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OPS CONNECT

A New Era of Connected, Coalition-Driven Public Safety

Introducing OPS CONNECT™ 3.0 – A New Era of Connected, Coalition-Driven Public Safety Today marks a defining moment for modern policing and public safety collaboration. Online Policing Solutions (OPS) proudly announces the official launch of OPS CONNECT™ 3.0—a fully reimagined, next-generation platform that transforms how agencies communicate, investigate, coordinate, and serve their communities. This is […]

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🚨 2026 POLICE EXPO – BOOTH 1256 🚨

The OPS Network™ team will be attending the 2026 Police Expo in Atlantic City—be sure to stop by Booth 1256. Our team will be available to answer questions, provide live support and insights into the OPS Network, including OPS LENS™, IMS|hub™ the all-new OPS CONNECT™ 3.0, OPS COMMUNITY™, and more. Whether you’re already part of […]

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🚨 OPS CONNECT 3.0 – OFFICIAL LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

We are proud to announce that OPS CONNECT 3.0 will officially go live this Monday and the transition will begin over this weekend into Monday. This major platform upgrade represents a significant step forward in performance, usability, and overall system capability—delivering a more powerful and streamlined experience for all users across the OPS Network. This […]

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OPS CONNECT.

OPS CONNECT 3.0 VIRTUAL INVITATION

OPS CONNECT 3.0 VIRTUAL OVERVIEW SCHEDULED FOR: 6/9, 6/10, 6/11 2026 Join OPS for a detailed virtual overview of OPS CONNECT 3.0 slated to go live on June 15, 2026 OPS CONNECT 3.0 represents a significant leap forward in protecting our officers, agencies, cases and agencies with: Advanced secure, full featured real-time collaboration assets Next generation […]

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LENS Mandatory Server Updates

On Sunday, 5/31/2026, between the hours of 6pm and 10pm, the OPS L.E.N.S. network servers will be undergoing a mandatory server update. Users may experience delays between these hours on L.E.N.S. only. No other OPS System will be effected. ****Please be patient – all outages will be temporary as the servers propogate.**** Check back often […]

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OPS CONNECT.

Important Update – ADA Title II Web Accessibility Compliance Deadlines Extended

We wanted to share an important update from the U.S. Department of Justice regarding web and mobile app accessibility requirements under **Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)**. **The compliance deadlines for WCAG 2.1 Level AA have been officially extended:** The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published an Interim Final Rule in the […]

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OPS CONNECT.

UPDATED L.E.N.S. LIST VIEW IMAGE ACCESS

From the “Received Notifications” and “All Notifications” dashboards, LENS users can now view images directly in the list view. Switching from tile view to list view will display the images associated with each notification, making it easier to scroll through and quickly see relevant content. Additionally, whether accessing a LENS from the list view or […]

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OPS CONNECT.

Announcement: Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office Now Live on the OPS Network

The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office (BCPO) is now fully onboarded as an OPS Network Full Partner, with complete access and integration across the platform. Following the successful completion of Certified Master Administrator (CMA) training, BCPO is now live and actively connected to the growing community of agencies leveraging the OPS Network for real-time collaboration, secure […]

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LENS Navigation Reminder

Just a reminder that LENS includes several tools designed to improve navigation, visibility, and search efficiency across notifications. Most of these features were announced in late 2024, early 2025 but since there are many new members, we wanted to post this reminder. Please see the below graphics for additional reference: Advanced Scrolling Navigation – There […]

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OPS CONNECT.

OPS Schedule Tracker: NEW PROJECTONE.NJ PROGRAM

OPS Schedule Tracker is now officially available to participating agencies for a limited time as part of ProjectOneNJ. This powerful scheduling tool was built to help streamline duty management, operations and events and improve coordination—giving agencies a more efficient way to track, assign, and manage scheduling needs. ✅ What OPS Schedule Tracker helps with: Centralized […]

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OPS CONNECT.

NEW UPDATED OPS CONNECT™ – ANDROID AND iOS MOBILE APP AVAILABLE NOW!

The latest version of both APPS include many updates, such as: Improved User Interface Advanced Security Updates Improved Notification Flow Addition of the FULL IMS|hub platform for both iOS and Android. Users can find the updated versions by clicking the button below. Existing APP Users: Visit the below link and simply click on the iOS or Android APP icons and update your existing […]

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OPS ADVANCED COMMUNITY INTERFACE EDITING TOOLS

NOTICE FOR FULL OPS NETWORK PARTNERS/OPS COMMUNITY INTERFACE AGENCIES: After nearly a year of development and testing, we’re thrilled to introduce the all-new Advanced OPS Community Interface Builder — your one-stop launch-pad for designing, generating, and publishing next-level community pages on your OPS Network Community Interface. The OPS Community Interface—together with its comprehensive modules, tools, […]

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PROJECTONE.NJ – RESOURCE AND FUNDING INITIATIVE

The National Law Enforcement and Community Policing Integrated Network (aka: OPS Network™) is proud to announce the early launch of Project One.NJ — a statewide law enforcement resource and funding initiative created exclusively for New Jersey agencies. Running through 2026, the initiative is being launched ahead of schedule (late 2025) in response to agency requests tied to end-of-year budget allocations and available funding cycles. Project One.NJ provides direct access […]

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OPS CONNECT™ – ANDROID APP UPDATE AVAILABLE NOW!

