Public Safety Updates

MT: Billings places fine on commercial property owners with too …
11.22.21 – KTVQ – The false alarms are broken into two categories for police and fire responses that will be reset yearly. For example, a commercial property …

News

Raise Your Power over Ethernet Comfort Level
11.5.21 – EC&M – Knowing the ins and outs of this technology can help you seize new opportunities.
11.23.21 – Deseret News – Ventures into pest control or home security can be lucrative — or ruinous.
Report: Video Security Businesses Saw Growth in 2021 Despite Labor Shortage
11.22.21 – SSI – In spite of difficulties in hiring qualified employees, 79% of small security businesses reported client growth, compared to 59% last year.

Business Tips

How Pro AV Integrators Are Handling Vaccination Requirements
11.23.21 – CI: We asked three integration firms how they are handling COVID vaccinations for employees, and there is no consensus.
Big Idea of the Month: Build Profit Beyond Traditional RMR
11.26.21 – SSI – Ron Davis talks to ADT President of Dealer Partnerships Joe Nuccio about creating RMR from services beyond monitoring.
3 Use Cases That Demonstrate the Flexibility of Biometrics for …
11.24.21 – SSI – Biometric technology has been proven to be a flexible and effective solution for myriad applications. Here are three success stories.
Can Surveillance Cameras Legally Record a Neighbor’s House?
11.26.21 – SSI – In a nutshell, the integrator can install the surveillance cameras but should avoid discussing the lawfulness of the installation with the client.
How Selling Wellness Solutions Can Offer Your Business a Booster Shot
11.24.21- SSI – A recent study illustrates why wellness-related technologies represents a new opportunity for residential security dealers to apply their expertise in this emerging IoT arena.

Fire & EMS News

ON: Smoke alarm credited with saving woman’s life
11.4.21 – Sarnia News Today – The Petrolia and North Enniskillen Fire Department is once again reminding homeowners about the importance of smoke alarms.
VA: Richmond crews respond to kitchen fire at DaVinci’s Pizza this …
11.23.21 – (WRIC) – Richmond emergency crews quickly responded to a kitchen fire at a pizza restaurant on East Broad Street early Tuesday morning. Police responded to DaVinci’s Pizza just after 1 a.m. for a burglar alarm going off. Police arrived on scene and saw smoke before calling the fire department.

Crime News

CA: Los Angeles-area looters target Home Depot, Bottega Veneta stores on Black Friday: reports
11.27.21 – Fox News – Officials in California sent word earlier this week that they planned to crack down on “smash and grab” robberies and flash-mob-style looting after numerous recent incidents up and down the state.
CA: Security Camera Captures Swarm of Thieves Stealing From …
11.23.21 – NBC – A security camera captured a swarm of vandals grabbing hats, clothes and shoes at Prime 356 in downtown Oakland.
CA: Suspected armed robber shot and killed by police in Merced
11.23.21 – KMPH – The Merced Police Department received a silent alarm from the Circle K convenience store on G St. in Merced Monday night.
FL: Jacksonville police, store owner working together to find …
11.23.21 – Fox 16 – Jacksonville police, store owner working together to find burglars. … — A local store and Jacksonville Police are working together in hopes of finding three suspects involved in a burglary. This happened at Goodsell Truck Accessories…
ID: Man gets rider for hiding inside CAL Ranch store, attempting …
11.24.21 – East Idaho News – Cody Abe Winterbottom, 32, was placed placed in the program with an underlying three- to eight-year prison sentence by 6th District Judge Robert …
IL: 3 Stores Burglarized Within an Hour on Chicago’s Northwest Side
11.26.21 – Chicago Sun Times – Three stores were burglarized within an hour early Friday on the Northwest Side. About 1:40 a.m., police responded to a burglar alarm at a Footlocker store and found a shattered window and missing clothes, Chicago police said.
KY: Thieves steal 18 rifles, including AR-15s, after tearing a hole …
11.24.21 – WCBI – The pawn shop says the 18 stolen guns were among their most expensive and included AR-15s, shotguns and hunting rifles.
MD: Suspects try to steal an ATM by bashing it with a stolen van …
11.28.21 – Fox Baltimore – An unknown number of people tried to steal a CVS ATM with a stolen van on Sunday morning, Baltimore Police said.
NY: Cops: Riverhead man smashed through Lowe’s glass front …
11.26.21 – Riverhead Local – Police said Terry M. Smith, 58, used a large piece of steel to smash the glass on two of the front doors at Lowe’s late last night and removed …
WA: Suspect Captured Mid-Burglary: Lakewood Police
11.23.21 – Patch – Lakewood, WA – The Lakewood Police Department is reporting an easier-than-usual arrest, after their officers reportedly stumbled upon a burglary …
WA: ‘We are fed up:’ Suspect smashes window of downtown …
11.24.21 – Fox 13 – Video from his restaurant shows a suspect set off the alarm at 4:45 a.m Wednesday morning, run into at the bar area, grab …

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