Dallas Approves $3.2M Police Investigative Software Contract

The Dallas City Council has approved a five-year, $3.2 million software contract that will give the Dallas Police Department access to pawn and secondhand property records, investigative analysis tools and information-sharing capabilities.

The agreement with LeadsOnline LLC was approved Tuesday as part of the council’s consent agenda. The city secretary included Agenda Item 2 among the consent items, and the council adopted the consent agenda by voice vote.

The $3.2 million sole-source agreement will provide subscription-based investigative services for the department’s Fusion Center.

According to city documents, the system allows investigators to search pawnshop and secondhand store records from across the country. Those records can provide information about property being sold and connect it to the person who sold it.

The system also includes tools for data analysis, research, cellular mapping and sharing information across criminal investigations.

Dallas said the department has been receiving the services through multiple agreements and that placing them under one contract will reduce administrative work, improve data integration and maintain continuity of service.

The city identified LeadsOnline as the sole-source provider of the integrated system. The contract is financed through the General Fund, subject to annual appropriations.

The agreement is separate from another Dallas Police contract with LeadsOnline for maintenance associated with National Integrated Ballistic Information Network equipment.

The council approved the investigative software agreement without discussion specific to the contract during its Tuesday meeting. The city secretary identified Item 2 as remaining on the consent agenda after several other items were pulled, and Mayor Eric Johnson announced that the consent agenda had been adopted.