Regional Investigative Operations Center (RIOC)
Chief Michael Fowler (left) and Lieutenant Chris Reynolds (right) with Eric Fuehrer, ASIS Chairperson at the RIOC.
Special thanks to Chief Michael Fowler and Lieutenant Chris Reynolds for an excellent presentation and tour of the new Regional Investigative Operations Center (RIOC) supporting Monroe County and surrounding areas. The primary purpose of the new Center is to make use of technology to streamline investigations and support for major events and emergencies impacting public safety. This Center does not replace deputies and patrols but makes them more efficient and safer through the use of data, information and intelligence.
Chief Fowler and Lieutenant Reynolds invite collaboration of businesses, schools, churches and other community organizations to expand the base of information to help reduce and resolve incidents. Contact Lt. Reynolds for more information on how to work with the RIOC.
The development of the RIOC is the result of a long-term vision for improving law enforcement and community safety and security. The Center employs and integrates the latest technologies in support of the mission, providing real-time information. The tour highlighted how this is a critical asset to the Region.
About the Regional Investigative Operations Center
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with our local, state, and federal first responder partners, is proud to announce the launch of its new Regional Investigative Operations Center (RIOC) — a state-of-the-art Real-Time Crime Center, first of its kind in Western NY, designed to strengthen law enforcement coordination, streamline investigations, and improve public safety across Monroe County and the surrounding region.
Through strong partnerships with regional law enforcement agencies, fire, EMS, the Monroe Crime Analysis Center (MCAC), the Rochester Threat Advisory Committee (ROCTAC), the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), and the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), the RIOC addresses the growing risks of targeted violence and domestic violent extremism, as well as assists with developing critical incidents, crime patterns, missing persons, weather-related emergencies, and much more. It is staffed by deputies and analysts specifically trained in identifying, assessing and mitigating threats of mass violence. There is additionally a component to plan for large-scale multi-jurisdictional events in our community that draw large crowds, such as the PGA.
The RIOC integrates the latest technology, real-time data analysis, and collaboration between multiple law enforcement partners to provide immediate intelligence and situational awareness during active incidents and ongoing investigations. The center allows analysts and deputies to link directly to public safety alarm systems, camera networks, license plate readers, Drone as First Responder technology, and up-to-the-minute crime data to support responding deputies, police, investigators, fire, EMS, and other critical service providers in the field. This facility changes the paradigm of policing and is truly a force-multiplier, harnessing all the information law enforcement officers on patrol need at their fingertips, in one location.
Read more at: https://monroecountysheriff-ny.gov/news/monroe-county-sheriffs-office-launches-regional-investigative-operations-center
