Announcing SmartLink: AI-Powered Pattern Detection for Law Enforcement

We just launched SmartLink, a new AI tool inside BLTN that helps your team spot connections faster—by combing through case details, MOs, vehicle and suspect descriptions, and narrative patterns in real time.

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It’s built to help law enforcement teams see connections that span jurisdictions and formats—without relying on keyword searches, memory, or manual review.

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Why we built it

Departments today are managing more data than ever, but that information is scattered—PDFs, emails, siloed systems. It’s easy for connections to stay hidden, even when multiple agencies are tracking similar activity.

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SmartLink is designed to solve that. It helps investigative teams find relevant patterns faster, with fewer dead ends and more context.

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How it works

SmartLink runs behind the scenes in BLTN. There’s nothing new to learn, connections appear directly in your feed, with no extra steps:
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• Detects patterns across jurisdictions
  SmartLink surfaces links between incidents, even when they originate in different agencies or districts.
  
  
• Analyzes deeper narrative context
  Instead of basic keyword matching, it looks at MOs, behavior, vehicle types, and location.
  
  
• Surfaces intel in real time
  New bulletins are scanned immediately, and matches are flagged automatically.
  
  
• Keeps your feed clean and actionable
  Only high-confidence matches appear—so the intel that shows up is worth your time.

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SmartLink is also completely customizable. You can turn it off or on within BLTN to best fit your agency's needs.

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Who’s using BLTN

BLTN is now live or in pilot with over 60 agencies nationwide. Departments using it have seen open rates climb from 4% to 44%—an 11x improvement—and report an 80% reduction in time spent publishing bulletins.

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Want to see a walkthrough or talk about how to customize it for your team? Contact our team.

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