

First ‘Take It Down Act’ Sentencing Puts Man Behind Bars for 15 Years

Courts and sentencing Cybercrime Custody and prisons

USseattletimes.com9 Sept 2026

Seattle council questions fire officials about 911 nurse line, AI use

Also reported by Government Technology

Emergency response Regulation and oversight

Tuesday, 8 September 2026 1 story

US404 Media8 Sept 2026

A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over

Also reported by 404 Media, popularresistance.org

Predictive policing Borders and immigration

Monday, 7 September 2026 1 story

UStapinto.net7 Sept 2026

Jefferson Township Police First in Area to Utilize New Body Worn Camera With AI Translation Features

Saturday, 5 September 2026 2 stories

USThe Guardian Technology5 Sept 2026

Cut the cameras: Flock surveillance cameras spur rare bipartisan backlash

ANPR Surveillance

USNew York Post5 Sept 2026

Texas man arrested after telling AI chatbot he wanted to ‘shoot up kids’ at elementary school

Friday, 4 September 2026 3 stories

USMSN4 Sept 2026

Hawley expands Flock camera probe to other AI-powered surveillance systems

ANPR Surveillance

USthenews.com.pk4 Sept 2026

Google AI leaves hikers stranded on 14,000ft mountain with inadequate food, police says

UScsmonitor.com4 Sept 2026

Flock cameras: How a police tool sparked a surveillance revolt in the US

ANPR Surveillance

Thursday, 3 September 2026 3 stories

USMSN3 Sept 2026

Hendersonville police chief defends Flock cameras amid surveillance, AI concerns

ANPR Surveillance

USMSN3 Sept 2026

Massie unveils Flock-Off Act aimed at restricting surveillance cameras

ANPR Surveillance Biometrics

USWired — Security3 Sept 2026

This Is Flock’s AI Search Tool for Cops

Wednesday, 2 September 2026 7 stories

USMSN2 Sept 2026

Denver won't replace ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology next year

Gunshot detection Procurement

USwyff4.com2 Sept 2026

Myrtle Beach Police credit AI gunshot detection tool after man arrested for assault

Gunshot detection

USMSN2 Sept 2026

SC officers credit AI policing tool in assault arrest

Gunshot detection

USPolice12 Sept 2026

Webinar: Solving yesterday's cases with today's AI: How artificial intelligence is transforming cold case investigations

Digital forensics

USgoverning.com2 Sept 2026

Police Body Cameras Are Learning to Speak 50 Languages

USthehill.com2 Sept 2026

Flock cameras expand police power — citizens must ask at what cost

Also reported by MSN

ANPR Facial recognition

USEFF Deeplinks2 Sept 2026

Judge Rules DOD Unlawfully Retaliated Against Anthropic

Courts and sentencing

Tuesday, 1 September 2026 5 stories

USYahoo News1 Sept 2026

Frederick police use AI to translate through officers' body cameras

USMSN1 Sept 2026

FBI, GPD warn AI, sextortion fuel surge in online exploitation cases

USMSN1 Sept 2026

Flock cameras trigger nationwide backlash over privacy concerns, police abuse

ANPR Privacy and data protection Surveillance

USMSN1 Sept 2026

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders pledges bill to curb Flock's AI surveillance in 6,000 US communities

ANPR Surveillance

USamericanbazaaronline.com1 Sept 2026

Harvard dropout launches AI startup to help police officers, raises $6 million

Regulation and oversight

Monday, 31 August 2026 4 stories

USEFF Deeplinks31 Aug 2026

EFF to Courts: Don’t Rewrite Copyright Over AI Hype

Courts and sentencing

USMSN31 Aug 2026

Were you 'Flocked' by police? How to check your license plate

USYahoo News31 Aug 2026

That DISH Van on Your Block? It Might Be Installing a Police Surveillance Camera

Surveillance ANPR Accountability

USajc.com31 Aug 2026

Police keep misusing license plate readers. Flock Safety is using AI to catch it.

Friday, 28 August 2026 3 stories

USPolice128 Aug 2026

How Veritone Assess is helping investigators move cold cases forward

Regulation and oversight

USACLU28 Aug 2026

Another Problem With AI-Assisted Police Reports: Companies Can Have Incentives to Distort Their Content

AI police reports Generative AI

USreason.com28 Aug 2026

The CIA Is Making AI-Generated Reports for Local Police

Thursday, 27 August 2026 1 story

USMSN27 Aug 2026

Corpus Christi police use 'basic' license plate readers, not Flock

ANPR Surveillance Accountability

Wednesday, 26 August 2026 2 stories

USEFF Deeplinks26 Aug 2026

EFF's Policy Position on ALPR Surveillance: Eliminate It and Reduce Its Harms

ANPR Surveillance Procurement

USPolice126 Aug 2026

If AI gives police time back, what should agencies do with it?

Tuesday, 25 August 2026 1 story

USMSN25 Aug 2026

AI may answer some New Orleans 911 calls

Emergency response

Monday, 24 August 2026 1 story

USGovernment Technology24 Aug 2026

AI to Answer Nonemergency 911 Calls in Western Mass.

Emergency response

Sunday, 23 August 2026 1 story

USclickorlando.com23 Aug 2026

Oviedo arrest over decoy Flock camera raises questions about surveillance

ANPR Surveillance