RSO introduces “Street Smart” software as high-tech crime fighting tool
From Riverside County Sheriff’s Department:
On Tuesday, October 16, 2018 the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved the Riverside County Sheriff Department’s request to acquire and implement NC4’s Street Smart software to more effectively fight crime. With the deployment of NC4 Street Smart®, we will equip 1,400+ patrol and investigative personnel with the sophisticated technology and critical resources they need to reduce crime and contribute to the safety of the communities we serve.
NC4’s Street Smart software will provide deputies with critical real-time data in their vehicles, enabling them to provide more effective law enforcement services to the communities they serve. NC4 image
Street Smart will help the department provide safety and security to the more than 2 million residents by providing a crime-fighting solution that arms our officers with critical real-time data in their vehicles while they patrol our communities. This solution will allow the deputies to stay apprised of activities and to collaborate using situation-based bulletins, continuously updated crime maps, incident recaps, and case management tools that optimize the sharing of crime-related information to pinpoint crimes, patterns, and identify offenders. Investigators will have direct access to report recaps and gain the ability to search across incidents prior to reports being completed or approved.
“I’m excited about this new technology and its potential to not only solve crimes quicker, but to allow collaboration between deputies, stations and other law enforcement agencies in real-time” said Stan Sniff, Sheriff of Riverside County.
The deployment of Street Smart is the first step in the Department’s implementation of a new Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD) and Records Management System (RMS). A core feature of Street Smart technology is the ability to perform a single data search across multiple streams of data, including CAD and RMS, for relevant information that can be immediately shared, which maximizes policing effectiveness.
Cities using Street Smart technology report increased safety for officers and citizens, double-digit decreases in crime, reductions in the time between incident and arrest.
Street Smart is scheduled to go live in January 2019 and will facilitate improved data sharing between patrol and investigative personnel as well as other county departments and allied law enforcement agencies using a common operational perspective.
About NC4
NC4 delivers revolutionary safety and security solutions that empower businesses, government organizations and communities to defend against cyber threats, collect and disseminate intelligence to mitigate risks, and share information to fight crime and manage incidents.
With maps, crime alerts, and wanted bulletins, Street Smart software has been effective for countless other law enforcement and fire agencies, as well as private companies, that have rolled out the program for their employees. NC4 image
NC4 solutions are used by private sector companies involved in financial services, high-tech, insurance, retail, manufacturing, aerospace and defense, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, and other industries.
In the public sector, NC4 solutions are used by federal, state, and local agencies in homeland security, emergency management, and law enforcement disciplines.
NC4 takes a comprehensive and integrated approach to safety and security by providing: cyber threat defense solutions that drive the development of a sharing culture and reduce operational friction; global security and travel intelligence, analysis, traveler tracking, and relevant real-time threat alerting to mitigate enterprise risks and a common operating picture for fighting crime and managing emergencies.
For information about NC4, visit www.NC4.com or call toll-free, 1-877-624-4999.
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Trevor Montgomery, 47, recently moved to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, The Valley Chronicle, and Anza Valley Outlook; as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and Mountain Echo in Shasta County.
Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 28 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 14 – but soon to be 16 – grandchildren.