On the chilly evening of December 12, 2024, an officer with the local police department responded to what initially appeared to be a routine alarm call at a business down the street.

As the officer arrived on scene, he noticed a lone individual walking across the parking lot. Something about the man’s behavior seemed off—nervous glances, hurried steps. Trusting his instincts, the officer approached and began asking routine questions.

When asked to identify himself, the man offered a name and date of birth that didn’t raise immediate red flags, but experience told the officer to dig a little deeper. A check with the state's DMV database yielded nothing. The name didn’t exist. It was clear the man was attempting to conceal his identity.

That’s when the officer turned to ForceMetrics Velocity™ and entered the fictitious name the man had given. Almost immediately, ForceMetrics returned a hit: a prior incident report in which the same false name had been used.

Following the trail, the officer was able to make a positive identification of the individual. It turned out the man had a known history of breaking and entering, a fact that suddenly made the alarm call far more serious than initially expected. With the identity confirmed and evidence on scene supporting illegal entry, the man was arrested on charges of breaking and entering and identity theft.

Without ForceMetrics Velocity™, the officer might have had to release the suspect or delay further action until a proper identity could be established, potentially allowing a repeat offender to escape justice. Instead, the tool enabled real-time, actionable intelligence, turning a suspicious encounter into a successful arrest.

ForceMetrics Velocity™ didn’t just streamline the investigation, it empowered the officer to make an informed, timely decision that protected the community and reinforced the value of using modern data tools in everyday law enforcement.

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