# Fusus Real-Time Crime Center (RTCC) integration platform. Originally an independent surveillance-tech startup (Fusus, LLC; HQ Peachtree Corners, Georgia); **acquired by [[Axon Enterprise, Inc.]] in early 2024** and now operates as an Axon subsidiary. In Little Rock, Fusus is the central video- and data-collaboration platform integrating ALPR feeds, body-worn and in-car cameras, CAD, the community camera registry, and the Cellebrite-style evidence outputs into a single situational-awareness console for RTCC operators. ## Corporate identity | Fact | Value | Source | |---|---|---| | Vendor name as contracted (2022) | Fusus, LLC | (Tier-1 corpus, [[CLR-2026-778]], "Fusus + Little Rock contract - fully executed.pdf", p. 1, 2022-08-18 letter addressed to "Chief Wayne Bewley") | | Parent (current) | [[Axon Enterprise, Inc.]] | (Tier-1 corpus, [[CLR-2026-778]], "Close Contract Request.txt" — Mullins-Sanders to Lisa King, 2024-10-08: "we want to purchase directly from Axon ( they own the software due to them buying Fusus)") | | HQ at original contract date | 5550 Triangle Parkway, Ste 100, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 | (Tier-1 corpus, Fusus contract letterhead) | | Phone | (844) 226-9226 | (Tier-1 corpus, same) | | Original-contract Chief Revenue Officer | Mark Wood ([email protected], 317-538-6232) | (Tier-1 corpus, same, signature block) | (The corpus contract uses the unicode "Fūsus" / "Fdsus" spelling with the macron-u; the company markets simply as "Fusus." Both forms are aliases.) ## Product line (per the 2022 LRPD contract) The contract addresses the LRPD Real-Time Crime Center with the **fusus Enterprise Package** comprising: | Component | Description | |---|---| | **fususONE** | Real-Time Crime Center in the Cloud; supports up to 1,500 data points and 1,500 simultaneous public/private video feeds. | | **fususCORE** | Edge appliance that integrates customer video sources into the fususONE platform. (45 fususCORE Pro + 1 fususCORE Elite AI at LRPD in the original contract.) | | **fususREGISTRY** | A community-facing website portal where community members register privately-owned cameras for police access. | | **fususVAULT** | CJIS-compliant evidence vault for storage of up to 10TB of videos and still images captured via fususONE. | | **fususOPS** | Smartphone app for live camera viewing and personnel geolocation/dispatch during special events and critical incidents. | | **fususTIPS** | SMS service that delivers community-submitted photos/audio/video directly into fususVAULT. | | **fususAlert** | iOS/Android app providing panic alerting to fususONE with geolocation and automatic docking of nearby cameras. | | **fususANALYTICS** | Crime and incident heat-mapping and analysis. | The contract notes: "fusus will provide continuing data and IoT integrations at no additional charge for the life of the agreement" — meaning new video sources, CAD systems, AVL, drone feeds, covert cameras, and license plate readers can be added without per-integration billing. ## The LRPD procurement chain The LRPD Fusus deployment has a three-step procurement history visible in the [[CLR-2026-778]] corpus, plus a fourth step (the post-Axon-acquisition transition) documented in the Close Contract Request email thread: | Step | Date | Authorization | Vehicle | Amount | Pre/Post Axon | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 — RTCC physical buildout | 2022-06-07 | Res. 15,702 | (not in CLR-2026-778) | (not in this production) | Pre-Axon | | 2 — Fusus software contract execution | 2022-08-18 | (proposal letter) | n/a | $128,937 × 3 = $386,811 | Pre-Axon | | 3 — Board authorization | 2022-09-06 | Res. 15,763 | Sourcewell #081419-SHI | $128,937 max | Pre-Axon | | 4 — Supplemental fund increase | 2023-10 | Res. 16,125 | (referenced in 2024 emails) | (additional funds, never added to Contract #1577 per Lisa King) | Pre-Axon | | 5 — Direct-Axon transition contract | 2024 | (BOD placement in process per 2024-10-08 thread) | NPP / Sourcewell | (new contract, not authorized via this production) | Post-Axon | **Funding source: [[Asset-Forfeiture Funding for Surveillance Procurement]] / Seized Funds Account No. 270529-G3514.