On December 10, Officer William Soda was named a recipient of NEMLEC's annual Exceptional Service Award. NEMLEC is the acronym for the North Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council. NEMLEC is a regional consortium comprised of fifty police agencies stretching from Gloucester to Watertown, and from Somerville to Littleton.Officer Soda earned his award through his diligent work in developing and implementing technology solutions for NEMLEC. While he has accomplished many tasks, his primary contribution this year was to implement the software benefits provided by SharePoint.
SharePoint is a product that allows users - in this case the NEMLEC member police departments - to share information quickly and easily. Photos, videos and reports can all be shared on the system, in real-time, which can greatly enhance an agency's ability to identify suspects, and to identify crime patterns and trends. Investigators in one community can easily sift through reports filed in other communities to identify commonalities between suspects and crimes.
Police have traditionally been restricted by artificial city/town boundaries when investigating crime - something that criminals are not restricted by. Through the use of SharePoint, communities no longer have this restriction and can identify related crimes occurring in other jurisdictions.
Officer Soda, along with Sergeant Greg Katz of the Billerica Police Department, were the two catalysts that moved this project to reality.
We congratulate Officer Soda on his excellent achievement!
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