Read Carefully: The OPS CONNECT™ Mobile APP for Android has a new version release (ver 1.2) that is now live! The new version includes updates to several features to include the addition of the IMS|hub™ platform for participating agencies. If your device settings do not automatically update APPS, or the APP has not updated, please […]

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LENS UPDATES

IMPORTANT UPDATE: CHANGE TO OPS LENS™ EMAIL ALERTS

Effective APRIL 1, 2025, all email notifications from the OPS LENS™ PLATFORM will be disabled by default. 1. To ensure timely delivery of real-time notifications and emergency alerts, LENS™ Notification Alerts will be exclusively delivered through the OPS CONNECT™ MOBILE APP and desktop platform. 2. Users will have the option to continue receiving email notifications […]

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LENS UPDATES

SEARCHING LENS COMMENTS FOR KEYWORD(S) UPDATE

OPS CONNECT UPDATE: Searching Comments Release Date: February 17, 2025 User’s can now utilize the main search box in the LENS platform to search all “comments” for keywords. This update allows users to search for keywords, car tags, case numbers, names, etc… that may be contained in both notifications and/or comments. This search is available […]

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OPS Network Information

NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY A.I.D. CHAPTERS FORMING NOW

The “National Public Safety Alliance for Individuals with Disabilities” program (NPS-AID) is a national program that was developed to bridge the gap between law enforcement officers and our disabled community members and those with special needs. Through this program, law enforcement agencies and officers, along with individuals with disabilities/special needs, their caretakers and loved ones, are provided […]

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OPS Network Information

2024 LAW ENFORCEMENT NETWORK ANNUAL REPORT

Please see the attached 2024 National Law Enforcement and Community Policing Integrated Network (OPS Network) Annual Report. This report highlights the remarkable achievements of the OPS Network over the past year, highlighting the impact of our collective efforts. The report focuses on key assets that contributed to an outstanding year for law enforcement collaboration, and community engagement. MILESTONES: The […]

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LENS UPDATES

STATE OF NEW YORK – ROCKLAND COUNTY INTELLIGENCE CENTER ACTIVATED

The Rockland County Intelligence Center in Rockland County, New York is now live on the OPS LENS platform. The Rockland County Intelligence Center is in close relation to the Northern Bergen County border in New Jersey (see map). Any agency (with special attention to Bergen County New Jersey and other New York border counties) that are broadcasting […]

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LENS UPDATES

IMPORTANT NOTICE – ALL USERS PLEASE READ

As a refresher and reminder, agency leadership, LENS Master Administrators and ALL LENS USERS are asked to once again review the attached “LENS Best Practices Guide” (which was created and distributed by the New Jersey State Police in 2024, but applies to all states) that provides guidance with defining LENS distribution ranges and levels to […]

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LENS UPDATES

INFORMATION TO ACCESS THE FULL OPS CONNECT™ PLATFORM

Numerous inquiries have been received over the past several months about what a full OPS CONNECT™ access partnership would add beyond the LENS platform for agencies and users. The below is being shared to provide some insight into the power of what an expanded OPS LENS™ partnership means.Any agency that supports the “National Law Enforcement […]

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LENS UPDATES

LENS VIDEO SCRUBBING AND IMAGE SEARCH / EXTRACTION

When adding video footage to OPS LENS, please be aware of the following: OPS LENS does not “scrub” uploaded video for images. While videos are often the best way for users to view a matter and are encouraged to be uploaded – none of the content is searchable in OPS LENS basic search or in […]

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OPS CONNECT.

OPS CONNECT™ – ANDROID AND iOS MOBILE APP AVAILABLE NOW!

NOTICE: PLEASE DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE OPS CONNECT™ MOBILE APP TO A GOVERNMENT DEVICE WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM AGENCY LEADERSHIP. Read Carefully: The OPS CONNECT™ Mobile APP for both Android and iOS devices are now available for download. While both APPS are authorized and approved by Google and Apple, they are not publicly available for […]

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UNLOCK OPS CONNECT™ – PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH TECHNOLOGICAL COLLABORTATION

In addition to OPS LENS™, what does full access to OPS CONNECT™ provide? OPS CONNECT™ APP Full agency OPS Command Center™ access. Remote internal document and resource management. OPS Groups™ – Inter/intra agency communication, collaboration and case management features. OPS Messenger™ – Secure officer-officer direct messenger (instantly contact any officer(s) across the state and beyond). Access to thousands […]

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LENS UPDATES

“WEAPONS OFFENSE” NOW AVAILABLE AS A LENS CLASSIFICATION

When creating a LENS, users can now select “Criminal Investigation” from the “Notification Type” (#1 in the graphic) dropdown and then select “Weapons Offense” (#2 in the graphic) from the secondary “Classification Type” dropdown. (see the attached graphic for details).

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LENS UPDATES

LOCATING A “LENS” NOTIFICATION SAVED IN “DRAFT” STATUS

When preparing a LENS, users have the option to save the notification as a draft, allowing them to come back at a later time to complete the LENS and deploy it when it is ready. To locate a LENS that has been saved in “Draft” status: From the main LENS dashboard, the user will click […]

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LENS UPDATES

“LURING” OPTION ADDED TO OPS LENS NOTIFICATION TYPE DROPDOWN

When adding a LENS notification, users now have the option to choose “Luring” from the “Notification Type” dropdown. (see graphic below) ***Special Attention State of New Jersey*** The New Jersey State Police – Missing Persons Unit is requesting all agencies and NJ Child Abduction Response Team “CART” Coordinators add and distribute all “Luring” matters via […]

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LENS UPDATES

STATE OF NEW YORK – CLARKSTOWN POLICE DEPT. ACTIVATED

The Clarkstown Police Department in Rockland County, New York is now live on the OPS LENS platform. Clarkstown is in close relation to the Northern Bergen County border in New Jersey (see map). Any agency (with special attention to Bergen County New Jersey and other New York border counties) that are broadcasting LENS notifications to […]

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