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  • Representative photo of a hooded person in a dark alley | Photo by Isaac Weatherly from Pexels

    How Schools Can Help Curb Violence Among Youth

    November 22nd, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer In Portsmouth, Virginia, the local police department and the Up Center are reaching out to the public as they seek mentors to help steer youth in the right direction. The two organizations have come together due to an...

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  • Six Teens Injured In Drive-By Shooting At Park Near High School In Denver Surburb

    November 16th, 2021
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer A drive-by shooting around 1 pm on Monday, Nov. 15,  in Aurora, Colorado, has left six teenagers (four boys and two girls between the ages of 14 and 18) injured, according to police. The incident occurred at the...

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    Youth Violence, Gang-Led Or Otherwise, Appears To Be On The Rise: How The OJJDP Combats It

    November 15th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer Gang activity in the United States is said to have declined in the mid-1990s to 2000. But between 2001 and 2005, it increased again and stayed constant until around 2012, per government estimates. From around 2002-2012 annual estimates...

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    ‘Criminals Don’t Take Breaks’ — The Impact Of Covid-19 On Organized Crime

    September 20th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer In late 2020, much before anyone ever imagined that a deadlier variant of the Covid-19 virus would sweep across the world and wreak renewed havoc on healthcare and governance systems, organizations like the United Nations Office on Drugs...

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  • 31 Suspected Members Of The ‘Ndrangheta Mafia Arrested As Part Of Massive Operation In Italy And Germany

    May 6th, 2021
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer If you recall, just over a week ago, we had written a piece on how organized crime groups (OCGs) managed to carve out a $2.6 billion cut in Italy’s strong tourism sector, based on an article by the Organized...

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  • Above: A view of Ramona Gardens in Los Angeles. Photo © User: Tedder, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    East L.A. Gang Member, Who Led Firebombing of African American Residences, Gets 16 Years In Prison

    March 24th, 2021
    category: News Reports

    By Anand Vasu Carlos Hernandez, a senior member of a Los Angeles-based Latino street gang called Big Hazard, was sentenced on March 23 to 16 years in federal prison for orchestrating and executing the night-time firebombing of African-American families at the Ramona...

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  • Former Second-in-Command of Boston Street Gang Sentenced In Racketeering

    February 26th, 2021
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Alexis Peguero also known as “King Lexi” and “King Looney,” the former second-in-command of the Boston-based Devon Street Kings Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings”) was sentenced on Feb. 25 on racketeering...

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  • Former LA 311 Boyz Gang Member, Girlfriend Arrested In Idaho

    February 16th, 2021
    category: News Reports

    By Anand Vasu Steven Gazlay, a former 311 Boyz gang member, and Dana Nee, his girlfriend, were arrested on Feb 14. in Madison County, Idaho, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The two were out on bail in Las Vegas when they left. ...

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  • Leaders of street gang Gangster Disciples sentenced to prison

    January 25th, 2021
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer January 25, 2021 Two leaders of the Gangster Disciples, a national street gang with roots in Chicago, were sentenced on Friday for a racketeering conspiracy involving murder. Shauntay Craig, 42, was sentenced to 40 years in prison after he pleaded...

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  • The Las Vegas Sign on The Strip covered in flowers in the wake of the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting. Photo © Rmvisuals, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    When Terror Comes Calling: Safety, Security & Survival In The Age Of Mass Casualty Attacks

    October 1st, 2018
    category: Feature Stories

    By Kadambari M. Wade On Oct. 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival from the 32nd Floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel. One nondescript killer, a man who fit no known profile of a mass murderer,...

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  • With Public Safety Prime Focus, Biometrica Announces API Partnership With VSBLTY

    May 22nd, 2018
    category: Press Releases

    The partnership will see Biometrica’s UMbRA database and its advanced facial recognition technology integrated with VSBLTY VECTOR™ as an enhancement to security and surveillance in stadiums and entertainment venues. LAS VEGAS, NV, May 22, 2018: On Tuesday, Biometrica Systems, Inc., a Las...

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  • Native Edge: Why Protecting Your Tribal Business Is Protecting Your Tribe In A World Without Borders

    Native Edge: Why Protecting Your Tribal Business Is Protecting Your Tribe In A World Without Borders

    April 24th, 2018
    category: Feature Stories

    Above: Chris James addresses the Reservation Economic Summit (RES) in Las Vegas in March 2018; photo courtesy NCAIED. Note: This is the first in a series of "Conversations across Communities," which will touch upon various aspects of security, surveillance, law enforcement, intelligence, crime,...

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  • Biometrica Announces Release Of UMbRA, A 100% Law Enforcement-Verified Multi-jurisdictional Database Of Arrests And Convictions

    September 20th, 2017
    category: Press Releases

    UMbRA, which stands for Unique Mission to Build Records and Arrests, is a tool focused on security and surveillance professionals, law enforcement officials and investigators LAS VEGAS, NV, September 20, 2017: On Wednesday, Biometrica Systems, Inc., a Las Vegas-based SaaS company that...

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  • Security 101: In The Line Of Fire, Plan, Prepare, Persevere

    Security 101: In The Line Of Fire, Plan, Prepare, Persevere

    April 25th, 2017
    category: Feature Stories

    An Indian soldier on the India-Pakistan Line of Control in Kashmir. Picture © Oleg Doroshenko | Dreamstime.com For far too long, too many soldiers, paramilitary forces, and other security personnel have died because of a lack of planning or foresight. While there are any...