** This is the connection to LRPD's asset-forfeiture-funded surveillance build — the original 2022 Fusus authorization came out of seizure proceeds, not the general fund. ## The operational-RTCC keystone finding In the Conway and Fayetteville productions, the [[Real-Time Crime Center (RTCC)]] appears as a **vendor-pitched aspiration** — Flock and Axon both describe an RTCC as the surveillance build-out endpoint, but neither Conway PD nor Fayetteville PD operates one. In Little Rock, by contrast, the Fusus contract and the [[NICE Investigate (MRA and Order 00479378)]] §2.2.4 cross-tag with Fusus together establish an **operational** RTCC. The two documents together are the load-bearing finding that converts the RTCC from aspiration to documented operational reality — see [[Competing ALPR Vendors and the Real-Time Crime Center]]. ## The Axon acquisition transition The 2024-10-08 email thread between LRPD Admin Svc Manager [[Latreasa Mullins-Sanders]] and City Procurement Analyst [[Lisa King]] documents the contractual transition triggered by Axon's acquisition of Fusus: > "Previously under contract 1577, we purchased the Fusus software from SHI last year. It's time for renewal and instead of purchasing from SHI, we want to purchase directly from Axon ( they own the software due to them buying Fusus). They are currently on NPP and Sourcewell, therefore we don't have to worry about that part. Since we're purchasing the same software from the owner this go-round instead of a third party, I'm correct with saying, we'll have to treat this as if it's a new agreement, correct?" (Tier-1 corpus, [[CLR-2026-778]], Close Contract Request.txt, Mullins-Sanders to King, 2024-10-08) King's reply confirms the transition to a new contract (the original Contract #1577 was closed in October 2024 as expired and out of funds; SHI was the reseller; Axon now sells directly). ## Verbatim citations > "Fusus is honored that the Little Rock Police Department is considering our organization to support its community safety initiatives by providing a platform to view public and community video sources for incident situational awareness and investigations." (Tier-1 corpus, Fusus + Little Rock contract, 2022-08-18 letter to Chief Wayne Bewley, p. 1) > "fususONE: Initial setup, access and training of users to include up to 1,500 data points and 1,500 simultaneous public/private video feeds" (Tier-1 corpus, same, §1.a) > "Payment 1: Due Upon Written Notice to Proceed $128,937 / Payment 2: Due Upon 1st Anniversary of Written Notice to Proceed $128,937 / Payment 3: Due Upon 2nd Anniversary of Written Notice to Proceed $128,937" (Tier-1 corpus, same, §2) > "Note: The price listed above includes any and all fees associated with using SHI Government Solutions" (Tier-1 corpus, same) > "A resolution to authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Fusus, LLC, in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand, Nine Hundred Thirty-Seven Dollars ($128,937.00) … for the Little Rock Police Department Real Time Crime Center… Funds for the annual payment required pursuant to the agreement authorized by this ordinance is available in the Seized Funds Account No. 270529-G3514." (Tier-1 corpus, [[CLR-2026-778]], Resolution 15,763, 2022-09-06) ## Roles in this corpus - **The integration platform for the LRPD Real-Time Crime Center.** Fusus aggregates camera feeds, CAD, ALPR data, and incident reports into the RTCC console. - **The keystone evidence linking the RTCC from aspiration (Conway, Fayetteville) to operational reality (Little Rock).** - **The first Arkansas Surveillance corpus vendor demonstrating the asset-forfeiture funding pathway for an integrator product** (Seized Funds 270529-G3514). - **A post-acquisition Axon subsidiary** — the corpus documents the legal-entity transition triggered by the Axon acquisition. ## People - **[[Wayne Bewley]]** — LRPD Chief of Police at the time of the 2022 Fusus contract (the contract is addressed to "Chief Wayne Bewley"). Note: not the same person as the contemporary Lt. [[Courtney Bewley]] in Technology & Equipment. - **Mark Wood** — Fusus Chief Revenue Officer who signed the 2022 contract ([email protected], 317-538-6232). (Proportionate; no per-person page.) - **[[Latreasa Mullins-Sanders]]** — LRPD Administrative Services Finance Manager; routed the 2024 Axon-transition discussion. - **[[Lisa King]]** — City Senior Procurement Analyst; processed the contract close-out. - **Major [[Christna Plummer]]** — NICE notice contact; the NICE-Fusus integration under §2.2.4 of the NICE Order operates within her scope. ## Notes - See [[Axon Enterprise, Inc.]] for the parent company; the Axon page now records the Fusus acquisition. - See [[Real-Time Crime Center (RTCC)]] for the broader concept. - See [[Asset-Forfeiture Funding for Surveillance Procurement]] for the funding-source thread linking Fusus, Motorola Watchguard M500, and other LRPD seized-funds buys. - The 2022 Service Agreement was the precursor to several subsequent renewals (Res. 16,125 in October 2023 was one). The post-Axon direct contract authorization is referenced in the 2024 email thread but is not itself in the corpus — it was "in process of being sent for BOD placement" as of 2024-10-10. A successor FOIA would surface the post-Axon authorization. - The 2022 Fusus letter is internally version-controlled as `iManage_docs\4023\362\107848.v1-9/16/22` — visible in the document footer. This is an internal Fusus document-management identifier and not a separate publication.