. >> reporter: detective sergeant cory rodriguez spends most of his days tracking down leads on stolenars. he's part of new jersey's statewide task force investigating car thefts. >> they may go somewhere and spend the entire day just driving up and down residential neighborhoods. or they may go and sit in that convenience store parking lot for a while and just see who the first person is that leaves their car running. >> tell me what's going on in this room. it's a lot. >> yeah, this is what we refer to as real-time crime center central. this room communicates directly with the boots on the ground and the police officers on the street. >> reporter: this crime surveillance center in trenton is one of three in the state. as head of the state police colonel patrick callahan oversees the high-tech hubs. >> as we like to say in the intelligence business, you need to collect the dots to connect the dots. and that's what's -- that's what's different about now, and that ability to at the touch really of a few keystrokes to have some real valuable information at your fingertips. >> new jersey'