LEON COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) - It's been three months since the Leon County Sheriff's Office implemented its Real Time Crime Center, harnessing technology to reduce crime.
Several success stories have already risen from LCSO's new tool.
The Real Time Crime Center "did not disappoint," that's what LCSO is proudly telling the community 90 days after rolling out this innovative tool for catching the bad guys.
Arrests show it's working. Deputies used the system to solve a string of robberies on the northwest side of the county.
"Our analysts were able to data mine some information, come up with a possible suspect vehicle, come up with a possible suspect location where that vehicle had been seen before," said LCSO Deputy Dave Teems. "Another robbery took place, went sent our deputies directly to that residence and sure enough the suspect vehicle pulled up, our suspects were in it, the masks they had used, the guns they had used and the money they had just stolen we're all inside that vehicle."
Deputy Teems said investigators were also able to identify a suspect involved in an undercover drug bust who had a criminal background that included murder.
The technology helped find someone who didn't show up for domestic court, located witnesses, and found a suspect linked to a recent bomb threat.
"We learn new things that we can do with it every day," said Deputy Teems. "We can start adding more capabilities, more task, whether it be more cameras, even different ways you can use the searches that we already have to help out, not only us, but other agencies around the Big Bend."
This tech-heavy center is helping law enforcement make strides in solving investigations, already helping with nearly 150 cases since November.
The center allows law enforcement to monitor hundreds of cameras throughout the county in real time.
LCSO can even use your doorbell or mailbox footage if you download the app 'Neighbor,' which gives up-to-date crime and safety information happening in your community.
Going along with the community partnerships, starting Friday, a local homeowners' association is giving LCSO access to their gate cameras so they can be used when crime happens in that area.
