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Weapons scanner CFO, 4 others ‘terminated or resigned' amid misconduct investigation
Evolv Technologies, the Massachusetts-based company whose weapons detectors had been the focus of a recent NBC 5 investigation, announced Thursday that its chief financial officer had stepped down and that four other employees were either “terminated or resigned” following an internal investigation into alleged misconduct, the company reported in a SEC filing.
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Fatal shootings on CTA, Navy Pier turn attention to weapons detection software, ZeroEyes
The Labor Day weekend murders of four passengers aboard a CTA blue line train marked another instance of gun violence in Chicago. It also renewed attention on the relatively new weapons detection software being used by the company ZeroEyes.
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Weapons detection CEO calls industry ‘wild west' – great for innovation but lacks regulation
Luca Cacioli says the weapons detection industry is great for innovators, but lacks regulation leading due to what he calls “the wild west” – where school districts across the country are panic buying in the name of security.
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NBC 5 Investigates: Weapons detector faces scrutiny amid growing industry
A months-long investigation by NBC 5 Investigates found these scanners have limitations – and at times have failed to detect certain weapons.
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Illinois law requires hospitals treat sexual assault victims – but allows them to opt out
An Illinois law designed to ensure victims of sexual assault receive proper care inside hospitals also includes carve out that allows patients to be transferred if hospitals can’t provide services like rape kit exams, but it can have unintended consequences.
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88 Illinois hospitals failed to properly treat victims of sexual assault, NBC 5 Investigates found
Between 2018 and 2024, NBC 5 Investigates found 88 hospitals failed to properly treat victims of sexual assault, according to our review of thousands of pages of state health department inspection reports.
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FBI investigating a series of bomb threats at polling locations across the country
A series of bomb threats targeting polling locations across the country prompted evacuations and disrupted voting on Election Day in several states.
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Feds, watchdogs flag election-related threats, including those in Illinois
While election officials have ramped up efforts to combat misinformation and reassure voters the election is secure – election threats remain a concern, according to an NBC 5 Investigates’ review of police records and memos from federal agencies.
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NBC 5 survey: Local officials combat misinformation, anticipate secure election
Over the past two weeks, NBC 5 Investigates reached out to more than 100 election officials across Illinois, southern Wisconsin and parts of northwest Indiana to ask local election officials about the upcoming election, their preparedness and their concerns.
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How do scores of Chicagoans arrested for sex crimes stay off the sex offender registry once convicted?
When John heard the news on a recent Friday, it hit him hard: Elliott Nott, a former Chicago public schoolteacher and John’s former colleague, had been arrested and charged with three counts of child exploitation, after allegedly exposing himself to three girls – ages 10, 9, and 7.
