Tips & Tricks

Keeping Ahead of the Crowd

How Lake Stevens (Wash.) PD continues to innovate, despite staffing challenges

Chief Jeffrey Beazizo of the Lake Stevens, Wash., Police Department needs to keep informed in order to keep his community and officers safe. ā€œIf something big happens,ā€ he says, ā€œI want to know immediately. With FirstWatch, I get alerted through CAD triggers on my phone as soon as that call comes through. ā€œIt’s obviously not every call I need to be alerted to,ā€ he says. ā€œBut major crimes and Priority...