County approves criminal tracking analysis project

 

Criminals typically have a home base of operation, but, by the nature of their criminal history, they tend to be on the move and striking in areas that are adjacent but often cross county lines. At the Sept. 9 meeting of the Wright County Board, the commissioners approved a joint powers agreement with Sherburne County to share information of suspects in crimes that may be of interest to both.
The Regional Criminal Tracking Analysis Project was initiated in Sherburne County and, by state mandate, requires a joint-powers agreement for other counties to share data. At no cost to the county, the JPA lays out how counties share law enforcement data. For example, if there is a robbery caught on video surveillance cameras, those images are uploaded to the website where other law enforcement agencies can view them and perhaps notice a suspect that has committed similar crimes in their county.
Lt. Sean Deringer of the Wright County Sheriff’s Office said the purpose of the JPA is to allow counties to take advantage of technological advancements as an asset in trying to solve crimes and track down perpetrators who may be committing crimes in neighboring counties without law enforcement being aware that he or she is striking in both.
More information appears in this week's Messenger.

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