Goodyear police recommend phased build of city real‑time crime center; council asks for budget details

Police Chief Brian Nissitt told the Goodyear City Council on March 17 that the police department has completed a strategic‑plan task to study creation of a Real Time Crime Center and recommended moving forward with a two‑phase implementation beginning in the FY 2026 budget process. "For me, the most important question to ask when discussing any project is the why," Nissitt said, describing how the center would centralize camera feeds, records data and analytical tools to give officers timely operational intelligence.

The nut graf: Chief Nissitt said a stand‑alone Goodyear RTCC would improve response safety and case solvability and allow collaboration with fire and emergency management. He recommended a Phase 1 build inside the city’s Emergency Operations Center and asked council to support including Phase 1 in the upcoming budget so staff can plan costs and procurement.

Nissitt cited national evaluations showing RTCCs can improve clearance rates and reduce response times, and described site visits to departments that operate similar centers. He proposed two phases: Phase 1 would buy a platform and hardware, integrate the city’s CAD (computer aided dispatch) and RMS (records management system), integrate city cameras and the Flock…