COSTARS is the cooperative purchasing program of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of General Services. The COSTARS program provides registered local public procurement units as well as state affiliated entities and suppliers a tool to find and do business with each other effectively through the use of a contract established by DGS.
Any contract that DGS bids as a COSTARS contract is for exclusive use by local public procurement units (LPPUs) and state-affiliated entities who are registered with DGS as COSTARS members. Commonwealth executive and independent agencies are not eligible to register as COSTARS members and may not make purchases from the COSTARS contract. Where a statewide DGS contract exists, Commonwealth agencies are generally required to purchase supplies and services through that contract.
In-Synch Systems is pleased to provide Records Management, Data-Sharing, and Investigative tools to Pennsylvania Law Enforcement agencies through COSTARS. Through our COSTARS contract (Contract #006-092), COSTARS purchasers can enjoy Pennsylvania's best Police RMS package at the most competitve pricing.
Click the link below for more information on the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania purchasing agreement with In-Synch.
For questions or for more information, please contact Joe Johnston, Sales Director, at 724-452-8611.
New Mugshot Partner for MobileSynchRMS - Hunter Systems
Written by Administrator
In-Synch Systems teams up with Hunter Systems to Provide Law Enforcement Agencies with a New Tool to Fight Crime
 In-Synch Systems has joined with Hunter Systems Group, Inc., to offer their Hunter SmartshotTM, as an add on to In-Synch’s Mobile Synch Records Management System.  Hunter SmartshotTM is a new mugshot software application developed by Hunter Systems Group, Inc. and Quantum Signal, LLC that takes the guesswork out of mugshot capturing while assisting law enforcement personnel in the creation of consistent and enforceable evidence. Hunter SmartshotTM with its advanced biometric capabilities, is a budget-friendly system that integrates seamlessly into the Mobile Synch software provided by In-Synch Systems. Hunter SmartshotTM constantly tracks the subject on a live screen, framing a perfect shot every time. The system enables law enforcement personnel to meet exactingNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines of both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Automated Fingerprint Information Systems.  Hunter SmartshotTM is a complete out-of-the-box flexible application that combines the applicable software, mounting hardware, an in-depth training manual and instructions on taking and managing mugshot photographs. The deluxe package also includes a camera to provide a complete turnkey solution.  For more information, contact In-Synch Systems at 724-452-8611.
Monongalia County, WV Links Up
Written by Mark Sentell
WVNS News in Monongalia County, WV recently posted a great article about agencies in northern WV working together with MobileSynchRMS. You can read their original article here.
Article from WVNS-TV by Courtney Dunn.
MORGANTOWN Â --Â Police departments across the country have worked independently for years, only joining forces with other departments when necessary.
But now a new program in our area is changing the way the police handle their investigations.
Organizers say Monongalia County is the first in the state to link all of their law enforcement departments together.
They're using state-of-the art computer technology totaling half a million dollars to revamp how they report investigations and fight crime not just in their jurisdiction, but across the county.
"The level of cooperation that this county shares is overwhelming," explained Granville Chief Ron Snyder.
Snyder wrote the grant for the Mobile Synch system.
It puts everything from arrests, to calls and cases at the officers' fingertips.
Changing the way police work is done.
"When I first got into it," Snyder explained about policing, "what happens in Morgantown stayed in Morgantown, and Westover, stayed in Westover and never in between should meet."
But now by simply logging in any officer can access other departments and search for suspects.
"The criminals have no boundaries, unfortunately law enforcement does," he said, "But now we've closed those boundaries with this system."
Just this week thieves stole 21 catalytic converters from University Motors.
The state police is investigating.
But with this new program all departments will be on the lookout and be able to access those reports.
"We can look county wide at thefts, sexual assaults, any kind of crime and look for those little pieces of information or evidence that we can link those together," said Morgantown Police Chief Phil Scott.
In addition to the system officers will also have laptops in the field.
But it doesn't stop there.
"This is just simply a tablet," Scott explained pointing out how the laptop computer bends into a notebook, "they can take a statement, they can sign it, capture it, it's in the report."
Revolutionizing the way work is collected and stored and making crime fighting even more efficient.
The system is being implemented in three phases.
Getting all departments online, distributing the mobile units and then linking other agencies like the prosecutors office and magistrate court.
When everything is done Chief Snyder said "it will tie the county together like it's never been tied together before."
InterAct Public Safety Systems Announces Release of Subscription Based Records Management System
Written by Mark Sentell
As law enforcement agencies cope with shrinking budgets, purchasing a new records management system can feel out of reach. InterAct Public Safety Systems and In-Synch have announced the ability to purchase the MobileSynchRMS system under a subscription-based service, virtually eliminating expensive up-front investments.
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