EL PASO POLICE DEPARTMENT • INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU
ORGANIZED CRIME DIVISION
MATRIX FUSION CENTER The MATRIX Fusion Center is an all-crimes/all-hazards tactical information and intelligence hub for the El Paso Police Department and the surrounding region. The Fusion Center is one of 80 fusion centers across the country and one of only eight in Texas. The center is operated on a 24/7 basis to quickly respond to any intelligence related requests from over 40 of our local, state, federal, and tribal partners. The Fusion Center concept was designed to facilitate the sharing of intelligence information among all of our partner agencies. The Fusion Center provided critical, real-time intelligence and analysis during the tragic shooting in El Paso on August 3, 2019. This information was shared not only with our local partners but across the county for situational awareness purposes. The Fusion Center was recognized by the Under Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security for their efforts during and after the events of August 3. The Fusion Center is currently in the process of expanding the City Watch camera program to allow the center real-time access to business and residential security camera systems throughout the city. This program supplements the private business/citizen registration system and will increase the ability to provide instant intelligence as events are occurring.
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