Public Safety Updates

GA: JCPD launches D.I.Y. Alarm Line, Non … – Johns Creek
1.22.20 – The Johns Creek Police Department launched two new phone … a direct phone number for you to speak to a dispatcher and report the incident.
MD: Baltimore County Council passes amended bill to require …
1.22.20 – The Baltimore County Council approved legislation Tuesday night to require more security at gun shops and gun shows. … The bill, known as the Secure All Firearms Effectively, or SAFE, Act would create a new license for firearm stores and temporary gun shows in the county.
ME: Emergency dispatchers dealing with many mistake 911 calls
1.24.20 – WMTW – Dispatchers deal with accidental 911 calls. … Scarborough, Maine — … Dispatchers say if you accidentally make a 911 call, the most …

State & National News

Tinder to roll out panic alarm in app
1.23.20 – KIRO7 – Tinder to roll out panic alarm in app. The online dating service Tinder is making sure that its users are safe when they meet up using the app. Company officials announced the rollout of a panic button that will allow users to call authorities if a date goes dangerously wrong, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Home surveillance systems changing landscape for …
1.24.20 – WTOL – Home surveillance systems changing landscape for investigations. Personal cameras are helping homeowners feel more secure in their homes in addition to helping the criminal justice system.
5G Future: ‘An Antenna in Every Room’
1.24.20 – CEPro – 5G will alter cellphone signal booster design, often requiring an antenna in every room. Also, electric vehicle charging stations are big sales opportunity.

Business Tips

Top Tech Trends of 2020: Water, Water Everywhere
1.23.20 – CEPro – The smart home’s hottest connected features offer homeowners water management, peace of mind and even cool bathroom amenities, and new revenue streams for integrators.
Sell More Video by Changing Your Team’s Mindset
1.24.20 – SSI – Helping your employees identify customers who may benefit from new technology will help boost growth in your video sales through 2020.
Avoid Surprises: Security Execs Say Don’t Let These Catch You Off Guard in 2020
1.22.20 – SSI – Monitoring rates, legislation and wellness opportunities are just a few areas security experts say you should keep a close eye on in 2020.
Over Half Million Telnet Credentials Leaked for IoT Devices, Servers, Routers
1.21.20 – SSI – The leaked information includes each device’s IP address, as well as a username and password for the remote access protocol that can be used to control devices over
Why chain of custody is essential for surveillance video
1.23.20 – SIW – Properly preserving video and its associated metadata is essential when it comes addressing liability concerns
Allow Your Monitoring Center to Be a Great Asset
1.25.20 – SSI – With minimal effort, a dealer can adopt some basic central station tools to gain greater control while providing better customer service.

Fire & EMS News

GA: Deputy responding to burglar alarm finds break-in and fire …
1.22.20 – Newton County Sheriff’s Office. Covington, Ga. – Investigators with the Newton County Sheriff’s Office are looking for whoever burglarized a house Friday and may have set a fire to cover their tracks.
MD: Smoke alarm saves family after heater causes Fallston fire
1.26.20 – Fox45 – FALLSTON, MD (WBFF) Officials say that a family was saved by a smoke alarm after their heater caused a fire at their Fallston home, early …
NJ: 6-year-old New Jersey girl heard smoke alarm, saves family …
1.22.20 – (CNN) – A New Jersey firefighter and his family lost their home in a fire Sunday, but his daughter made sure the family remained safe.
WI: Man arrested for attacking firefighter responding to alarm at …
1.25.20 – WSJ – The man was acting in a wild manner and being aggressive towards several … A man was arrested for attacking a firefighter responding to an alarm at a Downtown building early Friday morning, Madison police reported.

