How Video Monitoring Teams Verify Crime in Progress: A Partner Perspective on the DTD Workflow
Every alert that reaches a monitoring center starts as a question: what is this actually happening right now? Getting from a raw camera feed to a crime verification workflow that law enforcement can trust [...]
Charlie Erickson
What Responding Officers Know Before Arrival
A serious crime is in progress, and officers are already on their way. The most important question facing them, “What are we walking into?”, has no clear answer until they arrive. In the minutes [...]
Joseph Courtesis
The Security Challenges Convenience Stores Face
Protecting a convenience store means managing risks that many other retailers don't face to the same degree. Long operating hours, lean staffing, and ready access to cash and high-demand merchandise combine to create a [...]
Jason Lockett
64% of Retailers Report Half or Fewer Theft Incidents: What’s Behind the Gap?
Retailers are capturing significant amounts of incident information through cameras and other security systems. They are not, by their own admission, reporting most of them to law enforcement. (more…)
Ben Tucker
From Detection to Response: Improving Security Workflows
Security incidents are climbing. Retailers alone reported a combined 17% increase in shoplifting and merchandise theft incidents in 2024, according to the National Retail Federation and the Loss Prevention Research Council.
As incidents become more [...]
Charlie Erickson
Real-Time Crime Reporting Tools: What Businesses Should Know
When a crime is unfolding inside a store, a warehouse, or a bank branch, the information leaving the building shapes what happens next. The pressure is rising. The National Retail Federation's Impact of Retail [...]
Ben Tucker
The Tools Behind Modern Law Enforcement Response
During active incidents and crimes in progress, law enforcement agencies often depend on multiple sources of information to understand what is happening in the field. Body-worn cameras, license plate recognition systems, drones, GPS-enabled devices, [...]
Joseph Courtesis
How to Share Real-Time Crime Data with Police Dispatch
Businesses often have valuable incident information before officers arrive, including video, images, location details, and other verified context. The challenge is how to send that information to police dispatch in a clear, secure, and [...]
Keith Deaton
What Is a Crime Intelligence Platform? A Complete Guide.
In the evolving landscape of public safety, the ability to transform raw data into actionable insights is paramount. (more…)
Jason Lockett
Building Stronger Incident Response: How Connected Systems Improve Safety
The landscape of public safety and enterprise security is evolving to meet the demands of a complex world. (more…)
Charlie Erickson