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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
City of Anaheim
POLICE DEPARTMENT
DATE: JANUARY 24, 2023
FROM: POLICE DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH PEREGRINE
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR AN INVESTIGATIVE
ANALYTICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR USE BY THE
ANAHEIM POLICE DEPARTMENT
ATTACHMENT (Y/N): YES ITEM # 05
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council, by Motion, (i) waive Council Policy 4.0 and approve an Agreement with Peregrine Technologies, Inc., in substantially the form attached hereto, with an amount not to exceed $300,000 for a one-year period, with four one-year optional renewal periods, for a total contract not to exceed amount of $1,500,000, for an investigative analytical support system for use by the Anaheim Police Department; (ii) authorize minimal changes that do not substantially modify the terms and conditions of the Agreement, provided the changes are determined to be de minimis by the City Attorney’s Office; and (iii) authorize the Chief of Police to execute the Agreement, exercise any renewal options, and take any necessary actions to implement and administer the agreement.
DISCUSSION:
The Police Department has identified a need for a centralized platform that integrates multiple, existing data sources utilized by the Police Department into one central access point, and provides real-time notification and collaboration on all agency source systems. The Department conducted research and determined that the proprietary system offered by Peregrine Technologies, Inc. (Peregrine) meets this need by offering a centralized platform with a single point of access that connects multiple technologies and allows investigators to analyze multiple sources of relevant data the department has been utilizing to aid in and enhance investigations, saving countless hours. Peregrine offers purpose-built data integrations specifically for systems used by the Anaheim Police Department (APD). Peregrine offers a unified data platform that connects to APD’s existing data systems through proprietary integrations. These existing systems include but are not limited to: Versaterm Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) / Records Management System (RMS), Axon Evidence & Body Worn Camera Footage, ArcGIS, Vigilant Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR), and Milestone video cameras.
With all data centrally located, APD staff can now receive real-time alerts and notifications on changes to data from any APD source system. Peregrine’s alerting Approve an Agreement with Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
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technology can notify specific users if a pre-defined data entity was viewed, downloaded, renamed, or shared, or if data was added or removed.
The software was developed to facilitate real-time fact-based decision-making, enhance investigatory capabilities, streamline criminal analysis, and generate intelligence-driven products for law enforcement professionals. Peregrine creates a unique and highly efficient method for taking large amounts of raw data, from diverse sources, and quickly turning it into useful information, optimizing the end user’s time. Due to a wide variety of applications, Peregrine is utilized by a number of Police Departments to centralize information and has a unique ability to provide a dynamic ontology designed for and in partnership with police departments. It models police department data to allow non- technical users to easily search, analyze, and report data that is otherwise unintelligible.
This will save the APD significant time and resources. The Peregrine platform’s proprietary integration, ontology, and granular security permissions enable secure sharing within the APD and between APD and partner agencies. This allows for secure collaboration across investigations, patrol, traffic, analysis, and command staff, and will allow APD to securely collaborate and share data in a common platform with critical county agencies such as the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Agency-defined permissions and access controls are automatically applied to ensure sharing and collaboration respects security policies and procedures.
As an example, if APD knew a suspect was driving a Ford Truck with the license plate ABC123, a search in Peregrine for ABC123 would simultaneously search vehicle citation information, accident information, crime report information, Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) information, and video footage captured of the vehicle. The layering of this data onto a map would provide actionable intelligence on this vehicle.
These connections allow for a single point of access for officers to receive real-time alerts, build data models, sort and visualize data, and report existing data in formats not available in Anaheim today. Currently, APD can identify clusters of crimes occurring at a location, an example would be a sudden increase in stolen vehicles near a particular address. Given this information, APD would identify this area as a “hot spot” and direct additional patrol resources to the location to deter this criminal activity. Peregrine would assist APD by taking this information a step further by identifying associations among APD’s data streams. These associations may identify relationships between known offenders and the “hot spot.” These relationships may be the key to identification of the actual offender(s) committing the auto thefts.
Peregrine provides customizable dashboards allowing each detail within APD to display important and relevant information specific to the detail or individual Detective. For example, a customized dashboard might include the ranking of crime reports by solvability; thus, allowing detective sergeants to easily identify and assign cases with the highest probability of leading to an arrest.
Peregrine is a robust analytical tool that leverages multiple data sources to further criminal investigations while assisting with identifying crime trends and prolific Approve an Agreement with Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
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offenders. The program also reaches beyond investigations and assists in administrative processes such as District Attorney/City Attorney Discovery and Warrant Due Diligence. Peregrine engineers designed their software to coordinate various platforms to provide complete system interoperability. Peregrine is Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) compliant and allows for agency active directory integration to avoid redundancy in user permissions.
The system’s annual cost is $300,000 for a one-year period, with four renewal options, with a contract not to exceed amount of $1,500,000 for the five-year term.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
Sufficient funds are available in the Police Department’s fiscal year 2022/23 Police Outside Reimbursement Fund budget. Funding for subsequent years will be subject to Council’s approval of budget appropriations.
Respectfully submitted,
Jorge Cisneros
Chief of Police
Attachment:
1. Agreement