HARTFORD POLICE TEST NEW TECH DURING MARATHON
Nov 10, 2017
3 minutes
During the Hartford Marathon last month, as thousands of runners plodded through 26.2 miles, one child got lost amid the sea of spectators.
But police administrators overseeing the event knew where their officers were in real time, and dispatched the closest one. The child was returned not long after.
It’s easy to react that quickly when each officer has a beacon in his or her pocket. And that’s just what Globekeeper, the latest piece of technology that Hartford police are testing, offers.
“For the marathon,
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