Public Safety Updates

FL: Bradenton cracks down on false alarms
10.1.18 – WWSB ABC 7 – Bradenton, FL. – The City of Bradenton is cracking down on false alarm calls. City officials call the false alarms costly and time consuming.
PA: Lower Merion Township Alarm Registration Fees Increase by 4 Percent
10.4.18 – TAPinto.net – Ardmore, Pa – Lower Merion Township officials raised the annual fee for registering security alarm systems by 4 percent. At a public meeting of the township …

Industry News

UTC Climate, Controls & Security Completes Acquisition of S2 Security and Launches LenelS2
10.2.18 – SIW – UTC Climate, Controls & Security has completed its acquisition of S2 Security, which will be combined with Lenel, to create LenelS2, a global leader in advanced access control systems and services.
Johnson Controls Acquires Smart Thermostat Company LUX
10.2.18 – By acquiring LUX, Johnson Controls looks to increase its commitment to smart thermostats and expand its portfolio in the retail channel.
ADT sues alarm company to enforce settlement
10.4.18 – Florida Record – West Palm Beach – Security company ADT says its owed more than $2 million as part of a settlement agreement with an alarm services business. ADT LLC ..
Alarm Company Settles Lawsuit from State
10.5.18 – KARK – The company sold third-party alarm-monitoring services to Arkansas consumers, and many of its contracts included a prepaid service contract. Alert America …
How Thermal Imaging Can Combat False Alarms
10.5.18 – Security Sales & Integration – The best approach to mitigate false alarms is to ensure accurate … nuisance alarms through accurate intrusion classification and visual alarm assessment is the …

State & National News

Presidential Alert Causes False-Alarm Headaches
10.5.18 – SSI – The loud tone produced by the alert set off certain glass break sensors and caused some PERS and mPERS subscribers to push their emergency buttons.
U.S. added 134,000 jobs in September, jobless rate drops to 3.7 percent
10.5.18 – USA Today – The labor market slowed substantially in September as employers added 134,000 jobs in a possible sign that worker shortages and U.S. trade skirmishes are starting to take a bigger toll on hiring.

Business Tips

5 Hacks for Better Weekly Security Sales Meetings
9.4.18 – SDM – Most salespeople hate the weekly sales meeting. You know the one. Everyone on the sales team gathers around for an hour-long discussion about which rep got closer to making a sale, while also covering menial housekeeping issues.
This 1 Thing Can Lead to a Ton Of New Security Sales
8.2.18 – SDM – Think about how things are in your local market. Most of you all sell the same equipment. Most of you install the equipment in the same way, monitor it in the same way, and sell it for about the same prices and terms. So, how can the guy who needs a system for his new home and family distinguish you and your company from the other guy? Most likely it won’t be through technology. You hope it won’t be on price.
CE Pro Research: Comparing Multiroom Audio System Installation Prices, Profits
10.5.18 – CEPro – Exclusive Research: Integrators report earning solid profit margin for distributed audio systems, even though low-price expectations by clients is biggest challenge.

