Tracking Pretrial Offenders with the OmnilinkTM Solution Helps Deter Repeat Offenses and Solve Crimes Faster
Tracking Pretrial Offenders with the OmnilinkTM Solution Helps Deter Repeat Offenses and Solve Crimes Faster
4 PagesBACKGROUND The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department serves roughly 850,000 citizens in the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County in North Carolina. CMPD’s 1,849 sworn officers and 452 civilian employees cover a jurisdiction of 438 square miles. This includes eight officers, a sergeant and two civilian staff who manage the department’s Electronic Monitoring Unit, which was established in 2007. The unit monitors roughly 400 offenders each day. Customer Challenge In response to a sharp increase in robberies and other violent crimes in 2006, Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police Department (CMPD) launched a street crimes task force of 70 officers charged with enforcing a 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. curfew for known offenders. The curfew was labor-intensive, costly and slow. Officers had to pe
