Roanoke Police now have a high-tech center in operation to help quickly analyze all the crime data that pours in to the department — and to quickly turn that into valuable guidance for officers on the street. Chief Chris Perkins says the I-Star Center can help police quickly know about crime incidents and patterns and predict on short notice where future crimes are more likely to occur. WFIR’s Evan Jones has the story.

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