The Government of Santa Fe presented the Arrest, Kidnapping and Whereabouts Registration System (Siprec), a technological tool that modernises the way the police consult, and record information related to individuals and vehicles. The system, developed with Laravel architecture, is modular, scalable and allows for the comprehensive management of arrest warrants, vehicle hijackings and whereabouts requests in real time, ensuring unification, data quality and traceability.
During the presentation, Esteban Santantino, Secretary of Analysis and Information Management at the Ministry of Justice and Security of Santa Fe, pointed out that "the best way to illustrate what this new system entails is to mention that the Santa Fe Police currently works with a platform that is over 40 years old. Furthermore, it is on this outdated platform that much of the police's proactive work on the streets is based."
He added that "when an officer identifies a person or vehicle and needs to check whether they have any outstanding warrants, they do so using a system that is fr decades old, which poses enormous disadvantages given the volume of operations handled by the province's major cities".
Along these lines, Santantino indicated that "the implementation of Siprec constitutes a true paradigm shift, because it is part of a very different, more modern and more efficient method of police work." He added that "this technological leap also requires support with resources, and that is why today, together with the Ministry of Government and Public Innovation, we are kicking off the process to see it working on the streets very soon".
Regarding its implementation, he explained that "2026 will begin with Siprec already operating on the streets, so that police personnel will be able to carry out checks on individuals and vehicles using a more efficient, faster and more agile database. Any modernisation process requires close coordination with the Judiciary and the Public Prosecutor's Office."
A necessary technological leap
For his part, Ignacio Tabares, Secretary of Management Technologies at the Ministry of Government and Public Innovation, stressed that "this is a change we have been planning for a long time to migrate from obsolete systems to a modern one that interoperates with other government platforms".
He recalled that the system in place until today, known as Cóndor, dated back to 1998 and could not meet current needs.
Tabares stated that "Siprec will improve police patrols because it will provide real-time information," adding that "it is a state-of-the-art technological tool that will allow for the immediate incorporation of any arrest, kidnapping or whereabouts request."
He also pointed out that "the Condor system was completely closed, ran on an old server, and there are hardly any people left who know how to use it, while Siprec is modern, scalable, and will allow for sustained growth in functionality."
How the new system will impact
The Province explained that the implementation of Siprec will modernise the Vehicle Impoundment System, as it will comprehensively manage impoundment records, generate statistics, and georeferenced events. The system will be integrated with ID Ciudadana, which will guarantee unique and secure identification of individuals.
As for the Personal Identification System, records, arrests and whereabouts requests will be completely digitised. Siprec will incorporate images, reports and a "request traffic light" that will streamline the classification and processing of each case, also integrated with ID Ciudadana.
