Will allow officers to monitor video feeds
Dutchess County announced on Nov. 14 that it will create a real-time crime center at its Law Enforcement Center in Poughkeepsie.
The center will be “a hub for law enforcement to monitor video feeds and other technology to respond to evolving and active crime situations quickly and efficiently,” the county said. The county Legislature recently approved $200,000 to launch the center by the end of the year and the county secured a $1.2 million federal grant for the first two years of operation.
A real-time crime center merges data from live video, cameras, license plate readers, body cameras worn by law enforcement, audio detection and other tools into “a cloud-based operational view,” the county said. It will be staffed by the Sheriff’s Office Special Operation Bureau and a crime analyst from the District Attorney’s Office.