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  • You’ve Got Mail … And Why That Should Be Such A Scary Phrase

    You’ve Got Mail … And Why That Should Be Such A Scary Phrase

    April 11th, 2017
    category: Feature Stories

    Everybody gets email, all the time. Copyright Vkraskouski | Dreamstime.com By Kevin King According to reports, people across the world will send and receive 269 billion emails in 2017. Internet Live Stats, which is the accepted global standard for such matters, and part...

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  • Dash, Down, Crawl: What You Should Do When Facing A Gunman

    Dash, Down, Crawl: What You Should Do When Facing A Gunman

    March 23rd, 2017
    category: Feature Stories

    When dealing with a gunman, try and find cover. © Nyul | Dreamstime.com By Colonel Sushil Kumar Singh (Ret.) Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory. - Miguel de Cervantes If someone tells you they felt no fear or unease when...

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  • Biometrica Announces First Round Of Growth Financing From Lighter Capital

    January 1st, 2017
    category: Press Releases

    Seattle-Based Lender Provides $300,000 To Jump-Start Expansion Strategy, As Company Looks To Increase Footprint Within Casino Industry And Other Verticals LAS VEGAS, NV: On Tuesday, Biometrica Systems, Inc., a Las Vegas and Virginia-based SaaS company focused on creating products that link the physical...

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  • The 5 Security Imperatives The Trump Administration Faces

    The 5 Security Imperatives The Trump Administration Faces

    December 8th, 2016
    category: Feature Stories

    (Above: Donald Trump on the campaign trail in Gettysburg. © Georgesheldon | Dreamstime.com) In a rapidly evolving, technology-driven environment, where the IoT is a way of life, the incoming administration faces a number of new challenges, especially from a security perspective. Here...

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  • ‘There’s No Such Thing As Cyber, If You Don’t Protect The Physical’

    ‘There’s No Such Thing As Cyber, If You Don’t Protect The Physical’

    October 27th, 2016
    category: Feature Stories

    The 5 Real World Things You Really Do Have To Keep In Mind To Secure Your Virtual World: Verify Credentials, Have Pinch Point Admission, Validate Vendors, Implement Physical Access Protocols To Devices, and Be Able To Trust Your Staff In the aftermath...

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  • Biometrica To Release New SSIN, Other Criminal-Tracking Tools In Nov. 2016

    September 8th, 2016
    category: Press Releases

    Enhanced features will give casino, hotel, retail, law enforcement and other clients the ability to run encrypted facial recognition scans against huge database of felons Las Vegas, NV: Biometrica Systems, Inc., a Las Vegas and Virginia-based SaaS company focused on creating products that...

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  • Deconstructing Construction: Smart Cities, Security And ‘Uberizing’ The Industry

    Deconstructing Construction: Smart Cities, Security And ‘Uberizing’ The Industry

    August 30th, 2016
    category: Feature Stories

    [Pictured above: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where TDG is supplying Smart Cities Designs and Solutions as part of the Saudi Arabian National Transformation Programme, also known as Vision 2030, as viewed from space by moonlight; Picture © Anartis | Dreamstime.com, with...

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  • Future Shock? ‘Building Siris,’ Building Trust And Securing A Smarter World

    Future Shock? ‘Building Siris,’ Building Trust And Securing A Smarter World

    August 23rd, 2016
    category: Feature Stories

    (Above: The initial conceptual master plan for Kingdom City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; courtesy Paul Doherty.) By Kadambari M. Wade Architect. Innovator. Integrator. Traveler. Paul Doherty, President & CEO of TDG [The Digit Group, Inc.], is one of the world’s foremost authorities on...

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  • Biometrica Heading To Oklahoma Meet To Discuss Tricksters And Trafficking

    July 21st, 2016
    category: Press Releases

    Company Case Study, Released In July 2016, Shows Overlap Between Casino Cheats And Human Trafficking, After Arrest This Year Of England-Based Criminal Las Vegas, NV: Biometrica Systems, Inc., a Las Vegas and Virginia-based SaaS company focused on creating products that link the physical...

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  • To Catch A Criminal: Why Being A Community Trumps Going Solo

    To Catch A Criminal: Why Being A Community Trumps Going Solo

    July 14th, 2016
    category: Feature Stories

    By The Biometrica Blog Team This case study examines how members of an England-based gang of Turkish-origin poker cheats, found guilty of a ‘conspiracy to cheat’ earlier this year in London, had been spotted on several occasions operating in the United States over...

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  • The Eye In The Sky: Life From A Surveillance Room

    The Eye In The Sky: Life From A Surveillance Room

    July 7th, 2016
    category: Feature Stories

    By The Biometrica Blog Team Butch Pracale, the Director of Surveillance at the Four Queens Resort and Casino doesn’t like to share information. “I’m paranoid,” he laughs. “I watch out for the bad guys.” He’s done just this — looking out for...

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  • Proactive & Pragmatic: How India Rethought Security Post The Mumbai Attacks

    Proactive & Pragmatic: How India Rethought Security Post The Mumbai Attacks

    June 30th, 2016
    category: Feature Stories

    By Colonel Sushil Kumar Singh In the 2003 historical epic, The Last Samurai, a striking conversation plays out between Ken Watanabe’s Katsumoto (the Samurai lord) and Capt. Nathan Algren, the war hero turned wastrel turned Japanese Imperial Army trainer. Algren, played by...

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  • Securing Our Security In A Brave New World

    Securing Our Security In A Brave New World

    June 24th, 2016
    category: Feature Stories

    By Wyly Wade Last month, NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, released an initial version of a framework of standards to help developers of cyber-physical systems (CPS) build cybersecurity and privacy into their designs. This week, NIST announced that their Smart Grid Advisory Committee...

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