In a recent update, hosts at the Real Time Crime Center in Peoria said the unit’s integration with fire personnel and real‑time camera sharing with neighboring cities helped officers locate and arrest suspects after a shoplifting‑related vehicle pursuit. "We were able to pick up the, the car on camera as it started leaving the area, continued to follow that, providing that information to the responding officers," Detective Hyatt said during the briefing.

The center, which the host said has been operating for under a year, added fire staff to its monitoring team to improve coordination between police and fire responders. "He's able to jump into calls and help us out whether it's triaging a patient that's on scene, providing information to responding fire units," Detective Hyatt said, describing Captain Bob Thario’s role after he joined the center "a little over 6 months" earlier.

Officials described a recent incident at a Target near Lake Pleasant Parkway in Happy Valley where staff tracked a vehicle on camera after a shoplifting call. The vehicle was followed as it left the area and a local traffic stop became a pursuit that crossed into Glendale; Peoria staff said they connected with the Glendale Real Time Crime Center to monitor cameras there and then relayed locations of suspects to officers. "Ultimately [we were] able to take them into custody without incident," Detective Hyatt said.

Beyond that case, the center's staff highlighted broader recognition and peer engagement. Detective Hyatt said the center, "open since February," attended the National Real Time Conference in Atlanta and "earned 3 national recognitions, to include supervisor of the year for the center specifically for innovation and collaboration." He also said the center has hosted visitors from other agencies and countries who toured the facility and planned to adapt some practices at their home agencies.

The host closed the segment by thanking Detective Hyatt and saying the program would return with more episodes on local public‑safety topics.

The update focused on operational coordination, examples of the center’s effect on a recent pursuit and external recognition; it did not announce new ordinances, budget changes or formal policy actions.