Summers County Commissioner Mike Gore released a statement on Wednesday, Aug. 11 announcing the county 911 center is now able to directly access NCIC. The acronym NCIC refers to the National Crime Information Center. In addition, dispatchers are also now able to access triple “I”. III stands for Interstate Identification Index.
This is an important improvement for the police force serving the communities of Summers County. In his statement, Gore noted that Summers 911 previously had to contact Raleigh 911 to get access to these databases. This would cause delays in officers receiving much-needed information. Gore said of the previous process, “[it] was time-consuming and the lag time could have endangered our officers which has been unacceptable.”
These systems work by providing officers with vital information about a suspected individual. The Interstate Identification Index is a system through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that maintains a national fingerprint file with a digital Index that includes the name and Identification number of each state offender. This system allows officers to quickly see an individual’s criminal history. The III system is a part of the NCIC system. NCIC houses a digital index filled with criminal justice information. This includes but is not limited to criminal records, stolen property information, missing persons and information on fugitives. The index is available 24 hours a day, 365 days per year to law enforcement at the federal, state and local levels.
Gore noted in the statement that one of his goals since getting elected has been to “make a difference.” He stated, “the goal of getting NCIC has been reached with the help of my fellow commissioners Charles Saunders and Ted Kula.
To become compliant to use the system, the 911 center employees have taken classes and tests and met other criteria to become NCIC certified. Gore said, “There are other 911 challenges ahead, such as a new tower to be installed, new consoles and digital radios for our police, fire and ambulance services.” He went on to say, “The work does not stand still and the Commission, the elected officials and employees are making a difference.”
Gore ended the statement by thanking the citizens of Summers County for “allowing me to serve you.”
