Kent County Sheriff presents real‑time intelligence center plan using FUSIS and drone feeds; officials stress voluntary camera sharing and audit trails

At the Oct. 13, 2025 City of Wyoming work session, Kent County Sheriff’s Office staff outlined a plan to operate a Real Time Intelligence Center (RTIC) that would integrate multiple camera and sensor feeds, license‑plate readers, fleet and body‑worn cameras and drone imagery on a single platform (FUSIS) to support real‑time response and investigations.

The sheriff’s presenter told council the initiative is cost‑neutral to the city: the office used remaining funds from a roughly $2,500,000 grant for school radios to build the center and expects no ongoing cost ask to Wyoming. The office framed the project as a way to “pull several different technology platforms into one room” so that trained staff can rapidly provide actionable information to officers on scene.

What the system would do: county presenters demonstrated how Axon body‑worn and fleet cameras, selected business and municipal camera feeds (via a FUSIS “core”), drone streams, and other sensors would appear on a single map. Sergeant Ryan Dannenberg showed that the system…