Challenge: 

Law enforcement agencies in a border region faced increasing challenges in tracking criminal activity due to fragmented intelligence systems and a lack of cross-agency coordination. Agencies struggled to effectively monitor vehicle movements and correlate them with ongoing investigations.

Solution: 

By leveraging OPSG funding, multiple agencies integrated FINDER into their operations, enhancing their investigative capabilities by:

• Aggregating License Plate Recognition (LPR) Hits: FINDER correlated LPR data with existing case records, helping agencies quickly identify and act on suspicious vehicle activity.

• Facilitating Cross-Agency Data Sharing: Agencies gained real-time access to intelligence, ensuring information was available across jurisdictions and improving investigative capabilities.

• Enhancing Crime Pattern Analysis: Advanced analytics, including heat maps, link charts, and relational searches, enabled law enforcement to visualize trends, allocate resources more effectively, and take a proactive approach to crime prevention.

Implementation: 

FINDER specialists worked closely with agencies to ensure seamless integration with their existing systems. Officers received tailored training on how to use FINDER’s analytics and data-sharing tools for real-time intelligence gathering and decision-making.

Results: 

• Agencies were able to detect and track suspicious vehicles more effectively, leading to faster case resolutions.

• Intelligence was more readily available across jurisdictions, ensuring officers had access to critical information when needed.

• FINDER’s analytics tools helped law enforcement identify high-risk areas and emerging threats, improving resource allocation and proactive policing.

Conclusion: 

FINDER has proven to be a game-changer for agencies securing border regions. By using OPSG funding, law enforcement organizations can gain access to seamless data integration, real-time analytics, and secure intelligence sharing—critical tools for modern policing.

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