Crime News

AK: Two charged with sawing into Salcha Store to steal ATM …
1.25.20 – Daily News Miner – Two Fairbanks men face felony and misdemeanor charges for reportedly sawing through a door at the Salcha Store and trying to steal an ATM …
AZ: PD: Man sets fire to cars in Surprise parking lot as diversion …
1.22.20 – ABC – A man is caught after setting fire to two cars in A Surprise business parking lot, then robbing a bank in the same area.
CA: Man arrested for apartment burglary
1.24.20 – Davis Enterprise – Davis police arrested a 39-year-old Sacramento man early Wednesday on suspicion of burglarizing a South Davis apartment complex.
CA: Manteca police investigate ATM break-in
1.20.20 – KCRA – Manteca police investigate ATM break-in. Manteca police said they are investigating after an ATM was broken into early Monday morning. Officers responded to an alarm call at a Bank of America ATM next to a UPS store just before 4 a.m. The ATM had been forced open.
CA: Salinas police arrest 2 men in pharmacy burglary following …
1.24.20 – LSBW – Salinas-police-arrest-2-men-in-pharmacy-burglary-connected-to-officer- … with a burglary that resulted in a pursuit and an officer-involved shooting. … Officers arrested Rigoberto Palafox on attempted murder charges and 2 other felonies. … According to Salinas police, at 3:55 a.m. Sunday, an officer was …
CA: Salinas Police: Early morning alarm call results in officer …
1.21.20 – (KION) Salinas Police said an early morning alarm call resulted in an officer involved shooting, Sunday. … but employees at Sherman’s Apothecary Pharmacy said the situation started with a break-in at their shop. … Rozema said police arrived shortly after, and the three men ran away. …
CA: Video of an Armed Robbery On a Woman’s Doorstep Has an …
1.24.20 – SF News – Video of an Armed Robbery On a Woman’s Doorstep Has an Oakland Neighborhood on Edge. A Ring doorbell video of a woman being …
CO: 2 Colorado Springs restaurants targeted by thieves …
1.25.20 – KRDO – Burglars broke into two restaurants in Colorado Springs late Thursday night and early Friday morning, and both acts were caught on camera. “Sometime around … Surveillance video caught thieves shattering the windows at the east location of Happy Belly Tacos. “This definitely looks like …
FL: Man hurls rock at business door, police say …
1.22.20 – Gainesville Sun – Gainesville police say Charmie Owens, 20, threw a rock at the glass door of a Dollar General store early Monday. Police say a Gainesville man ..
GA: Thief cuts human-size hole in Bike Tech Macon, steals bike …
1.25.20 – WMGT – Macon, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is …
IA: Police investigate Cedar Falls store burglary | Crime and …
1.25.20 – The Courier – Cedar Falls – Police are investigating a break-in at a Cedar Falls tobacco shop. Two people pried open a door to Tobacco Outlet at about 1:45 a.m. Thursday and entered the business and rummaged through the store, according to Cedar Falls police
IL: Oswego Police Investigating Local Burglary
1.25.20 – Patch – Police claim that four people attempted to steal an ATM from a local business on … responded to a burglar alarm at a business. … break the front door glass and attempt to steal the ATM machine.
IL: Three arrested, two at large in Peoria Best Buy burglary …
1.26.20 – Pekin Daily Times – A pair of suspects was at large following an apparent burglary early Saturday at a Peoria electronics store. About 1 a.m., an interior-motion alarm was triggered at Best Buy in the Glen Hollow shopping center. When officers arrived, they saw five males …
KY: Louisville coffee shop offers free coffee for a year to catch …
1.21.20 – The owner of a Louisville coffee shop is offering two free coffees every day for a whole year for anyone who can identify the criminals who tried to break into his shop causing thousands of dollars in damage. It happened early Friday morning at Fante’s Coffee.
NY: Burglar steals $15K from store after smashing window with …
1.20.20 – NY Post – A crook used a cobblestone to smash a window at a high-end Italian fashion shop in the West Village – and looted $15,000 worth of …
OK: Burglar caught on camera spending 12 hours robbing widow’s …
1.21.20 – In Oklahoma, home security cameras recorded a burglary in progress … “I was just sick over the jewelry, because that’s what my husband got made and … Burglar caught on camera spending 12 hours robbing widow’s home …
OK: Police seeking identity of would-be burglar …
1.20.20 – enidnews – Enid, Okla. – Enid Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying a man caught on surveillance video attempting to break into a …
OR: Burglar alarm tripped before fire at Shirley’s Tippy Canoe …
1.23.20 – KOIN – A fire that destroyed Shirley’s Tippy Canoe restaurant and lounge near Troutdale early Friday morning, Jan. 17, likely started in the second-floor …
OR: Police investigate break-in at Lower Columbia Bowl …
1.24.20 – The Daily Astorian – Police are investigating an incident that occurred Monday morning at Lower Columbia Bowl in Astoria.
OR: Police: Man arrested after breaking into Hillsboro school …
1.24.20 – Hillsboro, OR (KPTV) – A 30-year-old man was arrested after police say he broke into a private school in Hillsboro on Monday.
TN: Local News: Burglar hits two more stores (1/24/20 …
1.25.20 – Times Gazette – Still more snatch-and-run store burglaries occurred in the Shelbyville area this week, with two in two days and a possible third attempt, authorities say. A large amount of cash was stolen from Whiteside Market.
TX: Burglary suspect shot by police officer
1.24.20 – Valley Morning Star – Harlingen – A burglary suspect remains in critical but stable condition in a local hospital after being shot by a Harlingen police officer.
WI: MPD seeks suspect(s) who burglarized Straight Shots Tavern
1.22.20 – Milwaukee (CBS 58) — Straight Shots Tavern, located near Oklahoma and Hanson Avenues, was burglarized early Tuesday, Jan. 21. Milwaukee police were dispatched to the business burglary alarm around 5:39 a.m.

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