Fire & EMS News

CT: Firefighters respond to home filled with smoke
10.4.18 – Monroe Courier – The first call came in at 1:33 p.m. and was for an activated fire alarm — which turned out to be unintentional as the alarm was sounded due to saw dust from work …
IL: About half of Glenbrook North students didn’t go to school after first …
10.5.18 – Chicago Tribune – At 8 a.m. Thursday, students were evacuated from the building after a fire alarm sounded, according to an email from Finan. The fire alarm was set off after an …
IL: Police 10-3-18
10.3.18 – MyWebTimes.com – Ottawa firefighters responded at 11:42 p.m. Tuesday for a fire alarm, which was caused by cooking odors. Streator firefighters responded at 12:42 …
IL: Police Blotter 10-5-18
10.5.18 – MyWebTimes.com – Streator firefighters responded at 4:43 p.m. Thursday to Northlawn Junior High for a fire alarm caused by a popcorn machine. Streator firefighters …
IL: Smoke from cannabis triggers fire alarm at University Court building …
10.2.18 – The Daily Eastern News – Captain James Calvert of the Charleston Fire Department said CFD responded to an activate fire alarm. “When we arrived we didn’t have …
IN: Mother and son are safe thanks to smoke alarm after South Bend …
10.2.18 – WSBT-TV – Investigators say the family got out thanks to a smoke alarm. Officials believe the fire started in the kitchen. The Red Cross is now working with the family to make …
NC: False alarm at Millers Gap residence
10.3.18 – Avery Journal Times – Newland – A false alarm brought out first responders to the scene of a home where fire alarms had been triggered.
NY: Great Neck Medical Building Evacuated After Carbon Monoxide Alarm …
10.5.18 – Great Neck Record – According to police, Third Precinct Police Officers responded to a medical professional building for a carbon monoxide alarm at 11:43 a.m. …
NY: Westfield Fire Dept. Releases August Stats
10.1.18 – Jamestown Post Journal – Those calls were for a grill fire near a garage, a fire alarm activation and two activations of the general fire alarm at the …
OH: Daily log, Oct. 6
10.5.18 – Tiffin Advertiser Tribune – Green Springs fire and North Central EMS responded to a fire alarm Thursday evening. It was a false alarm. • Tiffin Fire Rescue Division …
OH: Security Notebook
10.5.18 – The Oberlin Review – 12:22 a.m. Officers and members of the Oberlin Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at Langston Hall. Smoke from burnt popcorn activated the alarm.
OH: Today’s log
10.2.18 – The Bryan Times – Bryan police. Complaints. At 8:14 a.m. Sunday, a fire/smoke alarm was activated at Bryan Elementary School. The alarm was reset after no issue …
PA: Emergency Services
10.3.18 – Lock Haven Express – Monday – At 1:44 a.m., the Lock Haven Fire Department responded to a fire alarm. The call was cleared at 1:55 a.m..
SK: Woman Charged in False Alarm
10.4.18 – DiscoverWeyburn.com – The female pulled the fire alarm as she was leaving the apartment complex after an altercation. Upon further investigation, both were charged with assault and …
WA: Faulty heater leads to high school evacuation
10.7.18 – Peninsula Daily News – Firefighters with Clallam County Fire District 3 firefighters arrived at about 11:15 a.m. Friday when a fire alarm was pulled in Steve Mahitka’s agricultural science …
WI: Units responding for alarm in Bristol
10.3.18 – West of the I – At about 7:49 p.m., Bristol Fire and Rescue units are responding to an alarm for an alarm. Per dispatch: Caller …

