Public Safety Updates
- North Carolina officials say next-generation 911 network withstood Hurricane Helene
1.21.24 – StateScoop – North Carolina’s 911 officials said the state’s next-generation emergency services network adapted well during Hurricane Helene.
Featured Articles
- Small Business and Elections
10.25.24 – NSBA – Amidst painful inflation, rising interest rates, and increasingly cumbersome and confusing regulatory policies imbalanced on the back of small-business owners, talking to your employees about how to understand business priorities at the polls could make a difference for years to come. - Mastering AVS-01
10.21.24 – SIW – Julie Webber – Essential training for monitoring center operators - Fire Alarm 411: Compliance and Enforcement
10.21.24 – SIW – Ben Adams – Learn how fire codes and rules are enforced at state and local levels
Business
- How the Federal Trade Commission’s Click-to-Cancel Rule Affects Alarm Contracts
10.21.24 – SSI – Ken Kirschenbaum – Click to cancel applies to agreements with “negative options,” which means the automatic renewal provision tied to automatic payments. - Is Generative AI a fad or the future of security?
10.24.24 – SIW – By Jon Polly – Spoiler alert: After examining security technology use-cases, it is probably both - Security Techs on Demand
10.21.24 – SIW – For integrators struggling with workforce development, obtaining an experienced and licensed installer can be as easy as ordering a ride on Uber or a dinner on DoorDash - Editor’s Note: A New Take on Integrator Marketing?
10.21.24 – SIW – Julie Roehm, Convergint’s new CMO, brings a fresh perspective to the industry - Inside Recent Elevator Monitoring Changes
10.21.24 – SIW – Steve Mayer – The ADA and IBC include new rules for elevator communications equipment - Recruiting Roadmap: 5 Reasons to Invest in Your Employees
10.21.24 – SIW – Ryan Joseph – There is a direct correlation between training and advancement opportunities and business success - Insider Intelligence: Workforce Development
10.21.24 – SIW – Matt Barnette – How to recruit and retain employees in a competitive market
Crime
- CO: Burglar hid in crawl space after trying to steal copper pipes
10.25.24 – Fox 21 – Upon arrival, deputies surrounded the home and gave several verbal commands for anyone inside the home to come out, and a man then came out from a basement crawl space. Police were able to arrest the man, identified as 51-year-old Ramiro Peran. - FL: Video shows burglar swiping over $20K in laptops from …
10.24.24 – WSVN – Investigators said the thief took off more than $20,000 worth of laptops last Tuesday. The firm said access to client information is protected … - IN: Police respond to holdup alarm at Evansville bank after report …
10.24.24 – WEVV – Police tell 44News officers were called to the bank after a man was reportedly acting suspicious. According to EPD, the man had entered the bank … - PA: ‘Help me’: Burglar text 911 after getting stuck in garage …
10.24.24 – WTAJ – Jessica Shomo, 42, was arrested after Clearfield Regional Police were called to a row of garages on E. 8th Street at around 2:19 a.m. Oct. 18. - TX: ‘Clown’ jewelry burglar caught in Kingsville
10.22.24 – KIII – Jacob Garcia is charged with burglary after reportedly breaking into a jewelry store Friday. He is being held in the Kleberg County Jail on a … - WA: Store receipts at burglary scene lead to arrest in Clarkston
10.23.24 – KLEW – Police found two receipts on the scene reportedly from purchases the burglar made. They were able to close in on one suspect Richard Williams.
NESA is a federation of state associations established to serve and promote the electronic systems industry at the direction of, and through its affiliated state associations. Six state associations are part of NESA – Arkansas Security Alarm Association (ASAA), Kansas Electronic Security Association (KESA), Louisiana Life Safety & Security Association (LLSSA), Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (MDBFAA), Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (OKBFAA) and Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (TBFAA). For more info visit www.nesaus.org.