Public Safety Updates
- AB: Nearly 30 personnel respond to Red Deer store fire on …
12.28.22 – RDnewsnow – Nearly 30 fire personnel responded to a store fire in south Red Deer on Christmas Day. Assistant Deputy Chief f…
Featured Articles
- Brinks to Cease Monitoring of Nest Secure Security System
12.26.22 – Dallas – In a letter to its monitoring customers, Brinks Home has announced it will eventually no longer monitor Google Nest Alarm Systems. Brinks Home will officially end professional monitoring on Dec. 31, 2023. Google stopped producing the Nest Secure system in October 2020 but continues to support its users. - SSI’s Top 10 Security Stories From 2022
12.29.22 – SSI – Steve Karantzoulidis – SSI’s most viewed stories from 2022 include topics such as M&A, lawsuits and new products, featuring companies like Securitas, ADT, and many - Leveraging Tech as a Response to School Security Threats
12.28.22 – SSI – Elizabeth Parks – Technology cannot guarantee flawless defense against security breaches and threats, but it can help reduce the chance of a dangerous situation occurring.
Business Tips
- Video surveillance used by elite NYPD squad to track and …
12.28.22 – SIW – With an average of 187 cameras per square mile, New York is one of the 10 most surveilled cities on the globe. - 5 tips to hit the ground running at work in 2023
1.1.23 – Fast Company – By following these five tips, you will be able to get a better understanding of who you are as well as what you want to achieve both personally and professionally. - 2023 Is The Year and a Fear of Uncertainty. Here’s How to Navigate It.
1.1.23 – Entrepreneur – As we kick off 2023, entrepreneurs have the opportunity to develop a relationship with uncertainty and get more comfortable with its existence. Here are seven ways to harness the unknown and find opportunity within that uncertainty.
Fire & EMS News
- AB: Nearly 30 personnel respond to Red Deer store fire on …
12.28.22 – RDnewsnow – Nearly 30 fire personnel responded to a store fire in south Red Deer on Christmas Day. Assistant Deputy Chief f… - MA: Fire marshal rules out arson in Easthampton auto body shop …
12.28.22 – Daily Hampshire Gazette – Fire marshal rules out arson in Easthampton auto body shop blaze. Easthampton – Investigators have found no evidence that the fire that devastated Ed’s Auto Body & Repair Inc. earlier this month was intentionally set or the result of arson, according to Jake Wark, spokesman for the state fire marshal’s office. - MI: Space heater sets off fire alarms at hotel
12.26.22 – WNEM – Fire alarms started reportedly going off at the Gateway Hotel in Mundy Township on Gateway Centre Boulevard around 11 a.m.. The Mundy Township … - PA: Fire alarm activation, broken sprinkler line sends emergency …
12.26.22 – WATE – Fire crews were called to Shaler Area High School over the weekend. The Bauerstown Volunteer Fire Department said they were called to the school Saturday evening for a fire alarm activation. Once on scene, they smelled an odor of something burning and found a broken sprinkler link in the building. - PA: Snake Saved From Smoldering House Fire In Upper Makefield
12.28.22 – Patch – It happened during a smoldering structure fire at a home. Responding to a central …
Crime News
- AB: Suspect in custody after armed robbery attempt
12.30.22 – Chat News Today – Medicine Hat, AB – One man is in custody and will face charges after a failed armed robbery on the Southeast H… - CA: Hemet Man Behind Bars for Alleged Cannabis Burglary in DHS
12.28.22 – NBC Palm Springs – A 28-year-old man was behind bars Wednesday on suspicion of burglarizing $2000 worth of products from a Desert Hot Springs cannabis … - CA: WATCH: Thieves steal hundreds of pounds of weed from Los …
12.29.22 – KRON – A group of thieves broke into a Silver Lake dispensary on Wednesday night, getting away with hundreds of pounds of weed. - CO: Colorado Springs man allegedly killed his roommate with an …
12.29.22 – Colorado Springs, Colo. (KKTV) – According to arrest papers, a Colorado Springs killed his roommate with an arrow before trying to break into a police substation to turn himself in. The arrest papers can be read at the bottom of this article. The victim was identified as 37-year-old Martin Rodarte by the coroner. - CT: East Windsor police answer burglar alarm, find fire; damage …
12.30.22 – Journal Inquirer – East Windsor – Police responding to what they believed was a burglar alarm Friday found smoke coming from an industrial building at 3 Shoham … - GA: Nearly $10,000 in iPhones stolen from Gainesville business
12.28.22 – Yahoo – The Sheriff’s Office said 17 iPhones were stolen at an estimated value of $9,250, and the cost to fix the store window would be at least $3,000. Roughly 30 minutes after the alarm at Cellfie Wireless, the alarm went off at Metro PCS, the Sheriff’s Office said. - KS: Police investigate break-in at Kohl’s store in …
12.30.22 – Our Community Now – Wichita, KS – Police were notified of an alarm at the Kohls Department store. - MA: Police Arrest Burglary Suspect Who Was Hiding Up a Tree in …
12.30.22 – NBC Boston – Authorities said they were able to find him hiding up a large tree in Southborough with help from a police helicopter. Worcester police … - NC: Burlington store has $10k in merchandise taken after break-in …
12.26.22 – Burlington, N.C. (WGHP) – Police are trying to find information on a breaking and entering at an area business. Just after midnight on … - NC: Firearms stolen from business in the east
12.31.22 – WITN – A person is believed to have entered the business through a window and left with numerous firearms. ATF is working with the New Bern Police … - NY: Blizzard Burglar Breaks Into School, Spends Days Shooting …
12.30.22 – Newsweek – Sean Briggs, 35, of Watertown, has been accused by authorities of breaking into Brown High School, in Brownville, New York State. In a press … - ON: 3 arrested after armed robbery, break-and-enters in Yellowknife
12.28.22 – Three people were arrested over a span of two days following an armed robbery and break-ins to multiple Yellowknife homes and businesses. An employee sought medical attention after being attacked with bear spray during an armed robbery in downtown Yellowknife Tuesday. It happened around 9 pm… - PA: Domino’s employees unharmed in Hunting Park armed robbery
12.29.22 – 6ABC – Police responded to the shop’s robbery alarm. Responding officers were met by the employees who remained at the store after the suspects fled. - TX: 5 businesses burglarized Tuesday; KPD looking for suspects
12.28.22 – Killeen Daily Herald – Five businesses in Killeen, including two restaurants, were broken into and burglarized Tuesday, police said. - VA: Man arrested in connection to several recent burglaries in …
12.30.22 – WTKR – Police have charged Roger L. Hess Jr., 50, for this burglary and the burglary of four businesses that occurred in the Wards Corner area since …
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