Crime News

CA: Arrests Made In Celebrity Burglary Spree
10.2.18 – Patch.com – Police responding to an alarm system at the nine-time Grammy winners told reporters they were confident the singer’s home surveillance footage would lead to …
CA: Standoff with suspected thieves ends in arrests
10.3.18 – San Mateo Daily Journal – Police officers responded to a commercial burglary alarm at 2:20 a.m. and located an occupied Chevrolet Trailblazer driving away from the business in question.
CA: Taft Police activity for Sept. 29-30
10.2.18 – Taft Midway Driller – 12:38 False Alarms Occurred. Disposition: False Alarm..
CT: Conneaut police
10.4.18 – The Star Beacon – Police investigated a burglar alarm heard at 11:54 p.m. Saturday …
DE: Trespasser shot in barn where horse was molested in August
10.4.18 – The News Journal – State police said the homeowners of a house a 73-year-old man and his 65-year-old wife, went to the barn around 9:30 p.m. after an alarm …
FL: Jackson County police logs for Oct. 1
10.2.18 – Dothan Eagle – … seven medical transports, one fire, two burglar alarms, one panic alarm, three medical lift assists, seven traffic stops, five larceny complaints, two civil disputes, …
FL: Two teens arrested in burglaries at Tallahassee businesses
10.4.18 – WCTV – Officers were alerted to the second burglary because of an alarm system. Police said two suspects who were found inside SAM, LLC tried to run away from ..
IA: Police log Sept. 24 – Sept. 30
10.3.18 – The Kalona News – Lifeline reports there is an unknown alarm going off at a residence. When on the phone with the homeowner, the alarm …
ID: Kuna Crime Blotter
10.3.18 – Idaho Press-Tribune – n 9:03 a.m.: A residential burglary alarm was sounded. …
KS: Convenience store burglarized shortly after closing
10.2.18 – Salina Post – Shortly after the Casey’s General Store closed at 11 p.m. Sunday, an alarm at the store went off, alerting police that someone had made …
KS: Salinan may face charges after allegedly breaking pharmacy windows
10.5.18 – Salina Journal – 26 in response to an alarm going off. Upon arriving on the scene, officers saw the drive-thru windows had been broken. On Tuesday, a B&K Pharmacy employee …
LA: Here is the latest Louisiana news from The Associated Press at 1:40 …
10.1.18 – KATC Lafayette News – The Sheriff’s Office says 50-year-old Derrick Cousin forcibly entered a woman’s home early Friday, triggering a security alarm that awakened her. He headed …
MA: Police/Fire: Dump truck driver accused of drugged driving
10.5.18 – Gloucester Daily Times – 9:02 a.m.: What as thought to be a burglar alarm sounded at an Eastern Avenue building. It was a fire alarm that Essex firefighters said was set off by faulty …
MD: Hagerstown man promises, on his ‘life,’ to be in court to face criminal …
10.4.18 – Herald-Mail Media – 15, 2017, was charged with fourth-degree burglary when Hagerstown police found him inside a store after setting off an alarm, that charging document said.
MN: Law Report
10.3.18 – Herald Review – At 9:51 p.m., officers responded to a panic alarm. Responding officers met with staff, who stated there was a female in the bar …
NC: Greensboro check-cashing business robbed
10.6.18 – myfox8.com – At approximately 8:32 a.m. Greensboro Police were dispatched to the Ace Cash Express, on a robbery alarm. Upon arrival an …
NJ: Gas station clerk fights off hammer-wielding robber who wore clown …
10.7.18 – NJ.com – Police officers responded to the Exxon station for a hold-up alarm and found a clerk who had just fought off a robber, …
NV: Man is arrested for burglarizing a business in Reno
10.1.18 – FoxReno.com – Reno, Nev. – Reno Police responded to a report of a burglary alarm on Saturday, September 29 at around 3:40 p.m. …
NV: Reno Police investigating another Midtown business break-in
10.3.18 – KOLO – Police say a burglary alarm was triggered just after 4 a.m. at the business. KOLO 8 spoke to the business owner, who tells us no jewelry was …
OH: Police Blotter: Intoxicated man kicks down door; penny jar reported …
10.4.18 – The Post – On Friday, deputies were dispatched to a residence in response to an activated alarm. On the scene, deputies found it to be a maintenance …
OH: Windows smashed in at two Miamisburg businesses
10.2.18 – WDTN.com – Officers responded to an alarm at the Smoke Stop in the Miamisburg Plaza Shopping Center on E. Central Avenue just before midnight. When officers arrived …
SC: Deputies seek help in Florence County burglary investigation
10.2.18 – SCNow – At about 2 a.m. Florence County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an alarm call and arrived to find that a side window of the business broken.
TN: Man charged with attempted murder of Knoxville police officer
10.1.18 – Knoxville News Sentinel – Ray was on patrol that afternoon when he heard an alarm coming from Aladdin’s Time Out Deli. Ray pulled his marked cruiser into …
TX: Police Blotter
10.1.18 – Sealy News – Officers dispatched in reference to an alarm. …
TX: Violent Brazos County burglar gets 10 years in prison
10.5.18 – KBTX – Musser’s godfather, Grimes County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Bewley, was alerted on his cell phone of the alarm going off. When he arrived at the home, Musser …
WA: Seattle Police address slow response to Magnolia break-in
10.3.18 – KING5.com – It happened at the Magnolia Shell Station. The alarm company notified 911 and the gas station’s owner, Sam Nasif.

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