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Law Enforcement Information Exchange (LInX)Justice & Public Safety Appropriation Sub-CommitteeWednesday, March 11, 2015Frank Palombo, New Bern Chief of Police (Retired)NCIS LInX Carolinas Program Manager
Why Share Information?“Colonial Parkway Serial Killer”*SNIPERS*“Area Sees Increasein Gang Activity”“Serial Rapist AttacksAgain!”February 2015Slide2
LInXThe Law Enforcement Information Exchange (LInX) is anadvanced information sharing system conceived, fundedand built by the United States Naval Criminal InvestigativeService in 2003, but the system is not owned or controlledby NCISFebruary 2015Slide3
LInX LInX is a product built from scratch by law enforcement forlaw enforcement; it’s not “off the shelf” LInX is populated with law enforcement data only; it’s NOTan intelligence system LInX is a time tested system that has expanded over the yearsnot in just the number of agencies that are members but alsothrough advances in technology such as; advanced analytics,biometrics, statewide second hand property data, License PlateReader capabilities and more. LInX is for official law enforcement use only LInX is a real time crime solving tool that is helping to solvecrimes in NC and across the countryFebruary 2015Slide4
LInX LInX electronically “connects” with member agencies’ existingrecords management systems and/or investigative databases –then Automatically encrypts, transports, normalizes, indexes, thenconsolidates agencies’ data on a nightly basis into a datawarehouse – then Allows users to search all agencies’ contributed data withseveral search & analysis tools —February 2015Slide5
LInX Provides all users with secure & daily access to many agencies’law enforcement data : Makes that data available in seconds Saves an extraordinary amount of time Generates investigative leads Identifies previously unknown relationships & associates Increases officer safety & situational awarenessFebruary 2015Slide6
LInX LInX is NOT an original system of records but areplication of many original systems of records Each law enforcement agency always owns and isresponsible for its data at all times Member agencies never give up their rights to their dataFebruary 2015Slide7
Alexandria PDUsersData is accessed by the usersfrom a web browser using SSLeither through the Covanet orInternetAlexandria, VALInX DataWarehouseLogin & password required256 bit encryption SSLVPN connectionFirewallFront Porch1024 bitencryption;server toserverauthenticationFirewallAgencyRMS orInvestigativeSystemFebruary 2015Data is pushedto the Front Porchthen into LInXSlide5 Dell PowerEdge 6950 3Dell Power Edge2950 Serverswith 2 Hard DriveArrays, TapeBackups &Applications8
Who Controls LInX CarolinasPolicies? LInX is governed by regional Boards of Governance whichare comprised of each member agency’s CEO Each LInX Board makes the rules, establishes policies and isresponsible for the administration, operation and technicalaspects of the system in their regionFebruary 2015Slide9
Types of Data in LInXStructured Data February 2015RMS/InvestigativeIncidentsField interviewsArrestsOutstanding warrants (inc. local)Mugshots (statewide)Jail booking recordsTraffic crash reportsTraffic citations dataTraffic stop dataParking ticket dataSex Offender RegistryVA Adult Criminal HistoryPawn/Property dataSlideUnstructured Data Incident narratives Investigative narratives Supplemental reports10
LInX Record Type PercentagesWarrants3.4%Bookings4.0%Juvenile InvolvedArrests0.6%Arrests9.7%Traffic Field 50 eInvolvedIncidents2.2%11February2015Over 570Million EventRecordsSlide
LInX Carolinas Coverage MapCity/County InterfaceNC State Interfaces(NCSHP / NC SBI)February 2015Slide12
Regional LInX Systems 12/2014Midwest alSoutheastRio GrandeAlaskaGulf CoastHawaiiFebruary 2015Slide13
LInX/D-DEx Regional Map 12/2014D-DEx AgenciesFebruary 2015Slide14
Law Enforcement Data available to LInX/D-DEx UsersFebruary 2015Slide15
LInX Carolinas Current Status: LInX Carolinas currently consists of 74 NC, 210 SC,and 5 Federal member agencies, plus all of D-Dex Upon completion of the CRISS project in March orApril 2015 LInX Carolinas will host 131 NC agenciesserving approximately 62% of NC’s population and61% of her sworn officers The Charlotte Regional Information Sharing System(CRISS), formerly COPLINK, switched to LInX effectiveSeptember 2014. Project started with 49 agenciesand has grown to potentially 58. 90% of the project iscomplete. Project will provide a vast amount of LEdata, advanced analytics, LPR capability andComputer Based Training for new users to all LInXagencies throughout all LInX regions16February 2015Slide
NCIS-LInX ExpansionBased on State Population2%1%LInX AgenciesAgencies 2036%Agencies 15 to 1961%February 2015SlideAgencies 10 to 1417
NCIS-LInX ExpansionBased on Number of Sworn Officers4%3%LInX AgenciesAgencies 2031%Agencies 15 to 1962%February 2015SlideAgencies 10 to 1418
LInX Carolinas Current Status (Continued): LInX Carolinas users now have access to law enforcementrecords from 1700 agencies in 11 LInX Regions and DDEX systemwide. LInX agencies contribute more than 570 million records and52 million mug shots From 2007 to-date, the total cost to NC taxpayers for LInXCarolinas, has been 113,000 During that time, 100% of the LInX Carolinas annual operatingand maintenance costs have been paid by the Naval CriminalInvestigative Service (NCIS). Funding is forecast to continuethrough 2018. Future funding beyond 2018 is likely. However, allfunding projections are subject to future appropriations LInX/D-Dex has been designated as a Homeland SecurityPriority by the Department of Defense19February 2015Slide
LInX Carolinas Current Status (Continued): There are no licensing fees for LInX users. Thesoftware is owned by each Region and the contractvendor, NGC, has no property rights to the software The growth of LInX Carolinas has always givenpriority to getting the most for every dollar spent.Special attention has been given to large populationcenters and agencies with large LE data bases. As aresult, LInX Carolinas is able to provide a data basethat represent nearly 62% of NC’s population whileincorporating 31% of her law enforcement agencies20February 2015Slide
Final Thoughts1. LInX is an incident based, searchable LE data onlywarehouse2. LInX is not a concept or Beta software that needsto be developed, tested and deployed3. LInX is not a standalone system that will requirevarious interfaces in order to communicate withother systems outside of NC4. LInX has been operational for 12 Years withoutincident5. LInX is a NO RISK solution to NC’s Statewide LEinformation sharing needs6. LInX currently provides access to over 570 millionLE records21February 2015Slide
Final Thoughts7. LInX currently covers over 60% of NC’s populationat a cost to NC taxpayer’s of only 113,0008. LInX has no licensing fees9. LInX annual operating and maintenance costs arefully funded by NCIS thru 2018 and likely beyond10. LInX is designated as a National Security Priorityby DOD11. LInX is a real time crime fighting tool that issolving crimes in NC and across the country rightnow12. LInX enjoys the support of Police Chiefs andSheriffs across NC22February 2015Slide
QUESTIONS ?23February 2015Slide
LInX LInX is a product built from scratch by law enforcement for law enforcement; it's not "off the shelf" LInX is populated with law enforcement data only; it's NOT an intelligence system LInX is a time tested system that has expanded over the years not in just the number of agencies that are members but also
