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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
‘Everyone felt welcome;' City leaders talk post-NATO
Crews are working to reopen downtown Dayton after the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Assistant City Manager for Dayton, Joe Parlette, said the city is pleased overall with how the NATO conference went. He believes the emphasis and transparency about security discouraged potential troublemakers. He admits they are hearing from some businesses that didn't do as well as hoped or simply closed because of the anticipated hassle. 'I know people around the community that themselves have recognized that foot traffic might have been a little less than it normally might be, and they're giving attention to those restaurants this week,' Parlette said. TRENDING STORIES: Grammy-nominated R&B singer arrested in animal cruelty case Miami Valley native known for hits 'Hang On Sloopy' and 'Weird Al' dies Man fishing under Ohio train bridge saves 14-month-old hit by train Parlette said many of the things done to prepare for NATO benefit the city down the road. 'I'm not sure how useful the big pictures of people's faces in windows are, but the new sidewalks, the expanded sidewalks in some places, I think that's really good,' Sam Buehring, who works downtown, said. Many employees worked from home, instead of the office, and said the NATO event was a fun and sometimes strange experience. 'I went into my own office, and there was some guy I've never seen before on the bottom floor saying 'oh you need to go that way,'' Beuhrig said. 'Everyone felt very welcome, everyone was impressed with our city and the amenities that we have,' Parlette said. Organizers are working to figure out how much money the NATO assembly brought to the Dayton economy. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
New DPD high-tech space combines tools to solve crime faster
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — At the beginning of the year, the Dayton Police Department implemented a new technology to help them crack down on crimes in just hours. The Real Time Crime Center is a recent upgrade for DPD, having already led to dozens of arrests since it began in January. 2 NEWS visited the room to learn more about how the high-tech space is solving crimes. In the first two months, DPD said it was able to make 21 arrests and assist in 25 more by using the Real Time Crime Room. The department says the room even helped them solve one crime in less than an hour. 'So start to finish, from the time the call came in to the time that we had the suspect and gun recovered was about an hour,' said Major Paul Saunders, DPD. The Real Time Crime Room allowed DPD to track down the suspect in a shooting on Rugby Avenue, along with recovering fentanyl within an hour. With situations like this, Dayton police said they are getting a return on their investment. 'It has been wildly successful,' said Saunders. 'And I will say, technology without the people to operate it and effectively leverage it, is just like boxes and computers and screens.' Major Saunders is the push behind the operation, telling 2 NEWS how the room uses several technologies all in one space. This includes over 50 public safety cameras, 911 call records, the FLOCKOS system — which allows community members to live share their video — and over 70 license plate readers from across the city. 'We've had the technology for a long time, but they have not always been able to be accessed in one place,' said Joe Parlette, deputy city manager. Parlette said the room was created with the help of grant funding, general department funds and support from the city. 'In this case, absolute support and trust in Major Saunders to do it right,' said Parlette. Saunders says the help keeps them at the top of their game. 'Political leaders have shown support for the efforts to keep us efficient and at the top of our technology game,' said Saunders. The city of Dayton is looking to receive grant funding to support similar technology to expand the fire department next. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
