Nottinghamshire Police is extending its use of a software to analyse mobile phone data in its investigations.
The force said so far it has used the Chorus Intelligence software in a limited capacity and is now rolling it out to more investigative teams, with analysts and detectives working closely together and an emphasis on the potential to deal with drug dealers and serious crime offenders.
The software makes it possible to analyse thousands of lines of data in a matter of minutes, enabling officers to link text messages and phone data to suspects’ movements.
Nottinghamshire Police said it has already been used to bring down a gang that had been dealing vast quantities of cocaine, crack and heroin.
Complex investigations
Detective Chief Inspector Rich Bull said: “Modern investigations can be extremely complex, with detectives working to unpick the movements of multiple suspects, often over extended periods of time. Drug dealing gangs in particular make use of multiple mobile phones to conduct their business.
“We have long been able to piece together their movements…
