Featured Articles

• Considerations as centers start using AI for nonurgent calls
  10.16.23 – Stateline – The use of AI to assess and manage nonemergency calls — which is being piloted in centers around the country — has the potential to help human dispatchers concentrate on emergencies, relieve staff shortage pressures and reduce call volume.
• Critical Things to Recognize in Panic Alarm Systems in a World of Active Shooters
  10.16.23 – SSI – Jeff Zwirn – A panic alarm system in and of itself is not sufficient to fully protect all people on any premises during an active shooter event.
• Schools, Healthcare Continue to Bolster Access Control, Struggle to Manage Changes
  10.17.23 – SSI – Robin Hattersley-Gray – Campus Safety survey finds most campuses embrace lockdown and access control, are more aware of challenges associated with the systems

Business Tips

• FCC Opens 6GHz Band to More IoT Devices
  10.20.23- CEPro – The Federal Communications Commission opens the 6 GHz band to ‘very lower power devices’ operating alongside other Wi-Fi enabled devices.
• The Importance Of Thermal Sensitivity (NETD) For Detection Accuracy
  10.18.23 – SSI – Richa Narula – Learn how a thermal camera’s Noise Equivalent Temperature Difference (NETD) will affect its image quality and the performance with analytics.
• The importance of access control in modern offices
  10.19.23 – SIW – Steve Gibson – Protecting data and assets is a critical element of any organization’s physical security gameplan

Life Safety

• WI: Alarm Investigation Turns Up Smoking, Charring Bed Sheets
  10.16.23 – City of Madison – Narrative: An alarm investigation early Saturday morning led to the discovery of a bundle of bed sheets in the process of spontaneously combusting. The situation was caught early and contained by responding firefighters, resulting in no injuries or damage to property.

Crime

• CA: The Westminster Police arrested a commercial burglar with …
  10.17.23 – New Santa Ana – Last week, Westminster Police Department officers responded to a report of a burglary alarm at a local business.
• CA: Thieves break into Morgan Hill cigar store, cause major damage
  10.20.23 – NBC Bay Area – Thieves pulled up to Cigarland, wrapped a chain around the security fence, then used a car to literally rip it out with all the glass and most of the storefront. “The alarm went off so I was looking at the camera and I saw a bunch of thieves inside, so I called 911,” said owner ZJ Zayyat.
• CO: Aspen police arrest man in connection to burglary at Aspen …
  10.16.23 – Aspen Times – An Aspen man was arrested in connection to reports of vandalism and property damage that occurred in Aspen late last week. Andrei Rotari, 38, was arrested Friday, Oct. 13 on felony charges of burglary and criminal mischief following a break in at Aspen Municipal Golf Course around 2 a.m. that morning.
• FL: New video shows burglars smashing truck into Aventura …
  10.19.23 – NBC 9 – They can be heard speaking Spanish while trying to use the tow truck to pull the safe out of the store, but after a few failed attempts they take off, leaving empty-handed. Aventura Police officials said officers quickly responded to the business and helped thwart the would-be thieves.
• GA: Frazier’s One Stop targeted by burglars
  10.16.23 – Times Herald – Just after 2:30 a.m., Coweta County 911 was notified of a burglary alarm activation at Frazier’s One Stop. Investigators with the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office reported that two males broke into the building and stole approximately 50 packs of cigarettes, $250 in cash and a cash register.
• IL: Man charged after suspects forced way into Highland Park …
  10.16.23 – LMCS – Joe Mitchell, 37, of Harwood Heights, was charged with one count of residential burglary and one count of theft over $100,000, both Class 1 …
• IL: One arrested after burglary call in Carbondale
  10.16.23 – WSIL-TV – Phenix was taken to the Jackson County Jail and was charged with burglary. The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information …
• IN: Weekend break-in caught on camera
  10.16.23 – ABC57 – South Bend, Ind – Back-to-back robbery attempts in South Bend –less than 24-hours apart–are under investigation.
• MO: West Plains PD Arrest Burglary Suspect
  10.18.23 – Ozark Radio News – The suspect, identified as Taylor Wilcox, 31 of West Plains, was taken into custody on arrest charges including burglary and resisting arrest.
• NJ: 3 Burglaries Reported In Montclair At Homes, Business
  10.17.23 – Patch – A Montclair resident’s home alarm went off at 3 a.m. Another resident awoke to find two unknown men inside her home, police said.
• OH: Man drives stolen SUV through local shop in getaway
  10.16.23 – FOX 8 News – The burglar then stole an SUV parked inside the shop, by putting the vehicle into reverse and smashing through a garage door to make his getaway …
• OH: Toledo Police investigating robberies at convenience stores
  10.16.23 – wtol.com – Toledo, Ohio – Toledo Police are investigating after two convenience stores were robbed in separate incidents in west Toledo.
• OH: Tractor Supply Co. burglarized in Chillicothe after thieves cut …
  10.20.23 – Scioto Valley Guardian – Chillicothe, Ohio – Tractor Supply Company (TSC) located in Chillicothe was burglarized early morning on Thursday with thieves making away with a camouflage Real Tree Go-cart. Law enforcement was first on the scene in response to a burglary alarm indicating motion at the north gate.
• OK: OKC police respond to burglary after alarms go off at …
  10.16.23 – KOCO – Police respond to reported burglary after alarms go off at OKC business. No suspect was found, and police said no injuries were reported.

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