A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Tuesday morning as the Town of Cicero opened a new technology-driven command center at the Cicero Police Department. Town President Larry Dominick joined by elected officials and leaders of the town’s police, fire and public works departments, as they outlined the ways the integrated system is supporting their work. A network of cameras and investigative tools across the town feed dozens of screens that make up a video wall, allowing operators to view multiple live feeds and maps, then provide that real-time data to field officers. The system also pools feeds from street cameras, body cameras, department drones and vehicle cameras into one system. This has already been used to support public safety initiatives for town festivals and parades, providing real-time monitoring of those events, as well as incidents like tracking fleeing suspects, how flooding may be impacting certain streets and the potential spread of an active fire to a nearby structure. The 600-square-foot center was funded through existing public safety sources, including asset forfeiture funds.

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