Public Safety Updates

• Police: Woman alerted 9-1-1 via Apple Watch during attack
  10.23.22 – Law & Crime – A woman in Washington contacted 9-1-1 with her Apple Watch as she was being attacked by her estranged husband, who then bound her with duct tape, broke the watch and drove to a spot where he dug a shallow grave, stabbed her and buried her alive, authorities say.
• PA: Other business from Scranton City Council’s Oct. 25, 2022 …
  10.25.22 – WFMZ – Other business from Scranton City Council’s Oct. 25, 2022 meeting: Inside the first level of the tower at Scranton City Hall on Wednesday, Sept.

Featured Articles

• How Central Stations Assess Actual Alarms
  10.26.22 – SSI – Executives of six prominent wholesale central stations discuss how their companies are utilizing advanced technology to mitigate false alarms.
• There’s No Substitute for Being With People and Sharing Ideas
  10.27.22 -SSI – Big Idea of the Month: There’s No Substitute for Being With People and Sharing Ideas
• MOD Pizza improves security with video surveillance and …
  10.25.22 – Security Magazine – MOD Pizza added video surveillance, an alarm system and a video management system from Interface to improve security and reduce strain on …

Business Tips

• The Importance of Wisdom and How It Can Harvest Better …
  10.28.22 – SSI – Wisdom is often associated with age and experience. It is the tuition we pay from our mistakes, disappointments, successes and failures.
• Why Smart Access Control Manufacturers Must Pick Up the Pace
  10.27.22 – SSI – Manufacturers must be more agile, respond faster to changing market conditions and get new features to consumers faster than the organization …
• Preventing injuries and incidents by addressing fatigue
  10.27.22 – ISHN – When the crew is exhausted, the workspace becomes more dangerous for everyone. Avoid potential injuries and accidents by understanding the signs …
• Getting workers to wear PPE Is a struggle for many employers
  10.27.22 – ISHN – Underlying factors that contributed to PPE noncompliance were lack of adequate sizing, heat stress, and supply chain disruptions. Key Study …
• Unsecured printers are a potential data risk
  10.27.22 – SIW – According to Forbes, cybersecurity experts were able to breach 28,000 unsecured printers to show how vulnerable printing devices can be to …

Crime News

• CA: Man Arrested for Burglary at CVS in Downtown Santa Barbara
  10.25.22 – Independent – The 32-year-old suspect was booked into Santa Barbara County Jail for commercial burglary and vandalism. The suspected burglar is currently …
• CT: Man charged in Tractor Supply store burglary0
  10.25.22 – Newsbreak – Hartford, CT – Vernon – Police have made an arrest in connection with the burglary of the local Tractor Supply…
• IN: B-Dubs Burglary Still Under Investigation
  10.26.22 – Hometown News Now – (La Porte, IN) – A burglar at Buffalo Wild Wings in LaPorte cut a hole in a safe to steal money without tripping the alarm system.
• MI: Store employee stops alleged break-in
  10.25.22 – Alpena News – Alpena Township – An employee discovered a company-owned pickup truck idling at an Alpena Township business around 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 18 when …
• MO: More south St. Louis City businesses burglarized
  10.27.22 – Fox 2 – St. Louis – Two more burglaries south of the Mizu Sushi Bar occurred at the same time. According to reports, at about 3:45 a.m., …
• MO: Officers investigating Fenton, Mo. gun store burglary
  10.30.22 – Fox 2 – According to reports, officers got the call of a burglary at Modern Weapon Systems just before 5:00 …
• NC: Culprits behind burglary at the Cove Creek Store have been …
  10.24.22 – GBR – As a result of that investigation and video images, Jarvis Devante Carter has been charged with Breaking and entering and larceny and possession …
• OH: Macy’s broken into, attempted break in at JCPenney at …
  10.30.22 – WFJM – Niles Police tell 21 News the Macy’s in the Eastwood Mall has been broken into Saturday night. Police Captain, John Marshall tells us the …
• ON: Gas station robberies in Quinte West
  10.28.22 – Quinte News – At approximately 6:30 a.m., another break and enter was reported at a gas station located in Trenton. At …
• TX: Waco man in attempted bank robbery bit arresting officers
  10.26.22- KXXV – Robinson police have arrested a 37-year-old Waco man who broke into a local bank and then tried kicking and biting officers who arrived at …

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