Public Safety Updates
- AZ: Are false home alarms a necessary precaution or a huge waste of time and money for police?
10.21.19 – 12 News – The Phoenix Police Department responded to 48,256 alarm calls in fiscal year 2018-2019, but only 986 resulted in the determination of a crime. - BC: False alarms draining resources from Tofino Volunteer Fire …
10.29.19 – bclocalnews.com – Sending volunteer firefighters racing towards an emergency that doesn’t exist is draining Tofino’s resources and could now drain the wallets of those causing false alarms.
Industry News
- The Consumer Electronics Hall Of Fame Brk First Alert Smoke …
10.24.19 -IEEE Spectrum – The Consumer Electronics Hall Of Fame Brk First Alert Smoke Alarm – IEEE Spectrum. Photo: First Alert/BRK Brands Circle of Life: BRK’s first battery-operated smoke detector for residential use was released in 1976, a year after its main rival, Statitrol, got a similar product to market. - Resideo Reveals New Smart Water Management, Indoor Air Quality Program
10.25.19 – SSI – The company unveiled its AirCycle indoor air quality program and Buoy whole home water controller during Resideo Connect 2019. - Alarm.com acquires OpenEye to expand commercial solutions
10.22.19 – SSI – TYSONS, Va.—Alarm.com announced a majority-stake acquisition of OpenEye, a provider of cloud-managed video surveillance solutions for the commercial market.
State & National News
- An app that can detect distress speech and trigger SOS
10.21.19 – An app that can detect distress speech and trigger SOS … Just imagine a smartphone app that can ‘listen’ to distress calls and automatically … - Cincinnati implements Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) for faster, more accurate emergency alarm response
10.22.19 – SIW – City joins the rest of Hamilton County in providing improved emergency response to its citizens - AR: Attorney general warns about aggressive alarm business …
10..22.19 – Magnoliareporter.com – The public is being warned about alarm businesses who are subjecting consumers to aggressive door-to-door sales practices, deceptive marketing and refusal to honor timely contract cancellations. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is sending an advisory letter to residential … - CA: Panic button measure in Rancho Palos Verdes draws big …
10.22.19 – LA Times – Panic button measure in Rancho Palos Verdes draws big spending. Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes already provides its workers with “personal protection alarms,” resort President Terri Haack says. - IL: New Illinois Law Calls for Smoke Alarm Upgrades …
10.22.19 -Alton Daily News – A new Illinois law that requires residents to upgrade smoke detectors will go into effect in 2023. Margaret Vaughn, government affairs director … - Report: Over 2M U.S. households will have a self-monitored security system in 2019
10.25.19 – SIW – New research from Parks Associates outlines assumptions, drivers, and inhibitors of the residential security market
Business Tips
- Stop Wasting Your Employees’ Time on These Three Unnecessary Tasks
10.25.19 – CI – Unnecessary commuting, too many meetings and an overloaded email inbox are problems most of us face regularly at work. What can we do to stop them? - How to Analyze Your Company Culture
10.25.19 – SSI – Establishing the right company culture will help create customers. Business expert Paul Boucherle explains how. - 13 Terrifying Installations That Will Keep You Up at Night
10.23.19 – SSI – Reachable cameras. Taped sensors. Have you ever looked at an installation job and thought, “What was that person thinking?” Prepare to ask yourself that 13 times. - Q&A: UL Principal Security Advisor Dr. Johannes Bauer
10.25.19 – SIW – According to a report published last week by Kaspersky, attacks against IoT devices have increased dramatically this year. In fact, Kaspersky honeypots, which are networks of virtual copies of various internet-connected devices and applications, recorded 105 million attacks on IoT devices from 276,000 unique IP addresses during the first six months of 2019. 8.
Fire & EMS News
- CA: False Fire Alarm Prompts Evacs at Downtown SD Courthouse
10.24.19 – NBC San Diego – The scene at the San Diego Central Courthouse Thursday after someone pulled a fire alarm. There was no fire, it was a false alarm - IA: Call to check carbon monoxide detector turns into lifesaving …
10.23.19 – Waukon Standard – Call to check carbon monoxide detector turns into lifesaving reminder as cooler weather prompts heating season to begin … She began to develop a headache and “did not feel well” overall, but chalked it up to a long holiday … - KY: Smoke alarm saves man, dog from Scott Co. fire
10.24.19 -WKYT – A man and his dog were able to escape from a house fire Thursday thanks to a smoke detector. The fire started around 3:15 a.m. on Pea Ridge Road. Scott County Fire Department Battalion Chief Craig Wink said fire was coming from a teenager’s bedroom when firefighters arrived. - PA: Firefighters Help Celebrate Woman’s 100th Birthday After …
10.25.19- KDKA – Some local firefighters joined a woman’s 100th birthday party after a firm alarm call brought them to the celebration. - MN: Deputies urge residents to get carbon monoxide alarms after …
10.25.19- Fox 9 – The death of a man and his pet has authorities in St. Louis County, … to get carbon monoxide alarms after death of man and dog in St. Louis … - TX: Local family says smoke detectors saved home during fire
10.23.19 – KBTX – Nate Kidwell with the American Red Cross works the Sound the Alarm Save a Life program that installed the free smoke detectors. “Nationwide we are over 650 lives saved,” said Kidwell. This is the second time that the Brazos Valley of the Red Cross has had an instance in where the house was saved or people were saved.” - WV: CAUGHT ON CAMERA | Thief targets laundromat
10.25.19 – WSAZ – The thief hit Laura’s Laundromat in Barboursville around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday and stole several items.
