The Peoria Police Department’s Real Time Crime, operational since March, has achieved national recognition for its real-time policing.

At the 2025 National Real Time Crime Center Association annual conference and awards in Atlanta, Georgia, Peoria’s RTCC received the following awards:

• DICE Development Award - honoring the RTCC’s rapid growth, technological advancement, and integration of best practices;

• DICE Collaboration Award - recognizing the center’s partnerships across public safety disciplines, technology providers, and regional agencies;

• National RTCC Supervisor of the Year - awarded to Sergeant Michael Lesher, who has led the RTCC since it opened.

Despite being in operation for only seven months, Peoria’s RTCC has achieved milestones that rival centers in place for years

See Full Page