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University of Notre Dame police chief Phillip A. Johnson has been promoted to senior director of campus safety and emergency management, and Keri Kei Shibata will succeed him as chief of Notre Dame Security Police.

The French government launched a smartphone to alert Euro 2016 fans of a terrorist attack and how to stay safe.

A recent SSI QuickPoll™ study of 1,002 U.S. adults found cost and safety were the top two considerations when planning a vacation outside the country.

Anyone involved in a car crash in New York may soon have to submit a cellphone to police at the scene to determine if the driver was texting before the accident. 

A New Jersey Assemblywoman wants to ban texting while walking. 

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is proposing emergency drills at event spaces.

A new survey suggests that campuses nationwide might be unprepared to deal with an active shooter.

California Assemblyman Mike Gatto and Sen. Ted Gaines announced a bill that would allow first responders to jam, hack or otherwise take down drones "in the course of firefighting, air ambulance, or search-and-rescue operations."
 

People convicted of calling authorities with false reports to get SWAT teams called to the scene could get up to 10 years in prison. 

According to a new report from the AFL-CIO, in 2013, 4,585 workers were killed on the job in the United States.