Officials and local leaders gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside the new Real Time Watch Center at the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station Sept. 27, 2024. (Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
The two largest law enforcement agencies in Los Angeles County are following a trend seen across the country – setting up rooms from which authorities can use technology to rush relevant information to police officers or deputies as they respond to a scene.
The LA Sheriff’s Department opened its first Real-Time Watch Center on Friday morning, Sept. 27th at the Lost Hills station in Agoura Hills. The Los Angeles Police Department is three months away from establishing its first center. LAPD will initially add centers to its Central Los Angeles, Hollywood and Van Nuys divisions…