Douglas County Sheriff David A. Weaver has become part of the Colorado Information Sharing Consortium, with 42 other law enforcement agencies from across the State of Colorado.

The consortium was formed in 2008 by public safety leaders from across the state. It is the governing board for a new statewide network designed to empower officers and deputies to fight crime through state-of-the-art data sharing and analysis.

The consortium has 42 members and continues to grow.

The vision of the board is that eventually all 154 police departments and 62 sheriffs’ offices in Colorado, and every officer and deputy, will be online.

Using a system known as “COPLINK” the new network allows cops and detectives to analyze information regarding individuals, property, vehicles and incidents from various state and local law enforcement records.

What used to take hours, days or months to research can now happen in a matter of minutes.

On May 26, at 10:30 a.m. Weaver joined 42 other law enforcement representatives on the west steps of the state Capitol to celebrate the break through of this statewide data sharing network.

“I am very pleased to be part of this new wave of crime-fighting technology. This information sharing ability should have happened years ago, it sure would have helped fight crime, but at least the ability is here now and I am proud to be part of this network,” Weaver said.