Crime News
- AL: Police say K9 units found a man hiding in building during …
10.21.19 – WHNT – An officer making a traffic stop helped stop a burglary in progress at Farmers Furniture on Sunday. Huntsville Police say Joshua Ben Abu Bakr is charged with burglary. Police say the officer heard an alarm coming from a business on Memorial Parkway while making a traffic stop. - IA: Police: Man caught trying to steal home plate at ballpark …
10.23.19 – WQAD – Des Moines police have caught a man who says he wanted to steal home plate at the city’s minor league baseball park. Polk County court records say Daniel Igel, listed as homeless, was arrested Friday morning at Principal Park, home of the Iowa Cubs, a Chicago Cubs affiliate. - ID: Deputies respond to Hayden Meadows Elementary after alarm …
10.25.19 – KHQ – Hayden, Idaho – Kootenai County Sheriff’s deputies who responded to Hayden Meadows Elementary School Friday for a report of a lockdown determined an alarm was set off inadvertently. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the report came in Friday, October 25. - LA: Masked robbers drive truck into Arnaudville business to steal …
10.22.19 – Masked robbers drive truck into Arnaudville business to steal ATM; see video … Surveillance video shows five individuals, all wearing masks and hoodies, driving a pickup truck in reverse through the … - LA: St. Martin SO asking for public’s help in solving burglary
10.22.19 – KATC – Deputies with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office are seeking information as to the identity of five people wanted in connection with an early morning burglary that took place shortly after 4 a.m. on Tuesday, October 22. Deputies responded to an alarm activation at a business … - MI: Video shows suspects smash into, steal products from Inkster …
10.25.19 – WXYZ – Police are searching for suspects involved in the robbery of a beauty supply store in Inkster Monday. Police say around 5 a.m., they responded to MJ Beauty Supply on a report of an alarm. At the scene, officers discovered the store’s glass door - MO: Burglaries reported at four Joplin businesses | Crime and …
10.21.19 – Joplin police reports show four break-ins at city businesses this past weekend. Officers answering a 12:27 a.m. alarm Friday at Orange Leaf found the glass in a door broken out. Sgt. Andy Blair said it was unknown at the time if anything was missing from inside the business. - MO: Mexico officers looking for pair after recent break ins – KMIZ
10.23.19 – ABC17 – Mexico Department of Public Safety officers said investigators are looking for two people suspected of at least three recent break ins. - OH: Break-in at Teaford’s – The Early Bird
10.12.19 – Greenville – On Oct. 21, 5:21 a.m., officers from the Greenville Police Department and Darke County Sheriff’s Office responded to Teaford’s .. - OH: Break-in suspect caught on surveillance video
10.21.19 -WGRT- Police and sheriff’s deputies are looking for the person who broke into a store early Monday morning and stole several items. … 21, 2019, officers and deputies from the Darke County Sheriff’s Office responded to an alarm at Teaford’s Dairy Store… - OK: Oklahoma City dispensary picking up the pieces after alleged …
10.21.19 – Oklahoma City (KFOR) – The sound of gunshots filled Waves Cannabis Company over the weekend. - OR: False alarm this afternoon at Brooklyn School | Local News …
10.22.19 – Baker School District officials have disconnected an alarm system at Brooklyn Elementary School after a false alarm this afternoon at the school, which houses kindergarten through third-grade students. Around 2:15 p.m., Baker County Consolidated Dispatch received an alarm at - PA: Officials Investigating South Side Bank Robbery …
10.23.19 – Pittsburgh (KDKA) – Officials say they are searching for a suspect who robbed a bank. On Wednesday, police … - TN: Man accused of stealing $147K in jewelry from Murfreesboro …
10.22.19 – News Channel 5 – Murfreesboro detectives are searching for three men accused of stealing $147000 worth of jewelry from Sam’s Club. - VA: Suspect wanted after Bedford Co. store robbed early Monday …
10.21.19 – Bedford Co., Va. (WSET) — The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office said they are looking for a suspect who robbed a store Monday morning. - VA: UPDATE: Suspect in SML store burglary arrested …
10.22.19 – WFIR – UPDATED PRESS RELEASE:Jeffrey Todd Lynch was arrested this evening in Bedford County. PREVIOUS NEWS RELEASE UPDATE: The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office has obtained arrest warrants for Jeffrey Todd Lynch, Bedford, for the burglary of Red Rock Store on October 21, 2019. - WA: Man accused of breaking 13 windows at 7 downtown Olympia …
10.23.19 – OLYMPIA, Wash. – Q13 Fox- Police have arrested a man for reportedly breaking 13 windows at seven different stores in downtown Olympia. According to police, officers responded about 1 a.m. Tuesday where a fire alarm had sounded. - WA: Perpetrators sought in robbery of PA Power – My Clallam County
10.24.19 – Port Angeles – The Sheriff’s Office reports that PA Power in Port Angeles was robbed Monday morning, but exactly what was taken is still … - WA: Police: Yakima burglar caught because he drank orange juice …
10.25.19 – KIMA – Selah – A Yakima man has been accused of burglarizing a home through DNA found on an unusual item. According to police reports, in April, … - WA: Sheriff’s office releases images of burglary suspect in ..
10.27.19 – KATU – Vancouver, Wash. – The Clark County Sheriff’s Office on Friday released images of a burglary suspect who police said almost struck an …
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- Vice President & – Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director – Craig Bober
- Secretary – Kathleen Schraufnagel
- Treasurer and Arkansas Security Alarm Assn. Director – Rick Howell
- Past President – Jordon Brown
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