DVIC - Key Persons

Brian Sprowal

Job Titles:
  • Member of the DVIC Leadership Team
  • Lieutenant, DVIC Privacy Officer

Delaware Valley

The mission of the Delaware Valley Intelligence Center (DVIC) is to provide an integrated, multi-discipline, information sharing network to collect, analyze, and disseminate information to our partners. Our goal is to provide our stakeholders, which include law enforcement, emergency management, fire and emergency services, and the private sector, with useful information in a timely manner in order to enhance safety and security throughout the Delaware Valley region.

Edward Thompson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the DVIC Leadership Team
  • Captain, DVIC and RTCC

Michael Zimmerman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the DVIC Leadership Team
  • Inspector, DVIC Director

Odell Kyler

Job Titles:
  • Member of the DVIC Leadership Team
The Delaware Valley Intelligence Center (DVIC) and the Real-Time Crime Center serve as the fusion center within the Philadelphia Police Department Intelligence Bureau. Collectively, these units support the mission of the fusion center, which includes information and intelligence sharing and intelligence analysis. The mission is accomplished through collaboration with city, state and federal agencies as well as private sector entities. The RTCC serves as the 24/7/365 watch center for the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) and the region. The RTCC plays a critical role in the receipt of information and requests. The RTCC functions as the main intake point for Requests for Information (RFIs) from the PPD and all partners. In addition, this unit manages the tips & leads, video camera and automated license plate reader (ALPR) programs and produces real-time reports such as the Incident Analysis reports on shootings. DVIC supports the mission of the fusion center through various operational support and analytic functions. These functions include processing of RFIs, managing the Suspicious Activity (SAR) and Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) programs, information sharing, production of analytic products to include Special Event Risk Assessments and Snapshots, Officer Awareness bulletins and Situational Awareness bulletins. The information sharing and production of analytic products are focused on the identified mission areas of the DVIC - Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, Human Trafficking, Cyber and Critical Infrastructure/Key Resources. Another key role of the DVIC is as a member of the National Fusion Center (FC) Network. As one of 79 fusion centers nationwide, the DVIC has an integral role in the coordination with other fusion centers. As the regional fusion center for the Philadelphia Metropolitan region, the DVIC collaborates on a regular basis with the fusion centers in Pennsylvania, which are the state and primary center-Pennsylvania Criminal Intelligence Center (PaCIC) and the Western Pennsylvania All Hazards Fusion Center (WPAHFC) as well as with our regional fusion centers - the New Jersey Regional Operations Intelligence Center (ROIC), the Delaware Information and Analysis Center (DIAC) and the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center (MCAC).

Stacy Irving

Job Titles:
  • Member of the DVIC Leadership Team
  • Senior Advisor, Homeland Security Programs & Strategic Partnerships

Tara Garvey

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Director
  • Member of the DVIC Leadership Team