Short-staffed, Virginia Beach Police turn to Peregrine Technologies

The Virginia Beach Police Department found itself down 100 officers and 25 professional staff. Rather than wait for those roles to fill, the department has turned to software to get more out of existing resources, records, and people alike.

The tool is Peregrine Technologies, a platform that unifies the data an agency holds, connects and contextualizes information, and makes it searchable in one place. For a department stretched thin, the appeal is the prospect of fewer hours spent hunting...